<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 800V 790M 760W
SAT IIs: 800IIC, 790USHist, 780 Chem
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.9 UW
Rank: None
ACT: None
APs (including this year's): 11 APs by graduation, AP Scholar with Distinction. I did get a 3 on the Physics B though lol ^<em>~
IBs (including this year's: None
Senior Yr Courseload: Most rigorous
Number of Apps from Your School: Not sure...Definitely 6+
Other stats (Awards, etc.): National journalism awards, Mythology awards, AIME 4, other stuff.
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Editor-in-Chief School Paper, MUN President, Science Oly Co-President, Started community service group, other leadership
Job/Work Experience: 10+ hrs a week for two years. <3 minimum wage
Essays (subject and responses): Quirky. My main essay bashed political correctness...
Teacher Recs: Amazing
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Slightly above average. My interviewer was very nice, but it was short (40 minutes).
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): My awards/ECs were good. No "hook" really.
Location/Person:
State or Country: New England
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Avg. Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No.
Strengths: ECs, Awards, Essay
Weaknesses: Downward grade trend, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Supreme luck.
Other Factors: I wasn't expecting this, as only a handful of recruits get into Brown from my school. Brown was my first choice (I was planning on ED), so this is a blessing.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations! ^</em>__^ Im so excited for Brown!!!! </p>
<p>I am stunned.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!! </p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
Fee Waiver Used?: no
SAT I (by section): 710 V, 660 M, 640 W....
SAT IIs: 710, 660, 640
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.6 and 5.1
Rank: 6
ACT: nope
APs (including this year's): 4 classes
IBs (including this year's: over 15 classes
Senior Yr Courseload: IB and AP, all 6-pt classes
Number of Apps from Your School: I think 2. Haha.
Other stats (Awards, etc.): I can't even think right now.[/list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
ECs listed on app: A lot... lots of art awards, comm service, performances for school, blah blah blah.
Job/Work Experience: summer shipping job
Essays (subject and responses): about being multiracial
Teacher Recs: great
Counselor Rec: outstanding
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): I thought it went well
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):[/list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
State or Country: Miami, FL
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Lower middle class school in the suburbs... low graduation/college-going rate, but we have IB
Ethnicity: black
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $70,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation American
Strengths: URM, tons of activities, high grades
Weaknesses: low SAT
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I don't even know... still freaking out!![/list][ b]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I think I peed on myself.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 2390 (800m, 800v, 790w)
SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 770 Span., 770 Chem., 750 Math I, 730 Bio. M
GPA, Unweighted: 3.67
Rank: No rank, somewhere in the top 11%
APs (including this year's): Chem. 5, Euro. 5, U.S. 5 (Calc. BC, Phys. C)
Senior Yr Courseload: Heaviest
Number of Apps from Your School: Dozens
Other stats (Awards, etc.): NMF, Presidential Scholars Nominee, AP Scholar, Cum Laude
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Extensive theatrical work curricularly, extracurricularly, and in work; varsity-level dance, theatrical community service; vocal music; competitive math; alcohol awareness group
Job/Work Experience: Staff at Creative Arts Program
Essays (subject and responses): Combination of my love for theatre and chemistry, good; About moving around as a child, good
Teacher Recs: Good, not great
Counselor Rec: Great
Location/Person:
State or Country: Massachusetts
School Type: Private boarding
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Strengths: Great grades, scores, theatrical work, diverse passions
Weaknesses: Only okay essays/rec.'s
Other Factors: Top boarding school
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to the rest of you!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 780 CR 770 M 770 W (12 Essay)
SAT IIs: 800 Math II 800 Chinese 740 Eng Lit
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.9 uw, no w
Rank: 2/400
ACT: 34
APs (including this year's): 12
IBs (including this year's: Full IB courseload
Senior Yr Courseload: All IB classes except for student government
Number of Apps from Your School: 3 or 4? not sure
Other stats (Awards, etc.): national awards in piano, state awards in debate/mock trials/math & science/tennis, etc, National Merit, National AP Scholar
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: piano, debate (captain), mock trials (vice president), varsity tennis, math & science (president), peer mentoring program (president)
Job/Work Experience: research assistant at local university
Essays (subject and responses): average
Teacher Recs: average
Counselor Rec: average
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): we hardly talked about me at all, it was mostly about him and his experience
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): research for 4 years
Location/Person:
State or Country: UT
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, IB school
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Strengths: ECs + stats
Weaknesses: essays
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: ECs + stats
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I'm absolutely thrilled! Good luck to everyone else.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
Deferred EA? No
ACT: 33
SAT II: USH 780, Spanish 740, Lit 740
Unweighted GPA: 3.9
Rank: top 7%
AP: USH (5), Engl (5)
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: only a few, but deep, including (Amnesty Int'l)
Job/Work Experience: min wage jobs
Volunteer/Community service: tutoring, church
Summer Activities: jobs and travel
Essays: very good, introspective; tried to demonstrate independent thinking
Teacher Recommendation: never saw them
Counselor Rec: never saw it, but I was told, very strong
Interview: excellent
Other
State (if domestic applicant): GA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: M
Hooks: URM
Reflection
Strengths: independence, creativity
Weaknesses: avg ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Really focused on what I thought (and read) Brown was really looking for. It was a very nice fit with my creative interests.
