Brown Class of 2019 Early Decision Applicants

<p>My interview is in two hours… YOLO</p>

<p>Courses.brown.edu isn’t even something students use. When they create a Brown login for you, I’m assuming they give it basic permissions, which would include this site.</p>

<p>I promise that this has nothing to do with admission decisions. </p>

<p>JUST HAD MY BROWN ALUM INTERVIEW LAST NIGHT. HOLY CRAP.</p>

<p>also, what do you guys think about EDII to swarthmore as a backup? bard? washington and lee? tufts? hampshire as a match?</p>

<p>How likely are non-recruited athletes to get accepted? I flew out and met with the coach, had an interview and after I let him know I submitted my application he said he will put in good words</p>

<p>Etc etc
Do coaches have any weight in the admissions office?</p>

<p>@twistofame‌ I would say that of all those, Tufts is the most similar to Brown and Washington and Lee is the least similar. Tufts is great, but I have heard that ED ii does not help much there. </p>

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<p>Each coach has a pre-determined number of slots that may be filled with recruits who meet minimum requirements in terms of Academic Index and other specified criteria. If a coach offers a slot, it is about 99% certain that the applicant will be admitted, although the Admissions Office always has the final say.</p>

<p>If a coach does not offer a slot, any words of support from the coach would be positive but not dispositive.</p>

<p>And yes, Brown admits others besides recruited athletes in ED. There are around 200-210 slots at Brown, and we all know how many applicants have been admitted ED in recent years </p>

<p>My interview went very well, but I know that it doesn’t have a lot of weight. </p>

<p>Just made an account for this…I’ve been lurking on the Brown forums. Had my interview today too, which lasted about an hour and a half and went fairly decently. Good luck to everyone who’s also applying!</p>

<p>Never underestimate the interview. It can be instrumental in putting you over the edge if you are on the cusp between accepted and rejected/waitlisted.</p>

<p>The conversation you will have with a graduate of the University is just one aspect of your Brown application. Our alumni/ae write to us about the strengths they see in candidates based on one relatively brief encounter. Rarely will an interview be the determining factor in an application. We suggest that you view it as an opportunity to learn more about Brown and to further convey your best qualities as a student and person. </p>

<p>That’s not me talking. That’s Brown. </p>

<p><a href=“Undergraduate Admission | Brown University”>Undergraduate Admission | Brown University; </p>

<p>(click on the question "How important are the alumni/ae interviews?)</p>

<p>Question:</p>

<p>On my brown application status page it says “Teacher recommendations recieved 10/27.” Now does this mean both recs were recieved, or could it be referring to just one of the recs? I’m stressed about this because the “Status” column next to it is blank, and other colleges I’ve applied to appear to have not recieved recommendations yet. </p>

<p>Now my high school does recommendations by mail, so that could be the delay in other schools acknowledging them. </p>

<p>Any answers to relieve my worries would help. </p>

<p>I would assume it means both, considering it says “Teacher Evaluations,” the plural rather than the singular. Also, I don’t think it says it has received anything until the requirement for that section has been fulfilled (I think that might be the purpose of the status bar, to say things like “Only 1 Letter received” or “Only SAT IIs submitted”). The Status column next to all of my rows are blank except for Application Fee (which has a “Paid” status) and the Testing row (which says “Requirement Fulfilled”), so I don’t think that’s any reason to stress out. Also, I know most schools send everything (transcript and all LORs) at the same time, so it’d be safe to assume that everything got there if they were all sent at once. I don’t know if the fact that your school uses snail mail changes how they send things.</p>

<p>Here are some of the highlights of my interview:</p>

<p>• I told her that I have been homeschooled “for all twelve years of high school.” <em>She scribbles in notebook.</em></p>

<p>• I offhandedly mentioned that I like photography, and she referenced it at three separate points in the interview. The truth is, I just got my first DSLR this year, but she seemed to think I was a professional photographer. No mention of photography in my app, so this’ll be a little weird if it shows up in her report.</p>

