Official Brown Class of 2018 RD Results Only

Brouhahah · March 27, 2014, 8:04am

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted **[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected **[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list]

[ list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:[ /list]

[ list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ ] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list]
[ list][ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/list]
[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

allforthebest · March 27, 2014, 9:07pm

Rejected
ACT: 31
GPA: 4.0 UW
Lots of honors/AP classes
A lot of leadership positions
A lot of extracurricular activities
Good letters of Recommendation
Great Essays
Applied ED, got deferred
I was really expecting this. I applied to Brown as a reach. I just wanted “to see” I didn’t want any “what ifs”. Hey I tried…

tegauntt · March 27, 2014, 9:17pm

**Decision: Rejected **

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: 34
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85

[list][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at the Nasa Goddard Space Center, and at the NYC Maker Faire for two years
[] Essays: Ranged between 8/10 and 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10
[] Additional Rec: 9/10
[li] Interview: I got an interviewer who had a major issue with homeschoolers. It didn’t go too well.[/ul] [/li]
[ul][ b]Other**
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] School Type: Homeschooled, took all my HS classes at a community college
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 200k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hah
[/ul]

[ul]Reflection
[] Strengths: Test Scores, deeply involved with robotics
[] Weaknesses: Low GPA, not a wide variety of ECs, low volunteer hours
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Weird interview, didn’t visit.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waitlisted at uChicago, Honors + EIP + Smith DE @ UMCP, accepted to my five other safeties.
[/ul]
[/list]General Comments: Fairly disappointed with my college results. I got everything Maryland had to offer but still, I was really hoping for an acceptance to uChicago or Brown.

tumblrite · March 27, 2014, 9:34pm

rejected as well

LadyPikachu · March 27, 2014, 10:08pm

**Decision: ACCEPTED!!!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210, M790, W710, CR710
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Chem 760, Math II 770, USH 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 UW, 4.5 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 out of 400
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), APUSH (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 7 AP’s
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Absolutely nada. [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I’m gonna be pretty vague - Creative Writing Club, Art Museum Stuff, Chinese Culture Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Pshaaawww nah
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of hours volunteering at computer/technology/art place, Volunteer at a Painting Studio
[] Summer Activities: Nanotechnology Research Internship, Summer Art Program every year
[] Essays: I really liked my common app essay. It was about me drawing a comic.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Dunno, didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: Dunno, didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: Yes, from one of the places I volunteered. I read it, it was awesome.
[] Interview: Great. Loooooooved my interviewer!
[] Supplementary Material: Submitted a visual arts portfolio![/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Average public high school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely none. I’m Asian, so that’s an anti-hook.
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: NO. IDEA.
[] Weaknesses: Teacher recs?! EC’s?!
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]
Wow. That’s the thing. I don’t know. I have no leadership, I didn’t fill up all 10 extracurriculars, I am an average person who goes to an average high school with an average life story, and I was part of only 2 clubs with no officer positions. My scores are not phenomenal either.

I honestly think…that admissions officers KNOW that people join clubs and get involved just for college. I think they realized I was being genuine, which probably relieved them seeing that they get so many perfect people who have packaged themselves into being the ‘ideal’ candidate.

I think my essays helped a lot too. I’m good at writing in my own voice, and some of my essays were pretty powerful. Especially my “Why Brown” essay. I showed a ton of interest in Brown, seeing that it was the only Ivy I applied to.

I am still so shocked. So. Shocked. Wow. Do I deserve it? Over all the people who have been trying so hard for all for years to be the perfect candidate, when I’ve just been doing my own thing for my entire high school career? I don’t know. But I’m really grateful.

[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’ve been accepted to Northeastern, WPI, RPI, BU, University of Rochester, and Carnegie Mellon.[/li][/ul]
**General Comments: I don’t know if I am attending. I love Brown, I really do, and I would attend without any hesitation if I had the money. But I’ll have to compare financial aid offers.

