Official Brown ED 2017 Results

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (610 CR / 750 M / 740 W)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: Spanish (630), US History (670), Lit (700)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): MEH (3), Lang/Comp (4), US History (4), Environmental Science (4).
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Lit, Government, Student Leadership, & classes at the local college
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing really haha. National Merit and California Arts Scholar are the main ones I guess.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): {skipping this part because it’s too much to write haha}
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: babysitting, tutoring (nothing of significance)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: lots and lots
[</em>] Summer Activities: California State Summer School for the Arts for creative writing
[<em>] Essays: They were decent. As a writer, I am hardly ever happy with the result of something I have written. However, the people who proofread them said they were good. They could’ve been better, though.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: both were superb, I’m sure. I didn’t read either but both of the teachers are known to write really great and personal recs
[<em>] Counselor Rec: ehh I’m not sure. We know each other, but we’re not super close or anything, so I’m not sure how good her rec was.
[</em>] Interview: I think it went alright! the woman who interviewed me was super nice and the whole process was very laid back and lovely
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: mhmm
[</em>] Intended Major: Linguistics / cognitive neuroscience
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: public, ~2000 people
[<em>] Ethnicity: white as a ghost haha
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: >$100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: probably the essays haha
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: not really? I’ve worked with the Quaglia Institute of Student Aspirations to help better students’ education in secondary schools / make them appreciate them more, both in the US and in the UK. I guess I tried to play this up a bit because it sorta shows that I’m dedicated to my education, etc.
[<em>] Weaknesses: scores and gpa /=
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: many reasons haha I honestly have no idea
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not sure yet!</p>[/li]
<p>Congrats to all those who got accepted!! Not gonna lie though, it’s sort of reassuring to see a few other people who got deferred on here haha(: best of luck to everyone!</p>

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<p>Decision: DENIED/REJECTED
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300
ACT:34 35 English, 36 Math, 33 Reading 31 Science
SAT II: 800 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.63 (extremely competitive private school)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA school does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language (5), AP Stat (4), AP US History (4)
Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous I could take
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Rowing many medals and awards (also wanted to row for Brown), founded a club, worked summers in community center for lower-income families, also an eagle scout (i thought this was pretty unique)
Job/Work Experience: director of athletics at community center
Volunteer/Community service: over 400 hours of community service
Summer Activities: Traveling to many places around the world for wide exposure
Essays: I thought they were strong and so did my counselor and other Brown graduates I had read them.
Recommendations: Three teachers, assume they were strong, also had one from the director of the community center he absolutely loved me
Counselor Rec: I really wanna know what he wrote…
Interview: I didn’t think my interview could have gone better. The alum and I had an amazing time talking and we had so much in common coming from the same place and all
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No,
Intended Major: Astronomy
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Indian (born in USA)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: above $250,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I don’t know? I tried to make it clear how i lived in a small town for most of my life before the big city and how I could see things from different angles.
Reflection[list][<em>] Strengths: Well-rounded, committed, showed passion for something (community service where I helped the center) [</em>] </p>

<p>If someone could please help me figure out why the heck I wasn’t even deferred.</p>

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<p>Wow so many deferrals. I am sorry :frowning: Congrats to those who got in!!!</p>

<p>I think it’s the fact that every applicant looked similar tbh</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED! I’m not posting my full stats but I had a 29 ACT and 3.78 GPA. I wasn’t really counting on being deferred, let alone accepted. I am living proof that Brown looks at the applicant holistically and if you really put time and effort into your essays and short answers, you have a shot.</p>

<p>Congrats to all those who have been accepted as well! As for the Deferred/Rejected applicants, keep your heads up.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>BTW if any RD applicants need any help w/ their application, PM me.
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2160 (670 CR/750 M/740 W)
[</em>] ACT:34 (36 E/35 M/ 34 R/ 31 S) 8 essay
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2 - 790/Chem - 720/US History - 770
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/557
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History 5,Chem 5,US Govt 5,Stats 5,Calc AB 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Euro
AP Physics B
AP Calc BC
AP English Lit
AP Macro/Micro Econ
EMT Training
Comparative Politics (Conn College)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat’l Merit Commended?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis)
Asian Cultures Club (Treasurer)
Student Advisory Board
(Regular) National Honor Society
Science National Honor Society
Spanish National Honor Society (committee chair)
Outdoors Club</p>

