Chances for RD of an ED deferred PLME applicant

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<p>I was deferred ED for PLME; do I stand a chance for regular decision? Or should I give up hope on PLME and/or Brown? </p>

<p>I’m also applying to Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, Northwestern, Princeton, Rice, UPenn, Stanford, Caltech, NYU, USC, Johns Hopkins (legacy), and Boston U, if you’d like to give additional input.</p>

<p>–a copy of my stats from the ED decision thread–</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT: CR: 720; M: 780; W: 800

  • SAT IIs: Math IIC: 780; Latin: 660; Chem: 760
  • GPA: unweighted 3.9; weighted: 4.3
  • Rank: top 2%
  • Other stats: co-captain of science olympiad, co-captain of robotics, member of ASB, president of Ethnic Council, county and state science fair, regional and state awards for Junior Classical League, sing indian classical music for 10 yrs, a few orchestras for violin, hospital volunteer w/ 300+ hours, JV tennis for 2 years, AMC12 score: 112.5, member of several clubs with a couple elected positions, Brown Summer Program, extensive travel experience, etc.
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: good

  • Teacher Recs: two were good, one was ok, i think; one from a Brown professor from a summer course i took
  • Counselor Rec: eh, standard
  • Hook (if any): tons of extra-curriculars
    </code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: southern CA

  • School Type: public in an upper-middle class neighborhood
  • Ethnicity: south asian
  • Gender: female
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<p>Other Factors: applied to PLME, didn’t want to be bound to Brown if rejected from program</p>

<p>General Comments: i’m thinking i should have checked the box, saying i wanted to be bound to Brown; then they’d have known i wasn’t applying to Brown just b/c of the program</p>

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<p>I wouldnt worry about it, you'll probably get into PLME....I heard, dont know for sure, that the first E/D plme rounds are for students with legacy and such........either way, ur in damn good shape </p>

<p>Good Luck</p>

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<p>who told you that?
(it's not true)</p>

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<p>it's not true that i'll "probably get into PLME," OR that "the first E/D plme rounds are for students with legacy and such"?</p>

<p>anyway, thanks for replying and reassuring me, HighschoolDOC; after being deferred i was so scared about my prospects for any school!</p>

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<p>I think that PLME is a reach. NYU and BU, PCS are reaches, Penn, Rice, Brown are all matches, but at this level anything can happen.</p>

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<p>here's my conspiracy theory</p>

<p>You attended the summer@brown program, and were deferred, with obviously desirable stats.</p>

<p>I was also deferred (although I'll admit I come off as less desirable) and I also went to the summer program. About 2/3 of the people who applied from the summer program were rejected, 1/3 deferred. NOT ONE ACCEPTED.</p>

<p>heres where my theory plays in:
If you spent the summer there, and then apply ED, they KNOW that they are your number one school, and that you will probably matriculate if they accept you in the RD round. Given this; they want to use their few ED spots (Brown doesn't take as many as most schools) to grab kids that they probably couldn't get during the RD round (athletes who have been offered scholarships elsewhere, etc.) </p>

<p>The way I see it, you were deferred not because you aren't desirable, but because Brown is strategic in their admissions, and assumed you will probably go if admitted RD.</p>

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<p>brassmonkey,</p>

<p>hmm...very interesting...i totally see where you're coming from...and by golly i hope you're right (did i just say "by golly"? oh dear :]). how did you come up w/ these stats for your summer@brown theory? how many people did you survey? </p>

<p>o, and just out of curiousity, what year did you do summer@brown and what course did you take? (perhaps i know you) i took "techniques in biotechnology" in 2004.</p>