Yeah, I know, I'm annoying. But I'm also worried, so chances, please?

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<p>I’m honestly incredibly worried about getting into Brown or Yale, having seen some of your guys’ discussions. Could anyone tell me if I have any realistic chance of getting into Brown at this point?</p>

<p>So here are my stats:</p>

<p>GPA (unweighted- school doesn’t weigh GPA): 4.0
Class rank: 1/400ish</p>

<p>ACT: 35 (only took it once, same as SAT and SAT IIs… doubt that would make a difference)
English: 35
Reading: 34
Math: 35
Science:36</p>

<p>SAT: 2340 (770 on math, 790 on writing, 780 on reading)</p>

<p>SAT II: 800s on Math II, Physics, Chemistry</p>

<p>APs:
Language & Composition: 5
Physics: E&M: 5
Physics: Mechanics: 5
Chemistry: 5
Calculus BC: 5</p>

<p>Senior year courses:
AP Env. Science
AP Bio
AP English Lit.
Anatomy/Physiology
Pathology (1st sem.)/ Microbiology/Genetics (2nd sem.)
Dual enrollment at a very good local college for Linear Algebra and Differential Equations</p>

<p>I still have a 4.0 this year.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Robotics team: Communications Captain: 9th-12th
French Club: Marketing Captain: 9th-12th
Volunteering at the Older Person’s Commission since 10th grade
Church Youth Group: 9th-12th
I work as a server 15-20 hours a week since I got my Employment Authorization last spring.</p>

<p>Awards:
Michigan Math Prize finalist
AP Scholar with Distinction
Most likely National Merit Finalist
Several “Student of the year” awards</p>

<p>Also, I speak German, Romanian, English, French, and understand Spanish.</p>

<p>What I think WOULD set me apart from the other applicants is the fact that I have only lived in the US, or any other English-speaking country, for that matter, for 4.5 years. Before that, I lived in Germany and Romania. I was born in Romania to Romanian parents…</p>

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<p>yale good solid chance, brown better chance? helpful?</p>

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<p>Do you have anything relatively quirky personality traits, or an ambitious goal that shows there's a human behind the stats, such as for essay topics? I think your stats are good enough to get past the radar at this point, so you should maintain the high level that you have right now. </p>

<p>I do think that your 4 languages are interesting, and I don't think Romanians are represented very well at any college, so that might be unique?</p>

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<p>To Serafina: I think that if the admissions officers got to know me, they'd see that I'm not only someone who studies non-stop, and, when not studying, is involved in extracurriculars and such. I like to think that I manage to balance my social life and academics (ummm... leaning more towards social life, actually...), which is far different from many of the applicants.
But I have no idea how to make that come out through the essay, so I suppose I'll focus on having lived in three different countries...</p>