http://talk.collegeconfidential.com en Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:47:40 GMT vBulletin 30 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://talk.collegeconfidential.com http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-2013/814239-chance-hopeful-ed-student.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:31:29 GMT Hello, I was wondering how I'm doing for Brown ED I hope I get in I'm just really nervous... I submitted yesterday

General
-Gender: Male
-Nationality: Korean
-School: South East Asia
-Background: Never lived in my home country and english is my first language

-Major: Compsci

School
Classes:
-Band
-Chem IBS
-English IBS
-Business and Management IBS
-Korean IBH
-Maths IBH
-Computer Science IBH

-GPA: 3.94 (UW) (11th grade alone)
-Rank: Co-Valedictorian if only considering 11th and 12th grade

-Predicted IB Scores:
-Chem IBS - 7
-English IBS - 7
-Business and Management IBS - 7
-Korean IBH - 6
-Maths IBH - 7
-Computer Science IBH - 7
-TOK + EE - +2

-SAT:
Writing: 610 Reading: 580 Maths: 800 Essay: 8 Total: 1990 (November)
Writing: 640 Reading: 620 Maths: 790 Essay: 10 Total: 2050 (December)
Writing: 700 Reading: 650 Maths: 800 Essay: 11 Total: 2150 (October)
(I decided no score choice)

-SAT2: Chem: 750 (June) Maths 2c: 800 (January)
-ACT:
English: 27 Reading: 28 Maths: 36 Science: 34 Essay: 11 Composite: 31 (April)
English: 32 Reading: 30 Maths: 36 Science: 31 Essay: 9 Composite: 32 (October)

-iBT: 114

ExtraCurricular:
School:
-Varsity Golf 9,10,11,12
-Photography Club (Treasurer) 10,11,12
-School Magazine (Online Editor-in-Chief, Layout Editor) 11,12
-National Honor Society 11,12
-Tri-M 11,12
-Band 9,10,11,12
-Cultural Convention Student Head 10 (once every 5 year)

Community Service:
-Cultural club (Co-Founder)(President 11,12)(Treasurer 9,10)(Best Club Award) (Award from our Partner School for their Thanks)
-Entire High School Service Learning activity Council (Vice President 12)(Member/Technician 11)(Whole High School Activity)

Outside:
-InterVillage Basketball Player/Scout/Manager 9,10,11,12 Finals for 10,11
(We recruit players and try to create a winning team for the village)

Honors
-National Honor Society
-Tri-M
-Quill and Scroll

Awards
-Outstanding Student
-Leadership and Participation
-Most Improved in Korean
-Merit Scholar English
-Bronze Certificate Award for Canadian Maths Competition

Essays:
I think they are good, all truthful and about how I wrote programs in my interests to remove tedious tasks

TR/CR:
I don't know how they are, but one of my TR has only the top 2 check marks except my quality of writing, but I don't think he really knows my writing skill. My english teacher would give me high marks for that

So what do you guys think about my chance of getting into Brown ED? ]]> Brown 2013 kimhak-275822 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-2013/814239-chance-hopeful-ed-student.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-2013/813286-1st-quarter-grades-ed.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:07:11 GMT Does Brown require 1st quarter grades for ED? Does Brown require 1st quarter grades for ED? ]]> Brown 2013 westchestergurl-314281 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-2013/813286-1st-quarter-grades-ed.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-2013/812372-chance-me-please-reg-decision.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:12:44 GMT Personal Info [Edit]

Member Name: snolan9491
Year Entering College: 2010
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
State of Residence: (Private)


Member Details
This is your profile. Academic Background

Class Rank: Salutatorian
Unweighted GPA: 3.95
Weighted GPA: 3.95
SAT Critical Reading: 690
SAT Math: 770
SAT Writing: 670
Combined SAT: 2130
Selectivity Index™: 852 ?


High School Background

Peabody, MA
Public School
449 students per class year SAT II Subject Tests [Edit]

SAT II Biology: 670
SAT II Math I: 720
SAT II US History: 640


AP Tests

AP Biology: 4
AP Calculus AB: Pending
AP Environmental Science: Pending
AP Psychology: Pending
AP US Government: Pending
AP US History: 3

Awards & Extracurrics (Beta)
Extracurriculars
Student Council (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, during the school year)
Type: Student Government/Politics
Member
3 hr/wk for 30 wk/yr (360 hours total)

Helping Committee (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, during the school year)
Type: Community Service
President, Editor-in-Chief, or equivalent
2 hr/wk for 30 wk/yr (240 hours total)

Details: Plan Class Events and raise funds and put in the leg work for the events.

Peer Mediation (10th, 11th, 12th, during the school year)
Type: Community Service
Member
1 hr/wk for 30 wk/yr (90 hours total)

Math Club (11th, 12th, during the school year)
Type: Science/Math
Member
4 hr/wk for 30 wk/yr (240 hours total)

Class President (11th, 12th, during the school year)
Type: Student Government/Politics
President, Editor-in-Chief, or equivalent
4 hr/wk for 40 wk/yr (320 hours total)

Transitional Partners (11th, 12th, during the school year)
Type: Community Service
Member
1 hr/wk for 30 wk/yr (60 hours total)

Details: Mentor to Incoming Feshmen

Signs of Suicide (11th, 12th, during the school year)
Type: Community Service
Member
3 hr/wk for 10 wk/yr (60 hours total)

Details: Teach students the signs and symptoms of depressiona nd suicide and how to prevent it.

