Will I make it into Brown?

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<p>Norwegian Citizen of Indian ethnicity. Graduated from an international school in South Korea. Lived in Norway for 15 years (studied in an international school for 12 years), moved to Korea after 9th grade and skipped a grade – joined 11th. Transferred school for my senior year (int’l school) in Korea. Graduated in June 2005, taking a gap-year in Norway aged 16.</p>

<p>SAT I: 690M, 670CR, 700WR</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8 UW Freshman year, 4.0 UW (with two Hons. Classes) Junior year, 4.3 Weighted Senior year (5.0 for A+ and A in AP course, 4.0 for A in regular subjects, took 4 APs)</p>

<p>SAT II: 750 IC, 690 Physics, 680 IIC. Taking World History in December expecting 750+</p>

<p>O-Levels: A in IGCSE Spanish exam in 9th grade.</p>

<p>APs: Physics B 5 (independent), Calc AB, Stats, English Lit 4s.</p>

<p>I know 4 Languages: Norwegian, Spanish, Hindi, English</p>

<p>ECs:
-WASC international school accreditation committee member. Represented whole student body for accreditation purposes (11th)
-Varsity Soccer (9th, 11th)
-Varsity Cross country (letter – 12th)
-Debate Team
-MUN founding member 11th, member of international team, 12th
-Creative writing (independent, sending in sample of short story)
-Varsity softball (9th)
-Publicity Manager for school plays (12th)
-Orphanage Service Club (11th, 12th)
-Tutored Middleschoolers in Math (11th)
-Coached JV soccer team (11th)
+++ minor things</p>

<p>Gap-year:
-Taking 2 APs online (virtual high school) Calc BC and Macro and Micro Econ
-Self-studying AP Physics C (both parts)
-Internship with Political Science professor at a university in Norway on a UN Project
-Amnesty International volunteer
-In the process of patenting a traffic-regulation machine (speed-control device) Describing it briefly in my app
-Taking refresher courses in Norwegian and Spanish to be completely proficient by the end of the year
-Working with a Museum team in Stavanger for developing the city’s museum for “European Culture City 2008”</p>

<p>As an International not asking for Financial Aid, what chances do I stand at Brown RD?</p>

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<p>Looks like you've got a reasonable shot. I'd play up that gap year -- sounds like you did some cool stuff and are willing to take risks!</p>

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<p>what school are you attending? I am going to an international school in Seoul too</p>

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<p>im assuming you are pretty well versed in quite a few languages. Take SAT2's in Spanish (success on the A-Level) and Korean, and try to find some sort of standardized test out there for Norweigian, and have the results sent. </p>

<p>Again, I'm only assuming that you can speak in these toungues, but if you can, being quadrilingual is quite a hook.</p>

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<p>i cant speak korean to save my life, and my spanish is decent, not excellent. norwegian is good, but there is no standardized test i can take...btw i took spanish o-level. nice advice though. I sent in my spanish A grade, and having lived in norway for 15 years makes it pretty obvious that i know norwegian.</p>

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<p>yeah, but find some sort of fluency test (you might have to think outside the box here) and ace it. That way there is no doubt in their mind that you can speak Norwegian.</p>

<p>"just because you live in Miami, they don't assume you can speak Spanish"</p>

<p>ok..so thats a little joke....but make sure that there is no doubt in their mind that you have mastered the language</p>

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<p>Brown is not a sure thing for you, but it is a realistic possibility. Have some match and safeties as a back up. Carelton might be a good match.</p>

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<p>nice suggestion pyewacket...i might apply there although i already have a guaranteed entry for 2006 fall at U of Warwick in England...</p>

<p>btw if its mentioned in a teacher rec that speak norwegian fluently, is that enough?</p>

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<p>if your teacher mentions it, you should be fine</p>

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<p>any more comments on how I might fare in the RD round?</p>

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<p>I think that it is possible that you get into Brown; I think it is possible that you don't get into Brown. Hope that helps, lover.</p>

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<p>wow Esquared. that was one helluva helpful comment :p</p>

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<p>Your SAT Math score is too low for an International.</p>

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<p>Huh? 690 isn't terrific, but it's nothing to sneeze at.</p>

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<p>plus the 750 on math 1c and 5 on AP physics kind of makes up for it. You can't get those scores without a pretty strong math ability.</p>

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<p>I just got my SAT II result in World History which turned out to be a 760. Nothing super-spectacular but it broke the 750 mark. Now, will brown just consider my SAT IIs as 750 IC and 760 WH? Or will they look at my other crappy scores?</p>

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<p>They'll probably just look at the three highest.</p>

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<p>Oh ok...so this means they look at 3 SAT IIs + CR, M, and WR from SAT I? or is it 2 SAT IIs + Wr from SAT I + (Cr+M)?</p>