<p>• She asked me questions like “Do you have any pets?” and “Where have you traveled?” Long responses to both revealed absolutely nothing about my personality. Also, it turns out that she has a deathly fear of snakes.</p>

<p>• She told me about two different programs at Brown and asked me, “Are you familiar with these?” Turns out one had been discontinued and I just didn’t know the acronym for the other one, but way to go demonstrating interest in Brown.</p>

<p>• I didn’t get to mention attending PROMYS or building an electron accelerator, which are two of my staple interview stories.</p>

<p>• Why did she ask, “What do you think is the greatest problem facing your generation?” And why did I freeze trying to come up with an answer?</p>

<p>• She didn’t seem impressed by the fact that I can play blindfold chess, am taking high-level STEM courses, etc. Both of these just came up in stories (I wasn’t bragging), but no visible reaction from her whatsoever.</p>

<p>• She asked what classes I was taking this year, and I forgot two of them. #problemswithtakingtenclassesatonce</p>

<p>• I asked about her favorite class at Brown, and she told me it was taught by a visiting professor. She proceeded to tell me how much better it was than one of the classes in her concentration taught by a Brown professor.</p>

<p>• I asked about how Brown students interacted with the community in Providence (another interview staple), and she got a little flustered trying to think of a response.</p>

<p>• She ended the interview by saying something like, “I’m sure you’ll do well at Brown, or whatever school you decide is right for you.” I may be reading too much into this, but it sounded like she didn’t think Brown was right for me.</p>

<p>• I forgot to drink my coffee.</p>

<p>Overall, I made a few mistakes because I was nervous, and I didn’t present a very coherent picture of myself. I think the questions she asked made it very hard to express my personality and love for Brown University, but I do think I demonstrated some level of fit with the school.</p>

<p>Interviews are crapshoots. A few weeks ago, I toured Case Western and absolutely loathed the school. They had a giant focus on applied fields over theory, talked for what seemed like eternity about resume contests and other career-related things (screw this, I’m going to grad school). Immediately after the tour, I went into my interview hating the school, and it went incredibly: my interviewer raved about my academic accomplishments, and our conversation flowed like water. I’m still not a fan of the school, but they seem to like me. Meanwhile, I went into my Brown interview absolutely loving the school, and I came out of it thinking, “Meh, I won’t be too disappointed if they reject me.”</p>

<p>I think you have to remember that the type of person you get as an interviewer is somewhat random, and their only real qualification is that they went to Brown. I’m sure there will be students at Brown that you don’t “click” with and this would probably be one of them. There’s little chance that an interview like this will detract from your overall application. </p>

<p>It’s too bad, based on what you are reporting here, it sounds like she wasn’t that good of an interviewer, or just wasn’t interested in hearing about what makes you unique.</p>

<p>Thanks for sharing. I’m sure you’ll do well at Brown.</p>

<p>Thanks for the consoling advice, @ormdad. In retrospect, the interview wasn’t all bad, and I’m trying to put a positive spin on it. If I get rejected, I’ll be OK with it, but if I get accepted, I’ll still be thrilled (after all, it was my top choice for a reason). Since I first visited, I’ve really idealized Brown, and the interview just broke that mindset.</p>

<p>My S has posted this question to Brown and waiting from them. I want to do my part in helping him. So posting here. Want to see whether anyone has already heard this answer from Brown University. </p>

<p>Question: When we upload the supplemental attachment 1000KB file inside our Brown Account, will it
(1) OVERWRITE the old file OR
(2) APPEND the new file along with old ones?</p>

<p>I’m a Questbridge Finalist applying to Brown ED (not College Match) and was contacted by an alumnus for an interview, but just as we were preparing to meet, my interviewer emailed me saying that Brown said that I didn’t need an interview. Any idea what this could mean?</p>

<p>Once it hits December I’ll be checking the status page about every 20 minutes. </p>