<p>I read somewhere that Brown takes lots of applicants who show an interest in the university. Since I attended a summer program there, will it increase my chances for admission? (Basics: SATI 1560/2270 SATII 800/800/790, great academic record, above average EC’s, research paper)
I’m a finaid candidate too.</p>
<p>I worked for summer@brown one summer. Kids who go to summer@brown actually have a lower acceptance rate than kids who didn't (around 9% as compared to 14%). It's not necessarily direct causation, but the kids who come to the summer program tend to be a ridiculously homogenous population.<br>
"Showing high interest" doesn't really mean anything. You're applying. So are 16,000 other kids. All of you show interest.</p>
<p>It's not necessarily direct causation, but the kids who come to the summer program tend to be a ridiculously homogenous population.</p>
<p>What kind of kids are they, usually?</p>
<p>The Summer@Brown-ies tend to be overwhelmingly rich (or at least upper middle class), white, and from over-represented areas: New England, CA, NY, FL, NJ. And since those demographics tend to be overrepresented in the applicant pool, among them, the acceptance rate is lower. So coming to S@B doesn't LOWER your chances, per se, but kids who come have a lower acceptance rate. It also won't be the kicker that gets you in among your cohort group -- that would be, of course, classist as hell.</p>
<p>no, it does not help.</p>
<p>its a nice program though!</p>
<p>I did that program and it was a lot of fun. I didn't apply to Brown--do they ask about it on the application? I know at Hopkins, it asks on the application if you ever did their CTY program... I had done that one as well, and got into Hopkins--not sure if there's any relation there.</p>
<p>-James
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<p>i did summer @ brown back in '99, and it had a big impact on my decision to apply and ultimately choose brown over the other schools i was accepted to</p>
<p>i ended up TAing the same course I took as a high school student last summer. </p>
<p>in both experiences, many of the students were there, thinking it would give them an edge in admissions--some even sought out letters of recommendation from the professors</p>
<p>i'd agree that attending does not give you a significant edge and it is not a reason in itself to take the course. that being said, it's an awesome experience and may help guide your thinking about college.</p>
<p>Sorry to bump an old thread, but I had two questions about the Brown summer program.</p>
<p>First does anyone know how it compares to Cornell's?</p>
<p>Also, I'm considering both the brown one and the Cornell one, and I realize people say that it doesn't help gain admission into the college, but like the OP said, would it show a greater interest in Brown? So in other words, would choosing Brown's summer program be more advantageous from a admissions point of view over Cornell's?</p>
<p>Daring Dragoon, have you taken the new SAT out of 2400, is that what you wrote under SAT II?</p>
<p>I'm going this year!
Brown is my first choice school to apply to next year, so even though Summer@Brown won't really help out with my admission, it'll be awesome to live there for a period of time.
I'm also hoping the course I take will give me a better impression of what I want to pursue in college.</p>
<p>Is it corny to write an admission essay to Brown about a summer couse you took at Brown? I founded an activity at my school about world cultures, which is like cultural anthropology (since I'm thinking that's what I want to go into), and the course I'm taking this summer is one of Brown's few Anthropology courses.. So I was j/w if it's tacky, if I were to write about my passion for the subject, to Brown if part of the essay would involve my anthropology course at Brown.</p>
so in the end… did you ever get into brown?
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