Official Brown Class of 2018 RD Results Only

evanh14 · March 28, 2014, 8:14pm

**Decision: Waitlisted **
**Objective: ** [ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (didn’t send)
[] ACT: 36C (35E, 36M, 36R, 35S, 12E)
[] SAT II: Math II (800), Chemistry (780)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/414
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), English Lang (5), European History (5), Psychology (5), Physics B (5), US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calculus, AP Physics C: Mech. and E&M, AP MacroEcon, AP US Gov’t, AP English Lit, Honors Math Seminar III, Teacher Aide, BTA (required computer class)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Really nothing other than National Merit, Presidential Scholar Nominee, and like an AP Scholar thing. [/ul][/li]
[ul]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Rocket City Math League (Co-Director), Model UN (Founder), REACH Peer Helping (President), Academic Team (Captain), Mu Alpha Theta (Vice-President), Latin Club (Historian), National Honor Society, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: ~12 hours a week at a restaurant, ~3 hours a week tutoring.
[] Volunteer/Community service: 70 hours planning kids activities at the Botanical Garden.
[] Summer Activities: Put Boys State Delegate down
[] Essays: I really liked my common app essay, but my supplement essays, especially in retrospect, weren’t that great.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Same teachers I’ve used at other schools. One was really specific and is from a teacher that I believe writes awesome recs, and the other is more generic but probably still good.
[] Counselor Rec: Good, but generic.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Went decently. I got along with him, but he didn’t seem super impressed or anything.
[] Supplementary Material: None[ /list]

[list][ b]Other**
[] State (if domestic applicant): AL
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Competitive, Public. #1 and #3 in my class both got accepted here.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Applied for FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]

[ul]Reflection
[] Strengths: Stats, some good leadership.
[] Weaknesses: Essays, probably.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Brown is a great school, and I’m sure there were enough applicants that are much more qualified than I am to fill the spots they needed filled.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: University of Alabama, Auburn, Rice, Dartmouth, Tulane. Waitlisted: Case Western. Still Waiting: Vanderbilt.
[/ul]
[/list]**General Comments: Not too bummed about this one, especially considering that I expected to be rejected because some of the essays were so bad. Congratulations to everyone who got in! My first choice was Rice, anyway, so I’m pretty happy with that decision! **

tiva_mcabby5 · March 28, 2014, 9:55pm

**Decision: Rejected **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 34 composite (33 English, 33 Math, 32 Reading, 36 Science, 30 Combined English/Writing, 8 essay)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank or give percentiles
AP (place score in parentheses): World History (4), American History (4), Biology (4), Calc BC (3, AB subscore 4)
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Physics, Calc 3, and a bunch of writing/history electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Key Club (treasurer), Yearbook (editor), Math Honor Society, Art Honor Society, Softball
Job/Work Experience: local restaurant since April 2013
Volunteer/Community Service: at least 150 hours since freshman year between church and Key Club
Summer Activities: working, traveling
Essays: good, especially my supplement
Teacher Recommendations: I didn’t see them, but I hope they were good!
Counselor Rec: same^
Additional Rec: I helped raise money for my local police office, so the police chief wrote a letter for me
Interview: Nailed it, or so I thought

Other

State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: medium public (1800 students)
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $100,000-$110,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: commitment to service, essays, ACT
Weaknesses: GPA, AP scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted to Boston College, SUNY Binghamton, and University of Rochester. Denied at Yale, Tufts, Princeton.

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Disappointed but expected. Excited to say I think I’ll be going to BC next fall!

Bingo77 · March 29, 2014, 12:02am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (760 W, 750 CR, 690 M) (reported, but didn’t send scores)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 730 Lit, 710 US
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 1 B+ in one semester of AP Calc BC, all A’s other wise
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/325-ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), US (5), Lit (5), Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Comp Gov, AP Stats, AP Calc BC, AP Physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Girl Scout Gold and Silver awards, Scholastic Silver Keys (writing), AMC 10 school winner, first place in a Northwest-wide creative writing competition. Nothing SUPER major, but still something![/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years varsity water polo (team second in state twice, I was first team all conference and first team all state), 4 years club water polo, 2 years varsity swimming, 2 years varsity ultimate frisbee, 12 years of Girl Scouts, National Honor Society (Executive Council member), Spanish honor society, creative writing club (founder and president)
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguarding since this past summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scout stuff, NHS, weekly peer tutoring (I’m in charge of the program), and then I’m on the student advisory council for a local charitable organization (there are about ten of us from a pretty big region).
[] Summer Activities: Iowa Young Writers’ Studio.
[] Essays: 10/10. My college counselor was floored by my common app essay, and since she obviously sees a fair number of those, I was quite pleased!
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but two of the best teachers I’ve ever had. I assume they were awesome.
[] Counselor Rec: Again, I didn’t read it, but my counselor is amazing, and she really tried to write to my character as an upstanding student/person
[] Additional Rec: NA
[] Interview: Really, truly horrible. The guy made a few rather offensive comments and it made me quite uncomfortable.
[] Supplementary Material:NA[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): OR
Country (if international applicant): Nope
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Upper-ish middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My essays; Girl Scouts; showing passion for writing
[] Weaknesses: Not a ton of leadership. No hooks. Weird interview.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They’re looking to fill a specific niche and I just didn’t fit it! No hard feelings.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected: Dartmouth. Waitlisted: Brown. Accepted: some safeties, then Colorado College, Boston College, Tulane, Wesleyan, and STANFORD[/ul]