Oh, and to everyone who didn’t get in, you will be fine wherever you go! I wish you all the best of luck. **

SwagDaddy · March 27, 2014, 10:34pm

[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted **[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[ *] ACT: Nope
[ *] SAT II: Bio M-800, Math 2-800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/700ish
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eight 5’s, One 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Academic Decathlon, and all APs (Gov, MacroEcon, Music Theory, Stats, Chem, English Lit)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] NMF, National AP Scholar

[ list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic Decathlon: 10-12, Captain, I hold a state record, placed 2nd at nationals, won a team state championship. Debate: 9-12, VP/Speech Captain, won a district championship, qualified for state competition. Future Problem Solving: 9-12, won a state championship, 6th place at Intl competition. Varsity Tennis: 9-10, 12, won a district championship
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Internship at local test prep company
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Not too much, helped out at bone marrow drives and temple programs
[ *] Summer Activities: Research: Summer before 12th through Welch Scholars program at UT Austin. Summer before 11th at local uni
[ *] Essays: Overall decent. Some pretty unique/great ones, but Common App wasn’t great
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Two really good ones, both 10/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: Ehhh….large public school with few counselors. Probably pretty generic. 6/10
[ *] Additional Rec: From my PI from UT Austin from the research program. I have no idea what this one was like.
[ *] Interview: Hmm…it was decent but nothing extraordinary. Didn’t hurt or help me I think.
[ *] Supplementary Material:[ /list] Might have sent in my research abstract but I don’t remember.

[ list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 200K ish
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope
[ /list]
[ list][ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Academics, test scores, extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: Common App Essay, somewhat one dimensional, asian male
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not too sure but I guess I didn’t stand out/make myself seem unique enough.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/list] Accepted- MIT!, Duke (University Scholars Finalist), Columbia (Likely Letter), UT (Health Science Honors)
Waitlisted- Penn, Brown, Harvard

[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** Brown’s a unique place and I didn’t fit whatever image they were trying to create in their class which is totally fine. Glad to have been accepted where I was and no hard feelings about this. Congrats to all of y’all who got in!

And to future applicants: Apply to many schools, don’t fall in love with a dream school and realize that there are quite a few places of the same caliber that offer just about the same opportunities and you will end up at atleast one of those places (given that you have the qualifications). At the end of the day, it’s an unpredictable process and the only way you can really increase your chances of getting into a top tier school is by applying to quite a few of them. And oh for the love of god start your applications early!

enigmaticescape · March 27, 2014, 11:31pm

[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color]

Objective:[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (790M, 730 CR, 690 W)
[] ACT: 33 (both times; highest scores are 35M, 35W, 34E, 32S and 11 essay)
[] SAT II: 770 Math 2 and 720 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure, school’s GPA system is funkyl
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a, top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Language and Composition, Stats and USH
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: BC Calc, AP Lit, AP Euro, AP Spanish, AP Chem, and some extracurriculars
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] Uh… I’m an AP scholar?[/li]
[ul][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I’m going to be vague here as well since #paranoid, but nothing too special. I was president of numerous clubs (both small and big) at my high school, and kids knew me for that reason.
[] Job/Work Experience: I did a small internship but nothing special.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Maybe 150 hours of volunteering? The usual.
[] Summer Activities: Uh, volunteering.
[] Essays: Meh. I wrote my things the day of, haha. But they turned out to be better than I expected.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m sure they were good, but didn’t read.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably generic.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: Oh god. My interview was terrible and left me thinking I would never get into Brown. It was uncomfortable, really.
[] Supplementary Material:[ /list] None. I meant to send a creative writing supplement to all my colleges but didn’t do that.

[list][ b]Other**
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 100,000-150,000; FA Candidate
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, lol.
[/ul]

[ul][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: Uh, I’m not sure… Maybe my essays? For being written the day of, they were actually quite good. My ECs/leadership skills are good, I guess.
[] Weaknesses: Um, being Asian. Low GPA/SAT scores in comparison to the 75th percentile.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was shocked, actually, Brown waitlisted everyone else at my school, but I think they thought I would be most likely to attend (and they’re right).
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected/Waitlisted at the other Ivies I applied to. Rejected at UChicago, too. I got into UMich?
[/ul]
[/list][ b]General Comments: ** Wow I’m so happy. I hope I’ll be able to attend but I didn’t get enough aid. But ahhhh, so happy.

