<p>what if my SAT, and EC are just the average or even below but my essay, gpa, and interview are outstanding? would this stand out to the admissions officers?</p>
<p>i think my essay just knocks people out. although i dont have a unique EC, i certainly think that my essay is truly unique.</p>
<p>I feel the same way, and I think the only way to know will come in April.</p>
<p>bump......</p>
<p>How do you know if your essay is really good or not?</p>
<p>I think mine is unique... its about growing up on a farm and my passion for music but I don't really know what to think about it. A few people have read it and said they liked it but I dunno...</p>
<p>I'm no expert but I think that your essay counts more for the admissions process at Brown than it does at other places. Scores are just numbers to them -- they of course mean something, but in the long run - my regional representative kept saying how much personality is the biggest factor -- personality and talent (not in the sense of musical instrument and performance, but in ur natural abilities etc. etc.) -- They don't see personality in ur SAT scores, but instead, in ur essay. So show what you want them to see of you, that's why I recommend staying away from overly depressing essays -- it becomes a little repetitive I'm sure for admissions officers after reading the 8322nd "my pet died today..." essay -- It's one thing to talk about it, it's another thing to show YOURSELF through your essay - this is more true for Brown than I think most places, or any other Ivy for that matter.... Hope that helps. Good luck!</p>
<p>yeah thanks for your response
i seriously hope that i get in. i showed my EC to my interviewer and she didnt say anything impressive about it. but when i showed her my essay, it knocked her out. i hope this happens to the admissions officers too.</p>
<p>lol mike.</p>
<p>let me read that essay.</p>
<p>I feel pretty ambivalent about my essay. I wrote about how I combine fun and academics, but I'm not sure if my points got through.</p>
<p>No matter how great an essay is, the colleges all know that it is quite possible that the essay has been written by somebody else. Academics > big time over essays due to this. It is unfortunate that some get in with essays written by others, and many of us hard workers get a raw deal, but the essay cant count so much as we think it does.</p>
<p>yea, my sat scores aren't exactly up to par...i scored a 2100. </p>
<p>but i think my essay was truly unique....</p>
<pre><code> i wrote about my sister who has severe mental retardation, and how she has impacted my perspective in life.
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<p>i think it's really well written..</p>