Official RD (Class of 2010) Thread

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<p>[ b]Decision: REJECTED**</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: ACT = 36
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 US Hist, 790 Math 2, 740 Lit
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 uw, 5.31 w
[</em>] Rank: 1/155
[<em>] Other stats: 12 aps by end of senior year, IB Diploma candidate - already got a 7 on ib psych sl
[/ul]Subjective:[ list]
[</em>] Essays: they got me into georgetown?
[<em>] Teacher Recs: pretty good, i thought
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[li] Hook (if any): first generation</p>[/li]
<p>[/list][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: South Carolina
[</em>] School Type: small public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors:** no interview?
General Comments: i really don't understand why i got rejected especially looking at some of these stats but.....whatever</p>

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<p>i know right. I can't believe Brown flat out rejected me.</p>

<p>I guess I'm happy with being accepted to JHU and Tufts...but pLME or atleast brown was like my dream.</p>

<p>oh well life goes on.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT: CR: 800, M: 790, W:770
* SAT IIs: Biology M: 780, Math IIC: 800, US History: 800
* GPA: 4.3 weighted, 3.9 or 3.8 unweighted
* Rank: N/A
* Other stats: National Merit [Brown top choice], Some Math and Debate Awards
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: I wrote a "story"
* Teacher Recs: I am grateful to them greatly.
* Counselor Rec: Same as above
* Hook (if any): Legacy? Good Interview?
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: California
* School Type: Public (300 or 400 kids)
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: Male
</code></pre>

<p>Other Factors:
Math, Debate JETS etc clubs.</p>

<p>Wow....</p>

<p>Extra Props to Strawberryfields - I remember the commenting on the aforementioned's chances and their comment on mine.</p>

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<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED! *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2240 (710 CR, 770 M, 760 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 MATH IC, 700 US HISTORY, 670 MATH IIC
[<em>] GPA: 4.0000 UNWEIGHTED
[</em>] Rank: 1 out of 718
[li] Other stats: AP TESTS [5 on World History AP, 4 on History of Art AP, 4 on US History AP, 3 on English Language and Composition][/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: In my opinion, I wrote a really unique personal essay concerning my name and its cultural significance and symbolism--i.e., what it means to me, how it shaped my past, constructs my future. I talked about how I almost changed my name--pressured by western assimilation, and how realized that it would ultimately be erasing a piece of who I am. Another essay, I wrote about my first ride on a Ferris wheel in a run-down parking-lot carnival. I discussed how my views on the world and human-nature changed within that moment of glittering lights and </p>[/li]
<p>echoing laughter/circus music.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I had several teacher/community recommendations. One from my History of Art AP teacher, and one from my AP U.S. History. They both discussed my artistic/literary contribution coupled with intellectual discussion vigor. I also got a lot of extracurricular teachers such as my Literary Magazine/Club sponsor and my French teacher to contribute a letter. My employer also wrote one--highlighting my life at home.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I know my Counselor extensively. She's one of my personal heros; we have long after-school discussions from time to time. I've known her since ninth grade; although, my school has many, many students, I have always made time to talk to her. Her recommendation letter was superb--at least, in my opinion. She really highlighted a lot of my personality and character attributes while mentioning my passions and motivations as well.
[li] Hook (if any): No hook really. I'm not an underrepresented minority race, nor a legacy. I do not have great test scores, just passion, I guess. Passion for the arts and all things related. I'm the first in my family to go to college.[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Houston, TX (Born in Saigon, Vietnam.)
[</em>] School Type: Public, 3500+, Not competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]</p>

<p>General Comments: [ul]
[li]I hope that everyone is coping well. I wish everyone else the best of luck with their decision letters. May tomorrow bring you sunshine and warm smiles![/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other Schools:[ul]
[li]Accepted: HARVARD, YALE, PENN, COLUMBIA, DARTMOUTH, CORNELL, BROWN, RICE, UT[/li][li]Rejected: --[/li][]Pending:* PRINCETON, STANFORD[/ul]</p>

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<p>Why did you apply to every Ivy? Just curious...</p>

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<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 2090, 660 M, 730 CR, 700 W
[ *] SAT IIs: 690, 670, 650
[ *] GPA: 4.5/3.9
[ *] Rank:12/290
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: my personal may have been a little choppy but it said a lot about me and i thought it showed character. my why brown essay was really good.
[ *] Teacher Recs: how does everyone know theirs? i wasn't allowed to see any of mine.
[ *] Counselor Rec: ??
[ *] Hook (if any): music?
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: USA
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b] Tons upon tons of ECs, plus leadership roles. My last semester GPA was 1.5 points less than normal, i don't know if that would have affected anything.
[ b]General Comments:[ /b]
I am really upset. Brown was my first choice and i really wanted to go there. atleast i have other options. Congrats to everyone who got in :)</p>

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<p>oops i forgot to delete the spaces, oh well</p>

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<p>I tried a lot of schools, primarily, because I was encouraged to by my parents and my counselor. I wasn't sure I was going to make any, at all. Also, I didn't have to worry about my application fees because my old employer was very supportive with helping out in that respect.</p>

