I’m going to try to make this short so it doesn’t take too long for you guys to read!
School:
Public suburban, but I was mostly homeschooled throughout it do to a disability. However, my transcripts appear the same as any student who went to the public school. I did all the same tests and assignments as they did
Stats
SAT 1400
GPA 4.0 unweighted (school doesn’t do weighted so not exactly sure)
APS not offered to me at home and was only able to go to two. got 5 on apush and have A’s so far in ap lit
Essays
I would say this is the strongest part of my application. I love to write and I think my essays conveyed this. I wrote my main one about my writing and how it helped me still find purpose after I was diagnosed w my disability ie having to stay in bed all the time. My “Why Brown” one was also strong. I met with some faculty members in the writing department and talked about how I wanted to take their classes. Also mentioned how I have always known that I want to write so the academic freedom at Brown would be good for this.
Teacher Recs
10/10
ECS
lots of published writing–7 magazines, I think. Interned at The Paris Review as a poetry reader, on board at my library for 4 years, started organization to donate books to low income families. scholastic gold key, silver key
Hook: got straight a’s despite health difficulties/having to leave school. my father is an alumni w an honorary degree, does interviews for brown
Profile
female, mixed race
Why I don’t think I will get in: not a lot of APS, not sure if admissions will understand why. Not very good SAT score. From NJ. No sports at all.
I was about to scroll down and say “Pretty high chance, depending on how well you conveyed the work you put in to still get the best education possible despite your disability” but then I saw your publications, and I think you’re literally amazing. Especially factoring in the legacy status, I would be shocked if you didn’t get in. Taking two APs despite the fact that you were initially not allowed to is not a weakness in your application, neither is no sports, especially given your disability. I wouldn’t say NJ is a definite disadvantage either, despite there being a lot of applicants. It means you had a good public school with rigorous classes compared to the rest of the US, even without APs, and also, the part of New Jersey could have a very different effect than a different part of NJ. I was born in a poorer part of the state and then grew up in Warren, and the variance between towns in wealth, academic achievements of local public school students, etc, is massive from what I’ve seen. The only weakness I can see is your SAT, but I will still be surprised if you are not admitted
@geugen I wish they could just read our threads and see how great we all are and admit all of us! Seriously, I think our ability to start becoming friends and learning from each other and building a community in such a short time is very much indicative of the fact that we would all be great at Brown(, together).