<p>Please read the whole thing and answer truthfully, i take criticism. If you think ED brown is impossible, please also give ideas for which university i would have the biggest chances.
I am a Bulgarian and study in an american college in Bulgaria.
GPA - 5,50 / 6 (i slacked 9th and 10th grade)
SAT I - 2260 (around 750 on each section)
SAT II - Math II - 770, English lit - 750, World History - 760
AP’s - Micro/Macro economics 5/5, Calculus BC - 4, Statistics - 4
I have not taken IELTS or TOEFL, but i have taken the Proficiency exam with an A.
Extracurriculars - UNICEF Bulgaria, Model United Nations, I’m the best chess player in my school with numerous victories in tournaments, i am in the table tennis, soccer and volleyball clubs in my school (my soccer team won the school tournament this year), I have also played tennis outside school ever since i was 7 + some time proffesionally.
I have participated in several competitions on economics - JA TITAN, and some bulgarian ones.
I have written an essay on the Holocaust, which was one of the nominated for the award for the B’Nai’Brith organization
I have been on summer camps in Spain - i can speak Spanish ok, and in Cambridge on an economics/management summer school.
I have two 1-month internships. 1 in the bulgarian ministry of finance, and 1 in a firm called Price Waterhouse.
Again, any advice/criticism is welcome.</p>
<p>250 reads and no answer? are my chances that low :D</p>
<p>hiya,
I’m a current undergrad at Brown, and I think you have a good chance of acceptance, based on your test scores. Though it all depends what kind of person you are (and thus, what you write in your personal essays). You have higher test scores than I do! I wouldn’t urge you to concentrate just yet, but it does help to have a clear sense of a few key goals or ideas. hope this helps!</p>
<p>Since you are an international student, the key criteria is whether you are full pay, or will need financial aid. Brown is NOT need blind for international students, which means your chances are higher if you do not need financial aid. If you need financial aid, and have two years of not-great grades, then your chances are lowered. </p>
<p>In general, it’s not a good position to have two years of slacker grades and one year of good grades when applying ED. Schools could legitimately assume that you will slack off in college, too, since the evidence shows more of that then a dedication to your studies.</p>