Chances..Brown, Barnard, Wash. U

ninapatari
Sun, 09 Sep 2012 12:00:21 +0000

Hi I was hoping someone could help me to gauge my chances at getting into my 3 “top” schools…
I had wanted to apply to Brown early decision, but I have been advised not to so…too much of a reach school. I am now considering Barnard as my ED school, but Brown remains my favorite…
I should also note that my situation is slightly complicated as my high school career has been divided between two schools: 2 years at a private prep. school in California; 2 years at an international IB school in Europe.

California prep school stats:
unweighted - 3.95 cum gpa, highest semester 4.04 (almost unheard of at my school)
school didn’t offer AP classes, but took many honors classes offered, i.e french, journalism, etc.

IB stats:
end of y12 predicted grades: 38-39 ( At HL [higher level] I take Math, English Literature, History, and Chemistry. At SL [standard level] I take French and Physics

Boards:
I’ve only taken the ACT/SAT one time each with very little prep. (tutors are not easily found as I’m living abroad). I plan to take each at least one more time, hopefully with slight improvement.
SAT 2050
ACT comp. = 31

EC’s:
My EC’s are pretty good, could be better the last two years, but it’s difficult to get into things when you’re living in a foreign country and don’t have a firm grasp on the native language…:/

Any thoughts? What are my chances?