When do results come out?
@IneffableMaestro The 14th.
Did everyone receive an email today from Brown reminding them of the time and date decisions are being released?
@DuelingGloves I got that as well.
Irrelevant, but for anyone who applied to Northeastern early, did they ever say when we will receive the results?
@allima it helps a lot more in the ED round over the RD round
(@ap012199 really only a little? if it only helps a little, does brown give any consideration to single parent legacy?
@allima it helps a lot more in the ED round over the RD round)
ap012199 Where are you getting your info from???
@safetypin idk how valid my info is, but I got it from other applicants and my Brown interviewer. People say that legacy can tip an app into the accept pile, but is never a game-changer.
@ap012199 Ahhh. Just never heard that about ED vs RD (Except for UPenn and Notra Dame)
@safetypin it’s like that for Harvard too. Legacy has more weight in the EA round.
My college counselor used to work at Brown admissions, and she confirmed that Brown places weight on legacies in ED, but NOT in RD. She said it wouldn’t hurt your chances, but the advantage basically goes away (you become like any other non-legacy applicant).
@njk345 is the weight significant? (and does it apply for single-parent legacy)?
I’m not sure how significant (I’m also a single parent legacy), but she suggested that if you have decent-enough academics, the worst they’ll do is defer you if you’re a legacy.
But yeah I think single-parent legacy is taken as seriously as any other form
My friend who is a legacy and applying ED to Brown received a letter in the mail from Brown recently. The letter was addressed to her mom, an alum, expressing how happy they were that her daughter had applied and how she was a strong applicant. Kind of sounds like a likely letter, no? Any other legacies on this forum receive anything similar?
@educationisgood I’ve actually never heard of that happening anywhere… good for her!!
@educationisgood My parent received that as well. I would assume it’s standard and more of a courtesy. Don’t consider it a likely letter but nonetheless she is likely a good applicant regardless, and there is a truth to legacy advantage.
My mom go the same letter (dont think it’s terribly personalized or meant as a likely letter-just somethhing they do do make legacies feel connected)
From admission website:
News & Announcements
Early Decision Applicants
Early Decision applicants can check their decision beginning December 14, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time at http://admissiondecision.brown.edu/
Hellooo applicants! How are you holding up? More importantly, how are your parents handling this?!!!
This will be a VERY long 7 days. I’m getting anxious for my kid and she is STRESSED! I’ve tried and tried to prepare my daughter for the extraordinarily high odds of a rejection or deferral. While the overall acceptance in ED last year was 22%, for non-athletes and non-legacies, it was about 15%. The lesson I am trying to pass on to her is this: She has worked VERY hard. Achieved enormous academic success. Positioned herself well. She’s had many advantages that others do not have (most important - access to a SUPER regional math and science center). She earned other advantages that she declined (like D1 recruited athlete status at other high quality colleges and universities). I am so, so proud of her accomplishments and of the adult she is becoming.
She fell in love with Brown this past summer. She chose to stick her neck out and go for it. I’m proud of her willingness to take this risk. If she gets accepted, it will be a miracle of sorts because at such low odds, it is nearly random. If she does not get accepted, she will be heartbroken. It would represent her first meaningful “failure” in her lifetime - although I am using the word failure loosely. Nonetheless, as much as I want her to get what she wants, I recognize that she will grow from NOT getting accepted too. I anticipate that it could be tough convincing HER of that!
So to you applicants out there - your parents REALLY do mean it when they say it will be okay, no matter what happens. Brown simply cannot accept each student who would be great fits. There will be many who get rejected/deferred who look exactly like those who get accepted. It won’t help to try to figure out the reason for the bad outcome because there probably will be no reason.
Good luck to all of you - you’ve worked hard, succeeded in measurable and unmeasurable ways - now we just have to send super positive vibes to Brown, or hire a foreign power to hack their admissions website. Nah, I don’t mean that!
@profdad2021 thank you so much! your advice was super helpful. but here’s the thing: what if your parents dont seem like it’s okay if you don’t get in? what if you will feel like a failure if you get rejected or deferred? my parents are very “elitist” and really expect the best throughout the whole process…