<p>I sent in a letter reaffirming my interest in Brown following my deferral, and giving them an update, and recieved a letter back from Dean James Miller with his actual signature, not a printed one. Did anyone else get this response? </p>
<p>I mean, obviously, I’m reading far too much into this, and it essentially means nothing, but I’m on pins and needles waiting until March 29.</p>
<p>the letter you sent-was it a really heartfelt letter? when did you send it? (I just sent one recently and I haven't heard back yet...)</p>
<p>I mean, pretty hearfelt, its very sincere about my interest in Brown and shares some pretty meaningful new information. I don't really know. I sent it around February 5/6th probably, the letter from the Dean is dated February 13.</p>
<p>Would you care to share what the Dean's reply said?</p>
<p>Dear -----,
Thank you for your recent letter reaffirming your interest in Brown. I appreciate your taking the time to give us additional information about your activites and accomplishments, and I will be sure to add them to your file.</p>
<p>As I noted in my December 14th leter to you, we will thoroughly review your application again in the next several months, and in the interim I hope you will feel free to provide us with any new information you feel will be helpful to us in our evaluation.</p>
<p>Thank you again for writing and best wishes for a successful and enjoyable close to your high school career.</p>
<p>Yours sincerely,
James S. Miller
Dean of Admission</p>
<p>Its obviously a generic enough letter. I'm just interested in seeing if everyone who got deferred and sent a letter in got this or something similar.</p>
<p>I sent in a letter with my midyear report, and heard nothing. :(</p>
<p>Wow awesome...I was deferred ED and sent a letter/updated information to Brown in early February as well, but haven't received any response. Maybe you're just awesome =). But yea, I've been wanting to call the office just to make sure they've gotten my stuff.</p>
<p>Where are you guys located? i just checked the envelope, and it was postmarked the 16th. Because Monday was a federal holiday and there was no mail, you could be getting them sometime soon? I'm on the east coast, just outside of washington, d.c.</p>
<p>I'm in upstate new york. I'm jealous, haha. But, that's really awesome, and I hope you get in!</p>
<p>Haha I'm way down in central Texas. So maybe (hopefully?) I'll be getting one?</p>
<p>Well, I think an actual signature should mean at least something.</p>
<p>crap.. I really should've written that letter =/</p>
<p>Got the letter two weeks ago - I assume hundreds go out.
Consider it a polite, encouraging acknowledgment of having received the materials. Nothing more, nothing less.</p>
<p>Exactly what I thought. I just thought with the incredibly wound up kids that populate CC something would have been up about it already.</p>
<p>I feel so dumb for not getting one now. Sigh.</p>
<p>I also received a letter from Mr. Miller today thanking me for continued interest in Brown. The letter also contained his actual signature (like you mentioned bethesda), which makes me wonder, just how many letters did he have to sign?! Anyway, how did the rest of you guys send in your letter? Cuz I mean I faxed mine out last Thursday and 'lo and behold, here's the confirmation piece sitting right in front of me.</p>
<p>did you address your letter to Dean Miller or was it just to the admissions office?</p>
<p>They never really sign the papers. Admissions offices have machines that sign their sig. for them. I doubt a dean will spend hours signing hundreds of papers.</p>
<p>Pilots, I addressed my letter to the Dean. And while I would believe that the Dean has an automated signature, I've grown to love black ink so much so that his ink appears genuine. :D</p>
<p>Jenz, was your letter postmarked 2/16, like that of the OP?</p>
<p>heh, I think I'm hopelessly clinging on to any possibility or hint from Brown that could be an indication of whether or not I could make it. Argh, I'm so horribly nervous =P</p>