<p>So just going based off the stats for the class of 2017…more students come from foreign countries than do the midwest (8%)? </p>
<p>Think there just arent a lot of midwest applicants, or is the school maybe just not a fan of this region?</p>
<p>Any thoughts or opinions are helpful! Being a midwestern kid, im a little spooked by this number.</p>
<p>Sounds like a well qualified applicant really has the chance to stand out.</p>
<p>I hope so. At least from my school most kids are denied from Brown, despite having exceptional scores and numbers. Can’t help but think that the school might have something against my high school - lol who knows</p>
<p>How does your school do with Yale, say?</p>
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<p>For goodness sakes - that’s true at every high school! Have you looked at Brown’s acceptance rate??? Also, Brown is looking for more than just “exceptional scores and numbers.” To thrive at Brown, a student has to be independent and, more importantly, self-directed. A high numbers kid who’s used to being told what to do might not be a good candidate for Brown, despite those stellar stat’s.</p>
<p>If you think you’re a good candidate for Brown, then make sure you show that in your application. (And, for what it’s worth, coming from the Midwest will probably help you more than hurt you if Brown doesn’t have many students from your region.)</p>
<p>Good luck!!!</p>
<p>^exactly. If being from the midwest factors into your app at all, it will only help.</p>
<p>most people are denied for yale as well, a good number of Harvard acceptances though. my school is really challenging so no ones gpa is that stellar thus it discourages a lot of people from trying these top schools. </p>
<p>and haha yes I know qualified applicants are denied from every high school to brown each year and I realize it’s more than tests scores but in the past year for example every single applicant who seemed like a nice candidate for brown was denied except for a urm who didn’t end up attending anyways.
but glad to know you guys think it is an advantage! I appreciate the help.</p>
<p>Midwest parent here… I would encourage you to apply. Son from rural HS, currently a sophomore at Brown. He is doing well, very happy, and active in 2 research projects.</p>
<p>ngongs - cool! thanks for the advice. if you dont mind my asking, would you say that your son’s acceptance was aided because of living in the midwest? or would you say that his level of prestige was tantamount to that of any east coast boarding school/prep school?</p>
<p>he never attended any east coast boarding school, simply our local HS. What he did was participate in summer research projects at both coasts 2 years in a row. This probably set him aside from his peers in the Midwest.</p>
<p>cjjw: we have no way of guaging what grabbed Brown about ngongs’ son’s application. Nor can you have any true predictor of what will or won’t grab Brown’s attention with you. I applied and was accepted from a Midwest metro area. I wouldn’t impart any plus/minus into the fact of your geography. If you’re stunning, you might get an acceptance. Or you might not – there aren’t enough beds for every stunning applicant. Those are just the numbers. It really can be a crap shoot. Just do your best and be content that if you’re even halfway a viable Brown applicant, then you’re 99.8% assured to have a successful college career, Brown or not.</p>
<p>The reason there are 8% from the Midwest is a function of the number of applicants and NOT that Brown doesn’t like the Midwest. It is totally absurd to think that Brown doesn’t like a region and under accepts there. </p>
<p>Most Midwestern states have good state universities (like Michigan and Wisconsin) and many students and families haven’t heard of Brown.</p>
<p>I am also a parent of a sophomore at Brown who is from a Midwest state. I agree with fireandrain. It is due to a lower number of applicants. Our flagship state university is very popular, as well as state schools in neighboring states. Also, in case you have not noticed, most of the Midwest is fairly conservative and negative stereotypes of Brown persist among the uneducated or misinformed. </p>
<p>My son attended an all-boy prep school that is one of the best high schools in our state. However, the college counselors could not recall any prior students attending Brown or even applying to Brown. My son was fortunate to have several great college options including Brown. Once it became known that Brown was in his “final two”, some parents of friends tried to convince him not to attend Brown. All their reasons were based on stereotypes and misinformation: “liberal extremists”; “godless”; “hippies”; “they don’t even give grades” etc. He thinks Brown is “the best place on earth” and is already considering staying for his PhD.</p>
<p>My daughter attends a very small all-girl college prep school but a few girls have applied to Brown in the last few years and all have been accepted. So from my very limited view of the situation, when good candidates from the Midwest apply, they have a high acceptace rate. However, not a lot of them do.</p>
<p>oh yes I agree with the conservative thing I’m always being told by peers and family members how liberal brown is, the stereotypes are quite ludicrous
thank you for your feedback and I’m glad your son enjoys brown, when I visited it was the best place on earth in my opinion too</p>
<p>My son attended a Chicago high school and was accepted to Brown, the first student accepted there from the school in anyone’s memory. I have to agree with dodgersmom’s assessment that Brown especially is seeking independent, self-directed students; such students thrive under the flexibility of the open curriculum.</p>
<p>I think my son stood out in part because he decided to graduate high school in 3 years, combining a mix of high school classes, college courses, online classes and self-studied APs. He knew exactly what he wanted to do and spent a lot of time with his counselor getting prerequisite waivers and special permissions to fulfill his goals rather than taking standardized offerings.</p>