Official Regular Decisions Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>*Decision: Accepted! *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1550 (800M/750V)
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] GPA: 96.5UW/98.0W
[</em>] Rank: Top 20 of 350 (top 5%)
[<em>] Other stats: 5's on 6 APs, National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Excellent
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Great but probably not aamzing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[<em>] Hook (if any): Science research?
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[</em>] State or Country: New York
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness:
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Awesome interview![/li][list]Other Factors:
Noo idea how I got in. I wasn't expecting it at all b/c Brown hates Long Island and my school. I am happy like crazy. I will most likely attend. :D</p>

42

<p>Hey Jenz, where are you from? I am a LI Science Researcher myself... Brown hates my district too...pleased as hell to get in.</p>

43

<p>Decision: REJECTED</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 1420 (700 M, 720 V)
SAT IIs: 710 (Math IIC), 730 (Spanish Language), 750 (US History), 750 (Writing)
GPA: 3.9 uw, 4.5 w
Rank: weighted: 3/171, uw: 4/171 (we're weighting next semester)
Other stats: AP US History: 5, AP English Language: 5, AP Spanish Language: 4, 3 more APs this year</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: wrote one about how much i loved writing, my english teacher loved it and it really felt like it came from the heart so prolly good, wrote the other about water polo, i thought it was really good and got good reviews
Teacher Recs: one from my english teacher this year, one from my current AP gov teacher...they both seem to like me so prolly good
Counselor Rec: good?
Hook (if any): National Merit Semi-Finalist, National Hispanic Scholar (i think the race thing really helped), 2 foreign languages, 2 Varsity sports (year-round water polo), lots of political involvement, </p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: private, all-girls, Catholic
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Other Factors:
JSA club sec and then VP, state cabinet member last year, mock-trial lawyer, NHS, CSF, Hispanic club, NCTE Writing Award, many school awards, Lit Mag Editor in Chief (won national award), Newspaper editor, TV Station producer, volunteering as teen conflict mediator, worked on campaign of local state assemblyman, went to Northwestern's NHSI Journalism program last summer, Girl Scouts</p>

<p>General Comments:
after looking at all of these stats from both the acceptees and deferees, and being rejected from penn, accepted at yale, and accepted at WUSTL and Georgetown SFS, ive decided that college admissions=insanity, lol. its very random, but im not upset, ive got tons of other great choices...now i just have to decide lol</p>

44

<p>Heey, Jason, it's Jen from Michigan. I'm glad you got it, I remember you saying that you really wanted to go there. :)</p>

45

<p>I had to ask because the screen name looked familiar as all hell. Congrats!</p>

46

<p>Thanks, you too!</p>

47

<p>Rejected (I'm completely devestated. Brown was my first choice afterall.) <em>sigh</em> I hoped for too much. Looks like I'm not going anywhere I remotely want to go to.</p>

<p>1410 SAT, 740, 710, 700 SAT IIs, 3.8 UW, hardest class load possible, tons of ECs and leadership positions, dedication to volleyball and yearbook, awesome interview, great recommendations, interest in bio, did grad-level research for a summer, chinese, from CA</p>

48

<p>Decision: Accepted! </p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li> SAT: 1470 (710 M, 760 V)</li>
<li> SAT IIs: 800 Writing/ 740 Literature / 710 US History</li>
<li> GPA: 3.95</li>
<li> Rank: No rank (top 5%)</li>
<li><p>Other stats:
Subjective:</p></li>
<li><p>Essays: I worked hard...</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recs: I love my teachers! They are AMAZING!</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: I guess it was good...</p></li>
<li><p>Hook (if any):
Location/Person:</p></li>
<li><p>State or Country: Portland, OR</p></li>
<li><p>School Type: Private, Catholic</p></li>
<li><p>Ethnicity: Caucasian (Jewish)</p></li>
<li><p>Gender: Female</p></li>
<li><p>major strength/weakness: I have no idea</p></li>
<li><p>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: NO IDEA! I'm still shocked. Stunned.
Other Factors: Mom went to Brown; great interview</p></li>
</ul>

