<p>I live in california~
NYEM~ they didn’t state anything being independent in my email.</p>
<p>Just curious, what are your stats/ECs amazingonline?</p>
<p>Greetings from the Brown University Admission Office!</p>
<p>We are in the midst of evaluating our Early Decision applications, and I’m contacting you to verify your request NOT to be considered for financial aid. (You made the request around November 8th.)</p>
<p>According to your application, you are a US Citizen so you qualify for our need-blind financial aid policy – this means that we will consider the merits of your application without looking at your financial aid status. If you are admitted to Brown and you have applied for financial aid, we will guarantee to meet 100% of your family’s demonstrated need for all 4 years.</p>
<p>If you indeed did not want to be considered for financial aid, then you are all set. However, our office wanted to take this opportunity to explain that your financial aid status would not affect your admission decision. If you would like to be considered for financial aid, please let us know as soon as possible and we will change your status.</p>
<p>Best,
Momoho</p>
<p>Momoho Takao
Associate Director of Admission
Brown University
401.863.7938 (t)</p>
<h2>401.863.9300 (f)</h2>
<p>Wouldn’t this mean that just about everyone who did not apply for FA would get this email? but big dreamer did not [yet].</p>
<p>I haven’t gotten anything yet, but will let you guys know if I receive anything. My area doesn’t have many ED applicants-at most, there’s 3 of us here, and I’m inclined to think there is at most 1 other applicant here. If I receive anything, I’ll let you guys know.</p>
<p>This email could be sent to all applicants not seeking FA just to make sure, or if financial situations have changed since applying. </p>
<p>Or, they could just be checking to see if accepted ED applicants who didn’t apply for FA now need it for the aforementioned reasons. Why would they send this email to everybody 1 week before admissions decisions are released? Wouldn’t it be easier just to send this email only to people that they plan to accept?</p>
<p>My second theory is just me playing Devil’s advocate since I’m freaking out so much about getting in. lol</p>
<p>Wow… now I’m really nervous</p>
<p>I live in a very populated region… in the Bay Area, in Oakland, and I was told that I was the only ED applicant in Oakland, but who knows. Only one other person, my friend is considering applying RD.
I agree with the ‘why send 1 week before…’ (this email was sent to me at 12:01 PM today)
and why to all the individuals who didn’t apply for FA? I would think that that is laborious. And if they knew about my FA decision a month ago, why ask now?
I was thinking that this email would just be a confirmation, but after looking at these thoughts, I don’t know.</p>
<p>rainbowrose; and jayelle (to make you less nervous hopefully ^^)
My stats aren’t that great [o_O]
On a 4.0 UW scale, 5.0 W scale
9th - 3.83
10th - 4.33
11th - 4.83 (highest in 11th grade)
12th - 4.83 (so far, also highest in 12th)
SAT - 1900</p>
<p>E.C.:
work at family factory; Kindergarten - current; 5hrs/wk
basketball; 4th grade - 12th grade; 12hrs/wk
swimming; 8th-12th grade; 10hrs/wk
key club secretary; 11th-12th grade; 2hrs/wk
10th grade summer-took a class at community college
11th grade summer-took a class at community college
12th grade summer-took classes at Brown university</p>
<p>@AmazingOnline: For the “why send now and not a montha go?” maybe Brown wanted to give anybody an extra shot @ FA in case, say, their parent(s) has/have gotten laid off or something. </p>
<p>My town is small enough that we almost all know of everybody who’s applying to Brown lol. I didn’t ask my interviewer how many people from my area had applied ED, but he only had 4 slots for interviews.</p>
<p>Well, I hope my Devil’s Advocate Theory is pretty wrong, otherwise I’m getting nervous and will need to find motivation to finish up these apps for Jan 1st!!! I still have a bunch to do haha. Well not that bad…but I just wanna go to Brown :)</p>
<p>I feel like they would only email if you were being seriously considered, 7 days before the decision release. We know that 1. Anyone with a possibility of rejection would not receive and email—despite the SAT, Brown likes kids with great grades. 2. They wouldn’t waist time contacting you 7 days before the deadline if they plan on deferring you; they have until April 1st to get financial aid sorted out.</p>
<p>Deductive reasoning points to the obvious conclusion. However, too much deductive reasoning can screw people over. I’d be optimistic if I were you. </p>
<p>We need all the other ED’s to post if they have received emails before we can begin to guess anything, though.</p>
<p>I’m in accordance with jjjjoseph here. You might be in better shape than the rest of us, AmazingOnline! Geez I hope I get an email like that soon. My mom got a letter from the Dean inviting her to call with any questions. Lol I almost want my mom to ask about this. But alas, that would get me nowhere…</p>
<p>Ahh I’m so nervous! There are soo many competitive applicants on here!</p>
<p>Thanks. I hope so lol. But good luck, let’s just hope.