<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience:Camp Counselor 2012
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:Public health clinic in the Philippines (Summer 2012), US Congress Campaign Intern (Fall 2012)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Counselor, Public health volunteering
[</em>] Essays: CommApp - Hiking Brown supplements - breaking away from ethnicity, hiking (again), politics
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Retired AP Chem Teacher - really good, I read it, talked about Chem olympics participation. 10th Grade Civics & Student Gov’t supervisor - Also really good, talked about political involvement.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Really good
[<em>] Additional Rec: Doctor from the Health Clinic in the Philippines, Supervisor on the campaign
[</em>] Interview: Relatively good. My interviewer’s son graduated from my school last year and is now attending Brown
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nah bro
[</em>] Intended Major: Public Policy/Community Health
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:Independent (but not selective at all)
[</em>] Ethnicity:Asian but did not specify
[<em>] Gender:M
[</em>] Income Bracket: 200k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Lol; dunno if this counts but Sidney Frank, the largest donor in Brown History, was an alum of my HS.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ACT, my passion for politics & hiking, Political & clinic volunteering, taking a class at Conn College
[<em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Politics and hiking
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT?, not first gen
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Honestly, my valedictorian-ship, my passion for politics, and my essays.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NOWHERE YO
[li] Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I would say what is most unique thing about me is that I grew up in an all-white community in upstate NY (aka VT) then moved to a diverse place in CT. I thought I was Asian, but then realized I did not have much in common with the other “Asians” at my school (besides grades haha). It was a pretty mature and insightful essay IMO.[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR, 770 Math, 780 Writing
[</em>] ACT: 33 Composite
[<em>] SAT II: US History 690
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): French (4), History (4), English (4), Environmental Science (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Calc AB, AP physics, AP macroecon, English 7/8, Speech and Debate, ASB</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Senior Class Gov’t (President), City Youth Commission (Youth Commissioner)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Soccer referee
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 350 hours: 200 YMCA, 150 Youth Commssion
[</em>] Summer Activities: Online courses, community college classes, YMCA
[<em>] Essays: Great
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: one was fantastic, other not sure
[li] Counselor Rec: Generic</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Interview: Good!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Ya
[<em>] Intended Major: Philosophy
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White/Middle Easter
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 150,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: not sure
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Youth Commission
[<em>] Weaknesses: Little of everything
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Tulane</p>

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<p>That’s a lot of deferrals!
Congratulations to every one who got accepted! Those who got deferred, no matter what anyone says, there’s still hope. To those who didn’t get in, it means there are better places out there for you.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2340 (Math: 770 Writing: 770 Reading: 800)
[</em>] ACT:nope
[<em>] SAT II:Chemistry: 800 Math 2: 800 Physics: 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):school doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry(5) Physics B(5) French (5) Calc AB (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calculus BC & Beyond, AP Government, AP English Lit, Environmental Science, French V, Jazz Band, Yearbook, Hospice
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Commended Student, AP Scholar, Dartmouth College Book Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Varsity Tennis for five years (All-League Player of the Year), Basketball for four years (captain of Varsity team in 12th grade), Ultimate Frisbee for four years, Dance Lessons in 9th grade, Model UN club in 11th, Sophomore Class President, Student Council Treasurer, Student Council President
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: worked at a film making camp for children for the past four summers
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:volunteer at a learning enrichment program for inner-city children for three weeks every summer, volunteer at a Comfort Care Home for the dying every weekend (part of my Hospice class)
[<em>] Summer Activities:see above, also participated in a University of Rochester Scholars program
[</em>] Essays:I guess they liked them! I worked super hard to get every word right. For my common app essay, I wrote about my favorite TV show (which is Fringe!) and how it has influenced me. For one of the supplements, I wrote about how Hospice work has change my perspective on life.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: probably very personal because I go to such a small school
[</em>] Counselor Rec:same as above
[<em>] Additional Rec:none
[</em>] Interview:very casual but pleasant!
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:No
[</em>] Intended Major:Science and Society or Public Policy and American Institutions
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):New York
[</em>] School Type:small, private
[<em>] Ethnicity:white
[</em>] Gender:female
[<em>] Income Bracket:>400,000
[/ul]Reflection:[list]
[</em>] Strengths:sat scores, gpa, extra-curriculars, essays
[<em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:the fact that I’m really well-rounded, do a lot of volunteering, and really want to go to Brown! (I mentioned Brown in my common app essay)
[</em>] Weaknesses:no major hook
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:because the odds were in my favor!</p>[/li]
<p>NEW QUESTION
Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application:my essay about Fringe and about Hospice, my letters of recommendation, and my well-roundedness</p>

