Official Brown ED 2016 Decisions

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<p>I don’t want to deal with the template, but for the sake of prospective students for next year: </p>

<p>Deferred, single parent legacy
SAT: 2170 M:650 W:800 CR:720
GPA: 93 ish at a really tough private school
important ECs: Editor-in-chief of newspaper, really strong artist (sent in supplement), 4 years varsity crew but SO not a recruited athlete… </p>

<p>Guessing my downfall was my schedule: weak science classes, and I’m only in pre-calculus. I have really good grades (for my school) in “easier” classes (for my school). Less miserable than I would be if i were rejected, but that ecstasy of getting in seemed in reach…</p>

<p>I’m realizing the randomness of the process, though. I’m a white girl from CT. Maybe they needed someone from Montana, maybe they needed a Native American. I’m marginally relieved I can go to school in NYC now (guiltily).</p>

42

<p>So many deferred?! :(</p>

43

<p>deferred. here we go more apps.</p>

44

<p>Yeah, got to do lots of supplements now haha! Oh well, at least we have got he chance to apply to better schools now. Maybe this is a blessing in disguise?</p>

<p>:)</p>

45

<p>Accepted!!! </p>

<p>I’ll post stats later. Congrats to everyone, and don’t give up, deferees!!</p>

46

<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):700 CR, 740 Math, 760 Writing
[ *] ACT:N/A
[ *] SAT II: Math II: 770, Biology: 760, World History: 750
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 21/700
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC: 4, Language and Composition: 5, U.S. History: 5, World History: 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP Music Theory, AP Multivariable Calculus and Lin, AP Vergil Latin, AP Chemistry, AP Literature, AP Comparative, Wind Ensemble, InSTAR III
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, Band Achievement Award (awarded to only two students), National Merit Honorable Mention, National Latin Exam Cum Laude/Maxima Cum Laude, Presidential Gold Academic Achievement, High Honor Roll
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Wind Ensemble (fundraising coodinator 11th), Tri-M Music Honor Society (vice-president 11th, historian 12th), Hunger Task Force (vice-president 10th), School Newspaper (Associate in-depth editor 12th), At-Home Book Club (President/Founder 9th/10th grade), InSTAR Science Research Program
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Ebay Editor/business management assistent for Father’s company
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 3rd annual pacfic asian festival volunteer, walk for beauty, food drives, piano-playing for church
[ *] Summer Activities: Intel/Siemens Competition, college apps…
[ *] Essays: good, emotional, not as orientated around academics
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Latin/InSTAR/AP Language and Composition teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec: good, provided a lot of activities on resume
[ *] Additional Rec: additional info, basically more activities/awards won, selected into SCEMA Orchestra 10th grade 1st chair, SCMEA Band 9th grade 2nd chair, chosen for WoodWind Quintet, three-year selected pit band player for school musical, only flutist chosen from jr. high for Wind Ensemble, three-year selected orchestra player, first flutist/piccalo player selected this year
[ *] Interview: arrived three-four minutes early, started off interview meh…, built up to a good end, interviewer did not take notes during talk
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: Computer Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):New york
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian American
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: N/A
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):essay was very unique, avid participant in variety of clubs/community service like Hunger Task Force
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:academic credentials, GPA: 102, community service, leadership roles all three years
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: tried to be different, a little unique, essay +additional essay were different from the norm, more focused on emotional stirrings
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probably because of deep anxiety in interview and mediocre sat score, english grade six point drop from last year
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:N/A </p>

<p>NEW QUESTION
[ *] Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application:Brown Essay and uniqueness in answering the questions, thinking outside the box</p>

47

<p>rejected. awesome. REJECTED from my dream</p>

48

<p>from what I can see off of just CC (which may not be the best sample), brown didn’t accept too many in the early round. don’t give up hope deferees! i’m hoping for a nice RD round :)</p>

49

<p>Mine still says decision not available :’(</p>

50

<p>O no, they did, just the majority of those accepted early were athletes or legacies or URM or some other crap that fills a quota. But such is the way with every selective school. And we move on.</p>

