Im Furious. How Do Arrogant People Like Him Get Into Brown?

Applying to College
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<p>im mad. brown accepted someone from my school ED.</p>

<p>though he's intelligent and an intellectual, i have no idea how he got in...</p>

<p>the student body knows him as incredibly self-centered, lazy, completely arrogant, stubborn, and not open to new ideas</p>

<p>he makes this girl in my science class feel uncomfortable all the time by pretending to hump her.</p>

<p>he makes fun of everyone, and lots of people refer to him as a "d-bag"</p>

<p>he copies science homework 5 minutes before class starts</p>

<p>when students like him get into colleges like that, it makes me question the whole admissions process...</p>

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<p>Ah well, just shows how obsequious people get ahead. The best you can do is move on.</p>

<p>(FWIW, someone I know was accepted to Brown ED with a 1400 on the SAT -- new scale.)</p>

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<p>Hahaha a kid just like that got into Brown ED from my school... where do you go?</p>

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<p>I don't know why you would question the admissions process. The adcoms don't know that he makes fun of some teachers, that he argues with people for the sake of arguing, that he doesn't "learn" anything while doing well in school, or that he humps a girl in his class. As for his copying of your homework, isn't that your fault? </p>

<p>The only things that adcoms have to go by are scores, essays, and recommendations. If he gets recs from the teachers that he favors (and they reciprocate) - that isn't the admissions process' fault. </p>

<p>Instead of worrying or being agitated about someone else's acceptance, try working as hard as you can to present YOUR best application. </p>

<p>There's a reason he got into where he did. But don't worry about it. Just do what you need to do and keep moving.</p>

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<p>holy cow... kyledavid, was he minority? how in the world did he get in?</p>

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<p>that's horrible. but i see the exact same thing happen in our school too. it's sick. i wonder sometimes how far those kinds of people will get in life...</p>

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<p>parkrunner do you go to h-w? i must know because that's eerily similar to a kid at my school</p>

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<p>That just shows that Ivies are not magical places that are free of annoying people.</p>

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<p>"kyledavid, was he minority? how in the world did he get in?"</p>

<p>No, he was Asian actually..weird huh?</p>

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<p>I knew I hated Brown for a reason.</p>

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<p>Well, the 1400/2400 kid must be pro-athlete or Obama's son or something.</p>

<p>parkrunner, then I suppose he didn't portray that side of him.</p>

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<p>Well did he have stellar scores, high GPA, amazing EC's? I'm sure he didn't write his essay on why people consider him a d-bag, or his ability to copy science homework in 5 minutes...</p>

<p>At least this is a new twist on the usual "how did he get in to the ivies with a 1250???" post.</p>

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<p>It sucks, but it happens. Admissions aren't foolproof. : (</p>

<p>I know someone like that. God, it's gonna suck if he gets into those schools...</p>

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<p>now he'll be the lower-curve cushion for the smart people at brown. don't worry too much now.</p>

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<p>Except Brown seems like the best college possible for "lazy" people "not open to new ideas." If it was Caltech I would laugh at him, but Brown? Tschh.</p>

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Well did he have stellar scores, high GPA, amazing EC's? I'm sure he didn't write his essay on why people consider him a d-bag, or his ability to copy science homework in 5 minutes...

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<p>He probably didn't write his essay, most people don't anyways...</p>

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<p>Honestly, it's not like Brown knew about all those things. Unless he writes "Science-class girl-humper" on his resume or tries to make a move on his interviewer, Brown isn't going to see the douchebaggery side of things. Who cares. </p>

<p>Think about it this way. There's no REAL reason to be upset. You are upset because you feel as if he is undeserving of his acceptance -- that you have put more effort into academics/EC's/etc and being a quality person and that his acceptance undercuts your own efforts. However, if he did not exist, would you not do the same anyway? You'd still be excelling academically, involving yourself, and so forth, and this is what matters. Who gives a rats ass about this dude? </p>

<p>Yes, he got into a good school, but unless he matures, his douchebaggery will not get him far socially, if it's any consolation. I know kids like that here at Penn and they are generally disliked. There's this one kid who is so incredibly arrogant... he always uses people, leeches off their resources, makes rude sexual jokes to people's faces, puts people down for "being intellectually inferior"... and nobody likes the guy. Every time he'd leave the room, girls would just say the most hilariously awful things about him. </p>

<p>Having a quality personality is just as important (if not more so) than having good academics. If he's severely lacking in that department then you can be sure that although he may have gotten lucky this time, reality will lay the smackdown unless he manages to keep the sausage off the science chicks.</p>

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<p>Just remember that going to Brown (or any Ivy for that matter) doesn't guarantee success in the real world. Obviously, this kid lacks the maturity and couth to work with other people. Don't worry about his acceptance. I'm not saying that an Ivy education is a "bad" thing, just that attending one doesn't mask over personal flaws.</p>

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<p>This is why people need to stop obsessing over ivy leagues.</p>

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<p>Keep in mind that high school is not necessarily an accurate context in which to judge a person. High school culture usually caters to the lowest-common denominator, or middle-of-the-road student. Because of his intellect, this student may have been bored to tears at his high school, which may have led to his immature traits predominating out of frustration. Unless your high school is very high-performing, it is possible that the Ivy-bound students are not necessarily the most popular or comfortable there, and with good reason don't seem to fit in with the mainstream crowd.</p>