<p>Connor, it’s better news than having already received a rejection letter, but it’s not definitive. The notice should arrive through normal mail, not email–have you checked there? It also might take longer to get to you because you’re the opposite coast. Best of luck!</p>
<p>I wish they would just be more upfront about it and confirm yes or no. It’s like they’re bringing out the process of the ‘what if I do get in’ even more, making it hard to like fully commit to my other uni 
But I guess I’ll be happy at my uni. Oh well, time to start moving on…</p>
<p>cc9315: I appreciate the prompt response! Forgive my ignorance, but would it not make sense that I should have received an email today, as well – similar to the one whose text someone copied in earlier – if indeed they were ready to give me notice of anything at this time? Let me assure you that the previous question is entirely sincere; its very possible that I’ve misunderstood the process, so I’d appreciate any clarification you could give! I ask because I, too, asked to be notified via email any decisions from all of the schools to which I applied. </p>
<p>Thank you again for your kind words! I’ll await your reply, as I am eager to tap your knowledge in this matter; here’s hoping that my supplementary material made a difference.</p>
<p>Leaving for a science fair tomorrow morning, so hopefully my parents don’t call me with a rejection haha Though I am somewhat sick of this process, and of the admission office.</p>
<p>Yeah, the only reason that person was emailed was because they had requested that. Since you requested that, too, it’s possible that you just are not going to receive one. But I’d imagine they were more likely to comply with that person’s request, because they’re international and would otherwise have to wait a while to receive the letter. I wouldn’t be surprised if you still received yours normally because you’re domestic, but I’m not really in a position to say what will happen.</p>
<p>The NY Times has something about wait lists today ([Early</a> Word on 2012 College Admission Yields and Wait-List Offers - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/2012-yield-and-wait-list/]Early”>Early Word on 2012 College Admission Yields and Wait-List Offers - The New York Times)) which confirms that Brown is NOT using its wait list this year. Apparently the yield was 57%, which is really high.</p>
<p>Connor, you should be receiving a letter soon, but at this point I’d say you need to focus on the school you are definitely going to. If a miracle happens, be happy – but you need to look ahead. </p>
<p>I don’t necessarily like the way Brown handled this, but my take on it is that Brown feels strongly that all students should learn their fate the same way, at the same time. They don’t want to give any information to students on the phone until the official letters were mailed (and even delivered), because that means some students learn before others, and then rumors spread. Different people tried to evade your questions in different ways, which unfortunately led to some misunderstandings.</p>
<p>I don’t have any personal experience with Brown, nor did I apply. But I do have a friend who had to go through this excruciating process, and having read through this entire thread, I have to say I’m truly appalled by the way Brown Admissions handled this. To put people through all this misery and the torture of waiting on something that isn’t even going to happen finally is just brutal. I feel like colleges only do this because they want to protect their ever important “yield rate” and that Brown’s just blatantly trying to be super secretive for some unknown reason. Why can’t they just be up front right from the start? If you’re going to give someone inconsistent information as fireandrain said above, then why not give the SAME inconsistent information to everyone at the same time? Why not be honest like other schools and say that you will know by the end of May? Why try to mess with people’s minds? This process is confusing and difficult enough as it is without this additional “game” involved. It seems like they just do it to garner publicity and make people talk about Brown more highly to give it more importance as an institution.</p>
<p>I have to say I’ve lost respect for Brown after this. I don’t particularly respect or like the way it has handled this and to be honest it just shows the inefficiencies of their admissions department and their outlook on candidates and the admissions process. They should learn from some of the other schools who had the same “high yield rate” outcome this year and handled things better and more ethically.</p>
<p>I want to share the info i got from the office today. I asked for my decision to be emailed but instead of an official copy of the letter, i was told that im not admitted right away. Heres the copy of the email for you guys:</p>
<p>We understand your dilemma. Your letter is in the mail, at present. Alas, it does not look like we will be able to offer you a place in our class. The vast majority of wait list decisions have been mailed, including yours. Students will receive their decisions by mail since they are being sent periodically, not on a specific schedule. We do not anticipate we will have wait list spaces for next year, but are continuing to review a small number of cases in the event we do.</p>
<p>So i guess they might only admit a handful of students for the class of 2017 if they ever sent out acceptances. And it doesnt mean that you got in if you still havent received your decision because they all will have been sent in no time.</p>
<p>Who do we email to ask for an email instead?</p>
<p>This is a huge downer of a chain to read. Anyone else doing the Michigan Honors Program?</p>
<p>Well, my friend received her rejection letter today, so I guess she’s off to Stanford in the fall. Best of luck to everyone else.</p>
<p>I’m an international, and for some reason, I receive mail 2-3 weeks after everyone. In fact, I have yet to receive the official packages from the colleges I got into. But I don’t have the balls to email them, asking for my decision via email…I just can’t do it. As the Class of 2016 seems to have filled up, the Z-list is my only hope of getting into a private college in the US. Okay…hope might be an overstatement.
