<p>I was wondering if Brown paid more attention was a numbers/grades kind of school in admission (SAT scores, GPA, class rank etc.) or do they take extracurriculars (leadership positions, etc.) into more consideration for admission?</p>
<p>I heard that Brown focuses on personal qualities (reminds me of UChicago), but are they more like the Claremonts who enjoy seeing leadership positions or is it all numbers?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Are you saying that Brown would take someone with, let's say, a National Merit Commendation, 33 on the ACT, many other top awards, PLUS incredible EC's and essays with only a 3.4 uw GPA??????</p>
<p>In general, it is said that Brown does care more about your essays, your recommendations, your ECs, and other qualities that reveal character than other Ivies. While there is no way to know this for a fact considering none of us work in their admissions office, this idea is reflected in the scale of importance that they submit to the College Board:</p>
<p>Very important admission factors:</p>
<pre><code>* Character/Personal Qualities
* Rigor of secondary school record
* Talent/Ability
* Level of Applicant's Interest
</code></pre>
<p>Important admission factors:</p>
<pre><code>* Class Rank
* Application Essay
* Extracurricular Activities
* Recommendations
* Standardized Test Scores
</code></pre>
<p>Considered:</p>
<pre><code>* Alumni Relation
* Geographical Residence
* Interview
* Racial/Ethnic Status
* State Residency
* Volunteer Work
* Work Experience
* First generation college student
</code></pre>
<p>At the same time, this is not to say that if the stats are truly far off that your chances will be great.</p>
<p>Brown has so many great applicants that you really must have every (or nearly every) piece to the puzzle to get in, including stats, ECs, personal qualities, etc.</p>
<p>Here's the thing when you talk about "which do they care about more"....</p>
<p>You're up against students who have it all. Good stats and activities and essays, etc. all across the board.</p>
<p>When any school says they care more about <em>some aspect</em> etc. they're leaving out the full statement...
"<em>this aspect</em> is often the deciding factor, since most applicants we accept are really good in all areas anyway" It means the student with a better essay might get in over a student with a weak essay with only slightly better stats. But both applicants are likely to have what most would consider to be 'good' stats. </p>
<p>Don't hold back in applying to college. The worst you waste in some time on essays, some money for the app, and the worst that happens is you get rejected.</p>
<p>But it's a waste of time to try to be like "oh but they care more about this than that"---because while you might be strong in whatever they're looking for, so are many other applicants.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the responses. I'm aware that the applicants should be great in all the areas, but I was just wondering if Brown cared a little more about ECs so that it would be enough to make up for say, a slightly slightly lower GPA (essentially not a perfect 4.0 or 3.95. =] )</p>