RD Chance Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>I apologize for adding another chance thread to this forum, but I want to emphasize that I write it for the very practical purpose of trying to decide where I should apply Regular Decision and where I might realistically stand a chance of being accepted. So please be honest. </p>

<p>Objective Stats:
Biological: White male
GPA: 96.66, weighted (my school doesn’t calculate unweighted averages).
Class Rank: 16/126
Type of school: pretty crappy, relatively uncompetitive public school in upstate New York (just to contextualize my class rank as being even worse than it initially appears).
Course Load: most rigorous in class, including a skipped grade of math and now college math classes at the local LAC.
SAT I: 2370 cum, 800 cr, 800 m, 770 wr
SAT II: 800 math II, 770 ush, 730 lit
ACT: 35 comp
APs: 5s on Euro, US History, Calc AB, Physics B, currently enrolled in AP Eng Lang, Gov, AP French, and AP Chem.</p>

<p>Subjective Info:
Childhood (i guess not entirely subjective but whatever): happy, extremely fortunate, comfortable childhood, no hooks whatsoever.
ECs: Ballet, extensive involvement, have attended 4-week summer intensive for 4 years now. Music, extensive involvement, play cello in several local orchestras, attended 4-week summer intensive this past summer partnered with Philly, compose electronic music. Model UN, vice-president. Lit Mag, staff member. Mathletics, team member. Some community service, I tutor refugees in English at the local refugee center weekly. Finally, I have a music radio show at the local college radio station. I guess it’s not an EC in the traditional sense but my love of music in general is such a big part of me in general that I included it in my app.
Honors/Awards: nothing really spectacular, National Merit Semi-finalist, AP Scholar with Honor, NHS.
Recommendations: excellent, i was able to build friendly and intellectually stimulating relationships with both teachers.
Essays: Common App essay is fairly good, details my love of photography, my year spent living abroad, and briefly mentions my time campaigning for Obama, all things I didn’t include elsewhere on my app. haven’t started supplement…nervous laugh. </p>

<p>Sorry if I missed anything, and I genuinely appreciate all of your helpful input, regardless of what it says. Also, sorry for my erratic and inconsistent capitalization.</p>

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<p>Is there a reason why your GPA is so low? Your tests scores are outstanding and you have all 5’s on your APs. I’d say it’s worth a shot with your outstanding scores and really good ECs.</p>

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<p>Your scores are good, though your class rank isn’t as high as others on here, but if you take the rigor into account… What do I know, I’m in the same position (not top 5% GPA) minus the excellent scores. All you can do at this point is apply.</p>

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<p>there isn’t really any single good reason why my gpa and rank are so low…if you want a more long-winded and comprehensive answer you can check out my post on my Williams chance thread. thanks for your input!</p>

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<p>i’m finalizing my college list today. right now it’s a bit long, and i’m still unsure about brown…any more input/advice?</p>

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<p>do it… why not?</p>

<p>I read your explanation on the Williams thread. I’d hope (for your sake and mine) that schools take into consideration that not all high schools weight AP/honors classes the same and that people with higher GPAs might have taken easier classes.</p>

<p>Also, I relate - I ended up with a low B in my English class last year because my teacher refused to give us any assignments besides her poorly constructed vocab tests. Yet I received a 5 on the exam, despite learning literally nothing in that class…</p>

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<p>Chance me pls?
Canadian
2300 sat I
Sat ii pending (math ii and Chem in January )
4.0
1/340
Varsity baseball x 4
Solid ECs but nothing groundbreaking
Decent essay writer</p>

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<p>O and I’d need aid to attend</p>