@LadyPikachu: Same SAT score, Asian, Female, Massachusetts? Are we the same person?

xochellexo · March 28, 2014, 1:22am

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 Superscore. CR: 690 M: 730 W: 730
[ *] ACT: Didn’t send
[ *] SAT II: Bio: 750 MathII: 790 Chem: 800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3%, they only give the top 10 students in the grade; no ranks
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
Junior Year APs
AP US: 5
AP Chem: 5
AP Calc BC: 5
AP Studio Art 2D: 5

[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Bio
AP Physics C
AP Studio Art Drawing
AP Statistics
AP Literature
Multivariable Calculus Differential and Integral
Several Online Astrophysics classes for a concentrated study

[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list]

[ list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Science Olympiad - President; co-founder
Science Bowl - founder; captain
Robotics member
Youth Environmental Society - President

[ *] Job/Work Experience:
Biochemistry summer internship

[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
A bunch of hours from tutoring and helping the environment, I don’t know if I included them

[ *] Summer Activities:
Physics of the Atomic Nuclei Summer Program (2 summers in a row; competitive admission)
High Energy Physics Internship at Rutgers University
Self taught US History I, Precalculus and Discrete Mathematics

[ *] Essays:
The common app was outstanding (everyone I had read it loved it). It was about how scientists are just big kids playing with expensive toys.
The other essay was ok but honest and passionate

[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
One was glowing; this teacher did everything he could to make my application strong. Definitely someone I consider a mentor for life.
The other was probably very good as well because I had worked closely with this teacher in the sciences throughout high school. I’ve known both teachers all 4 years.

[ *] Counselor Rec:
LOL No idea. We hardly talk to our counselors.

[ *] Additional Rec:
I had an extra math teacher submit recs; I think that is very good because she knows how hard I work and how much I love learning

[ *] Interview:
AMAZING interview. Definitely went very well and I hope to actually keep in touch with my interviewer in the future.

[ *] Supplementary Material:[ /list]
Art portfolio

[ list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public; 1200 students
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Upper middle class
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m a girl who loves astrophysics and illustration
[ /list]
[ list][ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: A girl who wants to go into astrophysics, loves math and is highly passionate about and good at art.
[ *] Weaknesses: I often overloaded my schedule that probably resulted in lower grades. By the time I submitted all of my grades I had two B’s (one in sophomore year and one in junior year). I also had a B in physics for the midyear report. By overloading I made it nearly impossible for myself to get everything done even with pulling multiple all nighters in a row. It is something I would caution other students with because I’m pretty sure its why other schools rejected my. I’m sooo happy that Brown was able to look past the couple of B’s on my transcript to really see how passionate I am. I think thats what is important and its a shame the other schools couldn’t appreciate that.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See above
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Cornell - Rejected
[/list]
[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

I hope this helps anyone interested in a top school! I’m happy to be done with the process. I worked really hard throughout all four years of high school; like probably harder than necessary. Again I would give advice that if you’re not sure whether to overload like between 5 vs 6 AP’s I say go with the 5 (or 4). It seems that if you do go overboard, the damage it does to your grades can overall harm you in the end. I’m not the only case in which I’ve seen this and I kind of wish that maybe I had taken one less class this year to ensure I had all A’s and just perfected my application. THOUGH I will say never forget to love learning!!! Its about the passion and loving what you do :)

satman1111 · March 28, 2014, 1:33am

[size=4]Decision: WAITLISTED[/size=4]

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (760 CR 760 M 800 W 12 essay)

ACT: never took

SAT II: 800 math II 780 Biology M 770 US History

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/432

AP (place score in parenthesis):
Biology (5)
Calc. AB (5)
Lang. (4)
US History (4)
Psych. (5)

IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a

Senior Year Course Load:
Calc. BC
Physics C
Chem.
Stat.

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
*Swim Team (captain)
*Tennis Team (2nd singles)
*Boy Scouts (very near Eagle)
*math league (county champion)
*NHS
*Tri-M (VP)/ SNHS/ World language/
*Marching Band (we are known nationally - have marched in the Rose Bowl Parade/ Pres. Inaugural Parade/ many others) (lead mellophone)
*Woodwind Choir (1st Oboe)
*Jazz Band (lead Trumpet)
*play bassoon, french horn, and cello in my spare time

Job/Work Experience:
*full time at my local DQ during the summer/ part-time most of the school year

Volunteer/Community service: Lots through Boy Scouts and at local library

Summer Activities: Lots of work, went to Nat.l Boy Scout Jamboree, passion of modular origami

Essays: I thought they were pretty good. At least 8-9/10

Teacher Recommendation: Got to read one and it was really good, I’m sure the others were pretty good as well

Counselor Rec: Probably pretty generic, but still good.

Additional Rec: n/a

Interview: Went well. Not the best, not the worst.