General Comments: I won’t be accepting a spot on the waitlist – I CANNOT believe I got into Stanford! I’m really excited with how it turned out, and I’m glad Brown recognized I wasn’t the best fit for their school. It just goes to show that anything can happen. I’m also really glad I didn’t end up doing a blanket application to all these big name schools/all the Ivies, as I think none would have been quite the right fit for me. The waitlist/rejection certainly makes my decision easier! Big congratulations for everyone who was accepted!!

readmypost · March 29, 2014, 1:09am

** Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (690 CR, 770 M, 690 W) (taken twice)
[] ACT: 34 (34/36/33/32)
[] SAT II: 800 Physics, 780 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/365
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), Calc AB (5), Statistics (5), Physics C Mech (5), Physics C E+M (4), Physics B (4), Psychology (4), US History (4), Environmental Science (4), Chemistry (4) and there’s more but that’s all the room the common app allows
[] Senior Year Course Load: Diffeq (dual enrollment), British Literature (dual enrollment), AP Spanish, AP Computer Science, AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics, and some random honors science class I’m required to take.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I’m a national champion at this academic competition I do and have dozens of other awards from the same competition. (I don’t want to be specific because it’ll definitely reveal who I am) [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic competition (won’t name)(Captain), Chemistry Club (Vice President), a community service club (treasurer), psychology club (secretary), national honor society
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: I teach disabled children how to ride horses. I volunteer for the Special Olympics. I volunteer at a local hospital.
[] Summer Activities: I participated in an engineering program at a local university.
[] Essays: I thought they were good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: These were really bad. I read both of them. One was really generic and just rehashed what was on my application. The other one was only like 6 sentences long. Terrible.
[] Counselor Rec: Don’t know. She has so many students that I doubt it was very personal.
[] Additional Rec: Brown doesn’t take additional recs?
[] Interview: It went wonderfully.
[] Supplementary Material: Nothing [/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] School Type: Public, magnet, competitive
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): too much for need based aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Honestly not really sure. I think I’m really well-rounded, but I don’t have any obvious strengths. I showed real passion for engineering based off the courses I took, my essays, my summer activities so that probably helped.
[] Weaknesses: Class rank, teacher recommendations, lack of a hook
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Brown, UF, Georgia Tech, UNC Chapel Hill
Waitlisted: Notre Dame, Rice, WashU, Vanderbilt
Rejected: Northwestern, UPenn, Cornell, Duke (deferred early decision)
[/ul]
**General Comments: **
I got rejected/waitlisted to almost every single one of my reach schools except Brown! It was a total surprise and I’m so happy this happened. It’s really weird because Brown was the most competitive school I applied to! Don’t give up hope!

HinduPowers · March 29, 2014, 5:40am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (730CR 770M 730 W)
ACT: 35
SAT II: Chemistry 720 Biology E 750 US History 780 Math II 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~10-15/500
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5), European History (5), Human Geography (5), Statistics (5), Biology (5), Psychology (4), Environmental Science (4), Chemistry (4), US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP English Literature, AP US Government/ AP Macroeconomics, AP Comp Sci, Music History, AP Calculus BC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nationals in Public Forum Debate, NFL All-State Top 10 (TN) - Outstanding Distinction, National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Team (JV Captain (11), Varsity Captain (12)), Model United Nations (ICJ Justice (11), President of the International Court of Justice (12)), Youth in Government (Supreme Court Justice), Ultimate Frisbee, 12 years of guitar, 4 years of self-taught piano
Job/Work Experience: 7 week internship at a law firm
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours as a public library volunteer Freshman and Sophomore year
Summer Activities: Tennessee Governor’s School for International Studies at the University of Memphis, Boys State, American Legion Boys Nation
Essays: Not great
Teacher Recommendation: Physics teach (10/10) and Gov teach (10/10)
Counselor Rec:Gifted counselor (11/10)
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

State (if domestic applicant): TN
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large pretty competitive public
Race(s) (White, AA, AI/AN, Asian, NH/PI): Asian (indian)
Hispanic (Y/N): Nope
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Essays, Recs, ECs
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Marquette, Tennessee, Virginia, Michigan, Vanderbilt (CV Scholar & College Scholar), Stanford
Waitlisted: UChicago, Dartmouth, WashU, Harvard
Rejected: Northwestern, Brown, Columbia, UPenn, Yale, Princeton, Duke