General Comments: Glad it's finally over! This one feels so good as I've had my fair share of rejections today. </p>
<p>Decision: Accepted...YAY!!!</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: nope
SAT I (by section): didn't submit
SAT IIs: didn't submit
ACT: 34 comp, 35 Eng and Math, 33 Reading, 32 Science
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 unweighted, school doesn't weight
Rank: 1/88
APs (including this year's): only ap calc ab and ap lit...both are online because my school has a poor course offering
IBs (including this year's: none
Senior Yr Courseload: video game programming, visual basic, ap lit, ap calc ab, zoology, strings, marching band, orchestra, us history ii
Number of Apps from Your School: just me!
Other stats (Awards, etc.): national merit scholar, presidential scholars program candidate
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: i think i put all of my music stuff (including playing electric violin for our marching band!), nhs, debate, the basics...
Job/Work Experience: tutor for middle school students
Essays (subject and responses): all i remember is writing about how my geographic residence (wv) does not affect my intelligence...i put stuff in about never chewing on a piece of straw, abhoring the phrase "git er done", and having all of my teeth except my wisdom teeth!
Teacher Recs: probably pretty good. my teachers love me
Counselor Rec: idk...i don't get along with her
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): really casual. my interviewer graduated in the '70s, so i couldn't ask many questions of her. we met at a local diner
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): not much
Location/Person:
State or Country: west virginia
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): very rural, public school...def not the best in the state
Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): being from wv probably was the main one...they have 8 current students from my state
Strengths: math, science, programming
Weaknesses: liberal arts stuff
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: mainly b/c i am from wv and am lucky!
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congrats to those of you who have gotten in! for those of you who didn't, i'm sure there are still great things in your future!!
btw, i had the links on my page and the button!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): M800, WR 800, CR 750
SAT IIs: MII800, Physics 750, Chem 790
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.67 UW, no W
Rank: top 10%
ACT: N/A
APs (including this year's): USH, Chem, Eng Lit, 2D Art Portfolio, Micro, Macro, BC Calc, Bio
IBs (including this year's: N/A
Senior Yr Courseload: BC Calc, Children's Lit, AP Span, AP Bio, Econ
Number of Apps from Your School: many!
Other stats (Awards, etc.):
ATAM Statewide Music Competition
New England Piano Championship Winner 4/2005
1st Place Advanced Classical Piano Solo 4/2004
3rd Place Advanced Pop Piano Solo 4/2003
2nd Place Standard Pop Piano Solo 4/2002</p>
<p>AP Scholar with Honors College Board May, 2006
National Merit Scholarship Competition NMSC Program May, 2005
Semifinalist
History Department Research Paper Prize Noble and Greenough School May, 2005
John Highams Nativist Theories and the PATRIOT Act
Highest Academic Distinction Noble and Greenough School Dec., 2003
Highest Academic Distinction Noble and Greenough School Dec., 2004
Highest Academic Distinction Noble and Greenough School June, 2005
Highest Academic Distinction Noble and Greenough School Dec., 2005</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Chinese Classical Dance, Chu Ling Dance Academy Soloist 3/1998-Present
Lead dancer at Boston First Night Festival
Asian Culture Club, President Noble and Greenough School Class I, II
Asian Culture Club, Treasurer Noble and Greenough School Class III
Asian Culture Club, Staff Member Noble and Greenough School Class IV
Nobles Science Team, Co-Founder Noble and Greenough School Class II
Field Hockey, JV Noble and Greenough School Class III, IV
Calliope Editor Noble and Greenough School Class I, II, III
Yearbook Photography Editor Noble and Greenough School Class I, II
Nobles Community Service, Tutor Roxbury Charter School Class III</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: Maloney Properties, Inc. Newton, MA 7/2004-8/2004
Office/accounting Assistant, 16 hours per week in the summer
Boston Cantonese School Boston, MA 1/2006-6/2006
Assistant Teacher of an accelerated Math class, 8 hours per week during school year
Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories Mattapan, MA 7/2006-8/2006
QA compliance/documentation department at the FDA regulated pharmaceutical facility, 20 hours per week in the summer </p>
<p>Essays (subject and responses):
Teacher Recs: didn't read
Counselor Rec: didn't read
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): coffee shop, it was kind of bad and i choked on my cappucino
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): N/A
Location/Person:[list][<em>] State or Country: MA[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private boarding, 20% to ivy league each year[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese[</em>] Gender: Female[<em>] Income Bracket: [</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[<em>] Strengths: Essays, sat scores[</em>] Weaknesses: transcript[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: brown <3 my school</p>[/li]
<p>Decision: Accepted!!!</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No! <--probably what did it
SAT I (by section): M740 CR700 W720
SAT IIs: M2,750 US730 Chem700 Physics650
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UW4.0 W4.7
Rank: 2
ACT: No
APs (including this year's): 5,5,4,2
IBs (including this year's: None
Senior Yr Courseload: 5 APs
Number of Apps from Your School: 5ish?
