Very Anxious

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>I am an African American junior who lives in VA. I am really worried about my chances of getting into a university such as Harvard so I would appreciate the insight of students who have been accepted. Here are my stats:</p>

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<li>3.7 GPA</li>
<li>No SATs at the moment (will be taking them June 3rd)</li>
<li>I Co-Founded a not-for profit organization called Teens 4 Peace, which encourages adolescents in promoting human rights in the internatioanal community</li>
<li>Under Teens 4 Peace I was able to help organize a huge rally in order to stop the genocide occuring in Darfur, Sudan. It was a huge success, mostly becuase it was organized in Washington D.C.'s popular Dupont Circle</li>
<li>I am a regular Volunteer at the Amnesty International Headquarts in DC</li>
<li>I was an intern at INOVA Fairfax Hospital’s Blood Bank</li>
<li>I Volunteered for Time Kaine’s Campaign for Governor during the summer of 2005</li>
<li>I am a regular volunteer at my public library</li>
<li>I attended the Boston Area Darfur Activism Conference at Harvard University last Winter</li>
<li>I am taking a french literature course at George Mason University (dual-enrollment)</li>
<li>I will be teaching English at a Sudanese public school this summer when I go visit my famly there</li>
<li>I will also be shaddowing Sudan’s Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs</li>
<li>I am the president of my local Sudanese Youth Group</li>
<li>I am the president of my school’s French Honor Society</li>
<li>I am a member of Model United Nations</li>
<li>I am the president of my school’s Young Democrats chapter</li>
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<p>My workload for this year has included

  • AP Biology
  • AP French Language
  • AP Government
  • Debate
  • AP English Language & Composition
  • Precalculus Honors</p>

<p>Please read my stats and candidly evaluate my chances! Thank you!</p>

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<li>Arwa</li>
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<p>I posted a similar post under the Harvard board so sorry for the typo. I am also very interested in Brown.</p>

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<p>You sound like an amazing applicant. You're clearly very driven and passionate, and I'm sure that will come across in your application.</p>

<p>Do you know approximately what your class rank is? 3.7 is pretty good, but it depends on what GPA other kids have in your school.</p>

<p>Make sure to get a reasonably high SAT, and I'd say your chances are strong. Obviously, schools like Brown and Harvard reject fantastic people like you every year, so there's no way to know for sure, but I'd say if your class rank is high enough and your SATs are reasonable, then your chances are much higher than the average applicant.</p>

<p>Good luck, and please come back and let us know if you have any more questions about Brown or the application process.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your feedback. My school does not rank, but I do know that i have in my school's top 15%.</p>

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<p>youre in.</p>

<p>definitely.</p>