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<p>Congratulations to all that got in! I hope to join you all in the regular cycle</p>

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<p>Accepted!!!</p>

<p>SAT I: 2240
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Bio (M)- 740, Math II- 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0/4.0, 5.1/5.2
Rank: N/A (but probably top 2% of 525)
AP: Bio (5), Euro (5), US History (5), Latin Vergil (5), Lang and Comp (5), Calc BC (5), Chem (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Gov, AP Comp Gov, AP Physics: Mechanics, Multivariable Calc, Latin VI, Euro Lit,
Major Awards: Brandeis Book award, NMSC Semi-finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Varsity Soccer (4 yrs, 2011 MVP, 2012 Captain), Club/Travel Soccer (9 years, all over country, Regional team 2x, State team 3x), TOMS Campus club (Pres/Founder/Treasurer/Everything, aka shoe company), Best Buddies (Officer), Peer mediation, Philosophy Club, NHS</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Organic Pizza place, Family Yoga Studio, Started Dog walking business when 12</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Philabundance (food drive), TOMS</p>

<p>Summer Activities: Soccer, Internship at Center for Autism Research at Children’s Hospital, Work</p>

<p>Essays: CA- About “falling in love with my alarm clock” ie.waking up early and my journey in “awakening”. Activities one about working for TOMS.
Brown- About Best Buddies, my parents, and lastly about “Who am I” and answering it “I am Yellow”. All were very me and pretty risky. Wrote supplement about Physics and Philosophy concentration, wanting to work with Noetic Science.</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: Both knew me for me and not just a grade. One helped foster my writing ability and helped me through a hard time and the other had me for Philosophy where he learned about my views on life. Should be very heartfelt.</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Known me since 5th grade, helped me through a rough time. Would go completely to bat for me.</p>

<p>Additional Rec: Club soccer coach. I wanted admissions to get a glimpse of just how much time I spent on soccer and how the energy I put there limited me from getting my own patent or being president of everything. </p>

<p>Interview: I thought it went really well. Had to take out my nose piercing though so she didn’t get the whole sense of who I am ;).</p>

<p>State: Pennsylvania (Philly area, not Amish country. I assure you I have electricity)
Country: USA
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: White (Italian/American duel citizen)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: small business owners (yoga studio), maybe 100k
Intended Concentration: Physics and Philosophy
Hooks: duel citizen (USA/Italy)</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: My risks. My essays. Perhaps being the founder a of a club that appreciates shoes (TOMS to be specific)
Weaknesses: SATs. And I am sure many other things.
Why you think you were accepted:</p>

<p>“Brown-Ness”: I am completely random. I am an Italian soccer player who likes Latin and wants to major in Physics and Philosophy. My parents are yoga teachers and I wrote my essay about being “Yellow”. I am the President of a TOMS club that helps provide children with shoes. Really it came down to me being completely honest with who I am. Which is random. </p>

<p>General Comments: Because the universe works in mysterious ways. That is my honest truth. For future applicants: Look at my stats, read what I wrote, but don’t try to compare yourself to me. For it is YOU not me who will get into Brown. After being rejected from my top choices (including Brown) for soccer recruiting then tearing my ACL, I decided to stop letting everyone else tell me who I am and just do it myself. I have never been more myself than on my Brown application. And apparently, that is what they are looking for.</p>

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<p>oh yeah also if anyone wants my input on PLME/Brown essays or any advice in general, I’d be more than happy to help. (pm me)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (re: Son)
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 32
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9; weighted: 4.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 90th percentile, 5/280
AP (place score in parenthesis): Multiple
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: All AP’s
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Wendy’s High School Heisman national finalist (scholar-athlete award)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Wrestling (team captain, 4x letter winner), state qualifier 10th grade, 3rd in state 11th grade, all conference, region; Varsity Soccer (team captain, 4x letter winner), all conference, region
Job/Work Experience: Operated own lawn/landscape business
Volunteer/Community service: FCA wrestling clinics, Ronald McDonald House, Key Club (various activities)
Summer Activities: Club/travel wrestling team
Essays: VERY strong–quirky (my voice came through, I think) but thoughtful
Teacher Recommendation: Two teachers plus coach, all solid
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Interview: Seemed to go quite well; cool and interesting guy
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Mom is woefully underpaid but highly educated :slight_smile:
Hooks: A unique balance–jock plus scholar, interested in the sciences but able to write well, from the South
Reflection[list][<em>] Strengths: Stressed that I was into the open curriculum, that I was a creative thinker, that I loved to learn etc.
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Talked about how important balance was in my life, how I wanted to integrate lots of things into my life, not just school Weaknesses: Standardized test scores OK but not stellar by comparison[</em>]
Why you think you were accepted: I’m different, a real series of contrasts, and I suppose this came though and appealed[<em>]
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Does not matter–I’m in at Brown, *</em>***es!</p>