Other stats (Awards, etc.): art scholarship deal, insignificant school awards, nation merit finalist, other stuff
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: art, prez of clubs, some other stuff
Job/Work Experience: None
Essays (subject and responses): Pretty long...like 900 words...I liked it...for the Why Brown? most people I've seen say their's are really good and everything, which made me nervous because I put pretty much the first thing that came to mind and turned out VERY straightforward (practically bulleted reasons for applying)...I don't really see how you could be all lyrical and poetic but maybe you can I dunno
Teacher Recs: one "one of the best," other didn't read
Counselor Rec: seriously our school does counselor stuff horribly! I wasn't even aware that counselor's played any role in you getting into a school...never met her until this year and only like twice
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): eh
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None...maybe art?
Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Nice area, but school rarely sends kids to good schools
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Strengths: Math, art
Weaknesses: Lowish SAT scores...plus I reported my 2 for one of my AP tests because I heard it was better to just tell them than to have them think you didn't take it
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I dunno...WHY?!
Other Factors: extra letter of rec from art teacher, supplemental fine art slides
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was so nervous clicking on the button thing! I seriously waited a whole hour in front of my computer for the decision and then it came and i was floored!! I know I haven't posted much, but this seems kinda cool showing your stats and probably helps other kids applying later...THIS IS INSANE!!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!!</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>Fee Waiver Used?: No</li>
<li>SAT I (by section): M760 CR680 W660</li>
<li>SAT IIs: M2 800 Physics 770</li>
<li>GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: UW: 3.75</li>
<li>Rank: Dunno, top 100-150/700?</li>
<li>ACT: No</li>
<li>APs (including this year's): Comp Sci AB 5, Calc AB 5</li>
<li>IBs (including this year's: None</li>
<li>Senior Yr Courseload: 2 Aps 2 College level classes</li>
<li>Number of Apps from Your School: 30-40</li>
<li>Other stats (Awards, etc.): nothing really</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>ECs listed on app: Four-year football player and bowler</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Computer related work at hedgefund</li>
<li>Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about football, my work at the hedge fund, and lengthy short-reponses regarding comp-sci (I applied for comp-sci program)</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Didn't read</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: No idea</li>
<li>Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): eh</li>
<li>Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Took seven-years of math (started with polynomial stuff and I'm taking differential equations right now),</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: NY</li>
<li>School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Pretstigous High School in NYC, great comp sci program</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: $100,000+</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</li>
<li>Strengths: Math, Comp Sci</li>
<li>Weaknesses: Low SAT scores and recs weren't too good</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Brown wants computer scienctists and my school has a great comp sci program. </li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Yay!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section):710 M, 740 CR, 790 W (10 Essay)
SAT IIs: 720 Biology-E, 740 Math Level 2, 650 English Literature
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:Umm...my school doesn't really tell us but I'm a straight A student in the toughest courses
Rank: Top 5% (probably 2 or 3 out of 74)
APs (including this year's): 4 on Calc AB, Currently in Physics C, Spanish, Calc BC
Senior Yr Courseload: Toughest possible i guess
Number of Apps from Your School: 3 (all got in)
Other stats (Awards, etc.): Nat'l Merit Commended, 2nd place at Regional Science Olympiad, Swarthmore Book Award, various in-school awards, Cum Laude Society, National Spanish Honor Society
Subjective:
ECs listed on app:Model UN (Founder/President), Student Council (President), Newspaper (Online Editor-in-Chief), Varsity Tennis (Captain)
Job/Work Experience: 1 year at a tutoring center
Essays (subject and responses): pretty good, about my two independent service trips to India and the impact they had on my outlook (cliche topic but written in a non-cliche way...i think)
Teacher Recs: Awesome
Counselor Rec: Great
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): At the interviewer's house in my town. It lasted about 40 minutes and it felt alright...one of the more boring interviews but my interviewer enjoyed talking about his experience at Brown and stuff and he seemed to like me.
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Service trips (if that even counts as a hook)
Location/Person:
State or Country: NJ
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Small private, somewhat competitive
Ethnicity: Asian-American (the Indian kind)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: + $100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Rents went to college, i'm classified as Asian, and I'm from New Jersey...no luck in this category.
Strengths: EC leadership
Weaknesses: Scores aren't amazing, but not weak either. School doesn't offer many APs.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Probably because Brown allowed us to upload our own EC list with descriptions so they actually got to see the depth and totality of my EC involvement.
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all other accepted students! And for those of you waitlisted...let's just say I was also waitlisted at 4 other schools today, I'm sure you will all end up somewhere great. And for those rejected...keep your chin up, you'll be happy wherever you end up.</p>
<p><strong>While the postings end here, please note that there are quite a few more acceptances posts (as well as even more rejections and waitlists)</strong></p>