Chances for Brown & MIT

Chance Me / Match Me
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HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR not sure where to ED/ EA
ACT : Just took 32-34
SAT II: Bio 800, French 800, US History, World History,Math 2, Latin haven’t got scores yet
GPA: 3.9 (6 B’s Freshman and Sophomore) ( massive course load 14 classes)
Weighted 4.4 : took a CS class at MIT got an A
AP : self study 5 ( school does not offer AP) US History, World History, European, Art History, Physics 1, Biology, Enviro, Econ
Major Awards: USABO (Biology Olympiad) semi, , President Service Award, National Park Service Award, Speak 4-5 languages ? (French, Chinese, Russian, Latin) ,

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
(Captain JV Ski team 10th) ( Co-ed team)
(Founder and President of Amnesty chapter at my School)
(Founder and President of Model UN)

(Founder and President of USABO club)

Job/Work Experience:
–SHE ++ include fellowship
-Muir Woods (National Park) Volunteer Ranger
-Marin Headlands Volunteer
-Worked as a translator at large company
-forestry intern at environmental consulting firm
-Teach middle schoolers to code (coderdojo)

Volunteer/Community service:1000+ hours
-Taught Syrian Refugees French with Amnesty I started
-Teach Young Girls to Code (via Girls who code)
-Muir Woods (National Park) Volunteer Ranger
-Ecology speaker ( Muir Woods)
-Koho salmon repopulation project
-Nike Cold War Missile site give tours and talks about cold war
-Forestry volunteering

Other : took a year off of school, estranged father got cancer.
Summer school : non credit course in environmental law, college Econ clas
Intended Major: Biology (Ecology) & Modern History ,possibly some linguistics
State (if domestic applicant): school is in CA, born in rural Louisiana, Switzerland
Ethnicity: mixed race (white & taiwanese)
Gender: Female
Hooks : single mother? A lot of moving ?

Strengths: Service?
Weaknesses: year off for family illness, lowish GPA

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Your stats are pretty good and your ECs are great. You are competitive for either school

3

Thank you so much, is there anything else I could do to become a more competitive candidate

4

Make sure you put a lot of work into your essays. From your stats and your ECs, you definitely have a shot, though keep in mind that you are up against a number of other just as qualified candidates. I saw an applicant to Stanford this year who had racked up just as many equivalent awards as you and got deferred ED. Case in point, even people with international and national awards aren’t auto-admits.

5

Thank you so much, do you think there is anything else I can do to improve my chances. I’m worried my ACT may be low

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Your ECs are great- I think Brown will be a great fit for you. Just ensure that your essay and interview are stellar, because I think the individuality of your profile will be able to outweigh your slightly lower GPA. Keep up the good work!