<p>I’m a first semester freshman being forced to leave the relatively prestigious liberal arts college I’m currently attending because of irreconcilable financial issues. They wanted me to take out a loan that I couldn’t afford. I tried to ask if they could increase my grant, but they refused. I realized that the debt that I would graduate with would not be worth the education I’m receiving. So, next semester I will be commuting to a less prestigious college, but it will be more affordable, and most importantly, my studies will not be interrupted.</p>
<p>Will the Brown Admissions judge me for not staying at one institution for the entire semester? I didn’t have any control over the circumstances. I am a conscientious student… I have two A’s a B+ and B right now, and my college is known for its tendency to “deflate” grades. Next semester, I can predict with confidence that I will receive straight A’s because the local college is not at all difficult (I had taken classes there as a senior in high school).</p>
<p>If it’s any help, I am an Education Studies major. I wish to become a teacher to children with severe and profound disabilities, and I was drawn to Brown’s Human Development concentration because it combined a liberal arts curriculum (something one usually receives at a small college), with lots of practicum experience in a classroom (something one usually receives at a large university).</p>
<p>Oh, and I would like to know if I should take the SAT/ACT. I never took it because all of the colleges that I applied to before were test optional. Yes, I took the safe route in high school, and now karma has caught up with me.</p>
<p>Thanks for any insight you guys have… I understand no body here works for admissions… but I’d like somebody’s unbiased, candid opinion about whether I have any kind of shot at all.</p>