Is it worth applying to Brown and Vanderbilt?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Race: Caucasion
Gender: Female
Family Income: < $40,000
Area of Residence: Midwest</p>

<p>SAT: 2230 (730 CR, 730 Math, 770 Writing)
SAT II’s: 760 US History, Will Retake Math II
Rank: Top 5%
GPA: 4.00, 98/100
APs: US History-5, Environmental Science-5 (self-study), Psychology-5 (self study)
Senior Years APs: Biology, European History, Chemistry, Calculus AB, English Literature</p>

<p>EC’s:
Tennis (1,2,3,4) Varsity (3,4)
Academic Team (1,2,3,4)
French Club (1,2,3,4), Secretary (3)
Student Senate (1,2,3,4), Executive Board (4)
Class Treasurer (2,3,4)
Book Club (3,4)
Orchestra (1,2,3)
National Honor Society (4)
French Honor Society (2,3,4)
Piano for 11 years
Violin for 5 years</p>

<p>Volunteer:
About 200 hours from NHS tutoring, regular help in church nursery, various walks, VBS, Ronald McDonald House</p>

<p>Awards:
4.0 Honor Roll (1,2,3,4)
Ap Scholar
Award from school for character</p>

<p>I didn’t know if these colleges were out of reach considering my low math and critical reading scores and run-of-the-mill ECs. Although, essay writing is my strong suit. Should I just stick with local state universities or would it be worth a try applying to Brown and Vanderbilt? Am I being unrealistic in even considering these schools?</p>

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<p>Shut up and apply (:</p>

3

<p>Stick with state schools.</p>

4

<p>Don’t apply, less competition for me.</p>

5

<p>Difficult as this is to say, you’re overestimating how hard getting into colleges is. You’re certainly not guaranteed admission to either school, but it’s just as certainly worth it to apply to both of them.</p>