General Comments: Just can’t believe it. Stanford was my best app, but man I never expected to get into my top school and not get into so many others.

heyitsmethatkid · March 29, 2014, 1:32pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (720 CR 770 M 690 W)
[]ACT (breakdown): n/a
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 700 Japanese w/ Listening 740 Math I
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.67
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[]AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (4) AP Lang Comp (5)
[]IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP Psychology, AP Biology, Orchestra, British Literature (H), Latin (H), Anatomy and Physiology (H)
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Semifinalist (Commended Student), National Latin Exam Cum Laude (nothing too extensive) [/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Girl Scouts, Violin, DoSomething Club, Japanese Language School, National Honors Society, National Language Honors Society
[]Job/Work Experience: Not much aside from babysitting
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Tutoring/Mentoring 4th graders, Teaching English overseas in Taiwan, CIT for summer camp
[]Summer Activities: See above
[]Essays: Pretty good, if I do say so myself. Most of the teachers I’ve showed my Common App essay to liked it and told me I didn’t really have to edit it at all. My supplements were also the best out of all my supplements, I really let my creativity shine through.
[]Teacher Recommendations: Probably at least decent. I had one of the teachers since 7th grade (Latin teacher) so he probably wrote something outstanding.
[]Counselor Rec: Decent. I didn’t know her very well.
[]Additional Rec: n/a
[li]Interview: All right, better than I thought I would have done. My interviewer was pretty old, so he had trouble hearing me at times. [/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): MA
[]Country (if international applicant): n/a
[]School Type: Public, has a good range of people in terms of academics
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: Depending on the year >$100,000
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Probably nothing? I’m Japanese-Taiwanese, which made me seem more “diverse” than other Asians. [/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Definitely my essays.
[]Weaknesses: Extracurriculars and SAT. Definitely could have done more “leadership” positions and focused on one passion.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My SAT scores were pretty low compared to the pool of applicants. A lot of people say SAT scores don’t matter as much to Ivies, but if you get a 2300+ and have pretty strong academics, your chances go up by a LOT. If you don’t, you generally have to make up for it in stronger extracurriculars, which I didn’t have.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Accepted at BU, UConn, Northeastern, Tufts
Rejected Columbia
Waitlisted at George Washington
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I think the general idea for Ivies is to keep your grades and course load strong all four years and really focus on one thing you like to do. Make sure your personality shines through the activities and extracurriculars you do. Congrats to all that have been accepted and good luck to those who are applying next year! [/li][/ul]

tetrisdeity · March 29, 2014, 2:04pm

**Decision: Accepted

[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 Superscored (750 CR, 800 M, 800 WR)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math Level 2, 800 Chem, 790 Physics
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 of 102 when I applied
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calc BC/5 AB Subscore, 4 Physics C-Mechanics, 5-Physics C-E & M, 4 Lang, 4 World History, 5 Chemistry.
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Diff Eq, Calc 3, 4 EE courses, 2 Computer Science Courses, American Politics, etc. (A college program called the Clarkson School)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list]Not so major: National Latin Exam Gold Medalist, Pi Mu Epsilon Math Competition Bronze Medal, National Merit Commended, etc.

[ list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (probably what Brown loved about me), Speech and Debate, Model UN, Science Olympiad, Calculus tutor at a university, tutor for local middle school kids, National Honor Society tutor.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Just tutoring
[ *] Summer Activities: Summer research at Clarkson university
[ *] Essays: Brown’s supplemental essays were MUCH better than common app.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Global Studies teacher’s was great, Calculus teacher’s was generic.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Pretty good.
[ *] Additional Rec: Research mentor, I guess pretty good.
[ *] Interview: Great, I heard from my counselor about his impression of me.
[ *] Supplementary Material:[ /list] Computer programs that I wrote.

[ list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Way upstate NY, about 3 hours north of Syracuse.
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian (You guessed it!)
[ *] Gender: Male (Probably figured that out too!)
[ ] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 100 k.
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NOOOOOOOOO!
[ /list]
[ list][ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Scores, GPA, maybe supplemental materials, supplemental essays, interview.
[ *] Weaknesses: NO leadership, race, crappy common app. 
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess I was well rounded enough to attract the eyes of Brown admission officers.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Brown University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Clarkson University.
Waitlisted (lord): Caltech, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, CMU SCS.
Rejected: MIT, Stanford, HYP, Northwestern, Berkeley EECS, UPenn.
Waiting on University of Toronto and USC. 
[/list]
[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** Going to Brown!!!