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<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *]SAT I (breakdown): 1760 510 Math 680 Writing 570 Critical Reading
[ *] SAT II: 620 US History 600 Literature
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school does not use GPA
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school does not rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP US History (My school does not offer any AP tests during junior year except AP History)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Honors Calculus, Art XII, Vocal Ensemble, Spanish V, US Chorus
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honors Society, Triple C Award, Spacefest 2009 Competition Award, English Prize (School)
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Horseback Riding (Years), Brooklyn Youth Choir, Art.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 298 Hours in a Cardiologists Office, 30 something hours at random other places.
[ *] Summer Activities: Medical Programs. I.e. National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine at UNC Chapel Hill
[ *] Essays: AMAZING
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: AMAZING
[ *] Counselor Rec: AMAZING
[ *] Additional Rec: Did not submit (Considering submitting it now)
[ *] Interview: AMAZING
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Neuroscience
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: My mom is currently unemployed :frowning:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Essays, Recs, Hooks.
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Personal stories that explain what made me who I am today. (Really deep intense stories) :slight_smile:
[ *] Weaknesses: SCORES ARE HORRENDOUS. :frowning:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SCORES
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Don’t know yet.</p>

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<p>dr joe → that’s crazy… you sound like a great candidate, can’t believe you got rejected.
i’m sorry!</p>

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<p>I used to stalk this board so much, analyzing each and every post and trying to compare myself to former Brown acceptances. This is my contribution back: </p>

<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M-800, W-750, V-720
[</em>] SAT II: Bio M-770 Math 2-790
[<em>] Unweighted GPA: 94.8
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH-4, European History-5, Biology-5, English Language-5,
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP’s
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Only National Merit SemiFinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of spoken word poetry club, various tutoring gigs, school newspaper contributor, volunteering mainly for Asian organizations, honor society, campaign intern, art classes at a college, intern at various places.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: A continuous job at a spa. A tutoring organization. A summer job. Usually within the ethnic community of my city.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: A lot of this.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Volunteering and working in the Chinatown community.
[<em>] Essays: My pride and joy. I love my essays. I took a really unique take on every single essay topic–wrote about trains and buildings and myself.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I liked both my teachers, but I don’t know how it went. A physics teacher and an English teacher.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Really good. He liked me a lot and wrote specifically catering to Brown.
[</em>] Interview: He texted me and said he wrote a great recommendation for me. I thought it went horrible though.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Biology, second choice is visual arts.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):NY
[</em>] School Type:Highly selective public school
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian-American
[</em>] Gender:Female
[<em>] Income Bracket:Low
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Questbridge, first generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:I have passions in both art and science, and I deeply respect both. I am really aware of who I am, of how dynamics between a person, a people and a society play out. I am a good writer and artist. Sent in an art portfolio. I am what they would call “diverse”.
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My background–I kept mentioning how I paved my own way through life. I also wrote about how I looked at the world very objectively. Also, I’m a Questbridge finalist. Very hook-ish.
[li] Weaknesses: My recs, my grades and my extracurriculars. Maybe my SAT scores.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][*] Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Honestly, I think the QB factor was a huge draw for my application. They want to brag about how many QB finalists they have.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2140
[</em>] ACT: 33 (34 E, 34 M 34 R, 35 S); 11 writing
[<em>] SAT II: 770 Math II, 730 Biology E, 720 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Six 5’s (Bio, Euro, Macro, Micro, US Gov, French); Three 4’s (Chem, Calc BC, Environ Sci)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none offered
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 university classes; 2 APs; 2 regular classes
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, National Merit Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (Executive Board 4 years)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Nursing home
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: over 800 hours. library (teen board), nursing home (activities leader), and hospital
[<em>] Summer Activities: run summer reading program; community theatre
[</em>] Essays: really me. i was able to infuse lots of humor and sarcasm… my supplement essays were great. they were some of the best essays i’ve ever written.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: both loved me. and they both have a history of writing great recs.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: mediocre. he doesn’t really know me
[<em>] Additional Rec: cello teacher
[</em>] Interview: pretty amazing. my interviewer and i were like exactly the same person. we talked for around 1.5 hours
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: classics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NE
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $50,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): unique asian; unconventional family (abandoned by father)
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[</em>] Strengths: essays and recs. i LOVED all of my supplement answers
[<em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: i tried to be true to who i really am.
[</em>] Weaknesses: scores. transcript
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essays!!!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to pittsburgh</p>