Other:
State (if domestic applicant):

Country (if international applicant): NJ

School Type: Large public that sends a couple to Ivies/ top schools every year (though no one got into any elite RD school this year…)

Race(s) (White, AA, AI/AN, Asian, NH/PI): White

Hispanic (Y/N): N

Gender: M

Income Bracket: 75k

Hooks: none

Reflection:
Strengths: Test scores/ decent ECs as per the opportunities available

Weaknesses:

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: see above

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied:
A: Rutgers (full scholarship)
WL: Penn, Cornell, Brown, Duke
R: HYP

General Comments:

I’m sorta happy about Brown though. Out of the past 28 apps in my school (7 years), 0 have been admitted and 2 have been WL, so I guess it’s good I got at least WL.

FLstudent2014 · March 28, 2014, 1:38am

[size=4]Decision: DENIED[/size=4]

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (750 CR, 770M, 770W

SAT II (place score in parentheses): 790 USH, 770 Spanish, 750 Math II

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/425

AP (place score in parentheses): Psychology, Spanish, Stats (5); APUSH, Art History, Microecon (4)

Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Lit, APES, AP Physics B, 4 Dual Enrollment Classes

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Club Swim Team (3hrs/day), Varsity Swim Team (Co-Captain), Designed Website for an Orphanage in Colombia in which I help with fund-raising and activity coordinating, National Spanish Honor Society (Secretary)

Job/Work Experience:Two basic jobs that only require an average of an hour or two per week. Lifeguard Certified. Looking to get a job in that field

Volunteer/Community Service: Swim Meet Volunteer and the whole orphanage in Colombia thing

Summer Activities: None really

Essays: Common App - GREAT. Supplements - ok. I wrote in the Best Advice I’ve ever received: “Never use a public toilet without checking for toilet paper first”

Teacher Recommendations: Both above average to good

Counselor Rec: Generic probably

Other
State (if domestic applicant): FL

School Type: Public

Ethnicity: Hispanic

Gender: Male

Income Bracket: $80000-90000

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection
Strengths: Test Scores, URM, Common App Essay, Varsity Sports Captain, work with orphanage
Weaknesses: GPA, no research or incredible ECs.

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was a solid applicant. Good test scores, good EC’s. Great essay. Good recs. Just a low GPA. Far too many B’s. I got in because I had a good application and a URM.

Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: Rice, Northwestern, Cornell, WUSTL, Emory. Rejected Yale, Brown. Waitlisted Duke. Waiting on Georgetown.

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I thought I was dead because of my 3.69 GPA but its not impossible. I’ve gotten accepted to a whole bunch of good colleges with it (granted, I am a URM). Still, a low GPA isnt the end of the fight if you have everything else going for you. I’m slightly surprised to not even get a WL as I got into many comparable schools. But its okay. Brown is a great school. Good luck to everyone who goes there. You truly deserved it. For now, RICE CLASS OF 2018.

LadyPikachu · March 28, 2014, 2:09am

@enigmaticescape

Are…are you my long lost cousin or something?! O___O

BigFudge4lyfe · March 28, 2014, 3:11am

**Accepted

Objective:
SAT I: like a 1260 with english + math did not submit at all
ACT: 32 composite, 30 english and 35 math something like that
SAT II: not even a little bit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0/4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): like maybe 13/765?
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s: Chem, Physics B, Stats, AB Calc. 4s: CS, Lang, Art Hist, Bio
IB (place score in parenthesis): not even
Senior Year Course Load: I had 2 free periods and I’m on a block schedule + AP Lit, Enviro, Euro, honors US + Econ
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ? None really to mention. AP National Scholar my Junior Year

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quizbowl all day long. We’re pretty good at, and it’s about the only thing I do. I study science mad hard. Oh, I had an internship about biostatistics and studied cancer for a semester. I also put the team on my back for National Science Bowl. That was real.
Job/Work Experience: no job
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at soup kitchen but no NHS or Beta Club
Summer Activities: More quizbowl
Essays: Common App essay was an 11/10, Brown essays were a solid 5/10 at best except the EC’s one and one explaining why applied for the math department. Those were solid 7s
Teacher Recommendation: One teacher rec was from quizbowl coach 11/10 other was from CS teacher and didn’t read
Counselor Rec: ? My counselor did something? This is news to me
Additional Rec: nah
Interview: 2/10 it was not really productive. I talked about Kanye West, Biggie Smalls, and Dr. Dre and the influence of The College Dropout on my world view
Supplementary Material: Not about that life

Other
State (if domestic applicant): THE South Carolina
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 80k to 90k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m really really really really funny and humble

Reflection
Strengths: Definitely my personality
Weaknesses: everything that isn’t my personality. Test scores were average and EC’s were unbearably weak
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I’m really funny. I took the app way too genuinely. I did not try to over present myself or build myself up. I don’t participate in school clubs just to be apart of them. I do me 100% of the time, and I guess they enjoyed that.

