<p>tlowell91 — </p>
<p>I’m more than aware that you cannot give any accurate chances for a school like Brown … that’s why I usually put “Reach” anyways. Academic merit can only go so far.</p>
<p>And excuse me … “if I gave you ANY helpful advice” … I just do my best to help others. I’m just doing this in my spare time because I’ve gotten that kind of care when I applied to schools and to some extent it helped so I’m just returning the favor by helping out the next class. It’s not like I had to have dropped any advice. I could have just said, "Oh you’re gonna be rejected,’ like some other posters. </p>
<p>And plus, not all of my advice is “unhelpful.” I use what I know from talking to admission officers (I personally went to Summer@Brown) and I pass it on to people like you. And that’s because I care. </p>
<p>^^AND You only apply to ED if you’re bent on going to Brown … it’s your absolute first choice and you absolutely want to spend 4 years there. It won’t make your admission easier … admission officers have said that they use the same standards for ED as RD. </p>
<p>End rant. </p>
<p>Sorry about taking up space on your thread brown14. I hope you get in. I really do.</p>