51

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (CR: 740, M: 760, W: 800)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Bio M: 780, USH: 740, Math II: 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): DNR
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), USH (5), English Language (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP Art History, AP English Literature, Anatomy & Physiology at local college, Religion, Painting
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, Governor’s School, Rensselaer Math and Science Medal</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Fencing (captain), JV Track & Field, JV Softball, Debate Team, Stage Crew, Peer Tutor, Angel/School Ambassador, Student Council, Improv Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at The Zone in Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital NY, +various service days and food pantry
[</em>] Summer Activities: New Jersey Governor’s School in the Sciences, Summer@Brown, Summer Institute for the Gifted at Princeton University, NYLF MED at Villanova
[<em>] Essays: brilliant.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: both were glowing
[<em>] Counselor Rec: probably meh.
[</em>] Additional Rec: from a Brown professor I worked with during <a href=“mailto:Summer@Brown”>Summer@Brown</a>. it was beautiful.
[li] Interview: went well!</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah
[</em>] Intended Major: biochemistry/molecular biology [pre-med]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: private/catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): sister currently attends. legacy?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[/list]</p>

<p>Strengths: summer activities, transcript, professor recommendation</p>

<p>What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I focused a lot on my love of both art and science and my desire to merge them.</p>

<p>Weaknesses: not too many APs, not much volunteering</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays were thought-provoking. My recommendation from a visual art professor at Brown + a link to a published scientific research paper I co-wrote really backs up the art +science theme I used throughout my application.</p>

<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred Brown PLME</p>

<p>NEW QUESTION
Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I blend two typically ‘opposite’ fields: art + science. </p>

<p>BROWN 2016 YEAH</p>

<p>To all those deferred/rejected: If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that we end up where we’re supposed to. It may suck now, hell, of course it sucks now. But there’s so much out there you’re meant to explore! Don’t let regret keep you from exploring!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ list]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 - M: 800, CR: 700, W: 750
[</em>] ACT: None
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2: 800, Lit: 770, Bio E: 690
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/114
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), Stats (5), Lang (5), Bio (4), Chem (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Psych, Physics, Business Law, Econ/Contemporary Issues
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model US Senate (Committee Chair), Cheerleading (Captain), Future Business Leaders of America (School treasurer, State webmaster, State VP), National Honor Society (VP), Drama Club (treasurer), Brain Bowl (Captain), Gay-Straight Alliance (founder), Junior Class treasurer, Cross Country manager, Softball
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring forever
[<em>] Summer Activities: JHU Center for Talented Youth 2007-2010
[</em>] Essays: I think I did pretty well. My common app essay was pretty great, I think.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One of them has known me for 10 years and the other is like me, but 60.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I got to pick my counselor, so she likes me.
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: Went pretty well. She didn’t ask much about me.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Women’s Studies/Math/Theater
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Germany, but not technically international
[<em>] School Type: Department of Defense Dependents School
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 60,000-70,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[</em>] Strengths: Writing, advanced in math
[<em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Living overseas for 10 years
[</em>] Weaknesses: My grades have been kind of bad since I switched schools after my freshman year.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essay and recs stood out and made them more interested in me.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere. Hooray for ED!</p>

<p>NEW QUESTION
[*] Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I wrote a love letter as one of my essays.</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2080
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT II: 700 US History, 730 Math II, 700 Biology
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5 (4.2 weighted)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4’s in AP Euro and AP Lang., 5’s in AP Calc AB and AP Biology and AP US History
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Design Technology 5 [taken sophomore year]
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature and Composition, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government, AP Art, AP Environmental Science, AP Calc BC, AP French[/li][</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dance, Art, Library volunteer, Community center volunteer, French Club [co-president], Artist Rights Movement club [president], Principal’s Advisory Board
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Unpaid internship at a floral design shop. 150 hours over the summer.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: See extracurriculars.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Internships, Summer art classes, Dance competitions, etc.
[<em>] Essays: I thought my essays could save me… So I think they were very good. Don’t know what Brown thought though…
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: No clue; had to waive the right to read it.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably generic.
[</em>] Additional Rec: None.
[<em>] Interview: I think it went well. It wouldn’t have hurt me, but I don’t know if it helped… probably not.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Modern Culture and Media
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[</em>] School Type: Competitive. Had to test to get into the IB/Tech program.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Enough that I probably wouldn’t have gotten financial aid anyways.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Sadly, none.
[/ul]Reflection
[<em>] Strengths: My common app essay.
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: How my artistic side differed as I was thrown into a world of tech-loving nerds :stuck_out_tongue: Obviously didn’t put it so bluntly in my essay though…
[<em>] Weaknesses: Unweighted GPA, SAT
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I might’ve focused too much on the “putting your personality” into the application rather than stating why I am a good fit for Brown specifically.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No clue yet… oh the joys of RD schools…</p>[/li]
<p>All in all, I’m not too bummed out about not getting in… I think I expected rejection. The part that does make me cry: the pity people give me. “Aww, it’s ok. There’ll be other schools…” Oh yeah? I wasn’t feeling so bad about it until you tried to comfort me…</p>

