new here. complicated life story=complicated chances...

<p>yeah, as far as the UCs berkeley is my top choice. i love that it’s intellectual without being pretentious (this is something that also really attracted me to brown). i would probably pick it over JHU or Princeton. </p>

<p>does anyone have any thoughts on the other schools?
i forgot to mention, i know someone who went to brown undergrad, brown medical, and worked in admissions for a bit. he said he’d be happy to write a little note to the adcom on my behalf. :)</p>