Providence College freshman looking to transfer to Brown!

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<p>Currently I’m a freshman at PC but i actually can’t stand it. PC is full of the same person and as a minority I really do not feel like i fit in. I can’t tell you how many times someone has asked me what something means in Spanish (I can’t even speak Spanish) or if the Mexican food in our dining hall is good. Its things like this that make me very uncomfortable.
I admit that I did not look at PC enough before applying, i was just told that it would be a good idea and then when I was accepted I received a hefty scholarship (full tuition with academic competitive grants, etc.) but this was heaven sent as my family couldn’t afford to send me to school otherwise. Had I known there is only 10% minority, I would have reconsidered. The religiousness of the school is a big problem for me to.
And you may ask, why Brown? Brown is my dream school, it has everything that i have been looking for, an incredible international relations program, no religious affiliation, academic freedom, the ability to still volunteer at the international institute of rhode island, to still be able to cheerlead, to be feel comfortable with my surroundings, accepting people, 35% diversity, challenging academics, amazing opportunities, i could go on forever.
But now onto my credentials…
I graduated hs with a 3.7 GPA
currently i have a 3.3 GPA
My SAT’s were not needed for PC, so im not sure what they are.
president of everything (kiwanis international, STAND, national honors society, Gay Straight Alliance, Mock Trial etc)
i am very big into human rights activism and genocide education. I assisted in creating a bill for mandatory genocide education in all MA public schools and subsequently spoke at the state house on its behalf, it is currently in weighs and means.
I have been the outreach coordinator for northeast public schools in MA teach against genocide campaign.
While president of my STAND(student led anti-genocide coalition) chapter we raised over 5000 dollars for our sister school in Chad
I have also been a special Olympics swim coach for two years, part of our cape and islands youth congress for two years
youth chair for cape cod rocks the vote, and various other local human rights groups.
I was also a three sport varsity athlete (field hockey, track, cheerleading)
In college i am part of amnesty international, multicultural student association, i volunteer at the international institute of rhode island working with refugee families and i am a varsity cheerleader.
I have also brought a genocide survivor from south Sudan to speak to the college and surrounding high schools to spread awareness. </p>

<p>So basically, what are my chances of successfully getting into Brown as a transfer. I know there are a lot of variables when it comes to transferring but i am so passionate about the school and everything it has to offer.
All of your advice and assistance would be greatly appreciated!</p>

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<p>I also was in 4 AP classes, the rest being honors in hs, my hs GPA therefore is unweighted. I was around 30 for my rank, but my class was incredibly competitive. The top 20 alone all had 4.0 unweighted GPA’s.</p>

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<p>RE: "I assisted in creating a bill for mandatory genocide education in all MA public schools and subsequently spoke at the state house on its behalf, it is currently in weighs and means. "</p>

<p>It’s “ways and means.”</p>

<p>I hope this bill is resoundingly defeated in the legislature. Everybody wants to push their own minute agendas into the schools – feminiism, multiculturalism, genocidism, atheisim, no-pledgeism, ad nauseam. Eventually, we will get to the point where the rest of us will have to establish groups to get MA public schools to actually introduce such innovative concepts as math, science, and reading – all of which have been displaced by interest groups pushing their own agendas. If you want to talk about genocide, fine: lecture about it, write books about it, produce shows about it, but don’t take one more minute of class time away from the basics. Think about it: if kids can’t read and think critically, or have perspective on history, how can they even begin to understand what genocide means and what its impact really is? Spend your time on getting kids to read, their understanding of genocide will follow from what they read.</p>

<p>As for your chances at Brown: your 3.3 at Providence is a huge anchor. All those wonderful high school activities fade from consideration now that you are an admitted college student. You need to produce a stellar record in college to be a quality transfer applicant. However, Brown is just quirkly enough: it may love you after all!</p>

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<p>Hi, the bill is actually for high school’s and genocide education is already in the frameworks of MA education. The only draw back is that it is filed very vaguely in the curriculum of hs history standards with wording something like “one instance of genocide must be taught to students to gain a better understanding of world issues” however the bill is looking to expand that teaching to two genocides because many teachers will only teach the Holocaust and while that is important, it makes it seem as if genocide only happened once and is not continuing to destroy entire peoples.<br>
History (just like English and math) is a mandatory class for students in high school, we are just looking to deepen its meaning to produce more well rounded human beings. </p>

<p>As for “ways* and means” that was a dumb mistake, however i did write that at 12:30 in the morning…</p>