GMSMOM · March 29, 2014, 5:24pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (in one attempt)
SAT II: Math II: 800, Chemistry: 800, US History: 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Weighted GPA : 4.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5). COMP Sc(5),
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English ,AP Physics, AP Env Science, AP Stat, AP French
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, Presidential scholar Nominee

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Western National Diver (Capton for 3 years), Solo vocalist (performed internationally), Performed with San francisco world music festival for 5 years, National honor society (Predident), French club and other school clubs
Job/Work Experience: Zilch.
Volunteer/Community service: Several hours with center for Equine assisted therapy helping Austistic children
Summer Activities: summer internship at Johns Hopkins
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): CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian (Asian)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket (mention if FA candidate): > 100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Dartmouth, CAL, UCLA
Waitlisted : Columbia, UPenn, Brown, Rice, Northwestern, UChicago
Rejected: MIT, Stanford, Yale, Harvard

Reflection
Strengths: Standardized testing and GPA , as well as extracurriculars, teacher recommendation.
Weaknesses: Indian ?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NO CLUE

PlayTheGame · March 29, 2014, 6:03pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (M 800, CR 770, W 760)
ACT: None
SAT II: Math II (800), US History (750), Physics (730)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on Macro, Micro, U.S., and Psychology
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Lit, AP Gov and Pol, AP Calc BC, French
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Finalist, Son’s of the American Revolution, Eagle Scout, various school awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Started my own community service program based on my Eagle Scout Project (9-12), MUN (Numerous awards and 4 time chair 9-12), Debate Club Vice President (9-12), Varsity Rowing (9-12), Math League (11-12)
Job/Work Experience: 2 week Internship at local investment firm
Volunteer/Community service: Scouting
Summer Activities: Staff at national leadership program in Washington D.C.
Essays: Really good probably 8.5/10
Teacher Recommendation: Had my math and english teacher do them probably 7.5/10
Counselor Rec: Cool guy 7/10
Additional Rec:
Interview: Nothing special, the person asked me a lot of obscure questions 5/10
Supplementary Material None

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection:
Strengths: Great essays and scores
Weaknesses: Not enough AP’s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a solid student and I got a lot going for me. Totally wasn’t expecting to get into Brown
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Dartmouth, Brown, Cornell (CAS), Vanderbilt, Georgetown, U of R, William and Mary 
Waitlisted: Wharton, Columbia, Amherst, UVA

General Comments: Deciding between Dartmouth, Brown, and Georgetown

jcfsox · March 29, 2014, 11:16pm

**Decision: Rejected **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300: 750M, 750CR, 800W
[] ACT: nope
[] SAT II: 770 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): unknown, weighted: 101.42/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 4-5
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (4), Comp Sci (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, Chem, Calc AB, English Lit. Comp Sci independent study. Self studying for AP US Government. Band.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nope[/ul][/li]
[ul]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): EIC of newspaper and lit mag (11,12), district tech committee, jazz band, NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: little league official
[] Volunteer/Community service: tech tutorials for seniors, NHS, over 200 hours total
[] Summer Activities: CT Boys State. Yale Daily News Summer Journalism Program. Tech tutorials for seniors.
[] Essays: Average 9/10 common app. Worked for months on it. 10/10 Brown supplements. Brown was my first choice and I had very solid reasons why. I poured my heart into these essays and got everything across. I applied ED originally and spent months perfecting them.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Average 8-9/10. Not generic at all.
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10. Not generic, summed everything up well
[] Additional Rec: lit magazine advisor. Submitted after ED deferral.
[] Interview: Went fine. I’m not the most talkative person but we got along and he seemed to be on my side. After I was deferred ED, he called me just to see how things were going.
[] Supplementary Material: nope[/ul]

[ul]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): no FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not really
[/ul]

[ul]Reflection
[] Strengths: SAT, GPA, essays. Wrote additional letter after deferral that could’ve only helped.
[] Weaknesses: not an athlete, only two years of world language
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: it’s too competitive. I am a qualified applicant but didn’t make the cut.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: RPI, UConn (honors), Northeastern (honors, likely attending), WPI. Waitlisted: Northwestern, Lehigh, UPenn. Rejected: Yale.
[/ul]
General Comments: It hurts. I really put everything I had into making the best possible application for Brown. I have a great school (Northeastern) that I’m excited about going to, but Brown was my first love.

sapphiresky686 · March 29, 2014, 11:40pm

Accepted into Brown/PLME!

SAT I: 2370 superscore (770 English, 800 Math, 800 Writing)
ACT: 35 (didn’t send)
SAT II: Math II (800), Chem (800), Bio (790), World History (780)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank: In the top 5% I think
AP: Calc BC (5), Calc AB subscore (5), World History (5), Euro History (5), US History (5), Art History (5), Eng Lit (5), Eng Lang (5), Stats (5), Bio (5), Physics B (5), Physics C E&M (5), Physics C Mech (5), Enviro (5)
IB: Physics SL (7), Math SL (7), Enviro SL (6)
Senior Year Course Load: at local college (UF): General Chemistry and Differential Equations, at high school: IB HL History of Americas, IB HL English, AP Spanish, IB HL Physics
Major Awards: National AP Scholar, National Merit Finalist, USABO semifinalist twice, published a paper in a journal with another pending

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: LEO Service Club (president), National English Honor Society (president), Poetry Club (president), Math Team (historian/treasurer), along with some other stuff
Job/Work Experience: I am a useless member of society (as in, none at all)
Volunteer/Community service: Shands Hospital, local nursing home, LEO Club activities, Student Government activities, National Honor Society activities, etc.
Summer Activities: None of interest
Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good
Counselor Rec: Decent
Interview: Kind of awkward… my interviewer actually didn’t seem that favorable toward Brown

State: FLORIDA! (I don’t know how I’m going to survive winter up there)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100,000-150,000
Hooks: Not actually sure if I count as first gen, but my essays were about immigration?

Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, and probably leadership. I think I had a couple of solid essays in the mix as well.
Weaknesses: no defining characteristic… I do a lot of stuff, but I don’t do anything striking that would make my application unique
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly have no idea. I may have good scores, but I don’t feel like I’m a standout applicant either.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted into WashU, Rice, Wellesley, Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, and UF

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY THAT GOT INTO BROWN CLASS OF 2018!

starlight27 · March 30, 2014, 2:13am

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

Note: Rejected PLME

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (800M, 800W, 760 CR)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 770 Bio M, 790 Math II
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[]AP (place score in parentheses): AP Bio (4), AP US (5), AP World (4), AP English Lang (5)
[]Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Rensselaer Math and Science Medalist, National Merit Finalist [/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Spanish Club (President), Environmental Club (Co-president for 2 years), Pencils of Promise (Co-founder, Co-president), Varsity Tennis, Varsity Skiing, Columbia Science Honors program, Math Team, Model UN, Clarinet player
[]Job/Work Experience: 6 week medical internship (150 hours)
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Hospital volunteering (150 hours), Research at Columbia (250 hours), Peer Edication (100 hours), Teaching Spanish to students with autism and down syndrome (60 hours)
[]Essays: Good
[]Teacher Recommendations: Fabulous (idk about one but the other said I was the best in his career)
[]Counselor Rec: I’m pretty sure it’s good
[li]Interview: Pretty good I guess[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): NY
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Indian/White
[]Gender: F
[]Income Bracket: +150k
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Scores, ECs
[]Weaknesses: No hooks
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Idk! So happy I was though!
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Bunch of BS/MD programs, Harvard (rejected), U Penn (wait listed)
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Congrats to everyone who was accepted![/li][/ul]

etacarinae · March 30, 2014, 6:48pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210- 730 CR, 710 M, 770 W
[] ACT: n/a – didn’t take
[] SAT II: 760 Lit, 790 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/231
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH-5, English Language-5, Calculus AB- 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP French, AP Economics (macro+micro), AP English Literature (online through Virtual High School), Honors Chorus, Class Assistant to APUSH class
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): no major awards. On my Common App, I put Brown book award, Excellence (honor roll) all quarters, Nat’l Merit Commended, AP Scholar, National French Honor Society. [/ul] [/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama Club 9, 10, 11, 12 (8 shows, state festival awarded 9, 10, 11, lead roles, assistant director + president senior year), community service club that works with local charities to throw birthday parties for homeless children 10, 11, 12 (founder+co-president), National Honor Society 12 (vice-president), SADD 10, 11, 12 (treasurer), Model UN 10, 11, 12 (founding member), Gay-Straight Alliance 9, 10 (publicist)
[] Job/Work Experience: internship at Museum of Science, Boston developing a part of an exhibit, math tutor to middle and high school students in algebra II and geometry through calculus AB
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300 hours in total, mostly from community service club or local events such as charity walks and teaching a theatre class at a camp for students with special needs in my town.
[] Summer Activities: volunteer at science museum after sophomore year, aforementioned internship and teaching volunteer position after junior year.
[] Essays: Common App essay was about my father who was an alcoholic and was in an accident when I was young, leaving him with a major head injury. The essay itself was about how what happened to my father motivated me to succeed in school. It started out very long and I had to cut down a lot, so not as good as it could be (7/10)
Very proud of my supplements, very genuine and very “me” (9.5/10)
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from last year’s AP English Language teacher (read, very strong) and one from last year’s Honors Physics teacher (didn’t read but he’s said I’m a best-in-career student so it was probably great)
[] Counselor Rec: excellent, focused on activities that I didn’t really get to emphasize on the Common App but still sounded genuine.
[] Additional Rec: from my boss from my internship who hired me as a year-round employee after the internship ended (which is rare). Didn’t read but she likes me a lot so it should be very good
[] Interview: Interviewer asked me a lot of tough, thought-provoking questions. Very Brown. I was happy with the way it went.
[] Supplementary Material: n/a
[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] School Type: medium-sized public, ~900 kids
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): ~50k single parent household
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: transcript, showed passion about activities I’m involved in
[] Weaknesses: low SAT reasoning, no major awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed a lot of interest. I originally applied ED, but was deferred.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: the full list is Harvard (accepted), Brown (deferred–accepted), Tufts (accepted), NYU (accepted), BU (accepted w/ honors), Northeastern (accepted), UMass Amherst (accepted w/ honors), UChicago (waitlisted), Northwestern (waitlisted), Stanford (rejected), Yale (rejected), Columbia (rejected)
[/ul]
**General Comments: **
I can’t believe I got in. After being deferred ED, I thought for sure it was going to be a rejection. But with my financial situation, it looks like I’ll be ending up at Harvard. Congratulations to everyone who was accepted and best of luck to those on the waitlist–I’d give up my spot for you if I could!

