My Chances for Brown

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<p>I am a high school senior and I just applied Regular Decision to Brown.<br>
I am a white female but my mother is Spanish so I can check the Hispanic/Latino box on Common App. Both my parents went to the University of Washington so I am not a legacy. Our family income if >100000 and I have one younger sibling.<br>
I am in the Cambridge Program at my school, so I haven’t done much AP/IB, but we have A-Levels which is somewhat similar. Here are my courses for senior year:

  • AP BC Calculus
  • AP Spanish
    *Ap/A-level Art
  • A-Level Biology
    *A-Level English Literature
  • A-Level International History
    My unweighted GPA is a 4.00. I am ranked 1/340 in my class. I took the ACT and got a 35. On subject tests, I got a 750 on Math II and 740 on Literature.<br>
    For extracurriculars,
  • I have done competetive cheer at my school for three years. We ranked second at state last year, and were in the top 20 teams at Nationals. I am cheer captain this year.<br>
  • I have been involved in Honors Society since 7th grade, and am President of the club
  • I have done professional (mainly regional) musical theatre since the age of six
  • I have played piano fore eleven years
  • For community service, I am the resident choreographer of the ArtsReach Program, which teaches kids about the performing arts at elementary schools with little funding.
  • I am also involved in my community by being on the Kirkland Youth Council, so I contribute to city planning, events, and help for young people.
    Also, I am sure to have great letters of rec.
    What are my chances for Brown?</p>
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<p>Pretty good, especially since you have some interesting ECs and also represent geographical diversity – small town America well off the traditional beaten track of New England and California.</p>

<p>It could come down to your essays. Brown likes independent-minded self-directed learners who might particularly benefit from the open curriculum and generally dislikes those applicants who treat Brown as a backup school to their preferred HYP choices.</p>