Official international students 2016 EA Results Thread

<p>i answered this according to brown:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): CR: 780 M: 790 W:790
SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2360, single sitting
SAT II: Math II: 760 Chemistry:800 French: 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a (99.6 Australian ATAR)
Weighted GPA: n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% of very selective school
AP (place score in parentheses): n/a
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: English Advanced, Maths Extension 1, Maths 2u, Physics, Chemistry, French Extension, French Continuers (not sure if these make sense to you, I’m from Sydney and this is part of the HSC curriculum; I would deem it a challenging but doable coarse load)
Number of other early applicants in your school to the same college: no idea
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some french awards etc etc, nothing amazing</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Netball (coach, umpire and player) – 7 years
Rowing (both coxswain and stroke) – 3rd place in nationals and 1st at Head of the River
Ultimate Frisbee – Youth Nationals + NSW Merit Team 2009, 2010
Symphony Orchestra (double bass) – 4 years
Concert Band (flute) – 3 years</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
Receptionist
Went on exchange to France for 3 months
Volunteer/Community service: not much yet but taking over administration of a family run charity
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):</p>

<p>Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: About giving my dog away
EC Short Answer: about netball and my commitment/contribution to it
Supplement Essay 1 (if any): 7-8, about how I was house captain (sports) and made banners for the house
Supplement Essay 2 (if any): 7-8, how growing up in 3 different countries at a young age has shaped my view of the world
Supplement Essay 3 (if any): 8-9, too hard to explain but about the importance of being non-judgemental
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: great, was very close with this teacher
Teacher Recommendation #2: good
Counselor Rec: 10/10
Interview: probably 8-9, went pretty well
Art Supplement: NA</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Date Submitted App: December 31st
Country (if international applicant): Australia
School Type: public, selective
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: high, no FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: have lots of travel experience and an overall very open-minded person
Weaknesses: grades; I never really studied until 12th grade
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: everyone is chosen for a reason; I’d definitely add to the diversity of the student body
What would you have done differently?: definitely improved my grades
where were you were accepted/deferred/rejected: see above post
Other Factors: none</p>

<p>Thanks and congratulations on Brown!</p>

<p>also just got into columbia!!! psyched!!</p>

<p>Is there any Mongolian CC member who’s got accepted in the American college or university?</p>