<p>CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ACCEPTED!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

<p>And my sincerest wishes for good luck to all - accepted, waitlisted, and "rejected".</p>

49

<p>Decision: accepted</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 1490 (750V)
SAT IIs: 670 2C, 760 Writing, 730 phys
GPA: 3.86 uw
Rank: no</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: i thought really bad essays
Teacher Recs: alright i think
Counselor Rec: good
Hook (if any): im amazing and they knew
Location/Person:
State or Country: md
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: as white as they come
Gender: a man i am
major strength/weakness:
why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: No idea, showed no interest, half assed my essay with typos, used crappy pieces of essays to tie into one semi-coherent essay.
Other Factors: My interviewer was really hot and i think she liked me. And i sent in a picture of my ugly face and they accepted me for diversity</p>

50

<p>Decision: Accepted! </p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1530 (800v)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800 Writing, 790 math 2c, 790 world hist.</li>
<li>GPA: 3.96</li>
<li>Rank: 2/490</li>
<li><p>Other stats: 5 5's on APs
Subjective:</p></li>
<li><p>Essays: solid, EC list a little cluttered and overdone</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recs: one good/personal, one great</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: glowing/affectionate</p></li>
<li><p>Hook (if any): political activism, excellent update letter, newspaper article i wrote that made me look REALLY good</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: socal</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Caucasian </li>
<li>Gender: male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: strength: scores, grades, essays, weakness: interview</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: see strengths, hook
Other Factors:</li>
</ul>

51

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1580 (800v 780m)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800/800/800</li>
<li>GPA: n/a</li>
<li>Rank: n/a</li>
<li>Other stats: AP spanish lang 5; national merit finalist</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: good</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Didn't read but my teachers know me well and like me a lot.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Dunno</li>
<li>Hook (if any): nope</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: NYC</li>
<li>School Type: Private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: scores are good; ECs a bit weak</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I don't know but I'm ecstatic!</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors: Interviewer said I was the perfect candidate? lol</p>

52

<p>Decision: Accepted! (PLME :) )</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1480 (800 Math)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 740 Writing, 800 Math 2c, 790 Chem</li>
<li>GPA: 3.96/4.0 I forgot if this was weighted</li>
<li>Rank: NO RANK</li>
<li>Other stats: 5 on AP Calc and Chem</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: aiight, i guess</li>
<li>EC list - not that much Working at hospital, doc's office, etc</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: THREE GREAAATTT RECs (i Hope and believe)</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: BEST REC</li>
<li>Hook (if any): I dunno</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: NY, Long Island</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Korean </li>
<li>Gender: male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: strength: scores, grades, recs, personal experiences (volunteering?) // weakness: ECs?, Not that many APs, no research experience</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: JUST A Miracle!!!
Other Factors:NONE (oh i forgot to add this - i visited the campus once and I loved it so i tried to describe how much i loved brown and its campus in the essay)</li>
</ul>

53

<p>Another LI Researcher here, though I can say I wasn't as fortunate in my Brown decision. . .</p>

