RD Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>Okay, so I know that no one can really give me a clear or accurate answer as to my chances, but I’m feeling really anxious, so I thought I’d just give this a shot anyway. Let me know your opinion.
(Oh yeah, and I copied the format from the ED Acceptances thread because I thought it was nicely organized.)</p>

<p>Stats:
[ *] SAT: 2350 (CR:770; M:780; W:800)
[ *] SAT IIs: US History:770; MAth2c:800
[ *] GPA: Not positive. I think it’s about a 4.3 weighted, although my school weights less than most other schools.
[ *] Rank: We don’t rank, but I’m probably in the top 10%.
[ *] Other stats:
AP Scores: Chem-4, Euro History-5, US History-5, Spanish Language-4, BC Calc-5 (AB Subcore-5), Bio-5
Awards: The ones that everyone wins (nominated for all of those scam summer leadership programs and honor societies, national merit scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction), National Forensic League Degree of Distinction, a buch of random school awards, debate trophies and community service awards.
-I’ve taken the one of the most rigourous classloads available at my school.</p>

<p>Subjective:
[ *] Essays: Pretty good, I think. I make it clear that Brown is my first choice in one of my short essays, and my long essay is unique, but powerful (I think).
[ *] Teacher Recs: Good, hopefully! Both know me from classes and ECs.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Really good, I hope. She seems to like me! I don’t know how I am supposed to assess these subjective things.
[ *] Hook (if any): Hmm. I don’t really know. I’ve dealt with some pretty crappy things in high school and I’ve written my essay on how I have overcome them, I don’t know if that is a hook though. There is nothing really outstanding about me compared to all of the other Brown applicants. I guess I’m a really enthusiastic and compassionate person, but I don’t think that’s a hook and there is no way to really communicate that through a piece of paper. I guess I also have pretty ecclectice interests as well. In one of my interviews my interviewer said he’d never met a Drama Nerd who took Multivariable Calculus as a Senior in High School.
Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: CA
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Mostly white
[ *] Gender: Female
Other Factors:
I guess I’ll write EC’s here:
-Tutoring underprivilidged/learning disabled kids 4 times a week.
-Swimming for 10 years.
-Varsity Debate
-Student Council; Community Service Leader.
-Acting
-Book Club President
-Lit Mag editing staff
-Spanish Club co-founder
-part time job as a waitress
-Piano and Alto Saxaphone
-Creative Writing
-Math Class at Cal Summer 2003; Academic Study Associates summer 2004; Internship at a Law Firm & Creative Writing Class at CAL summer 2005.
-College Counselor’s Assistant</p>

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<p>You have pretty good chances at Brown but no guarantee, so have some back ups. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>thanks so much! yeah, i guess I pretty much already knew that, but for some reason posting this gave me a temporal and superficial sense of comfort. Hehe, I don't know, I just want it to be April, so I can know for sure! Don't worry, I do have back-ups, and I'm sure I'l be happy at any of the schools on my list, but I am definitely enamored by Brown.</p>

<p>Good luck to you if you are also applying!</p>

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<p>wait, you said you had good answers to the short essay, I just mailed in my app and I don't remember a short essay except for why do you want to go to brown. ahhhhh</p>

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<p>haha, yeah, that's what i meant. don't worry!</p>

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<p>Ha, I actually copied and pasted your stats because they were so similar to mine, changing a few things here and there. A mon avis, your EC's good, so you stand a good chance. Everything else seems to fit.</p>

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<p>haha, I thought it all looked familiar! I think you're more impressive though! ;)
Well, good luck to both of us!</p>