Brown 2014 chance me?

gmoraes
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:59:30 +0000

Hello,
I applied early decision to PLME and Brown, but I am totally scared and was wondering if anyone could chance me. I don’t expect to get into PLME but there was no harm trying.

Nationality
Brazilian (neither parent speaks English)

Academics
IB (all scores are predicted)
English A1HL – 7
Geography HL – 7
Chemistry HL – 7
Biology HL – 7
Maths SL – 7
Portuguese A2 SL – 6

I also took a year of Theatre Arts HL classes but my school made me drop it because it is against the IB policy to take 7 subjects are 5 HLs.

SAT Scores
Critical Reading – 600
Maths – 700
Writiing – 700
Biology M – 790
Chemistry – 700

Rank
My school doesn’t rank properly for senior year, it’s weird. Go to private school so only about 35 people in my year, out of which only 5 other people take 4 HLs, and I have been consistently within the top 5 (Junior – usually 3, 4, 5. Senior – usually 1, 2)
Same for GPA, have no idea what mine what be.

Extra
I swam professionally until junior year and have records in both 50m freestyle and 200m butterfly. Best in Sao Paulo State and amongst top 20 in Brazil (or at least I was then – my 200m butterfly record is still intact). My common app essay was all about why I had to stop swimming (problem with my shoulder), frustrations etc.
Participated in THIMUN, BRAMUN, SPMUN
Involved with CISV
Am in Honors Program – Casey McCan Group – 1 student for every subject selected and do a 1 hour presentation on their topic to stimulate intellectual growth beyond IB Curriculum – was selected for Biology and presented speech on Neurology
Am a prefect
Creative Writer for school newspaper published once a week
Basketball Varsity – Champions 2 years in a row (voted MVP both years)
Teach Drama to eighth graders + wrote script
School Play – Simone in modified version of Lord of the Flies
Play the guitar, piano and sing – have composed many songs and am in the process of recording these with a musical producer

Community
Organized Clothes bazaar to raise money to a crèche in Rio de Janeiro I help out with during holidays (kind of Big Brother)
Organize Christmas Party raises money to same crèche for 3 consecutive years.
Volunteered all together about 200 hours random community service including asylums, hospitals, community work etc
Organized first Swimathon and swam about 5km raising (alone) R$1000 for charity

Prizes
Music - 4 years in a row
Highly Recommended in National Creative Writing Competition
Geography
TOK – (Theory of Knowledge – kind of philosophy)
Casey McCan Prize – Contribution to School Life (1 prize for all students in school) – won twice

Essays and Recommendations
Imagine my recommendations are good as my teachers really like me
I believe my essays are also really good, or at least better than those I read.

if anyone could help me I would be really thankful…