<p>For some reason, I’ve always thought Brown was incredibly hard to get into, especially because of it’s reputation as an Ivy. So what do you guys think, out of these schools (Rice, Harvard, Penn, UC Berkeley, Williams, Stanford), how does Brown compare in how hard it is to get into? I’m totally lost.</p>
<p>It's probably easier than Harvard, Stanford, and maybe Rice. It really depends, since Brown looks for a particular type of student.</p>
<p>What do you mean particular type of student? Could you elaborate?</p>
<p>Well, I think Brown generally puts less emphasis on SATs and more on essays and ECs and looks for people more outside the box.</p>
<p>Ok, thanks!</p>
<p>basically you need qualifying stats, gpa, ranks, sat1 and 2's, and good essays and recs and ECs</p>
<p>this gets you your 20% shot at getting in...</p>
<p>once you get good stats and ec's its mostly making a hook.... you need to be recruited athlete... donate money... legacy... famous... national awards... minority... some kind of thing that stands you out from the 1000's</p>
<p>you should never expect to get into brown... but you can do a lot of things to give you a good shot at getting in</p>
<p>hardest to easiest..... harvard, stanford, penn, brown, williams, rice.....i dont know much about berkeley and being in/out of state makes a big difference</p>
<p>offbeat....</p>
<p>oh i'm instate for berkeley. thanks for all the info. it really helps. i do have one more question though. i go to a super small school (300). therefore, i have less APs and resources available such as awards that most people have and organizations like model UN or science olympia. does that affect my chances when schools like brown compare me to other applicants? i've taken the hardest schedule possible with one exception (honors english instead of AP) and i'm involved in numerous activities. i'm just worried that i appear mediocre on paper.</p>
<p>They get a school profile and I'm sure they know that small school = less opportunity.</p>
<p>At least, they'd better, since I go to one myself.</p>
<p>Brown does not look for a "particular type of student." Particular types of people look for Brown. I keep hearing people say Brown accepts a certain type of person, but that is just bull. You're so wrong it's ridiculous. You have so much faith that Brown is different, that they don't make you a statistic. When 15,000 people apply, you ARE A STATISTIC. Get over it. Brown's admissions aren't really any different than anywhere else.</p>
<p>Jesus...</p>
<p>ok then...Could you give me some examples of types of people that look for Brown? I never knew that certain people were interested in Brown. I always assumed that in addition to people who like Brown for what it is, a lot of people considered it because it's an Ivy.</p>
<p>I think people who are confident that they will be able to make their own decisions on what courses they want to take and what path they want to follow in college w/o the pressures of a core curriculum choose Brown. It's lack of a core is definately one of the most attractive aspects of the school (to me at least, and I think many would agree), in addition to its more liberal atmosphere in comparison to the other Ivies. Some students may apply only b/c of its reputation as an Ivy, but most are passionate about the opportunities the school offers.</p>
<p>I agree. I love the lack of core. One of the reasons why Brown is my first choice. Yay for all the people who like it! :)</p>
<p>They say that like 75% of brown students take a wide enough variety of courses that it would fill a core anyway. Do you think this is true, or are they exaggerating?</p>
<p>it's probably true, just because the students tend to have a wide variety of interests. but the good thing about Brown is that you can take classes like Medieval Magic pass/no credit, and people are in class b/c they WANT to be there, not because they were bound by a core</p>