<p>had to delete; wouldn’t let me edit. </p>
<p>i wasn’t trying to come off as offensive, really. but, i should know better than to under esteem the opinion of someone who has attended <a href=“mailto:s@b”>s@b</a>. you’re obviously an expert. </p>
<p>i hate to break it to you, but you’re not the only person in the world that’s talked to an admissions counselor. if i may, don’t be so cocksure on the transparency of college admissions. early decision exists for a reason. it helps to identify and target the students who are “bent” on attending brown which weeds out all the trophy hunters that apply RD giving a good student like the op a statistically higher advantage. this is of course, assuming the op wants to go to brown since he’s “loved brown since freshman year” and is asking for his “chances” MONTHS in advance. just a thought.</p>
<p>people like fireandrain and modestmelody (who, if i have inferred correctly have either attended or attend brown currently) don’t comment on these “OMG PLZZZZZ CHANCE” threads for a reason. they don’t mean anything and exist only to ease the frazzled nerves that come with applying to college. </p>
<p>and for someone who is trying to help, telling someone it’s a “reach” doesn’t do much to ease the uncertainty. you’d be better off trying to offer some substantiated information on what brown is like, since you’ve completed the s@b program, and not wasting your time predicting the future.</p>
<p>unless of course, you can predict the lottery. then i’ll be knocking at your door :-P</p>