Is my schedule good enough to get me into top tier schools?

Question

I am in 10th grade.

I am aiming for Brown

9th Grade

* English 9A Honors - A

* Geometry A- B

* Biology A- A

* Spanish 1A- A

* Physical Education 9 A

*Human Geography (AP) A

10th Grade

* English 10A Honors

* Algebra 2/Trig.A

* Chemistry A (AP)

* European History A (AP)

* Spanish 2A

* Physical Education

11th Grade

* English Lang &

Comp A (AP)

* Pre Calculus A

* Physics (AP)

* U.S. History A (AP)

* Spanish 3A

* Photo

12th Grade

Advanced Comp/Lit A (AP)

Calculus A (AP)

Human Anatomy(AP)

Government (AP)

Spanish Language A (AP)

Computer (AP)

I am in CSF, NHS, Key Club, and Habitat for Humanity. If I do well in those classes, and on my SATS and ACTS will I have a fighting chance for Brown?

Answer 1

Yes.  You will get into a great school for SURE - just maybe not the one you want - eg Brown.  You are qualified for sure - but ivies like Brown reject about 5 qualified applicants for each one they accept.  However by applying to a number of great schools you will almost certainly get into at least one.  To help check out:

http://www.enotalone.com/article/18690.h...

For some other good choices check out:

http://www.ctcl.org/

Thanks

Bill

Answer 2

You have a lot of "Ifs" there, Bucko.

But of course, if you get straight As and 2200+ on your SATs you have a good shot at Brown and will get into some good college.

On the other hand, if you get straight Cs and 1200/2400 on your SATs it is off to community college for you.

Bring your math up and you should do fine.  Good luck.

Answer 3

your gonna have the same chances as everyone else. remember that ivy leagues turn away thousands of applications of people who are in the top 1% of their class (even valedictorians), and then on the contrary, they accept people who may have much less credentials than others. so to be honest, you have a 4/5% chance of getting into any ivy league you apply to. and a lot of the ivy league admissions depend on higher sat/act/satII scores, so those will be much more important than anything you have mentioned.  

Answer 4

Sure, a fighting chance as long as the A's in those classes put you very near the top of your class and you get the 2200 plus. But hardly a guarantee. Something above and beyond typical high school ECs are needed more every year for a real chance at a school like Brown which takes 13% of applicants and most applicants have those stats.