Presidential Classroom (11th, during summer)
Type: Career-Oriented
Member
60 hr/wk for 1 wk/yr (60 hours total)

Pep Club (12th, during the school year)
Type: School-spirit
Member
1 hr/wk for 30 wk/yr (30 hours total)



Athletics
Varsity Indoor Track & Field (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
Conference Champions
18 hr/wk for 14 wk/yr (1008 hours total)

Varsity Baseball (9th, 10th)
Conference Champions
20 hr/wk for 15 wk/yr (600 hours total)

Varsity Football (9th)
20 hr/wk for 14 wk/yr (280 hours total)

Jobs
Customer Sevice Rep/Clerk (10th, 11th, 12th, during summer and the school year)
20 hr/wk for 40 wk/yr (2400 hours total)

Awards and Honors
PVMHS Student of the Month (9th)
Level: School

Mathematics American Math Comp 10~ top school scorer (10th)
Level: School

Brown University Book Award (11th)
Level: School

Exceptional Honors (11th)
Level: School

National Council of Teachers of English-achievement in writing award (11th)
Level: School

Pride in Peabody Award (11th)
Level: Regional

Abigail Adams Scholarship (12th)
Level: Regional ]]> Brown 2013 snolan9491-313640 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-2013/812372-chance-me-please-reg-decision.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-2013/805334-chance-me-please-brown.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:29:56 GMT okay so my GPA for 9th - 11th is 4.0 unweighted and somewhere between 4.7 and 4.8 ish weighted. im unweighted valedictorian and 4/ 322 for weighted class rank I will have taken 10 AP classes and about 13 honors classes which is a lot for my school my SAT scores CR: 670 Wr: 650 M: 710 Im taking them again this Saturday Math 2: 800 Literature: 690 okay extracurriculars Appalachian Service Project for 4 year volunteered at autism walk peer mentor at church and started high school youth group volunteer assistant coach for swim team swim team (club my high school doesnt have swimming) dance (mostly irish step dance) i play piano im in student government im secretary of NHS as far as work experience: ive been a lifeguard and swim lesson instructor i do an internship at a pediatricians office so what are my chances...? also if i get a 3.5 my first quarter of senior year (i know it sucks but i have 88% in 3 classes) but then get all As in my second quarter and my midterms will i still have any chance of getting in? okay so my GPA for 9th - 11th is 4.0 unweighted and somewhere between 4.7 and 4.8 ish weighted.
im unweighted valedictorian and 4/ 322 for weighted class rank

I will have taken 10 AP classes and about 13 honors classes which is a lot for my school

my SAT scores
CR: 670 Wr: 650 M: 710
Im taking them again this Saturday
Math 2: 800
Literature: 690

okay extracurriculars
Appalachian Service Project for 4 year
volunteered at autism walk
peer mentor at church and started high school youth group
volunteer assistant coach for swim team
swim team (club my high school doesnt have swimming)
dance (mostly irish step dance)
i play piano
im in student government
im secretary of NHS

as far as work experience:
ive been a lifeguard and swim lesson instructor
i do an internship at a pediatricians office

so what are my chances...?

also if i get a 3.5 my first quarter of senior year (i know it sucks but i have 88% in 3 classes) but then get all As in my second quarter and my midterms will i still have any chance of getting in? ]]> Brown 2013 collegelover8-308784 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-2013/805334-chance-me-please-brown.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-2013/800709-my-chances-please-help.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:29:50 GMT Any insight would be much appreciated- thank you!

Basic info- white female, from Kentucky (I'm hoping maybe that is one thing that might help me...), top ranked (not top 10 but close to it) boarding school on east coast

SAT- 2300 out of 2400, 1560 out of 1600
GPA- 4.0
AP Scores
Eng comp-5
Eng lit-5
Envi Sci-5
AB Calc-5
Gov Pol US-4
Bio-3
Studio Art 2D-3

National Merit commendation, AP Scholar with honors

Current Courses and estimated current grades
Hon. Multivariable/Vector Calculus- 93
AP Econ (Macro and Micro)- 90
AP Physics C-93
AP Spanish Lit- 92
Independent study in English (placed out of my school's courses)- 95
Independent study in conceptual contemporary art

Extracurricular Highlights- my more complete resume demonstrates in more detail that I've put a lot of time and effort into all of these things:
Student government president
Environmental club co-president
School's Literary and Fine Arts magazine editor-in-chief
Community service committee chair (plus a lot of service hours)
Faculty appointed English tutor (4hrs+/wk) and Calculus tutor (2hrs+/wk)

Will be submitting an art portfolio of my paintings- have won prizes in juried shows- also have a pretty full resume of art related involvement and activities

Work experience- Summer jobs waiting tables past three summers

Two summers of Spanish immersion home stays in Spain

And I have two very strong teacher recs as well as what I have been told is an impressive and original common app essay. ]]> Brown 2013 scc55270-281608 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/brown-2013/800709-my-chances-please-help.html