<p>Female
Junior at Catholic School in MA
Lebanese/Israeli
Rank: 4/270ish
SAT: 2030 (retaking)
ECs:
Model UN (11,12) Secretary (12)
Interact (11,12) Treasurer(12)
Newspaper(9-12) Editor(11,12)
Student Ambassador (10-12)
Peer Leader (10-12)
Band (10-12) - Piano
NHS/Peer tutor (10-12)</p>
<p>Awards:
Best Delegate Model UN at Brown University COnference
Outstanding Delegate Model UN at UMass Conference
Quarterly Scholarship[award for scholarship] every quarter of high school</p>
<p>Junior classes:
Religion 3
Honors English 3
Honors precalculus
honors physics
AP French
AP US History
[all A’s]</p>
<p>All I’ve gathered from these chances threads is that it comes down to your essay and subjective answers. People have gotten in with low SATs, high SATs, different courseloads, etc… just present yourself/your friend well and come across as someone interesting/interested and passionate.</p>
<p>No one on College Confidential knows crap about college admissions. There’s the basics that we all know such as maintaining nice grades and decent test scores and doing EC’s. But beyond that, we don’t know much. Hence, we’re all just hypothesizing here. Therefore it is important to take anything written on these forums with a grain of salt. </p>
<p>Generally, each school has its own personality. Admission officers have actually mentioned this, so I’m going to assume its veracity. Consequently, each school looks for different qualities in its students, though a lot of these qualities seem to overlap. Furthermore, a thing to keep in mind is that it’s not necessarily about the well-rounded individual, it’s more about the well-rounded class. Hence it seems unfair that someone with a 26 ACT score but who’s awesome at soccer can get into places like Stanford whereas someone who’s got perfect scores across the board can’t. But this is done for the sole purpose of creating a well-rounded class. It’ll be pretty boring if everyone in a class at a particular school are pretty much the same, no?</p>
<p>So to truly answer your question, I believe if you really want to be a Brown student, then you should apply. You never what could happen. I know this from personal experience. I got into things that I never would’ve dreamed of. A friend of mine got into Harvard but was rejected (not even waitlisted) by MIT. And I’ve met someone who got into Harvard but got rejected by UPenn. You would think that the odds would be more against them at Harvard. (Yes, I do realize that Harvard is not Brown. But the same thing applies to any top notch school) </p>
<p>And If you don’t get into a particular school, hey, don’t sweat it. Yes, it may seem like the end of the world, but as my dad says, “It’s 4 years of your life. So in the grand scheme of things, it represents a rather small percentage of your life. What’s more important is how you take charge of your college education. A graduate of a state school can be just as successful as anyone from the ivies.” I know this may sound harsh, but sometimes, maybe you’re just not what that school’s looking for in that particular year. That doesn’t make you any less qualified. It’s like casting calls for a movie or a show. Though you may have the acting skills, maybe you just have the wrong face for the part. Just be sure to apply to a wide spectrum of schools that you’re willing to attend. Otherwise, you might end up very dissappointed with the results. It’s not like actors and actresses only audition for one part to earn their daily bread.</p>
<p>So apply to Brown. I think you’re qualified for Brown. But that’s just my opinion.</p>