Can I go to Yale or Brown?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>3.15uGPA
2320 SAT</p>

<p>Male
Black</p>

<p>ECs
Football
Track
Debate (several awards)
Started fundraising club</p>

<p>The reason my GPA is so low is bc Freshman/Sophomore year. I swung it up to a 4.0 second semester junior year though.</p>

<p>I have a lot of awards in forensics and I’m really into public speaking and debating. The awards are at National level tournaments, not just locals.</p>

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<p>It’s highly unlikely you would get accepted with such a low GPA. Perhaps if you are a recruitable athlete. What’s your class rank? For Brown, only 3% of accepted students fall below the top 10% (and Yale is even tougher). You can bet that the ones that do make it in are generally very close to that 10% line AND have significant national-level ECs or are the children of big donors or famous people.</p>

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<p>URM status help at all?</p>

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<p>If it weren’t for the SAT, I would say no, but you should apply. They might take you.</p>

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<p>Yes, it will help – but don’t underestimate the strength of the nation’s very best URMs, either. The competition is brutal at all schools with acceptance rates below 15%.</p>

<p>Your SAT is very strong, and national level awards will also help a lot. A compelling essay which in part explains why you got off to a bad start, what problems you overcame, and what you have since learned from it could address the adcom’s fears that you have a “slacker” personality. At Brown especially, with its open curriculum, you need to be able to show that you are self-directed and won’t flounder in an environment where you are given an exceptional amount of freedom.</p>

<p>You should definitely apply, but also apply to a laddered group of selective schools with acceptance rates up to maybe 35% PLUS a safety or two where you would actually be happy to attend.</p>