It sucks so much knowing that at this point, my application might already be sitting in a rejection pile…
ok guys we’re gonna be positive!! make some brownies or do some breathing exercises because i’ve been so stressed out since i submitted my app and i’m actually getting white hairs
@archaeologygirl lol brown-ies
@smartypants57 didn’t even notice that until just now but yeah, let’s pretend it was intentional 
@archaeologygirl i just laughed at your post. something about the thought of someone aging like 20 years from the anxiety of college admissions made me giggle. I seriously feel your pain though. I’ve never been so stressed out, and I’ve picked up meditation and cookie baking to pass time and relax me… :))
Yeah? Well, I have the big bad final exam which my entire 12th grade depends upon this entire month. SO FREAKIN’ STRESSFUL
I got a likely letter today!!! I am in so much shock because I never in a million years expected one. There was a lot of screaming and hugging in my household today!
@tuty143 aaaaaaaaaaah congrats!!!
Congrats!!! Do you mind posting stats?
@tuty143 congrats! When is the letter dated from?
@kuriosmind February 25th
@mjstewart1224 nope not at all! should i do that here or somewhere else specific?
I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND I STILL CANT BELIEVE IT.
@tuty143 congratulations!!! you definitely deserve it
@tuty143 Enjoy, my friend and rest well now, knowing that you’re in to an amazing educational institution. Congrats!!! I’m so happy for you!
@tuty143 here please!
@tuty143 Congrats!!
Does anyone know when decisions are released? Thanks!
@fulofsteel March 31st is Ivy Decision Day! That is when all Ivies should be releasing their decisions including brown. I believe it is also on the brown website.
It’s kinda crazy how it’s less than a month away, when we’ve been waiting so long
I’m Sorry if the formatting is so weird!
Decision: Accepted
(Likely Letter)
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (740 CR/ 780 M/ 750 W)
ACT: 32
SAT II: Spanish w/ Listening: 790, Bio (M): 760, Math:1 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.985, Weighted: 4.622
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/174
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Spanish Language and English Language and Comp, 4s on Bio, Calc AB, and World History, 3s on Spanish Literature, US History, and Human Geography
IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats (online not offered in school) AP Lit, AP Gov, advanced religion course (Catholic school, occurred after school once a week for 3/4 hours), Photo 1(1st semester), Journalism, Anatomy, Personal Finance (1st semester)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Finalist, National Hispanic Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis both club and high school (I was very involved in this for over 10 years, tournaments every weekend, junior team tennis nationals, State tennis Champion), HOSA, Debate, TATU/SADD (advisory committee), Journalism (assistant Editor), Marching band and percussion(drumline, quit senior year), National Honor Society (Vice President), a few local community clubs (rotary, youth advisory council) selected for only a few months.
Job/Work Experience: Work at a local country club tennis center as an instructor and front desk worker
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer, 60+ hours
Summer Activities: Girl’s State, National Youth Leadership Forum the previous summer, work, band and tennis
Essays: I thought that my common app was pretty good-it was about my background and how growing up with immigrant parents has influenced the way I act.
Supplement: I wrote for my activities about how it felt to win tennis state, and for all the rest you can ask specifically if you have questions.
Teacher Recommendation: English Teacher and History Teacher. I would assume they were all nice. I never had the chance to read them
Counselor Rec: same as above
Additional Rec: My (retired) boss from my workplace. I never got to read it but I guess it was good
Interview: It actually went not so well. It was really short and my interviewer seemed to just be busting through questions she had mentally in her head and once that was over it was just me desperately trying to continue the conversation with questions
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): South Dakota
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Private (catholic)
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: no financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, my brother is a Brown alumni but from what I read Brown does not consider legacies, maybe I’m wrong
Reflection
I was seriously in shock. I actually couldn’t believe I was picked because I always viewed myself as very average. I still keep thinking this is a dream and that I need to wake up. For me what I focused on during the process was staying true to myself. I had worked very very hard throughout high school, so I had a good academic base. But for my essays I took advice from my english teachers and parents but I only made adjustments I felt stayed true to my voice. If anyone is reading this for future years, do not just join clubs because you think they’ll look nice. I guarantee it’s not worth it. I made that mistake with a few of my activities and wish I had pursued more of my interests (although it was a good experience and almost all my activities I really enjoyed). Still can’t believe I got a likely letter. I honestly thought I wouldn’t be going to college next year.
Strengths: I took an advanced schedule in high school. Instead of just taking advanced and AP, I took classes in advanced/AP that were above my grade level in Math, Science, and Spanish. Ex. Calc is only offered for seniors, but I had already been up in classes since 7th grade so I took it as a Junior
Weaknesses: My activities. I really felt like I lacked accomplishments and leadership in my activities, I also always felt my 32 ACT was not the best. Not that it’s a bad score, but it was definitely on the lower end of the spectrum.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
I don’t know. I really have no idea. If I had to guess maybe my location and ethnicity? Could be my essays? I’ve read them over so many times by this point they seem average to me. But I always felt that I was a very average (for Ivy standards) applicant and I know that I am not as talented or intelligent as the majority of other applicants. After filling this out I almost feel undeserving… 
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A few regional state schools, nothing fancy.
General Comments: College does not define you. Wherever you end up is going to be a really great experience for you. Honestly if you take anything from this it’s that you should never, ever expect anything to happen to you, because I never did! This is a surreal to me and I seriously feel like someone is going to jump out and tell me it was all a prank because I have always thought that I was nothing compared to the prodigies you all seem to be! Anyways I hope this helped and I wish you all the best luck