<p>S has the following stats:
Top5%, 3.9 UW. 10+ APs including senior year. AP scores are average. ACT:30
Tutor, Hospital Volnteer
Essays/Short Answers (well-knit, seamless). Recommendations: Good</p>
<p>You have better academics and similar ECs.</p>
<p>It depends on how you told your story - what you did, what you want to do etc.</p>
<p>Brown rejects 1000 of the 1500 valedictorians that apply every year. It doesn’t mean that they admit many with average academics. Your academics make it a reach and chances can improve only with a well-told narrative. That is even more true for my son.</p>