Brown-Oberlin

<p>Hey!
I'm currently a freshman at Oberlin College. I'm looking to transfer to Brown. I'm using CC as a sounding board for what my chances might be?</p>

<p>College GPA: 3.75 (upper-level classes)
HS GPA: 3.1 (at a very academic school, lots of grade deflation)</p>

<p>SAT: 2130
SAT II: English Lit 780; Math I 630
AP: English Lit 4; English Lang 4</p>

<p>National Merit Commended (MA)</p>

<p>Course of Study: English and History double major; Drama and Religion minors</p>

<p>ECs:
Student Rep. on my High School's Board of Trustee's
Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief of an up and coming Theater Magazine
Summer Theater Intensive at Shakespeare & Company
Intern at Ko Festival of Performance
Lead in many high school plays
Production Intern at Huntington Theatre Co., Boston
Voice Lessons
Finalist at Statewide Chapter of English Speaking Union Shakespeare Competition
Box Office and Concessions Jobs at Shakespeare & Company
Editor for high school's Literary Magazine
Math Tutor to local children
Oberlin Student's for Reproductive Freedom
Oberlin Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Member
Oberlin Swing and Blues Dance</p>

<p>Recommendations: Strong High School Recs; I plan to get an additional recommendation from my Religion and Gender Studies professor. </p>

<p>I chose Oberlin because I thought I would enjoy being far away from home and exploring a new part of the US (I'm from the North East), I came from a progressive and academically rigorous school and was looking for a little more freedom in my next four years. Additionally, I came to Oberlin for the English, Creative Writing, and Theater departments.</p>

<p>In high school, I thought I wanted to pursue acting, but, I have realized (note, this is not a sudden realization, but rather one that has developed throughout high school and recently been fully realized) that acting is not what I want to do. Instead, I'd like to pursue Dramaturgy, but I also realize that to do that I don't have to major in Theater. This semester I've been exploring a variety of classes and my favorite is my Religion/Gender Studies class, "Roots of Religious Feminism in North America". I've decided that what I want to pursue is a double major in English and History with Religious Studies and Theater minors.</p>

<p>To go deeply into such interdisciplinary classes, I realize that I need to have a strong background in a variety of fields. Oberlin doesn't offer a broad range of "survey"classes in their Religion or History departments. Brown does offer such classes and also offers a wide range of specifically-focused courses. Brown's pass/no pass option would further enable and encourage me to take classes outside my comfort zone and explore. Brown offers the academic breadth and depth that I am missing at Oberlin.</p>

<p>Though my reasons for wanting to transfer are primarily academic, they are not entirely academic. My high school was small. Very small. Only 150 people in the school, but I loved it. This was, I think, because we were smack-dab in the middle of the city, so I was able to take advantage of many things outside of school to supplement my education. I though Oberlin would seem huge to me, but instead it feels like a sore thumb in the middle of a sleepy town. The school is much bigger than the surrounding area, but everything still feels isolated. Brown's size and location are manageable enough that I won't feel overwhelmed and big enough that I can take advantage of everything Providence (and Boston and New York) have to offer.</p>

<p>If you were accepted by Brown in the first place, there is a good chance to be accepted in transfer.</p>

<p>I wasn’t accepted by Brown, but I am wondering what my chances would be as a transfer.</p>

<p>Note: this is my first time applying</p>

<p>How did you get into Oberlin with a 3.1? Sorry, I don’t mean to sound rude at ALL. @gabbyf</p>

<p>My feeling is that you will be denied as well. However if you maintain that 3.75 college Gpa you maybe accepted as Jr. Transfer. </p>

<p>@sergiok‌ My high school was unusually academically rigorous. Grade deflation and. consequently, B’s were the norm. </p>