sarajbs · March 31, 2014, 10:19pm

Decision: Rejected
Objective:

SAT I: 2210 (Reading 800, Math 680, Writing 730)
SAT II: Chemistry 780, Literature 800, Math2 770, US History 770
Unweighted GPA: 3.95
Rank: N/A
AP: English Language 5, APUSH 5, Chemistry 4 (self-studied)
Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP’s and Intro Computer Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Forensics, Student Government, School Gazette
Volunteer/Community service: Film, community service, etc
Summer Activities: Film, community service, travel with service group
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation: Probably good
Counselor Rec: Probably very good
Interview: Good
Other:
State: CA
School Type: Small public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks: None
Reflection:
Strengths: GPA, subject test scores
Weaknesses: Math SAT, lack of distinctive extracurricular achievement
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Pomona, Vassar, Hamilton, Grinnell, Willamette, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and UC Santa Cruz. Rejected at Yale, Swarthmore, Amherst, and UCLA.
Congratulations to all!

biofreak21 · April 1, 2014, 5:10pm

Decision: Rejected to PLME and Brown
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2400, single sitting
ACT:
SAT II: 790 (Bio-M), 800 (Math II), 800 (USH), 800(Chem)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.67
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Does not rank
AP (some self-studied):Bio(5), Chem(4), Stats(5), Env. Sci(5), English Lang &Comp (5), Calc BC (5), USH(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Multi, H. English, AP Econ Macro, AP Psych, AP Bio, AP Chem
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National AP Scholar, USABO semis, published data, National Latin Exam
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS(President), Research Club (President), FPA, Science League, Math League, Columbia SHP, Public speaking club (leader)
Job/Work Experience: SAT Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: EMT-B on first aid squad, hospital volunteer
Summer Activities: EMT-B Course, shadowing docs., Mol. Bio research at Rutgers
Essays: Nothing spectacular, solid 7’s both CA and harvard supplementals
Teacher Recommendation: Waived right. But bio teacher and I really hit it off in hs, probs a 9. Latin teacher and I were solid- prob 6-7
Counselor Rec: Solid again not sure waived right - 6-7
Additional Rec:
Interview: Really awesome. Guy I had was really young and friendly. He seemed very engaged in what I had to say.
Other
Intended Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender:M
Income Bracket:Not really sure…
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope
Reflection:
Strengths: Scores,
Weaknesses: lack of national accolades, essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Rutgers (Pres Schol), Princeton (SCEA), PSU (6 yr med), Waitlisted: Harvard, and Duke, Rejected: Penn and Brown PLME and UG
General Comments: I was really sad to have gotten rejected from both Brown U and PLME and pretty much to have been shot down from pretty much every other school, but I am still very grateful to have other options. Advice for futrure applicants is to do what you love; convey that passion and in the end something will work out for you. :D

Ddottt · April 1, 2014, 10:34pm

Decision: Accepted!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): None
ACT: 34 Math: 33 English: 34 Reading: 34 Science: 36 Writing: 12
SAT II: Chemistry: 780 US History: 780 Math 2: 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History 5, Biology 5, Chemistry 5, English Language 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Psych, AP Lit, AP BC Calc, Music Composition, Competitive Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st Place in State for Science Fair

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class Treasurer, Frisbee Captain, Model UN Officer, Tutor for Freshmen, NHS, Science Fair for 2 Years - 1st in State 2nd year, Boy Scouts, Saxophone for 3 Bands
Job/Work Experience: Internship at a civil engineering company
Volunteer/Community service: Helped at local shelters, various other clubs for volunteering
Summer Activities: Wrote about using the summer to focus on myself as a person, being with friends, exploring, etc. rather than going to some expensive camp to learn
Essays: Pretty Good – Common App one is funny - about my first time acting, I responded to the culture essay in a fairly intellectual manner and described all of my passions, and my engineering essay is pretty solid thematically - described science as “magic”
Teacher Recommendation: One from my science teacher who loves me and helped me through science fair, second is from my Chinese teacher – we went to China together and she wrote about how I inspired a kid to study English
Counselor Rec: He loves me and probably wrote only good things – thinks I’m hilarious
Additional Rec: From my internship over the summer
Interview: Pretty good – my interviewer showed up in running clothes!

