Really wanna go to Brown, think I could make it?

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<p>Hello all!
This is my first time posting, and I know that I may seem pressed, but I guess I really want to know. I’m a junior at a somewhat selective private school, and well, it’s time to get serious about college. I’ve done my research, and I LOVE Brown (especially the open curriculum!). Anyway, I seriously doubt I could get in, but I thought that I’d ask for your guys’ expertise anyway. So here’s my info:</p>

<p>Freshman Year
Catholic Christianity- A
Concert Band- A
Honors Literature and Composition- A
Honors Algebra II- B
Honors Biology I- B+
Honors Spanish II- C+ (ouch, I know :wink:
Health (1st semester)- A
Phys Ed I (2nd semester)- A</p>

<p>Sophmore Year
Sacred Scripture- A
Intro to Theater- A-
Honors Rhetoric- A
Honors Geometry w/ Trigonometry- B
Honors Biology II- A
Honors Spanish III- B+
Honors Western Civilization- A-
Speech Communications (1st semester)- B+
Phys Ed II (2nd semester)- A</p>

<p>Junior Year (so far)
Christian Ethics- A
Honors Madrigal Choir- A
Honors Government- A
AP English III- A
Honors Pre-Calculus- B+
Honors Chemistry- A
Honors Spanish IV- A-
AP U.S. History- B+</p>

<p>EC’s (so far)
Chess Club (9,10,11)
Theatre Program (9)
Teens in Action (10,11)
NHS (10,11)
Spanish Club (11)
Black Cultural Alliance (10,11) -co-president
Krav Maga martial art (10)
Martial Arts Club (11)
Piano (9,10,11) -intermediate/advanced level, 7+ hours per week
Plan on creating an InterCultural Exchange Club next year :wink:
Chosen student ambassador by school (9,10,11)</p>

<p>Awards
Presidential Scholarship to school (9,10,11)
President’s List (most of 9,10,11)
Bro. Andre Award in Biology (10)
Bro. Andre Award in Spanish (9)
State Distinguished Scholar (11)
Hopefully National Merit recognition 4 PSAT!
Presidential Service Bronze Award </p>

<p>Job/Internship
Worked at local bookstore (summer '05-'06)
Mother’s helper to family friend ('00-'06)
Selected by school to apply for ADL Leadership Mission, selected my ADL to attend '05 Leadership Mission (really selective, only 10 candidates from every major city selected to go)
Attended ACE aviation program summer of '04 and '05</p>

<p>Scores- PSAT
Math- 62
CR- 67
W- 80
I’m taking the SAT in a few weeks and I’m shooting for a 2100 this time. I’ll probably end up taking it again, and next time I’ll be hoping for a 2200. </p>

<p>Rank
Somewhere in the top 10%, last time I saw my rank it was 18/~200</p>

<p>Special thing
-will be studying abroad in Chile this March for 6 months. I have put a lot of time into making this happen, including going through lengthy application process and working to pay for half of the program’s cost. The grades that I get in Chile will transfer to my current high school. I plan on coming back fluent in Spanish, which will be wonderful since I also plan on majoring in International Relations. </p>

<p>Application: Early Decision</p>

<p>Well that’s about it! I really appreciate everybody’s time, and if anyone has any more info that they think I could use, please don’t hesitate to share. ;)</p>

<p>P.S. Oh yeah, I’m also looking at applying to Amherst, Middlebury, and maybe SUNY Binghamton (maybe).</p>

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<p>yup you can :)
best of luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks so much! I hope you're right! Anyone else have any input?</p>

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<p>Ya, you have a good chance.</p>

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<p>Your grades and scores aren't stellar, but they're definitely in a good range to apply to Brown. Try to make your passion for international relations / cultural stuff come through in your essay. It looks like you're a real self-starter, so if this is clear in your application, it'll make it stronger. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks so much! I am a self starter; I'm very independant, especially when it comes to my education, and I know that Brown would be perfect for me. I'll try my hardest to make sure that my passion for learning about other cultures, and learning in general, comes through in my essays. Other than that (and getting a decent SAT score), I guess that's about all I can do.</p>

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<p>Yet another question, sorry! Since I hope to come back from my study abroad fluent in Spanish, and since the SAT II Writing test is no longer offered, I was wondering, does anybody know if I would be allowed to take the Spanish SAT II test and the Spanish with listening SAT II test for my two subject tests required to apply to Brown?</p>

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<p>technically, you might be able to, but im sure its frowned upon...as in, dont do it</p>

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<p>Yeah, that doesn't sound like a good idea.</p>

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<p>Oh, well guess that I really didn't think that'd be ok, but thanks for the replies!</p>