Admission Chances

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<p>I’m an applicant from India, and have applied to Harvard(EA-Deferred), Columbia, Dartmouth, Yale, Princeton, Brown and UPenn, amongst the Universities.
I’ve also applied to the following LAC’s: Williams, Bates, Colgate, Grinnell, Swarthmore, Reed and Carleton. </p>

<p>I want to major in Physics, and my scores and extra-curriculars are as follows:</p>

<p>SAT 1: 2150, CR=710(national percentile=96),Math=710(national percentile=94), Writing=730(national percentile=97);
Math Level 2:800(national percentile=88);
Physics and Chemistry: 770(national percentile=82 and 83 respectively);</p>

<p>My school transcripts placed me at the top 1% of my class for my 9th and 10th years. However, ranks have slid down badly over the past year. </p>

<p>My Co-Curriculars include:
30 odd wins at city, regional and national level at quizzing events, for one of these quizzes I received an award from the ex-President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
Several leadership posts at school.
Have won a few national level essay/creative writing competitions, and a handful of national/city level debates and/or Model United Nations conferences.
Over the past 2 months I have received decent ranks in 3 Olympiads, which are held in India, and 7 other countries in Asia(though I think South African students do take part too).
(I came State Rank- 3rd, International Rank-81st in the Science Olympiad,
I came State Rank- 12th, International Rank-323rd in the Math Olympiad,
I came State Rank- 24th, International Rank-420th in the Cyber Olympiad)</p>

<p>I have helped at a home for the elderly, and have helped to educate underprivileged children from city slums.
Played for my school soccer team.
Have certification in Piano and Music Theory till Grade 5 from the Royal School of Music London.
…etc.</p>

<p>I think my essay/essay type answers were quite strong and do me justice.</p>

<p>Now, I was deferred by Harvard, but that notwithstanding, Brown is one of my top 3 favourite schools. So could anyone please chance me? Keeping in mind I need full/near full financial aid.</p>

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<p>Anybody… Bump?</p>

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<p>I think we need more specific information. From what I get, you have just as much chance as anyone. Cheers.</p>

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<p>specific in what sense? I’d obviously be more than happy to provide!</p>

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<p>how badly did you slide in rank? what gpa did you have?</p>

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<p>i really don’t know how to explain it all in terms of gpa. Thing is 9, 10 were with a 1st and 2nd rank consecutively, and my percentage hovered between 88 to 91%. Which although not stellar, still put me top of my class. My marks were straight A’s barring my elective language exam which i was too sick to appear for. My icse board exams at the end of 10th got me 94.2 percent, again not amazing, but i received a special academic award for academic excellence from the school sanctioned by the bishop’s office. In 11 my rank dropped to 6th and then sub 10th, with my percentage dropping from 86 to 70 and my usual a’s turned to a few ugly b’s and c’s.
12 midterm, percentage was raised to 77, rank unchanged, the a’s came back barring an ugly chemistry mark. Detailed enough?</p>

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<p>like i said slide in rank was huge. But, after the slide i did take part in those olympiads, i came sub 10th in class and then 3rd in my state in the olympiad. Its weird, but things aren’t always perfect back in school. I hope the olympiads are considered.</p>

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<p>i’m not too familiar, but a 94.5 to 70 is too much. sorry, and i hope you make it in.</p>

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<p>that’s alright. Standardised exam scores and school scores will always be differene. It was more 90. 85. 70. 75. Finger’s crossed, and thank you! :)</p>

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<p>bump-oh-bump.</p>

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<p>how does physics at brown stack up against physics at other top places? Anybody?</p>

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<p>My interview went amazingly, so does that help much?</p>

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<p>@astrobling I see a lot of ‘Chance me’ posts and realistically you are asking a bunch of us that are really not admissions officers in these colleges and really can’t chance anyone with any level of certainty. Take what a Yale Admissions officer said during our college visit last Spring.</p>

<p>“We admitted 2,000 from a pool of 30,000 applicants. If we set aside that 2,000 and went back and selected a different set of 2,000 out of the 28,000 we would have just as good a class”</p>

<p>These schools are REACH schools no matter your qualifications. Would it make you feel good if someone told you you were a sure shot? I don’t think you want that.</p>

<p>Good Luck!!! I am sure you will do great in any of the colleges you get it.</p>

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<p>@cashparent - I unequivocally agree with what you’re saying. Chance me threads aren’t a reflection of what will eventually pan out in the application results. However, they’re more than anything else a way of comparing yourself and helping yourself understand where you stand, statistically at least. Its all probably borne out the tension of the wait, and so on and so forth!
As an international, the college websites do not offer much in terms of personal views on the colleges, and that’s what CC is all about. In the process if someone at least cares to throw their opinion of your "chances"s at you, then fine! :slight_smile:
Thank you for your wishes, I really do need any ounce of luck that comes my way! I just hope that one of my top choice places accepts me with my aid requirements! :slight_smile: </p>

<p>Can you tell me about Brown’s Physics department in comparison to other Ivies, and places like Swarthmore, Reed, Williams, Carleton, Grinnell, etc? I fail to understand how a department with such impressive professors is ranked so low(at least by USNWR)! They have LEON COOPER for God’s sake!?</p>