General Comments: Swag

candidate007 · March 28, 2014, 3:36am

**Decision:Accepted

Objective:[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (700R, 740M, 640W)
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: Physics (610), Math II (680)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 325
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Chemistry (2), Physics (4), Calculus AB (3), U.S. History (4), Language and Composition (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: APs (Statistics, Biology, Calculus BC, Spanish, Literature, Government), Economics, Physical Education (eh, it’s a requirement…)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] Whole bunch of medals for XC and Track and various other races, AP Scholar with Honor, and a few smaller awards. [/li]
[ul]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 years XC (Captain), 3 years Track (Captain, Distance Coach), School Dance Company (student coordinator), 3 years Key Club (adviser), 2 years NHS, 7 years guitar, 3 years piano,
[] Job/Work Experience: None to speak of
[] Volunteer/Community service: Many hours with Be Change. 250+ with Key Club. 100+ from volunteering with my XC/Track family. Various other things.
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Wrote about my beliefs regarding engineering as an art form. And about how much I want to be a superhero.
[] Teacher Recommendation: It was from my AP Lit teacher. He’s known me throughout high school and although I didn’t read it, I know it was excellent.
[] Counselor Rec: She really likes me. It was probably a bit generic, but she vouched for how good it was.
[] Additional Rec: Very good.
[] Interview: I know the interview doesn’t weigh very heavily in the admissions process, but I think that mine was probably why I got admitted. My interviewer and I got along very well and she told me how impressed she was with my perspectives on life and the experiences that I’ve had thus far as an immigrant from another country.
[] Supplementary Material:[/ul]

[ul]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Very poor public
[] Ethnicity: Pacific Islander (Fijian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): <60,000; FA candidate
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, URM?
[/ul]

[ul]Reflection
[] Strengths: Essays, leadership, interview, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: SAT Is, SAT IIs, ACT… basically everything else haha
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Beats me. I suppose they actually were able to understand the type of person that I am through my essays and the other parts of my application.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Brown Waitlisted: Columbia, MIT, Yale Rejected: Harvard, UC Berkeley (EECS), UCLA
[/ul]
[/list]**General Comments: ** I woke up this morning dreading decisions. I didn’t have a safety school and I knew that if I did not get into a school today, I might not be going to college. My stats in comparison to some of the other people that got accepted, and denied, are not so competitive. So when I clicked the little link on my application portal, the happiness was excruciating. What I would advise to my younger peers is to never stop believing in yourself. Even though I started up my computer, ready for the worst, I still believed that I would be successful: somehow, someday. Don’t be afraid to apply, because although you may think you know, you don’t. Congratulations to all of the other admits! Depending on Stanford’s decision tomorrow, I may see you guys this fall! :D

fiveonine · March 28, 2014, 3:53am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 36 (one time)

SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (one time: 750 CR, 800 M, 800 W)

SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 Math II, 780 Bio M

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/306

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Scholar Candidate, National Merit Finalist, scientific paper submitted to journal, state science awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Cross Country, Science fairs and internships, 4 big community service projects, 12 years watercolor painting

Essays: Common App - Average: Wrote about hometown

Teacher Recommendations: Great

Counselor Rec: Generic

Other

School Type: Public

Ethnicity: Asian

Gender: Male

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NA

Reflection

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Luck.

Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: Cornell, UVA (Echols). Rejected: Harvard, UPenn, Columbia, Duke, Dartmouth.

lslibkids · March 28, 2014, 4:22am

**Decision: Accepted

I don’t know how to use this formating, but I’ll give it a go…
(okay I give up now after seeing the preview)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (770 each)
ACT: none
SAT II: Math 2: 790, Chem: 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Probably something like 3.8, 3.7 with midyear report ( grade deflation)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): nope
AP (place score in parenthesis): none
IB (place score in parenthesis): HL English, HL History, HL Biology, SL Chem, SL Math, SL French
Senior Year Course Load:See above
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):nothing major

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):varsity swim team(3yrs), various piano extracurriculars, tutoring math/science, other volunteer stuff
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service:Volunteering around the community, nothing special
Summer Activities:none
Essays: Okay I think, Common App was better than supplements
Teacher Recommendation:both probably okay but complementary, 1 more about academics and the other about me as a person (didn’t read either though
Counselor Rec:probably not bad, but not outstanding, didn’t read
Additional Rec: None
Interview: enjoyable, but I don’t think I conveyed a lot about myself
Supplementary Material:music supplement

Other:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian…
Gender: Female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): anti-hook as an Asian- and also as female applicant to Brown!

Reflection
Strengths: I don’t really know, maybe SAT scores
Weaknesses:being Asian, no major awards, no strong leadership positions, GPA kinda sucked
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have absolutely no idea!!!

Rejected: Caltech, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, MIT, Northwestern,Princeton, Penn, Yale (deferred SCEA, then rejected); Waitlisted: Rice…WOW, lol, longest rejection list ever. Waiting on Stanford, don’t think that’s likely. Also waiting on URochester.

General Comments:
So happy to be part of Brown Class of 2018!!!

twiggs · March 28, 2014, 5:55am

Decision: Admitted

Objective:[ul]

[]SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2240: 800/680/760/8
[]SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): one sitting, took it once
[]ACT (breakdown): 34: M:34, CR:32, E:35, S: 34
[]ACT superscore (breakdown): one sitting, took it once
[]SAT II (subject, score): Math II: 770, Chem: 790
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[]Weighted GPA: 4.9 (Plus 1.0 for AP, 0.5 for honors)
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t officially rank, but I’ve heard that I am first in my class out of 107
[]AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (5), Env Sci (5), Lit (4), US History (4), World History (4)
[]IB (place score in parentheses):
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Comp, AP Physics B, Advanced Computer Tech, Independent Science Research, Two online electives from OSU eCampus
[]Number of other applicants in your school: One who was waitlisted
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[]Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): NCWIT Aspirations in Computing for Hawaii, Commended National Merit, always on honor roll, AP scholar with distinction, Mount Holyoke Book Award, A chemistry scholarship, Cum Laude Society

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[]Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Varsity Swimming: 9-12, captain, won league championships, fourth at state, (I’ve also swam club since I was seven); Varsity Water Polo: 9-12, started for four years; Piano and Violin: since I was four, (I’m pretty good); Photography: 10-12
[]Job/Work Experience: Intern at Imiloa Astronomy Center for work in observatories, Intern at EXG Technologies studying sleep apnea, Intern at my school’s Energy Lab doing awesome science stuff
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Sometimes I coach swimming for hours but I don’t have time usually
[]Summer Experience: Research on sleep apnea, created virtual tours of the observatories on in Hawaii, went to summer camp, went to a summer art program at Cornish College of the Arts

[/ul]Other[ul]

[]Date Submitted App: 12/21 ish
[]U.S. State/Territory or Country: Hawaii
[]School Type: Small Private
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket Range: High enough that I don’t need financial aid
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]

[]Strengths: I have the makings of a “user-friendly” engineer
[]Weaknesses:
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Overall strong application, I think I’m also pretty well-rounded but I shine in some areas
[]What would you have done differently?: not stress so much when decisions are about to come out.

Xanudux · March 28, 2014, 12:47pm

Decision: Accepted to Brown and PLME!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2380
SAT II: Math II: 800, Chemistry: 780, US History: 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5), English Language (5), Calculus BC (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5).
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Econ, AP Physics, AP Spanish, Multivariable Calculus.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of leadership in music (some-state level awards), academic clubs, and some cultural clubs. Hospital volunteering and research during the summers.
Job/Work Experience: Zilch.
Volunteer/Community service: Mostly hours at the local hospital, some summer camp hours.
Summer Activities: Research and medical volunteering.
Essays: Worked pretty hard on these.
Teacher Recommendation: Most likely pretty awesome (never read). Had really good relationships with both.
Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good as well.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Went really well. Able to convey interest in humanities, the medical stuff, and Brown!
Supplementary Material: Music Supplement

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): GA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian-American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket (mention if FA candidate): 80,000 - 100,000 (FA all the way!)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Haha, good one.

