adman921

SAT:
Writing - 750
Reading - 730
Math - 620
TOTAL: 2100

SAT Subject Tests:
U.S. History - 700
English Lit. - 740

GPA: 4.2 weighted
APs: Euro, U.S., English Lit, English lang, Government, Biology

Extra Currics School Related:
1. Model United Nations Team Member - 2 yrs
2. Editor-In-Chief of School Newspaper
3. The Young Philosophers Society - President and Founder (school club)
4. The Global Awareness Project - Co-founder (civil rights infractions awareness and education project within my school)
5. Head Editor of School Literary Journal
6. School Political Action Group - Democrat VP
7. Varsity Tennis Team member - 3 yrs
*8. Running for Student Council President

Extra Currics outside of school:
1. Boyle Heights English tutor - tutor kids in the underprivelaged area of los angeles free of charge
2. Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - consistent article contributor
3. TreePeople ongoing volunteer - environmentalist group volunteer
4. Ongoing Obama campaign volunteer
5. National Conference of Synogague Youth (NCSY) - VP Education

Summer '07:
1. TreePeople (environmental group) - summer intern
2. Bet Tzedek Legal Services - summer volunteer, probono law firm

Summer '08:
1. National Assocation for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) - Summer Intern, Legal/Justice Divison
2. Don't know what the second thing i'm doing is yet

Letters of Rec:

1. From Head of the English Dept. of my high school and he is the supervisor of my philosophy club - will write about my intellectual side
2. From Head of the History Dept. of my high school - he is also my Model UN supervisor and my Global Awareness Project Supervisor so he knows me very well

What do you think my chances are for admission at brown? My essay will be great also...thanks - all feedback is appreciated

picaro

Low SAT might be problematic. But it is just the math score which is poor so it tells them you are smart, but not very strong in math/science (indicated by classes, SAT IIs and letter of rec. choices?). If the essays were good, and you conveyed your strengths and why you like history/english, you probably have a good chance. Kinda late to be asking though...

adman921

ya exactly...i'm definitely more english-minded and i think that translates in my Ec's and all of my stuff - but yes, my essay will be great and i intend to major in philosophy so hopefully they won't be too concerned about the 620 in math and focus on my high scores.

--i'm a junior so i have some time. But anyway, would you advise that i take the SAT again to try to up the math score or do you think it's a waste of time? Also, how are my EC's??

eskimo208

def take the sat again, it wouldn't hurt