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<p>Deferred</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): One Test (780 W, 800 M, 740 R)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 700, 700
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 BC Calc, 5 AB subscore, 5 Euro, 5 Enviro, 4 Lit, 4 US
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Enviro 6, 1 SL and 4 HLs this year
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
IB History of Europe 2
IB English 2
IB/AP Spanish 5
IB Higher Level Biology
IB Higher Level Math
Theory of Knowledge
Honors Physics</p>

<p>[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honorable Mention PSAT, AP scholar with something, SGA stuff</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Student Government (State=5 years, Executive Board Member; County=6 years, President and Executive Board Member; School=4 years, class vice prez, school executive board, school treasurer; National=1 year, Delegate and Trainer)
Served on city’s youth commission
Served on principals advisory committee
Treasurer of state high school democrats for 2 years
Treasurer of school’s key club
Politics
more student government sheet
too disheartened to write more
citys human rights commission
4 year varsity swim
4 year varsity soccer
ultimate frisbee captain
national honor society
spanish honor society
national science honor society
math honor society
A ca pella group 3 years
some nonprofit work
yada yada ya doesnt matter anyway
[ *] Job/Work Experience: NIH 1 summer, Dental Assistant 1 year, worked at IT company, worked as soccer refferee for 1st graders, Youth outreach director for congressmans campaign, organizer for 2 local politicians campaigns, governors asian
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 1100+ community service hours
Worked as ballboy for professional tennis tournament for 4 years
worked at professional golf major tournament
Worked at professional polo tournament for 3 years as offical scorekeeper
more stuff typical salvation army, homeless shelter jizz
[ *] Summer Activities: see above
[ *] Essays: good kinda humorous though, mightve been mistaken for immaturity
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: both good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Additional Rec: principal
[ *] Interview: very good bonded over golf and high school rivalries
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: Biology 1, Government 2
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): not bothering
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: <60,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): only one of two students from terrible middle school to make it to top ranked school in state, idunno
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: ecs, volunteer
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: interaction with other top student government student in county, frienemy type thing and focus on ECs especially sga and sports
[ *] Weaknesses: asian, sat 2s, gpa
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: asian, essays mightve been taken as immature when i was trying to be lighthearted, risked it and lost it
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere/nowhere/nowhere
time to cry who has a noose?</p>

<p>NEW QUESTION
[ *] Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application: apparently nothing?</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t submit, 2300. 800 CR, 780 W, 720 M
[</em>] ACT: 35 composite
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 US History, 760 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): We’re a weird scale but probably like a 3.9?
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 8%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US History, 5 English Lang, 4 French
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP English (Shakespeare), French Literature CL, Government, Creative Writing
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope, but a few regional Scholastic Writing awards.</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lit mag (editor-in-chief), Habitat for Humanity Steering Committee (fundraising chair), Cross Country (captain/senior mentor), Environmental Club (vp), Model UN, some other non-major sports
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Engineering internship next January
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat, Community Service Committee and club, Top 100 fundraiser for Race for the Cure
[</em>] Summer Activities: work at Arboretum, junior camp counselor, photography camp, traveling
[<em>] Essays: Really strong (imo)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t get to read, but guessing one of them was excellent and the other was pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Guessing it was good
[</em>] Additional Rec: From my french teacher of 2 years + homestay advisor, probably gave some personality insight if nothing else
[li] Interview: Awesome! My interviewer was kind of sick but I felt like we really connected. Told me at the end that she really really hoped I would get in. I wore a bunny sweater and it turned out she collects bunnies :)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, just in case, but already knew I wasn’t going to get any
[</em>] Intended Major: Engineering/Literary Arts double
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] School Type: Small private prep
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: High
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Woman engineer? Does that count?</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Writing, strong math/science skills, well-rounded
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: The two sides of my personality-- creative liberal arts side and more serious engineering side. Sent in a Creative Writing portfolio and tried to emphasize all my environmental activities for engineering. Just being well-rounded/complex in general
[<em>] Weaknesses: Was kind of worried about my ECs being seen as weak, especially my lack of community service. Was also a little worried about one of my recommendations
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: High scores, grades, ECs, etc. Felt like I had the whole package and gave myself an interesting angle. I was really worried though. Put a lot of work into the supplement; at a school like Brown it’s what really makes the difference. I spent a long time on mine trying to make it unique and I think that paid off.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UT (Plan II Honors) but I’ll be withdrawing my applications from everywhere else![/li][/ul]</p>