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1440 (720 M, 720 V)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 US Hist, 760 Bio, 760 World Hist, and a bunch of others
[<em>] ACT: 32 (34 E, 32 M, 34 R, 27 S)
[</em>] GPA: 97.89 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: My school doesn't rank, but my guess is 3 or 4 out of 334
[</em>] AP Stuff:
AP European History, 05/2003, 5
AP Biology, 05/2004, 5
AP Chemistry, 05/2004, 5
AP Computer Science A, 05/2004, 5
AP American History, 05/2004, 5
AP English Language and Composition, 05/2004, 4
AP Calculus BC, 05/2005, N/A
AP Computer Science AB, 05/2005, N/A
AP Physics B, 05/2005, N/A
AP US Government and Politics, 05/2005, N/A
AP Comparative Government and Politics, 05/2005, N/A
AP English Literature, 05/2005, N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Ok, I suppose. Probably nothing special compared to others. I will say that I totally procrastinated on these, so yeah.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Not sure, waived my right to see it
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Ditto
[</em>] Interview: Went very well. I was very prepared and this was my last out of nine interviews, so by then it was an easy task.
[<em>] Hook (if any): If I had a hook, it'd be research - I was a semifinalist in Siemens Westinghouse and Intel STS, amongst other things. Also, I'm a president of 3 different clubs in my school, including National Honor Society.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New York
[<em>] School Type: Suburban Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Perhaps because my standardized scores are mediocre, and so are my essays, but who can honestly tell?
[/ul]</p>

54

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 1600
SAT IIs: 790/750/690
GPA: 3.7 Unweighted
Rank: School doesn't rank
Other stats: Varsity in 2 sports, but not a recruit</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: I was told they were amazing
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Hook (if any): None</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Connecticut
School Type: Boarding school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
major strength/weakness: Strengths: Stats. and athletics; Weaknesses: I go to an elite school where so many people apply to top colleges-its hard to stand out
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: No clue</p>

55

<p>Decision: Waitlisted (after deferred ED). Man, they like to make me wait.</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1490 (690 M, 800 V</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 730 Writing, 750 Math 2c, 780 US History</li>
<li>GPA: 3.61</li>
<li>Rank: NO RANK</li>
<li>Other stats: 5 on AP US History, National Merit Commended Scholar</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: ok, i think</li>
<li>EC list - short, but I really put in a lot of time into each thing</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: 3 awesome ones, two of my favorite teachers and my headmaster</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: great</li>
<li>Hook (if any): legacy</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: SF Bay Area, CA</li>
<li>School Type: private boarding</li>
<li>Ethnicity: white</li>
<li>Gender: female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: scores, devotion to ec's, junior grades, recs/sophomore grades, school rarely gives A's</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I think of it as a test from some higher power. My worst quality is my impatience, so I think I'm being taught to be patient through this entire process.
Other Factors:</li>
</ul>

56

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1520 m750/v770</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 770/740/700</li>
<li>GPA: N/A. my grades go from A to C.</li>
<li>Rank: N/A</li>
<li>Other stats: AP calc AB---5, some leadership stuff (class pres, band leader, boosters officer), some arts/music stuff, some community service. </li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: the best i could have done in the state of mind i was in at the time. kinda depressing i suppose.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: by far the strongest part of my app.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: pretty good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): hmm. no idea.</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Tokyo, Japan</li>
<li>School Type: Parochial</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Strength: recommendations Weakness: grades</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: my recs</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors: </p>

<p>Interview went pretty well, i liked her and she liked me.</p>

57

<p>Rejected. ...</p>

58

<p>D rejected after ED deferral - pretty devastated as this was her top choice. But - she has some good choices at some really great schools and I know she will make a positive impact whereever she chooses to go. Best of luck to all accepteds for the Class of '09!</p>

59

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

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT/ACT:1330/32 composite</li>
<li>SAT IIs:700/660/630</li>
<li>GPA:95 UW 97W</li>
<li>Rank:no rank</li>
<li><p>Other stats (ECs): National competitor in karate. student body treasurer, wrestling, cross country, track and etc. Went to Harvard Summer School
Subjective:</p></li>
<li><p>Essays: Strong</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recs: Strong</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: Weak</p></li>
<li><p>Hook (if any): Karate i guess</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: New York</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity:Black</li>
<li>Gender:Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: scores were very low but my activities made up for it</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I have no idea lol</li>
</ul>

60

<p>Accepted
1540/2340
3/320
4.0 UW
White female
Mich
also accepted to MIT, Dartmouth, Amherst, Williams</p>