<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I may be getting slightly ahead of my self because I am only a Junior in high school this year. Anyway, I went to a local Brown informational meeting and was taken by the open curriculum and pass fail opportunities as well as the schools amazing reputation. I did more research and found that Brown also had what appeared to be a great history department, especially ancient history, which is great because as of now I hope to be a history major and later teacher. As I look into it more and more it looks like such a great school for me. The problem is I really don’t know how realistic it is for me to apply. </p>
<p>I am an IB student (hoping for the diploma) and have a GPA around 3.9 right now. I have no idea what my ranking is or where to find that, but I think it is pretty good. I am involved in sports almost year round, cross-country and track (arguably not sports). I am a senior editor for the school newspaper and hope to be editor-in-chief by next year. I am in several school clubs like National Honor Society and Habitat for Humanity, as well as one of the five members of our schools first anti-death penalty clubs. I also am a white male living in Oregon and I go to public school if that makes any differences. While reading through some other threads I noticed geography ethnicity and gender can make a difference.</p>
<p>As the SAT I gets closer I find myself stressing out more and was wondering if anyone who has gone through the Brown application process had any ideas about what I can do to make my chances better. I am trying not to get too excited about Brown because I think it is a long shot, but I want to at least make sure I do everything I can so I don’t regret it later.</p>
<p>Thanks for any help at all.</p>