Other
Intended Major: Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Small Suburban
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I guess I’m a personable kid who wants to learn more than his white, middle-class town can provide!

Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Subject tests, leadership, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Didn’t take SAT, no hooks really…
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I come off as pretty quirky and fun in my essays. The personal statement is the most important part when applying to a place like Brown - once you meet the cut off scores don’t really matter, just show off your teenage-self and have fun with the essays if you want to get noticed by Brown Admissions!

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Bucknell, Tufts, RPI, WPI, UMass, Northeastern
Rejected: Princeton, Yale, Harvard
Waitlist: Cornell
General Comments: If you want to see a part of my application to get an idea of what you have to do, don’t hesitate to message me! Don’t stress throughout the process - think of it as a chance to introspect, find out who you are, and realize how much potential you really have, even if you don’t get accepted anywhere!

neverdone05 · April 9, 2014, 2:09am

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 Superscore (780 CR/800 M/740 WR)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: MATH II 790/USH 760/WH 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): WH 5/ EURO 5/ PSYCH 5/ LANG 4/ USH 5/ PHYSICS B 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP CALC BC/ AP MACRO/ AP MICRO/ AP COMP GOV/ AP US GOV/ AP LIT/ AP BIO/ AP SPANISH
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Semifinalist [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Forensics: Speech and Debate, Model Congress, Tri-M, Jazz Band
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Senator’s office
[] Volunteer/Community service: Non-Profit for Immigrants
[] Summer Activities: Speech and Debate camp
[] Essays: I worked hard on them, teachers said that they were light and entertaining. Common app was on cooking and cultural identity, and the supplements were about my affinity for volunteerism
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, but suspect that they were great.
[] Counselor Rec: I knew my counselor pretty well, so I think I was highly recommended.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: I wasn’t wild about it, but it was fine.
[] Supplementary Material: None [/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): N/A
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Good match for Brown, strong extracurriculars, good recommendations.
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Genuine interest in Brown and strong sense of self and insight in essay.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Middlebury, Oberlin, American, Fordham; Waitlisted: UChicago, Bowdoin; Rejected: Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia
[/ul]
[/list]General Comments: I am so excited to attend Brown University! The culture and open curriculum will really help me succeed and thrive as a student and person.

pinchyBoo67 · May 7, 2014, 7:24pm

**Decision:Accepted

Objective:[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (700 Writing; 800 math; 800 Reading)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 740 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 800 Biology
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/350
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English and Comp. (5); Euro. history (4) Calc. AB (5) No other APs offered at HS
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): HL English, HL American History, HL Chemistry (Scores pending)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB HL English, History and Chemistry; Jazz Band, Honors French IV; Courses at local Community College: Statistics (grade A) and Physics (grade A)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] Chemistry Olympiad: National Finalist; Math Olympiad: State Finalist; AP Scholar; National Merit Commended.[/li]
[ list][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founder, public videogame server; Founder, bassist, and lead singer in Alternative rock band; Private lessons on guitar and bass; jazz Band, Band, and Steel Drum Band at school, JV Soccer, 3 years; Mathletes, chemistry Olympiad, and national Honor Society; University lab internship.
[] Job/Work Experience: Master Electrician’s Helper for family business
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer, outpatient surgery dept. and gift shop, 250+ hours
[] Summer Activities: Work; University lab internship, Organic Chemistry research.
[] Essays: Admissions sent a personal letter with a handwritten note about how much they enjoyed the essay.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec:Great
[] Additional Rec: from professor in charge of research internship
[] Interview: really good
[] Supplementary Material:[/list] None

[ul][ b]Other**
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Low income, low achieving, below State standards
[] Ethnicity: caucasion
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): less than 100,000 (financial aid)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]

[ul][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: Passion for extracurriculars; taking advantage opportunities that are available; interesting activities.
[] Weaknesses: not a President of any club
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strength of essay, test score, unusual high school
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Binghamton U (Scholars), U of Rochester (merit Award), Union College (Presidential Scholarship), Hamilton College, Williams College, Amherst College; /Waitlisted: Harvard University/ Rejected: Yale, Princeton
[/ul]
[/list][ b]General Comments: ** don’t be afraid to apply because of where you go to high school! No one has gotten into Brown University from my high school in 10 years, and no other Ivy except Cornell. Take advantage of every opportunity, then create your own (like going to Community College or starting your own activities, like a band… Congratulations and good luck to all! Brown 2018!!!

manrushi · May 16, 2014, 3:01am

[color=orange]Decision: Waitlisted[/color=yellow]