Given that I’m not going to college this year, the Z-list might be the thing i need, but then again, I’m never that lucky.<br>
Well, good luck to you all. Hope you do well wherever you matriculate.</p>
<p>As a mother of a daughter headed to college in the fall, I have followed this conversation and want to say that what you have all just been through has required great courage, stamina and a willingness to dream. You are all top students, or you would not have been waitlisted at Brown. This process of applying to college as a high achieving student has never been so challenging as it is today. Adults around you know this whole-heartedly, most probably James Miller and all of the admissions counselors at Brown as well. Our daughter selected Georgetown University among many, many wonderful options. She was excited by her admissions, and even with some subtle encouragement to select higher ranking schools to which she was admitted, she chose with her heart - Georgetown is where she felt most at home and Brown would have been her top choice had she been admitted. I am so proud of her for following her dream and trying to move off the waitlist - she sent in a packet to Brown admissions and communicated with them letting them know that she would come if admitted. What she did, and what each of you did by pursuing this dream to it’s conclusion is amazing, and not for the faint of heart. From my perspective as a mother I would encourage anyone who has been through this experience to take a deep breath and acknowledge your accomplishment and inner strength and celebrate the school you will attend this fall. Take a yoga class (or two or three,) enjoy a picnic in nature with those you love and just enjoy being young this summer. I wish all of you the best as you head out into the future and I promise you that when you look back the fact that Brown did not accept from waitlist this year will be a small blip of disappointment on a wonderfully successful college career. In fact you will most likely thank your lucky stars for the experience at the school that chose you and that you chose back. Best of luck and warm regards from a San Francisco mom.</p>
<p>Avarose: Thank you for your post. I wholeheartedly agree. These applicants are great kids who have the courage to reach for what they want and risk rejection and disappointment. A great self-discovery is that you are also strong enough to survive and you can go on to find that there is more than one path to your dreams. Just keep being your authentic self and everything will work out.</p>
<p>I sent an email yesterday (Thursday) morning in a somewhat veiled attempt to see whether or not I had any chances with Brown, as well as a similar email to other schools from whom I have decisions pending. I received a response early this (Friday) morning alerting me that they had added the information I provided in that email – an add on to a significant amount I sent in earlier – to my file. If, as this post seems to be showing, indeed a letter from Brown is in the mail on the way to me, and they still attempted to give the image that they were reviewing my application for some reason, then they are either cruel or experiencing a significant communication breakdown.</p>
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<p>She would have gone to Brown over Stanford? (I am not implying Brown is a bad school at all. I am just curious as to why.)</p>
<p>@Lara94, where did you send your e-mail? <a href=“mailto:international@brown.edu”>international@brown.edu</a> or <a href=“mailto:admission@brown.edu”>admission@brown.edu</a>? I am an international student as well, and I wanted to know where to send that request e-mail.</p>
<p>To my regional officer but i guess its ok if u just send it to those email addresses or to admission. Thats it for me, i wish the best of luck to you guys…</p>
<p>OK. Just emailed admissions (international as well). Just want to get it done with 
Good luck, everyone.</p>
<p>I have been told by my admissions officer that a small number of students(including myself) are still being evaluated in case some spots may become available… Currently 1575 applicants enrolled, but some of them are planning to take a gap year and some might be taken off of another school’s waitlist… If we look at previous years we can see that Brown has also over enrolled for the class of 2014, but eventually 5 students were taken off of the waitlist and some were offered spots in the class of 2015. I truly hope that they will have a spot for me at Brown :)… All I can do now is hope!!..</p>