But if you want to see if my chances match up with that theory/what the email means, then here is some more info about me and my application:</p>
<p>First generation student.
Essays - went to Brown’s WC to get help in July and August; worked on them from July until October.
Recommendations: 1 [my guess is] at least decent from Physics teacher, 1 great/amazing from English, 1 [my guess is] amazing from a brown student. Additionally, a Latin professor at Brown told me that he asked to see my application “to put in a good word.”
Rank: 13/429 in Public school.</p>
<p>In a quick comparison to a student at my school who got into Brown last year (gf),
she had 2030 SAT and generally better test scores, rank 1, national merit winner.
But she said my essays, e.c., 11th and 12th grades were better.</p>
<p>I read that earlier, that your girlfriend went to Brown. I really hope you get in, that’s adorable. One heck of a power-couple, I’d say :).</p>
<p>Thanks =]
A lot of people forget about the non-academic side of the admissions process. Personal qualities is listed as a “very important” factor. And while I was at Brown, a former admissions officer gave me a presentation. From what he said, there is rating for each student: an academic and a nonacademic score from 1-6. After the officer looks over your application, they will score you a #/#, and so will another officer, and they will agree on a number if needed. If you get a 4/3 (academic 4, non academic 3) then your estimated chances are, say, 45%. If you get a 3/4, then it will be 40%. The scale works something like that. And Those who get 6s on acad are those who have research, etc. Something like a national record for a nonacad 6. (The chances of 6/1 are 80-90%, I believe). So it is important to be rounded! Hope what I am saying is true, and hope it helps.</p>
<p>jjjjoseph - you ended up posting a totally uncalled for comment today few pages back. Let us not our anxiety take over ourselves. It appears to me that Brown Admission process is a bit slower than other Ivys. But, they are doing their job. So, if Dartmouth and Penn have sent e-mail, it does not mean that Brown will also send e-mail. And whoever has received e-mail about FA or other stuffs, it may not matter at the end. I think the FA issue will come after one is admitted in the need blind admission process. The admission people are just making sure that you meant what you submitted, else you still have time to change it. Brown switched to digital application process from this year (read on its web site). It appears that it has reduced their work load to some extent and you can talk to someone whenever you call Admission. In the past, it was difficult with far longer wait time about this time of the year.</p>
<p>For some consolation: our first S with SAT - 2380, SATII - Chem 800, Bio - 800, Math2 - 800, Lit - 780, 1st rank, tons of EC and volunteer did not get into Brown.</p>
<p>So, do not speculate. Nobody knows what they look for in an applicant. But, whatever they look have kept them ahead over the centuries. So, just chill. Read the post from one of the last year’s applicant. Her thread has the ‘fireandrain’ as the first respondant.</p>
<p>@amazingonline</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing that info. Please correct me if I misunderstood, but if a 3/4 theoretically has a 40% chance of getting in, and a 6/1 80-90%, wouldn’t that imply being well-rounded isn’t as highly valued as being “deep” in a certain area? Both the 3/4 and 6/1 have a total of 7 points but the 6/1 has 2x better chance of being accepted according to your #s.</p>
<p>@amazingonline… no offense, but that makes no sense.</p>
<p>The thread I referred to is by Ivy_Equestrian18. It is must read post.</p>
<p>@honkeytonk</p>
<p>It’s not about the about the amount of points, because 1.Academics are weighted more than nonacademics, because, well, it is a college, and 2.higher points are harder to get, thus each point is not of equal value.
3/4, in words, means something like, “overall decent grades, test scores, and rank. great recommendations, e.c., and essays”
6/1 can mean, “genius but not athletic”
(6s are RARE)
@rainbowrose</p>
<p>he showed me a data table.
academic rating on one axis (lets say x-axis), and non-academic rating on a second axis (let’s say y-axis). each box is labeled 1-6:</p>
<p>…1 2 3 4 5 6
1
2
3
4
5
6</p>
<p>the chance of getting accepted increases as you move from left to right, and from top to bottom. But the x-value is worth more than the y-value.</p>
<p>oh wow! I hope I’m at least a 5/5…</p>