<p>I also am looking for the best financial package; I have yet to visit any of the schools, as well. I hope to travel to some of them in April to pick the most compatible one for me.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): V800, M730, W800
[</em>] SAT IIs: USH 790, M-IC 750, Lit 760
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] APs: Psych 5, Compos 5, USH 5 (Currently taking Lit, Euro, Calc AB)
[<em>] IBs: N/A
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.97 UW / 4.27 W
[<em>] Rank: HS doesn't rank (probably top 5% if not higher)
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Moderately heavy
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Not sure...however, my interviewer e-mailed around 15 students from my town.
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Scholarship (Brown not top choice, but no worries since the award is transferable, yay!), AP Scholar, regional student awards, essay competition medals, artwork competition medals, published articles in magazines, anthologies, etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Newspaper, Lit. club, several art related clubs, service organizations (President of most of them), volunteering for terminally ill
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 8 months full-time work experience
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about the time I visited Brown, and I also wrote about future ambitions and such (more of a literary piece of prose, though, than a typical essay).
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Stellar
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good, but not very well written
[</em>] Interview (feel and general location): Loved my interviewer...she and I meshed very well! Fellow writers loving each other ;)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] Optional Essay Submitted? Dunno
[</em>] State or Country: USA
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School: Public, HS (top 500 range)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Income Bracket: Less than $20,000 / year
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Hooks: Recent hardships (look above at income bracket), good vibe with interviewer, and I seemed like a very good fit for Brown
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: Not the most rigorous schedule.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Not sure, but I'm very thankful![/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Got deferred EA and rejected from Yale, and guess what? Berkeley also rejected me! But since I got accepted to Brown, it's all good. In fact, I feel like mailing my acceptance letter from Brown to Berkeley! Take that!!</p>

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<p>tchiem</p>

<p>you are simply amazing.</p>

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<p>Man I love Brown...saved me from being rejected by five Ivies.</p>

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<p>Yay! Me too!
(Well, waitlisted by two and rejected by two)</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED!!!!!
will post stats later, unless you want to look through my past posts. wayyyyy too excited!!!!
congrats to everyone! everyone else, you will find your niche!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I: 2390 (790M, 800V, 800W)
* SAT IIs: 800 Math2, 780 Lit, 710 Bio
* APs: 5s on calc bc, stats
* GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.00 UW
* Rank: 1/300
* Senior Yr Courseload: difficult
* Number of Apps from Your School: 3
* Other stats: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: academic team (president), science olympiad, robotics team, robotics class at Case Western (wrote about my research in app), varsity tennis w/ good record, 1st chair clarinet in band and student director, various volunteer stuff
* Job/Work Experience: waitressing, tennis instructing
* Essays (subject and responses): I wrote about being a scientist because of my love for art... science as the method, art as the passion behind it.
* Teacher Recs: good
* Counselor Rec: good
* Interview (feel and general location): my interviewer was AMAZING, we were literally friends by the end of it - she'll be so happy i got in!!
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* Optional Essay Submitted? no
* State or Country: OH
* School Type, Average Stats of School: public, decent
* Ethnicity: white
* Income Bracket: upper middle
* Gender: female
* Hooks: white engineering girl from the middle of nowhere
* Strengths/Weaknesses: test scores, essays, well-rounded
* Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: see previous
</code></pre>

<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: So happy right now... just... wow</p>

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<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED!!! *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2180 (720, 730, 730)
[</em>] SAT IIs:740 USH, 710 Math 2c, 660 Physics
[<em>] GPA: 3.98/ 96.7
[</em>] Rank: 4/400
[<em>] Other stats: 31 ACT, 5 APUSH and AP world
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:None of my essays were amazing but I think my Brown essays were by far the best
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One was a amazing and one was mediocre
[</em>] Counselor Rec:....who knows
[<em>] Hook (if any): Race, music
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Atlanta, GA
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:Black
[li] Gender:Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I'm a pretty gifted singer ( Governors HOnors Program for voice and 2nd place in state solo competition).
General Comments: I am so incredibly grateful and excited!!! I absolutely love Brown and I will most likely choose it over Yale, Cornell, Rice and Emory!!!...I can't wait to see you guys in the fall!.....And to those who were rejected...don't loose hope, I know an amazing girl that I admire and look up to and despite the fact that she got denied from every Ivy she's applied to I know she will really make a difference in the world..SO DON'T GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS....(ok, I'll get off of my soap box now)</p>

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<p>Waitlisted. Dang bastidges!</p>

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<p>rejected after deferral :(</p>

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<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED! *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2260 (750cr, 740m, 770w-12 essay)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750, 720
[<em>] GPA: 3.85
[</em>] Rank: top 10% (top rank my school gives)
[<em>] Other stats: a lot of leadership/presidencies
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Very creative and well-written, revealed a lot about myself, very honest
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Glowing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Glowing
[<em>] Hook (if any): my "Why Brown" essay was very creative and unconventional...I took a risk and I guess it paid off
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New England
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[li] Gender: male[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: It hasn't quite set in yet, I am definitely still shocked and overjoyed. I certainly worked very hard throughout high school, but I was not in all AP classes and I didn't d rive myself crazy (until this year). I did work my ass off on my essays, and I know my teachers said some amazing things because I had great relationships with all of them. Most people thought there was no way I would get in and to be honest, I believed them. But I really let Brown know who I was with my main essay and why I wanted to go there with my "Why Brown" essay (which also happened to be very funny). My goal was to make it as hard as possible for them to reject me based on those subjective factors. I just hope people know you do not have to be perfect. There are many kids in my school who may have better transcripts. There are other ways to get in besides a flawless academic record!</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED!!!</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2250 (800M, 730V, 720W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800, 770, 730
[<em>] GPA: 4.55
[</em>] Rank: 4/230
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Great
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One was amazing, didn't read the other
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn't read it
[<em>] Hook (if any): NONE
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NJ
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 800 M 800 CR 800 W
SAT IIs: Math IIC 800, US History 800, Chemistry 800, Physics 800
GPA: 4.98 W
Rank: 1
Other stats: What do other stats even mean?</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: I think pretty good, or at least unique
Teacher Recs: Didn't see them
Counselor Rec: Didn't see it
Hook (if any): None really</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: All over the place, but am from CA
School Type: Public</p>