Reflection
Strengths: Standardized testing and GPA were good, as well as leadership in extracurriculars, but I think my teacher recommendations and essays pushed me over the edge.
Weaknesses: Ummmm. Asian?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays.

General Comments: Never thought I would make it to PLME. I honestly applied on a offhand kind of “whatever.” I’m probably headed there now because PLME is way too awesome and Brown is an incredible fit for me. Oh yeah, one piece of advice: stuff your essays full of awesomeness by working hard on them. Then, cross your fingers and expect the unexpected, because that certainly happened for me.

Schoolapalooza · March 28, 2014, 2:02pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT w/ Writing: 33 Comp 34 Eng, 32 Math, 35 Science, 35 Reading, 10 Writing
[] SAT II: Math 2 750; French 650
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 UW; 4.2 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 25%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 APs (6 5s and 2 4s)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP French, AP Computer Programming, AP English 4, state requirements (personal financial literacy and a fine arts semester)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): selected as Rotary Youth Exchange Ambassador to Belgium (did my first senior year abroad in Europe 2012-2013), Belgian Rotary Leadership Award; Rotary Youth Leadership Award; National AP Scholar; Rotary Student of the Month; French honors award; in other words, nothing that impressed ad coms[/ul][/li]
[ul]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, sec. of French Club, Spanish Club, Rotary Interact and Rotaract, RYLA Youth Camp, Math/Science/Engineering Club, Environmental Club, Rotex counselor for incoming/outgoing exchange students
[] Job/Work Experience: tutor, babysitting, IT work
[] Volunteer/Community service: Meals on Wheels,
[] Summer Activities: working but not much
[] Essays: felt they were pretty good; wrote from the heart and addressed overcoming obstacles to succeed; probably strongest part of app. “Why Brown” made me tear up as I was writing it.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Science teacher probably good, English teacher meh, APUSH teacher great; dunno cuz I waived for FERPA
[] Counselor Rec: likely generic; big high school and she just started this year
[] Additional Rec: probably decent
[] Interview: so-so- had to contact a regional alum group and ask to talk to someone, as Brown never hooked me up. Interview was over phone and while I appreciate the guy taking the time, it was obvious he just wasn’t that into it.
[] Supplementary Material: freaking awesome. Sent a mock-transcript of me asking a world leader who is currently prominent in the news for a recommendation. It was pretty funny and gave me the chance to reveal a lot more about myself than the regular app info.[/ul]

[ul]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: very large public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): <$100K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none, except maybe my year abroad as a Rotary Exchange Student and being fluent in three languages.
[/ul]

[ul]Reflection
[] Strengths: unusual ECs with being selected as a Rotary Exchange Student, math scores, as I applied for Comp Science concentration
[] Weaknesses: GPA, class rank. Got a few Bs my sophomore year. School just started to weigh this year, so none of my previous APs were given extra GPA.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Grades/class rank, no major research or hook.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted:University of Oklahoma Honors College and Scholars Program; waiting for NYU. Rejected: Columbia, Princeton, Brown.[/ul]

General Comments: I knew it was a long shot, but Brown was my favorite Ivy by far. Had a pretty good email relationship with my regional rep, but guess the GPA/class rank just couldn’t compete. Congrats to all those who got in!

tyoupa · March 28, 2014, 5:00pm

Hey can someone who got accepted post a screenshot of their acceptance message? I want to see what it looks like

orientalsoup · March 28, 2014, 8:05pm

**Decision: Waitlisted **

Objective:

[list][] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (superscored - 720 M, 730 W, 640 CR)
[] ACT (breakdown): 31 (35 E, 33 M, 27 R, 28 S, 9 W)
[] SAT II: 660 US History, 660 Literature, 630 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA: 4.195/4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.72/4.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/43
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Not offered at high school
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered at high school
[] Senior Year Course Load:
Honors British Literature
Honors Calculus
Honors Physics
Honors Western Civilization
Sociology/Jurisprudence/Psychology
Guidance IV
Honors Spanish IV
Art IV
Physical Ed/First Aid
Church Lifestyle/Church History (Religion)
Note: Western Civ and Spanish are Dual Credit, which count as college courses. In addition, I took a Statistics class online through my community college.
[] Number of other applicants in your school: One who got rejected
[li] Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society Scholarship Program Nominee, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Award Runner Up, New Jersey Scholars Program Semi-Finalist, Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, Certificate of Merit from the Society of Women Engineers, New Jersey Governor’s School for Engineering Nominee, Principal’s List (Straight A’s) All 4 Years of High School[/li]
[list]Subjective:

