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Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>BROWN!</p>

<p>I’m a white girl, roughly middle class but I am first generation college student, my dad didn’t even graduate from high school
South Carolina public school - IB Program, IB Diploma Candidate
Rank 1/158, GPA 5.239 w, 4.0 uw
SAT 790V/710M/710W(I got an 8 on the essay, but only missed 2 multiple choice, so I got screwwwwed, but all my english teachers have said I’m a good writer so I don’t know why, I even reread it and thought it was pretty good)
SAT II - US History 800, Literature 740, Math 2c 790</p>

<p>AP/IB Test Scores from 10/11 grade - US Hist 5, Psych 5, Calc AB 5, Stat 4, Physics CM 4, English Lit 4, Spanish 3, Psych IB SL - 7 (7 is highest possible)</p>

<p>My schedule this year is AP/IB Euro Hist, AP/IB Biology, AP/IB Spanish V(so i take the AP again), IB Math Methods, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB English IV</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:
National Merit Semifinalist
AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Texas A&M Merit Scholar Plus
Clemson University’s Coca-Cola Scholar
La Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica
Award from Columbia College for leadership
3 regional science fair awards from grades 10/11
School Honor Roll, student of the month awards, a couple spanish awards - one from school, one from Clemson Declamation oratorical contest, merit in national spanish exam
I don’t know if it’s worht mentioning but in 8th grade I got a TON of awards - “overall top student” of my school in 8th grade, SC Junior Scholar, governor’s award for outstanding leadership, silver award for national history day, lots of stuff like that, in john hopkins talent search in 7th grade (I lived in VA then)</p>

<p>Summer:
CONA 2005 ( conference on national affairs - ymca sponsored)
RYLA 2005 (rotary youth leadership awards)
AICL 2002-2005 (two week gifted summer camp)
summer 2004 I worked at Chuck E. Cheese’s</p>

<p>work - for 6 months i worked 20 hours a week at the public library as a page during 11th grade</p>

<p>ECs:
Speech and debate -all years, congress chair 11, 12, consistent top placement at regional tournaments, semi-finalist at blue key natl tournament, alternate to district nationals last year, special distinction degree
soccer - letter, varsity all 4 years
student council - 11, 12
interact - , secretary 12 (volunteer club, this is where i do most of my community service - like at elem. school carnivals, city art festival, also i worked on election day last year for the democratic party and before went canvassing for county council democratic candidates)
young democrats - , exec. committee 11, vp 12
tiger ambassadors (school specific - school/community service, you have to apply to get in) =
NHS
Academic Team - jv pres in 10th, letter
youth in government - at the state conference i won outstanding appeals attorney in 10th grade, was a justice last year, and i’m chief justice this year (statewide), i also am resource staff at the annual middle school model united nations</p>

<p>theres some more inconsequential stuff too - like i played varsity tennis just this year, wrote for the spanish mag last year, in mu alpha theta, model un in 9th and 10th, founded a biology club this year and i help tutor people</p>

<p>my recs should be pretty good in terms of praising me but my teachers aren’t very good rec writers so it won’t have like little anecdotes or anything (the stuff that makes recs really good) and ill have an extra rec from my boss at the library to send in</p>

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<p>You definitely look very qualified to me. You must also apply to some other great schools. But how in the world did you get a perfect 4.00 unweighted GPA? Wouldn't that mean that you had perfect scores on everything you've ever taken?</p>

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<p>seriously you are amazing. wow.. congrats on being like perfect at everything!!.. you know w/ the ivys you never know whats gonna happen.. but your chances seem great to me. i guess just make sure your essay ties you together realy well b/c you have done so much it might be difficult to create a trend.. but im sure you can do it. good luck :)</p>

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<p>a 4.0 uw just means that i made all As, so anything between 93 and 100 counts as a 4.0. haha.</p>

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<p>Ah you guys have it easy. A 4.0 at my school is a 97-100</p>

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<p>more like anything bt 90 and 100, cowboy</p>

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<p>Isn't the A&M Merit Plus scholarship contingent upon enrollment at Texas A&M? My daughter received the same letter/certificate...wonder if they sends it to all NMSF?</p>

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<p>recieving the actual scholarship is, but you're still named as a "scholar" and it is a reward.</p>

<p>you can determine that by the certificate sent to you. tons of schools send out to nmsf that "oh, if you apply, we will give you such and such money" but that's not a guarantee and nothing specific has been granted besides the money. this particular one serves as an actual award.</p>

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<p>Texas and Baylor also have guaranteed NMSF, NMF and NHS scholarships. The A&M monies are similar...guaranteed if you apply, are admitted and enroll...but not transferrable.</p>

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<p>Brown is a different world from where you are. Savvy kids from the Northeast, with higher SATs than you. I doubt that you will get in without higher SATs or a sport. Sorry, I can't be more upbeat.</p>

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<p>mensa 160 - </p>

<p>I actually think sljaeger has very competitive credentials and most of the highly selectives do like to create a geographically diverse student body...so that actually creates a disadvantage for some of those 'savvy kids' you speak of...</p>

<p>And I fail to see why some want to associated 'savvy' or sophistication exclusively with one geographical area. Haven't we evolved enough to dismiss such old, uninformed notions?</p>

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<p>Read I am Charlotte Simmons!</p>

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<p>Never been much of a Tom Wolfe fan myself.</p>

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<p>I guess I didn't realize that 110 points over the average SAT at Brown didn't at least put me in the running, scores-wise.</p>

<p>Also, I mentioned that I play soccer if you didn't read my whole post.</p>

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<p>sljaeger,your verbal is above the 75th percentile, your math is about average. For a female, the reverse of math and verbal would have been more helpful, because it is rarer.</p>

<p>Brown's SATs look lower, but that is because they don't select for them as much. The average SAT of Brown applicants is as high as its cohorts. Brown is looking for something different. You may have that for sure.</p>

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<p>Nope, a 4.0 at my school is a 97. Thats why my 99% = 4.07</p>

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<p>Oh and slajaeger, I think you have very competitive stats. You really do have a solid shot.</p>

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<p>To add to the acception of northeast people . . . a friend from my school in Eastern KY was admitted with a 1410 M/V and a regional officer from Brown talked to me and said that six people accepted to Brown came from Eastern KY alone. Sure the people in the Northeast are a little different from the South, but it's not a "different world." We have sophistication in the south too, you know. Plus, Brown is a school that proudly tries to accept people from every state. I think there were maybe two or three states that weren't represented in the class last year (that's what I remember reading at least.) So, just looking at test scores, she has very competitive stats and my guess would be that, if geography plays a role, it will be a positive one.</p>

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<p>Oh, and I just noticed that you do speech sljaeger. I do too, went to NFL Nats last year. I do Congress as well, but my focus is on extmep. Best of luck with your tournaments this year!</p>

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<p>"Sure the people in the Northeast are a little different from the South, but it's not a "different world." We have sophistication in the south too, you know."</p>

<p>Western Kentucky is not just a little different. If you don't agree with that, I suggest you tell the Brown admissions department (and Yale, Harvard, etc) not to admit you for reasons of geographic diversity.</p>