<p>NEW QUESTION
[*] Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application: just the fact that i am an asian who loves classics, dislikes science and math, does lots of community volunteering, and has a witty, leaning towards sarcastic, voice.</p>

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<p>@fabulousfaucet</p>

<p>I’m really happy for you. </p>

<p>But sorry, can you please not go around CC telling people that you are “living proof that Brown looks at the applicant holistically”? Because the overwhelming majority of posts on this thread point to the contrary. Please do not generate false hope for future applicants. Please do not make it seem as though your personal qualities merited your admission over those of whom were deferred. </p>

<p>I was deferred. I would not recommend that any rational person apply to Brown on the premise that it reviews applications holistically, because, in my humble opinion, Brown does not.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2360 Superscore (760 Math), 2320 single-sitting (720 math)
[</em>] SAT IIs:800 Math 2, 800 Bio M, 790 US History
[<em>] GPA: About 98/100 unweighted, 103 weighted
[</em>] Rank:Doesn’t rank, but 1-2/100
[<em>] Other stats: 10 AP’s through high school, 5 I’ve already taken. 5’s on BC, Lit, World, Bio, US History, National Merit Semi
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Probably spent at least 75 hours total on common app and suppements. Way more personality/general intellectual curiosity focused than academics
[<em>] Teacher Recs:Great. Picked one teacher that I’ve had for 3 years that spends a ton of time on all of his recs and one that’s almost like a friend. Didn’t go for a science rec because english and latin teachers know you better just cause you talk more there
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Our school’s small enough that you can request your counselor rec, so I got my 10th grade English teacher. So all my recs knew me incredibly well
[<em>] Hook (if any): Lost left hand in boating accident. Now i have a hook.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: GA
[<em>] School Type: Small, non-religious private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White and Jewish and Proud
[li] Gender: M [/li][/ul]Other Factors: College counselor and admit officer are becoming good friends, and he told me that Brown liked the essay. Said my laid back approach was what they liked. EC’s are good. Ton of leadership but nothing too unique (best was captain of Academic Team that finished well at Nationals and was on tv! High Q!, plus XC captain, track captain, trombone, Student government officer, Hillel pres, honor societies). Did an internship at Georgia tech research institute with storms, tutor low-income Vietnamese kids for community service
General Comments: Never thought I’d be making this post. Yeah my grades and scores are good on paper but I didn’t think that I was unique enough to stand out. It’s just work, alot of essay writing, and luck. Never should have stressed so much about trying to predict it. You’ll all find a niche. But if you’re deferred don’t procrastinate on your apps now because you’ll regret it even more later! Class of '17 woo!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 790 Math, 750 CR, 710 Writing, 2250 One try
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t take
[<em>] SAT II: 730 USH, 710 Bio-E, 800 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on AP lang, macro, micro, bio, chinese, us history
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t take
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Calc BC, Chem, Psych, Journalism I, Band 2
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Roots and Shoots, Quiz Bowl, a bunch of other random stuff, wasn’t a lot, had no leadership
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: A few volunteer trips in Inner Mongolia and Sichuan
[</em>] Summer Activities: College touring/volunteer trip to Sichuan
[<em>] Essays: I think they were great! :slight_smile:
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Not sure, probably good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She was new, hopefully good?
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Was over Skype voice chat, no video. I’m not a good interviewer, I would say it went better than expected, but not stellar.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Undecided/Business Management
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): China
[<em>] School Type: Private International
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~$120K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): One sibling legacy</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: grades/SAT/my brother/scores
[</em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: my essay writing was crucial
[<em>] Weaknesses: No leadership/Bad ECs/interview not too good
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: SOME legacy, essays for sure
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None</p>[/li]
<p>NEW QUESTION
[*] Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Essays, and I live in China! That counts for something… right? XD</p>

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<p>Deferred</p>

<p>SAT:2300
GPA: 4.0
Extracurriculars: Club president, varsity captain, principal clarinet, hospital volunteering, internship at cancer center
Race: Asian
Essays: Kay. I’m a bit weird.
Recs: Decent.</p>