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
School Musical (grade 9-12; Lead Role grade 10, 12)
Students Against Destructive Decisions (grade 10-12; Secretary 11, 12)
School Choir (grade 9-12; Senior Soloist)
Art Club (grade 9-12)
Spanish Club (grade 9-12)
National Honor Society (grade 11-12)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Soloist at Parish
Big Brothers Big Sisters
[] Summer Activities:
Summer Camp at Local Community College; Graphic Designer online (through a forum and Tumblr); Fanfiction Writer
[] Essays: Common App - excellent; Supplemental - Fantastic, Unique
Okay, I’m going to write a lot in this section because I loved writing the essays and I started writing as soon as I got the prompts.
In my essay about my areas of study, I talked about my passion for writing (Literary Arts concentration) but how I want to be realistic but still passionate though Economics. I mentioned one of the Economics professors, who’s doing work in neuroeconomics, which I found super interesting and I learned a lot from reading his webpage. In my essay about where I live, I briefly mentioned my physical location, then discussed how I reside in my mind because it is where I am truly myself through creating and imagining. My extra curricular essay was pretty standard. My “Why Brown?” essay was the first one I wrote, all the way in October. I talked about how I never really knew what I wanted to do in life and how Brown was not the type of institution to force me into a specific area of study, so I could really be liberal in my academics and get to explore; my literature teacher said this essay was daring and sassy, which I hope is a good thing. All in all, I thought I really let my passion and eccentricity shine through.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I had 3 - Precalc/Algebra II teacher, Literature teacher, and US History II/Geography teacher - and they were all excellent; I’m one of their favorite students and they adore me
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent; she likes me a lot
[] Additional Rec: Director of my school musicals - excellent; I saved my sophomore year show and he loves me
Note: For recs, I got lucky because my school is so small. My teachers know me very well, and I’ve taken to texting and talking to them in my free time. In addition, my musical director has been through a lot with me, and this year’s seniors are his favorite so he adores me.
[li] Interview: Amazing. My interviewer graduated last May, so he was easy going and fun to talk to. He said I’m very similar in personality to a Brown student (I let it slip that I have “no filters” when I talk and I’m very excited about learning, which is why I picked a non-honors humanities class over an honors chemistry class), which made me feel really confident about my application. In addition, we had similar experiences in high school, academics-wise: we both felt restricted by the classes our schools offered us. We talked about a TV show we both like and how we’re both musical kids. In addition, I discussed my eccentricities by way of graphic designing, fangirling, and writing fanfiction. He asked really interesting and unique questions, and it was an overall great experience.[/li]
[list]Other

[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Catholic, All-Girls College Prep
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$300,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Parents are immigrants - if that IS a hook…[/li]
[list]Reflection

[] Strengths: Recs, Grades, GPA, ACT, Interview, (maybe) Essays
[] Weaknesses: SAT, SAT II, EC’s, Coursework (?); I’m always nominated for honors, never rewarded; also, I’m Asian
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My scores and extracurriculars aren’t much to look at, but I think my apparent passion for the school and by Brown-esque personality helped
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: NYU, Northeastern, Babson College, University of Richmond, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Waitlisted: American University; Rejected: Princeton, Cornell, UPenn

**General Comments: **
Okay, I know most people get disappointed when they’re waitlisted, especially at their number one school. However, I’m ecstatic. In an Ivy League applicant pool, I consider myself below average. My high school isn’t known for sending girls to the Ivies, and I really thought my lame EC’s, lack of honors, so-so test scores, and unimpressive coursework would get me rejected right away.

Honestly, I think they brought me down, but my passion brought me back up. My EC’s - though limited and lacking in leadership - are centered around my love of art. I clearly showed my obsession - I mean, love - for Brown. In my interview, I told my interviewer that Brown was my top and I would do anything - such as reapply next year - to get in. (Hmm…maybe they waitlisted me so I wouldn’t bug them again haha :'D) I was purely myself in my essays and interview, and I think that helped. So, really, be yourself and have fun writing your essays. The admissions folks will definitely notice and give you a chance, just like me. So congrats to everyone who got in and good luck to my fellow waitlisters!

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