<p>1.) Got 4's on U.S. History and Eng. Lang and Comp. Is this worth reporting on optional portions of apps to highly competitive schools?</p>
<p>2.) ~85hrs community service. Very scattered and not really going on activities section. Should I lump it together in activities or just casually mention in addition info? Some other place?</p>
<p>3.) Have to choose between visiting brown and princeton (I live in Alabama) both fairly big streches. Which one? What to see? How important is visit (for chances)?</p>
<p>4.) 150 or less activity description. Not much room for romantisizing it. Is a mostly fact based "essay" ok (more tell less show)?</p>
<p>Answer one, all or just comment. I'd love to hear all and any thoughts. Thanks</p>
<p>For #4, I understand about the “not much room for romantizing” but you might want to drop all the fact-based elements (those will be on your activities list anyway), and just write the most exquisite nugget of romance instead.</p>
<p>For example, say your major EC is music. A pithy, creative, 150 well-chosen words on where your mind goes when you play a certain piece would be far more interesting than another fact based essay. KWIM?</p>
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<li>still totally worth it.</li>
<li>just put it, but it isn’t going to be very valuable.</li>
<li>save your money. don’t go, both don’t care whether you love the school or hate it.</li>
<li>answer from rentof2</li>
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<li>dunno about princeton, but brown straight out admits it cares about demonstrated interest. i doubt it would help your chances much, though. </li>
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<p>When a person does visit Brown, there is no documentation of that visit. So, although Brown may care about demonstrated interest, visiting must not be that important to them.</p>
<p>I would not stress about visiting. Are you on their mailing list? I am sure others can assist with showing demonstrating interest in other ways.</p>