<p>As a junior, I’ve started looking at various school, but I came to the conclusion very early on that Brown seems to be the school that interests me the most. I’ve had a rocky 9th and 10th grade, but have rebounded 11th grade. My freshman, including some of sophomore year, opened my eyes and brought me out of my lazy behavior. I now see clearly in terms of how I want to continue to accel and pursue my dream of becoming a physician. I know that brown has one of the most stellar pre-med programs in the country. If I am able to bring up my GPA (3.64 UW, 3.93) and score well on SAT/SAT2 (2200+/700+), will I still possibly have a slight shot a Brown. I know the admissions process is a bit arbitrary, but I’m trying my best to polish my portfolio. I’m currently in almost every club at my school (10 clubs, VP of 2, sec of 1, gonna be pres senior year of 2), and I’m trying to show interest through an internship I just got. I’m an intern at a private general practice clinic in the shadowing phase of a physician/ previous cardiovascular surgeon. I’ll have about 350-400 hours when it’s time to apply next dec. Will I have the slightest shot? I have various other EC’s going on this summer. (science fair project research, Emory pre-undergrad program, CDC program for week, Calc at CC.) I’m going to take the most rigorous schedule that my school can offer next year. Also does the fact that I go to a school in a very small town in the south that has never sent a student to an ivy in its 50 yr existence hurt me in admissions process?</p>
<p>Being from a small town in the south actually should help. School with unknown track record re admits is +/-.
Lots of school clubs, not such a big plus, Brown would rather see in depth activity in few (leadership helps).
Grade are most important, if one of those clubs=less time to study for straight A’s would reset priorities (and that holds true for all schools).
Your essays are going to be VERY important. Make sure they show you as a person, and why you belong at Brown (and “because it is a good premed school” should not be in there.)
You are going to have to stellar grades this year and next, a fantastic essay, great scores, and excellent references (about in that order).
It’s always worth a shot if you really want it.</p>
<p>Thank you very much! So that means that I haven’t quite missed the boat yet. I’m willing to do whatever in my power to try to get admitted into Brown. I know that actions speak louder than words and everyone dreams of such, but I think I’ll take a chance. Do you by chance know how much a typical 4 year education will cost me including housing, and all? I know it will cost a bit more since I’m out of state, but could you possibly estimate? Also how much financial aid? My parents earn a total of 90-100,000 a year.</p>
<p>Unless I’m mistaken, in-state and out-of-state tuition are the same because Brown is not a public school. It currently costs about $58,000 a year to go to Brown. I’m in the same income bracket, and my EFC was ~$30,000. Of course yours could be much different. It will depend on how much your parents have saved, siblings in college, your assets, etc. I’m applying as a transfer, and admissions are need-aware for us, and that sucks. I decided not to apply for aid at all because I heard awards weren’t great for transfers with higher EFCs anyway. A few thousand seemed to be the norm for transfers in my income bracket. </p>
<p>I can relate a lot to your post. I’m from a small community college in the Alabama, and no one here has ever applied to Brown or any Ivy League college for that matter. So I hope it’s true that being from a small southern school can help! Maybe it’ll cancel out the fact that I’m from a community college, which I’m assuming will hurt me… Anyway, best of luck to you!</p>
<p>There is no out-of-state tuition for Brown - that’s only for public universities. It’s going to be about $50,000 per year for tuition, housing, and meal plan. Extra costs will be mostly books (which vary greatly depending on what courses you’re in, but shouldn’t be over $1000 a year), and travel between home and Brown.</p>
<p>You can find the full fees here:
[Bursar’s</a> Office](<a href=“http://brown.edu/Administration/Financial_Services/Bursar/Information/tuition_fee.html]Bursar’s”>http://brown.edu/Administration/Financial_Services/Bursar/Information/tuition_fee.html)</p>
<p>I don’t know about financial aid, but I believe Brown has a calculator available on its admissions page.</p>