Should I even bother for Brown reular decision?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>I’ve been rejected Early from Duke</p>

<p>African American
Taking all honors/AP classes</p>

<p>A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1</p>

<p>I got to a difficult/competitive public school</p>

<p>Freshman year [5 honors]: 3.2/4.0
Sophomore year [1 AP, 3 Honors]: 2.4/4.0 [Grandfather died, had to go abroad to see him. Then i came back, i happened to catch tyohoid in my trip there, by the time that healed, i managed to get mono. Then another death happened. Overall it was a bad year. I was asked if i wanted to take the year off, but i didn’t and I kept trying to work on my classes despite being sick
Junior Year [2 AP, 3 Honors]: 3.2/4.0
Senior Year [5 AP, 2 Honors]: 3.86/4.0</p>

<p>My grades look horrible don’t they? Well I’m still in the top 10% in a class of 550.</p>

<p>ACT:33 [36 English, 31 reading, 35 math, 28 Science, 10 Essay]
SAT2: 780/720/710/700 [Math 2, Physics, Bio-E, Chem]
AP: Calc BC: 5, Stat: 4</p>

<p>If you want to know what my school is like</p>

<p>I got a C in precalc, but 780 in Math 2
C in Chem [70 sophomore year]: 700 in chem
Bs in the others</p>

<p>Essays: Are good, I feel like I’m a good personal writer
Teacher Rec 1: Good
Teacher Rec 2: Good
GC Rec: Good</p>

<p>ECs:
Raised over 20k overseas in a country for charity [alone]
Done cultural shows for said country
tutor underprivileged children in a nearby city for free
theater [many leads]
Tutor a mentally disabled child in math, english, reading. I helped him say his first words
some other stuff here and there</p>

<p>Awards: honor roll, AIME qualifer, NHS, some theater awards</p>

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<p>Explain the lapse to them. You seem fine everywhere else in your application. I’d go for it; you can never tell who’s going to get in!</p>

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<p>If you like Brown and don’t mind writing the essays and paying the application fee, you should apply. Make sure your guidance counselor addresses your sophomore year issues. But now, it’s more important for you to find one or two safety schools that you would love to go to.</p>

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<p>i would definitly apply, i mean ur gpa isnt great but a 33 is very good. and u are a urm soi think you should definitly apply, and i think you have a shot.</p>