@the12thwoman, I have a daughter that’s now a sophomore at brown, and as of last week, my son will be joining the class of 2022. From what we’ve seen you will be exposed to a student body that represents a wide range of personalities with a dizzying array of interests; it seems there’s something for everyone. I would find it hard to believe that you won’t be able to find a place there. I have no doubt you’ll find some life long friends there.
@omgBrown Ditto…
I also have a sister (currently a sophomore) at Brown. I will be attending ADOCH (also UPenn’s Admitted Student event) next week - Class of 2022.
Congratulations! Sounds like your son had fabulous choices. May I ask where you’re from? Public or private school, city or other – general location? Thank you!
@momofcollegebound post #2342 was meant for you: Congratulations! Sounds like your son had fabulous choices. May I ask where you’re from? Public or private school, city or other – general location? Thank you!
If you think you should qualify, appeal by emailing and asking for a second look. We did that and cleared up some questions and got a better offer. Worth a try.
^^I did the same to appeal financial aid. Sent a nice letter and met with an aid officer (not sure if the meeting made a difference) and they ended up increasing my university scholarship by 8k. I was elated
Here were my results, for future reference:
Accepted: Brown, UCLA, Harvey Mudd College, and King’s College London.
Waitlist: Harvard, Caltech, Princeton, and Cal. (I’ll keep you guys updated)
Rejected: MIT (I applied EA and was deferred and then rejected).
Withdrawn: McGill and UCSB.
Other: Imperial College London (No idea what’s up with them).
SAT: 1550 (790 M 760 ERBW)
SAT II: 800 M2, 800 PHY, 770 USH
GPA (UW): 3.97
Demographic: European Male, Northeastern US
School: Private Prep
EC’s: Cross Country/Track, Quizbowl, Math Team, and Research.
Hooks: Good research in Physics, with published projects connected to a respected University and Prof.
Comments:
I was a bit surprised by the results. I wholeheartedly thought I was a much better candidate for Caltech or MIT than any of the Ivies. I honestly thought it was likeliest that I would get rejected from all of the Ivies far before Caltech/MIT.
@help2017 Thanks. My son attended a public school in a suburb about 40 minutes outside NYC. It’s not a nationally ranked school or anything… in fact it suffers from inadequate funding, but has some excellent teachers nonetheless. He was not a URM or a 1st generation applicant.
I am happy to share that after attending the admitted student program, ADOCH, and also receiving an amazing financial aid package, today I committed to Brown. It’s my best fit. Hope to see you in the fall.
@JayZee21 Just saw this congratulations on Vandy. What a great school.
goodluck
goodluck