@hawkace I live in RI right near Brown and haven’t been contacted for an interview yet either so don’t worry haha
@ilovethecity NYC thing? I’m from Maryland. Glad to hear your interview went well too!
I’m actually from NYC and I wasn’t contacted for an interview either. Was it an individual interview or one of those group things like Cornell?
CHANCE ME PLEASE? I PROMISE I WILL CHANCE YOU BACK.
I wouldn’t mind giving up my first born child to an admissions officer at Brown if I make it in. Its been my dream for YEAAAARRSSSSSS.
International Student in India
- School curriculum: IB
- Ethnicity: Indian
- School: Private international, ranking in top 10 IB day schools of India.
GPA: Roughly 3.9-4.0 (my school does not calculate it)
SAT: 2190 superscore
CR 710 M 740 W 740
SAT II - 710 M2 720 Spanish Reading
International so TOEFL: 119
30 Reading 30 Writing 30 Listening 29 Speaking
9 and 10 IGCSE Courseload and final grade:
English Lang - A*
English Lit- A*
Physics Extended- A*
Chemistry Extended- A*
Math Extended- A
Spanish Extended- A*
Economics- A*
History- A*
Information and Communication Technology- A
IB Courseload:
English HL
Economics HL
Physics HL
Math SL
Spanish B SL
Theatre SL
TOK
Predicted: Don’t know. But can be between 39-40/42
Awards:
- Highest academic achiever in grades 9 and 10
- Winner of TOEFL India Learners Awards- top 10 from all students in India receive a grant of $7000. More than a 1000 apply.
- Outstanding in community service
- Outstanding in English HL
Come from a non-competitive school. Otherwise, winner of national level spell bees twice, speech competition in 2010.
Community service: +200 hrs
Volunteer at:
- Operation Smile
- Dam project in India for displaced victims
- Habitat for Humanity
- Dance and theatre teacher for underprivileged
- Founder of arts non profit The Dream Project and Foundation and started a legacy of theatre festivals in my school
- Independent organizer of cancer seminars
ECs:
- Light and theatre set design - worked on Asia’s first production of Sunshine on Leith
- Marathon running
- Dance: Dancer on scholarship, train more than 10 hours a week in jazz, ballet, contemporary and Bollywood
- Pianist, Keyboard and Tabla player
- Mandarin, Italian and Arabic self-study
- Zumba: I’m one of India’s youngest instructors
- Co-founder and editor of my school’s magazine
- Member of Relay For Life organizing committee
- Head of Registrations for TEDxYouth@OIS
- Blogging on TheDesiBallerina
- Varsity badminton and basketball player
- Chair of Human Rights Commission and ECOSOC at MUNs including HMUN
Leadership role
- Founder of Dream Project - school’s first ever charitable theatre festival where I directed and supervised 6 plays and raised 100,000 rupees
- Zumba classes
- Self initiated runner
- TEDx
Internships:
- Digital Media Associate with The Indian Economist
- Social media manager with V Designs, India’s first vegan firm
- Overseas internship with Sudar Global FZE in Middle Eastern trade, did a lot of writing
Essays: CommonApp was very personal. Related it to being a superhero in my own way with my fascination with quantum physics and a very personal incident in my life.
Recs: Waived FERPA. But every recommender of mine knows me extremely well. The one from my dance teacher was apparently phenomenal.
I also sent a 500 word writing sample to Brown because I plan on majoring in English/Phil/Comparative Lit and the likes. Indicated my interests as Comparative Lit and Theatre.
Any international students contacted for their interviews?
In reply to your other question - I’m an international and haven’t even received my portal email! 
@StillWaitingHere yes, it was a group interview session. All the applicants met in one office, and then they connected us with an individual interviewer. I’ve never done that before.
I know the two schools that I applied to at Cornell do not give interviews.
@jazzdancer2102 I think that your stats give you a very solid chance. Your SATs are a little low for an international student, but your ECs, GPA, and course load all look great.
Best of luck!
@jazzdancer2102 I think you have great grades and standardized test scores. You sound like a very unique, interesting, and talented individual with your dancing, Zumba-instructing, and interest in theater. How do you have time to do everything? But anyway, I think Brown would be lucky to have you.
*You don’t have to chance me back.
@ilovethecity thank you so much 
well, I think 4 hours of sleep a night does the trick with the hope of getting into Brown and having the summer of my life after high school.
@fizzy110 I applied on 9th December and got my portal by the 22nd. If you applied over the break, you might get yours in 4-5 days’ time.
@Tman1005 haha ik that’s what I am sweating about. I’m a horrible test taker, I had the worst circumstances while taking tests and they were mentioned on my application. Had 3 family members hospitalized, mother’s cancer got really bad… Well I guess I can’t blame them for that but it probably played on my psyche while going in to do my testing. I’m more of the weird, creative kinds who can’t shade 4 circles for nuts.
I still didn’t get my portal info. Should I call them? I applied on the 25th.
I haven’t gotten my portal info either. It says it ca take up to three weeks.
I am hoping I get my portal soon too! Brown is the only school I am waiting for!
Hello, I am Prince Ebola.
For those of you who got portal, can you check the portal. Is there a way to upload additional files? I now that some portals have it.
@leno4ka Yes, you can upload additional files. Here is what it says on the portal:
“Thank you for applying to Brown University. Applicants to Brown are neither required nor expected to provide additional materials, but the opportunity to do so is available to any candidate. You may use this site if you have updates or additional materials that you would like to share with us. Please upload those materials below. NOTE: Please do not submit files over 1000 KB.”
Thank you! Now I just need to get my portal
I got my portal today, so you guys should expect to get your portals today as well.
@Hawkace did you apply like on the 30th or earlier?
@stahboy Yes.