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<p>It is very unlikely. In fact, at most high schools in this country, if you are not ranked in the top 1 percent your chance of admission decreases significantly. </p>
<p>Sorry for the brutal honesty. </p>
<p>I should add that the real authority on this is your high school guidance counselor and Naviance, if your school has it. If Brown has accepted lower-ranked, unhooked students from your high school in the past, that is much better information than what we, anonymous strangers on a website who are not in admissions, can provide.</p>
<p>As for talking to the choir conductor – I agree with BrownAlumParent. (There is a choir conductor, I just checked.) Researching the singing options at Brown can certainly help you write a compelling essay, and I think that is a great idea. But great essays, like legacy, typically won’t balance out poor grades.</p>
<p>(As I just wrote on another thread – I do miss the old days when admission to Brown was so much easier. Too many great kids are being denied.)</p>