<p>My Dad went to Brown, played Football, his team won the Ivy League Championship, and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He also says he knows a good amount of people working there, but I’m not sure how true this is.</p>
<p>If my stats are like this (SAT results pending), what are my chances of getting in?:
SAT: 2000ish
GPA: 4.0 (weighted)
EC: Tons, including awards in some (1st place in State for Astronomy - Science Olympiad, also President). I’m also part of Math League, Environmental Club (Co-president), Computer Club, Peer Leadership (have to apply), National Honor Sociey, Editor of Newspaper, Political Group, Co-founder of Model UN, etc.
Community Service: Not that much, hoping to get alot this year.
Classes: Pretty demanding (Freshman - 4 honors, Sophomore/Junior - 3 honors, Senior - 4APs, also taking interesting classes such as Cisco and have received certification)</p>
<p>That is a brief look at my profile. How do you think I’ll be getting in wise, plus the legacy?</p>
<p>I’m looking to study Physics/Math :)</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>By the way, my class rank is 34 out of 381, but I'm hoping to bring that up at the beginning of next year/the end of this year.</p>
<p>Legacy won't help you too much if your dad's not a big donor. Sorry.</p>
<p>actually it does, legacy admittance is around 35-40% as told from someone from the admissions dept that I met at an alumni gala.</p>
<p>bobbobbob -- that statistic doesn't mean much. Just because legacies are admitted at a higher rate does not mean that it's significantly easier for legacies to get in. Think about it -- if one of your parents went to Brown, you are more likely than the average applicant to come from a middle class or upper-middle class family, and therefore to have attended a good high school, had lots of opportunities to do cool things that would pad your application, etc. At least one of your parents strongly values education and has probably encouraged and supported you though school, etc. Having a parent who attended Brown is likely to be correlated with things that will get you admitted, but it doesn't mean that having a parent who attended Brown will CAUSE you to be admitted. It'll help, but probably not a ton.</p>
<p>i didnt say legacy alone got people in...but legacy admittance is that high so the kids has an above average shot.</p>
<p>I read once that the admittance rates at Brown for children of Princeton and Harvard alumni is around 30 - 35% as well. One can therefore deduce that the legacy "advantage" is derived more from upbringing than an actual boost within the admissions process.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, because I am in the midst of unproductive attempt of writing my final paper, why do colleges want you to state whether or not you are a legacy. I mean... Why would they want to know? Purely statistical reason?</p>
<p>Where did you get that statistic Cantthinkofaname?</p>
<p>Are your finances such that you can afford to apply ED? There does seem to be an ED advantage...hmmm, the ED advantage is probably smaller for a legacy.</p>
<p>Lots of EC's are out of favor these days. Write up your EC's as a few that you have a passion for, that have depth. Additional EC's where you have a leadership position, but spend the space and emphasis on the ones where there is some depth. E.g., if you love astronomy, figure out a way to do that this summer.</p>
<p>Tie your passion(s) into your intended major and into the open curriculum.</p>
<p>Get your SAT scores up. Search this board for Xiggi's SAT preparation tips. </p>
<p>Brown is not out of reach, but it is a reach.</p>
<p>my understanding from having just completed the process--- I went to Brown, and my son was admitted regular decision (he did not apply early decision to brown) and is matriculating--- is that legacy can definitely help early decision.</p>
<p>profanity -- colleges used to weight legacy admissions very highly. The logic goes something like this:</p>
<p>1.
Colleges need money.
Donors give money.
A loyal "Brown" family will give more money.
We should admit legacies.</p>
<p>2.
John did well at Brown.
John jr. will probably do well at Brown.
We should admit John jr.</p>
<p>It used to be that there would be families where everyone would go to Harvard for generations. Now, colleges are very self-conscious about legacy admissions, because people complain that they give privilege mainly to white, rich kids who don't need it, and that they prevent other kids from getting in on merit. Because of this backlash against legacy, most schools like Brown consider it a lot less than they did 50, or even 10 years ago.</p>
<p>normally its more about #1 due to a Princeton study that showed that on average, legacy donors will donate more.</p>
<p>A senior at my school got in with double legacy. She got rejected to every other school she applied to.</p>
<p>If colleges only USED to weigh them, then why is it still on the application form.</p>
<p>typecastme22 -- and one of my best friends here was waitlisted with a double legacy (ultimately got in). I also know a triple legacy who was rejected from Princeton. There's an example for every perspective.</p>
<p>profanity -- I said they used to weigh it heavily. As I said, they still weigh it, but not nearly as much as they used to.</p>