Waitlist Effect?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>Hello! This college process has become quite exhausting and I was wondering if you had any insight as to how my admission decision may look based on the results i have from other colleges. I applied to Brown Early Decision (obviously my first choice) worked on my essays every day for a month (I like to think they were pretty good) but also heard back from three of my other schools. I was accepted into the honors program at the University of Illinois with the James Scholarship, Accepted at Depaul with academic scholarships, but wait listed at Washington University. I feel as though since i was wait listed at a school that has a 21% acceptance rate that my chances at brown are slim to none. Here are my stats:</p>

<p>Act: 33
GPA: 3.86 Unweighted, 4.39 Weighted
Senior year courseload with first semester grades:
AP Biology (counts as two class periods): A-
Latin III Honors: A
AP Economics: A
AP Senior English: A
AP spanish: A
Ap Drawing: A+
AP Calculus BC: A</p>

<p>other APs taken include:
AP Physics B, AP Human Geography, AP United States History (and I took chemistry at Northwestern University for college credit–even tho brown probably won’t accept the transfer credit)</p>

<p>I thoght i had an interesting situation because I wanted to double major in art and biology, take two languages, recieved the presidential volunteer service award, and have had three jobs while having a disabled parent. But I was waitlisted at Washington University. Should I accept my spot at the University of Illionis and withdraw my other applications?</p>

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<p>You should wait until you hear from Brown. Duh.</p>

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<p>Megan is correct. Aside from that, however, WashU is known for their infection with Tuft’s syndrome. Don’t worry about it.</p>

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<p>Everybody gets waitlisted at WashU. Don’t take it personally. It’s just who they are and what they do in order to pretend to protect their all-important “yield.” Really, if WashU weren’t listed by USNews, no-one would care about it. If Harvard weren’t listed by USNews, no one would care about USNews.</p>

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<p>You don’t indicate whether you applied as PLME (and combined program at Wash U.?) If so, then if you will be needing to be thinking about if you would go to Brown if in the nonPLME status. Anyway, I assume you are not losing anything by waiting to see all your options?</p>

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<p>def wait and see; how could that hurt. just today I read about someone getting rejected from WashU and accepted at Brown. At a certain level it becomes very subjective…but congrats on the scholarships. that’s awesome.</p>