<p>NEW QUESTION: Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application: The Literary Arts/Engineering double major. And the reasoning behind it.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2130: 740M 740R 650 W
[</em>] SAT II: 790 Math 2 690 French
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 (terrible freshman, 4.0 without it)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/107
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Lang (5) World (3) Psych (5) English Lang (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics C, AP Spanish Lit, AP Econ, English IV, Latin American History Honors, Salvadorean studies (both required)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): PSAT National Hispanic recognition, AP Scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (10-12, President) Philosophy Club (11-12, Co-Founder and vice President)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: SUmmer with my dad, Tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours in total (with around 200 NHS)
[</em>] Summer Activities: None
[<em>] Essays: Absolutely Amazing. Myself on Paper.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Amazing
[</em>] Additional Rec: Amazing
[<em>] Interview: Was ok. I made the guy chuckle a couple of times, but it was over the phone. 45 minutes.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Applied Math
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): -
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): El Salvador
[</em>] School Type:Small, Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino… US citizen
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 70,000-90,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, US citizen living abroad
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, SAT II, passion, recs
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Just show myself on the supplement, I was completely honest and took some risks.
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA, EC
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Passion, genuine
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None, ED[/li][/ul]
** NEW QUESTION **
Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application:
I was myself on paper. I wrote from the heart, was compelling, funny and emotional. I tried to show Brown who I was.</p>

<p>** COMMENTS: **
Brown clearly takes people over numbers. DON’T GIVE UP!</p>

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<p>deferred. God I feel so depressed.</p>

58

<p>Deferred. 31 ACT 4.0 GPA, tough night :/</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): none
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] SAT II: none
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/700
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem = 5, English Lit = 4, US Gov = 4, US History = 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Psych, US Government Independent Study, AP English Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Spanish
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Spanish Exam Bronze Medalist, AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Vice President), NHS (Parliamentarian), Spanish Honor Society (Treasurer), Spanish Club (International Liaison), Key Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Meticulous Carpet Cleaning Employee
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered for two months at a nursing home
[ *] Summer Activities: none
[ *] Essays: I think they were pretty good.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I’m sure they were both good. Both teachers loved me.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Really good, he liked me a lot.
[ *] Additional Rec: none
[ *] Interview: I thought it went fairly well.</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: Chemistry or Biology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public Grades 10-12 2,220 students
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 60,000 to 70,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Writing skills are good. Recommendations were good. Extra-curriculars.
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Parents’ divorce and my mom moving away to another state.
[ *] Weaknesses: 27 on my ACT reading, GPA really isn’t that high
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: that’s a good question…
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i haven’t gotten any other ones.</p>

<p>NEW QUESTION
[ *] Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I created a day devoted to promoting leadership for my school.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2100 (didn’t send)
[</em>] ACT:33
[<em>] SAT II:Eng-740, Math II-700 (didn’t send)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): GPA out of 100-90 (highest in grade is 95)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English (5), APES (4), APUSH (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish V, AP Bio, AP English Lit, AP Latin V, Calc, Art History
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHRP Scholar, various spanish and latin exam awards?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Crew-Varsity, Model UN, Field Hockey- JV, Environmental Council, various other environmental activities
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Nature Camp Counselor?
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: A lot of park restoration/ environment things, too many to list
[<em>] Summer Activities:working lol
[</em>] Essays: I wrote them literally 2 days before/ the day of the deadline
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I think they were okay? I used a teacher from a class where I didn’t do too well but she knew I worked really hard to get the grade I got.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:The first thing she was that I didn’t look very Hispanic but we talked for almost 2 hours about visiting Peru…not a lot of questions were asked
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: environmental studies
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: very rigorous private school
[</em>] Ethnicity: hispanic
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~30,000?
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first gen
[/ul]Reflection:[list]
[</em>] Strengths: idk non really
[<em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: played up that ethnicity
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, ACT…everything
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the fact that I’m an URM is why I wasn’t flat out rejected, I spent no time on this app and I’m kicking myself for it.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>NEW QUESTION
[*] Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application:</p>