What are my chances both ED and RD?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>Hi guys
I’m a senior in high school applying for Fall 2011 admission, and I really like Brown, but I also like a couple of other schools, and I’m not sure as to whether or not I should ED to Brown.
What do you guys think my chances are of getting in, both regular and ED?
Thanks in advance </p>

<p>-SAT Scores:
-Superscore: 780 CR, 800 Math, 760 Writing (2340)
-Best 1 Test: 780 CR, 800 Math, 760 Writing (2290)
-SAT II’s: 800 Math II, 770 Bio, 770 Chem, 730 US History</p>

<p>-GPA: (100 pt scale)
-Unweighted: 94.682
-Weighted: 99.962
-3.9 on a 4 pt scale</p>

<p>-Class Rank
-6/465</p>

<p>-Course Load:
-Took hardest courses possible all years (not allowed to take AP’s til 11th at my school)
-11th Grade: AP English Lit, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Calc AB, AP US History
-12th Grade: AP English Lang, AP Gov, AP Physics, AP Stat, Allied Health(take courses at a hospital)
-Also took AP French and AP Calc BC online</p>

<p>-AP Tests:
-Bio: 5, Chem: 5, Calc AB: 5</p>

<p>-EC’s:
-Varsity Tennis (9,10,11,12), Captain (11,will be 12)
Also plays tennis for the USTA, ranked #4 in Philadelphia
-Violin (9,10,11,12)
Piano (9,10)
-Summer Internship at Wills Eye Hospital with Dr. George Spaeth, #2 glaucoma physician in US. Conducted a clinical research study, will be published in a medical journal in 2011/2012.
-Volunteer at local hospital: 160 hours put in so far
-Cambridge Summer program (9): took Medical science and international business courses at Cambridge University in Cambridge, UK
-Future Business Leaders of America Club (9,10,11,12): Treasurer (10), VP (11), Pres (12), Made the state competition 2 years running. Placed 10th in state (10)
-Save-A-Life Club (10,11,12): Treasurer (11) President (12)
-National Honors Society Member
-Part-time job at Kumon Tutoring Center (9,10,11,12): Has been working for 7 years, over 2200 hours worked.</p>

<p>-Essays: Good/Great. Commonapp essay is about the internship at Will’s Eye and how it has affected my life due to my grandmother’s diagnosis with glaucoma and subsequent blindness (all true)</p>

<p>-Teacher Recs: Haven’t read. Should be great. One’s from AP Chem teacher, and the last is from my 10th grade English teacher. I have a great relationship with both of them</p>

<p>-Counselor Rec: Should be amazing. My counselor has told me I’m the best student she’s had.</p>

<p>-School Type: Public School (Methacton High School)</p>

<p>-Ethnicity: Indian</p>

<p>-Gender: Male</p>

<p>-Major Strength/Weakness: Great grades, amazing math scores (99 averages), but relatively low class rank; I have an amazingly smart class…</p>

<p>Chances please! Thanks in advance guys!</p>

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<p>You would be a very competitive applicant in the RD round. As for ED, I guess if you convey a strong liking (through essays and such) for Brown, you would most likely get in. Either way, I wouldn’t RD. You will most likely receive a few acceptance letters from the top 10 schools in the nation. Good work and good luck.</p>

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<p>" Either way, I wouldn’t RD. You will most likely receive a few acceptance letters from the top 10 schools in the nation."
^did you mean that you wouldn’t ED? I’m slightly confused…</p>

<p>Thanks for the input though :)</p>

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<p>Yes, I meant ED.</p>

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<p>I hate that I just looked at a “chances” thread…but without weighing in on the OP’s “chances,” I have some questions about the advice</p>

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<p>Exactly why does a student who applies ED have to make a point in the essays to show an interest in Brown? Is it because Brown would be afraid that it might have a low yield for accepted ED applicants? Shouldn’t the essays focus on other important things – and take the chance that Brown’s AdComs will make the leap of faith that an ED applicant will matriculate if accepted (without the ED applicants having to prove that point in the essays)?</p>

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<p>Is the second sentence here intended as an explanation for why the applicant shouldn’t choose ED? If so, then the advice seems to be that one shouldn’t apply to their favorite top school if other top schools might accept the applicant. Now, I would agree that OP shouldn’t apply ED if s/he doesn’t first reach the conclusion that Brown is the top choice. But that doesn’t seem to be the point. So I don’t understand why the prospect of being accepted at other top colleges should dissuade an applicant from applying ED to Brown if it’s his/her top choice. The factor should be whether Brown is OP’s top choice, not whether OP has a good shot at collecting lots of other impressive acceptance letters.</p>

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<p>If you are #4 in the Philly area in tennis, have you contacted the Tennis coach? I am told they look for people up to around #80 in the country</p>

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<p>You’re good to apply to any most-competitive school, Watch the number of obvious details you post which could easily id you here.<br>
D’yer, many schools, incl B, have a supp ques: “Why us?” or the like.</p>

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<p>^ And you think that’s the same as “convey[ing] a strong liking (through essays and such) for Brown?”</p>

<p>If you think that, you might consider that the “Why _<strong><em>?" question should not elicit a "because I really love _</em></strong>!” answer…particularly in ED when that point is driven home in spades by signing the ED agreement.</p>

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<p>D’yer makes an important point: the Why X? can usually be much better answered if you explain how the unique situation that school is in would allow you to contribute more than going anywhere else. It’s not a matter of saying “I love Brown,” but rather “Brown’s the best place for me/Brown because…” and this shouldn’t be something like “because I’ve always dreamed of going, and go to every football game!” As we say in debate, IMPACT. Don’t allow your judge/reader to connect the dots how they want to, rather take the topic, make your points, and link and impact them back.</p>

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<p>I’m confused. Did you fail your US history and English Lit exams? They’re not posted. Also, you say you’re good at math, but you couldn’t even correctly add your SAT scores for “Best 1 Test”. Puzzles me.</p>

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<p>Haha wolf’d:
I typed wrong. My writing is 710 on the Best 1 Test. Does that make more sense?
And I didn’t take US History and English lit exams. Only the classes. I listed the scores for the exams I took.</p>

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<p>@ D’yer: </p>

<p>1) You need to calm down.</p>

<p>2) Some schools like Penn and Brown seem to be under the impression that a few kids apply ED just for a boost so that they can get into “an ivy”. They seem to think that these students are in it for the prestige and do not actually care much about the school itself. Penn’s dean of admissions publicly denounced said students.</p>

<p>3) You need to calm down.</p>

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<p>Besides, if the OP is on here asking for advice on whether he should RD or ED, then Brown is obviously not his top choice. You’re an idiot.</p>