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Two sittings: Second - 2090 (790 M, 690 W, 610 CR); First - 2000 (750 M, 640 W, 610 CR).
[] ACT: ACT (breakdown): Two sittings: Second - 34 (35 E, 34 M, 32 R, 33 S, 9 Essay); First - 30 (31 E, 34 M, 30 R, 26 S, 8 Essay).
[] SAT II: 800 Math Level 2, 780 World History, 760 Math Level 1, 720 Chemistry, 710 US History.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/387
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Have taken 6, will take 7 more this year. 5 Statistics, 5 US History, 5 Human Geography, 4 Chemistry, 4 English Language, 4 World History. Will take Calculus AB, Physics B, Biology, Environmental Science, English Literature, US Government, and Microeconomics.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 1, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP English Literature, AP US Government (semester), AP Microeconomics (semester), Band.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, 4x NM State Science Olympiad Champion, NM Congressional Award for Academic Achievement, Regional Scholar selected by Independent Committee (looks at academics, essays, interview, recommendations), 2x All-State Clarinetist.[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Science Olympiad: team captain for 4 years, I’ve won 5 titles at State, and have 20 other 1st-3rd placings at Regionals/State combined. I’ve performed exceptionally well in Anatomy & Physiology. Band: 2x All-State Clarinetist, 3x All-District Clarinetist, Drum Major, Clarinet Section Leader, Principal clarinetist in school’s Symphonic Band. National Honor Society: Elected President each of 3 years. Student Council: 10-12. Was Secretary 11th grade. Student Advisory Committee: was nominated by teachers and administrators to be the senior class representative. We plan things/fix issues that can make students’ lives better. Tennis: Junior Varsity freshman year.
[] Job/Work Experience: I was a Youth Soccer Referee my freshman year. I officiated about 5 games a week for a fall and spring season for kids aged 5-12.
[] Volunteer/Community service: American Red Cross: I founded and currently am President of a Youth Club in our area. We go on disaster calls and do disaster prevention presentations at various community events. The club was founded in January and has grown to 10 students to-date. Nursing Home shadower: I’ve shadowed nurses in a nursing home intermittently since sophomore year. I’ve assisted, bathed, fed, and entertained patients. Physician shadower: I’ve shadowed a local cardiologist junior year. I helped in simple diagnostic activities, interacted with patients in examination rooms, and have shadowed testing at hospitals. National Honor Society: various associated projects. Student Council: various associated projects.
[] Essays: I humbly think they were be great. Usually write good essays; my junior AP English teacher says I’m one of the best writers she’s ever had. I get them proofed by a college prep counselor.
[] Teacher Recommendation: All should have be great. I have always had stellar relationships with my teachers. Most have taught for 20+ years, and they usually comment that I’m one of the best student’s they’ve ever taught. Have had a significant or special story in class with all of them.
[] Counselor Rec: Should have beeen good. He really likes me and has made the comment that I am the most serious kid he’s seen about striving academically. Not sure how he conveyed that in writing, however.
[] Interview: Went really well! She was an alumnus to the PLME Program. After the decision, she said she had given me the best recommendation she had ever given.
[] Supplementary Material: I applied PLME.
[/ul]

Other:

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): New Mexico
[]School Type: Public, only school in rural town of 40,000 people. ~2400 students. Graduation rate of 50-65%, but top students in the past have been accepted at Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Rice, Northwestern, UC-Berkeley, and Notre Dame.
[]Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: >$150,000
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Established and currently lead a community service organization (American Red Cross Youth Club). Good academic record for a student from a rural area in NM, if that counts.
[/ul]

Reflection:

[ul]
[]Strengths: ECs, ACT, GPA, courseload
[]Weaknesses: SAT, essays
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not really sure. I’m probably one of those standard great applicants that just happened to be overshadowed by other stellar applicants.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: ill be attending UNM Combined BA/MD Program. Applied to Ivies, Northwestern, Rice, Duke.
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Glad I applied, but I was accepted to the offer that was best for me. Congrats to everyone accepted![/li][/ul]

tastydoge · June 11, 2014, 6:16am

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

[ b]Objective:**[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 ( 800 Math; 720 CR; 720 Writing)
[ *] SAT II: 800 Bio M; 760 Math
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st out of 98
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IBDP 6 subjects

[ list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 6 years Dance.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Intern at cardiac operation theatres
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Founder of local business that generates funds for charity
[ *] Summer Activities: Author of research paper on denaturation of egg white proteins
[ *] Essays: common app was pretty okay, Brown specific essays were very nice.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Very average
[ *] Counselor Rec: Must be really really good, she knew me personally very well
[ *] Interview: Horrid but okay
[ *] Supplementary Material:[ /list] Sent photos of my dance portfolio

[ list][ b]Other**
Country (if international applicant): International
[ *] School Type: Private IBDP
[ ] Ethnicity: Indian
[ ] Gender: Male
[ /list]
[ list][ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Extras (the business, the dance, the internship)
[ *] Weaknesses: No major awards. Average essays

[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Brown; Cornell; UC Berkley; UCLA; UCSD; NYU Stern; USC. Rejected: Harvard; Princeton; Yale; Penn (pretty upset about the HYP); Waitlist: UMichigan
[/list]
[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** Best of luck for admissions. Work as hard as you can cause getting that acceptance is so so so worth it.

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