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i want to go to Brown.
I want to go to brown, i'm only a freshman but i reallyy have my heart set on it, the only thing is i suck at math, i don't like to study it either. I hate math so i'm afraid if i keep having a b,that Brown wont take me, thats my only b but like i said, i have my heart set. I'm also in swimming so i don't have the time to do any other extra curricular activites since i leave the school every day seventh period to swim so... i have a feeling brown wont take me since i go to a public school, have a b in one class and i'm not in any extra curricular activities, but i am only a freshman, do you think they would?? and also, should i be doing stuff now to give me a better chance of getting in??
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my advice is to start reading SAT books and take a couple practice tests! those scores can reallyyyy help you get into good colleges. i'm glad you have high aspirations! good luck! <3
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i know exactly where you're coming from. a little background: i'm a junior at the "ghetto" public school in my town, but i have a pretty decent gpa (4.12, because i have a b in precalculus), i's crossing my fingers for Harvard, Yale or Columbia, and i'm in about a million and three things, including swimming.
like the other columnist said, a b as a freshman may not be so bad, but if you really do have your heart set you have to realize it is an ivy league school and, yes, you may just have to brave studying. keep in mind that Brown math will require studying and might as well start now. you basically should be giving school your all. however, if you're just not good at math and after studying you're still getting a b, it probably doesn't automatically put you in the "deny" pile of applications.
but you're smart to know that that's not all they're looking at. extra-curriculars can be very time consuming, but many colleges like to see things like community service and clubs, not to mention you most likely need community service to graduate anyway. but i'd suggest phasing anything extra in so that you don't become overwhelmed. maybe it's okay if this year you focus on swimming until the end of the season.
also, colleges like to see a focus, mostly related to your major. (like, if you want to be a doctor, volunteering at a hospice and taking a nursing class at you community college would be good. if you want to be a writer of some sort, help out your english teacher after school and join a poetry club. et cetra.)
basically, if you really want to get in, just make yourself stand out. make them want to have you. prove that you want to be there. and get scholarships (because it will be expensive)and the public school ting shouldn't matter, and even the "not the best at math" thing may not matter. good luck with the endeavors.
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if its only your freshman year getting a B really isnt anything to worry about. Schools look mostly at your junior year and maybe by then you'll have a better math teacher and bring that grade up to an A. Schools look at trends so even if you got a C freshman year and then a B sophomore year and an A junior year, you'd still have a pretty good chance of getting in.
Schools also look at if you've done community service and extra curriculars or if you were in any clubs. Good attendance is also a plus because it shows dedication. They also look at jobs or anything you might have done that shows responsibility or leadership. I really dont think you need to start worrying about it yet, but its just some stuff to think about.
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