This is definitely not one of those 'chance me' threads

Colleges & Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>hi. i am definitely not asking you to chance me. it’s a ridiculous request. I know that at the level on which we are all operating, these decisions are really arbitrary.
however there are five days for me to wait and i need to feel like i’m doing something about this matter.</p>

<p>so…
if you wanted to…
you could…</p>

<p>SATI: 770 cr 800 m 800 w
SATIIs: 780 chem, 760 math 2, 750 latin
last year’s aps- us history (5), chem (5), english lit (4), latin lit (3) (there’s a reason for this. but brown doesn’t know the long story. so yeah).
distinctions: national merit semifinalist, ap scholar with honor, 4 time gold medalist on national latin exam. they sent me a classical dictionary. it was sweet.
my school doesn’t do gpa or class rank, but i think my u.w. gpa is 3.8 or 3.9… something in that neighborhood. not 4.0. that doesn’t happen at my school. and as for class rank, i think my gc puts an estimate in her letter, and it’s probably in the top 10% (out of 94 kids).</p>

<p>essays: common app essay is awesome (that is to say, i loved writing it and everyone i had read it loved it), the others are good too i suppose. they really play up the “i am a giant but also contradictory nerd”
recs: from latin teacher and chem teacher.
ECs: chorus, model congress, CTY, internship last summer, school musicals, national novel writing month (nothing serious, but i wanted to mention it), student government this year.</p>

<p>hook/life story: i’m living in switzerland this year (senior year. not my choice exactly, but i’m enjoying it). senior year is an insane time to move, especially into a little tiny school that only has 2-year long IB classes, so i’m taking half of my classes online, half at the international school, and graduating from my school back in america, treating it as a study-abroad year (in favor of repeating 11th grade. that was not happening). my gc’s letter explains this, thank goodness, because it’s hard to explain on common app that i’m currently sort of enrolled in two high schools at once.
also, i did a quasi-interview with an alum-slash-former-faculty who wrote a letter for me. i couldn’t do a real interview in switzerland.</p>

<p>it’s a little bit crazy.</p>

<p>honesty moment:
i feel ridiculous writing this out.
i’m asking you to chance me so that i’ll feel better about myself. no joke, that’s why. and then if/when i don’t get in i can say to myself “but at least the online people warned me/told me i should” as the case may be.</p>

<p>also, i didn’t allow myself to capitalize things here because i am afraid capitalization means i’m taking this seriously and i’m telling myself i’m not.
just so you know. that’s why.
hehehehe</p>

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<p>I think you’re in as long as your essays were good.</p>

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<p>I agree; from what I gather, being a little unconventional is a good thing when applying to Brown. And I’m NOT just saying that to make you feel better about yourself! :)</p>

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<p>Haha dude I am in your same boat about the year abroad thing. It IS really hard to explain on the common app. </p>

<p>In my case, I have enough credits to graduate, but like, I’m technically still a HS Senior because I haven’t gotten my diploma yet. And on top of that, I’ve been taking all college classes since sophomore year (my highschool is a dual-enrollment magnet program thing). </p>

<p>So like, I have finished high school, but I’m not a high school graduate, even though I’ve already sort of been in college for two years, and now, I am randomly living in rural Egypt. I am sure they are reading my application like “***…?”</p>

<p>But as far as your “chances” go (I agree that “chancing” people for Ivy League admissions is kind of a ridiculous concept…), I’d say you at least have a decent shot. Maybe 50-50? Your grades and SATs are where they should be, and as someone else pointed out, Brown likes unconventional applicants. I’d say your only weakness would be your ECs… Not that they are bad or anything, but without knowing any more about your specific involvement in them, I’d say they look kind of scattered (quantity/quality…). However, that could could be completely wrong – I’m just telling you my first impression. </p>

<p>But as with almost everything on College Confidential, take my analysis with a grain of salt. This is all just guesswork…</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks!</p>

<p>i know, my ecs are kind of random. my school in america was fairly small, and my school in switzerland is REALLY small, so my options are kind of limited.
i’m not trying to present myself as someone who knows what they’re interested in either. i know that’s generally a pretty good strategy, but i simply cannot commit myself to one field. my common app essay speaks to that point, so i think they’ll at least understand why i spent my time the way i did.
if they don’t like it, well, that’s another issue.</p>

<p>gah. i feel so helpless.
four days.</p>