<p>I feel like I’ve asked this before… buttttt</p>
<p>What really catches the Admissions people’s eyes? SAT’s? Leadership? Essay? Overcoming adversity? Rigor of schedule? And so on…</p>
<p>Individuality. Love.</p>
<p>Everything. They want to see the whole package. You need strong SATs, challenging classes, high grades, devotion to one or two outside activities, love of learning. Failing those, it helps to be a champion football player or parents who gave a ton of money – but even then, you need to prove you can handle the academics. </p>
<p>They want to know how your presence on campus will enrich Brown. How your love/passion/enthusiasm for something – music, art, writing, politics, philosophy, research – will contribute to the Brown community.</p>
<p>So it’s good to mention a specific program you want to enrich, even if it isn’t directly affiliated with the University? I’m talking about the Bikes @ Brown Bike Share program.</p>
<p>From a nuts & bolts standpoint, see section C7 of this:
<a href=“Office of Institutional Research | Brown University”>Office of Institutional Research | Brown University;
<p>From a package standpoint, I don’t think they look for any one hook. It seems the more details you know about the campus, i.e., how much you seem to consider Brown to be a perfect match for you, makes a difference. It is a different animal from the other Ivies, and it is good to acknowledge that (not overtly, but in your essays and personal statement contents) so that it is clear that you didn’t just concatenate a “B” onto the “HYPSCDU” string because you realized you could reuse ione of your HYPSDCU essays to get a quick B app in. If you can, go to campus and sit there and walk around and get a feel for what you like about it. Then tell them why when you apply. People at Brown love Brown (not the concept of Brown, or the idea of a highly ranked Brown, but just Brown).</p>
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<p>I agree with the whole package thing. They’re really into this thing, and the love of learning totally appeals to Brown ADCOM. I think I was missing the devotion to one or two outside activities, because the longest I’ve been with a club is 3 years (the rest I’ve been with for 2 years), so perhaps that was a turn off.</p>
<p>they want to see that you love something, whatever it is, and that you’ve pursued that to your very best ability. brown loves to love, and they love to see passion and dedication, to whatever. it’s very in line with their whole philosophy</p>
<p>Sweet, thanks guys.</p>
<p>So would a not-so-high math SAT score detract greatly from that whole package image? And could the fact that I’m planning on majoring in Psychology counter that, since I don’t need to be a math genius?</p>
<p>Depends on your definition of “not-so-high.” </p>
<p>If you look here [Brown</a> Admission: Facts & Figures](<a href=“Undergraduate Admission | Brown University”>Undergraduate Admission | Brown University) you’ll see the percent acceptances for various SAT scores. I’d say you’d have to have an outstanding hook to get in with less than a 600 (and many would argue that you would need a hook for any score under 700) – unless you come from a low socio-economic situation. And that holds no matter what you are planning on studying. </p>
<p>As I said – they want the whole package.</p>
<p>Hypothetically speaking, if I had an 800 CR a 750 W and a 600 M, how bad would math hurt me?</p>
<p>That math score will be tough, in my opinion. Not that it makes you unqualified but Brown gets so many applicants, way more qualified ones than they can admit. If Brown is the school you really want to go to maybe you should apply early decision. I know that helps at other schools, I don’t specifically know about Brown. Then have some other schools you would like to go to besides Brown.</p>
<p>600 is low – you would need to bring something else to the table that Brown really wants, like geographic diversity, first-generation college, million+ dollar donation, etc. I know legacies who were denied with 750+ SATs. As Pea said, sure you can do the work, but the competition is really tough. You would have to give them a really good reason to accept you and not the 9 other applicants who have everything that you do plus 700+ SAT in math. Try to get the math over 650. Have you done the Xiggi method?</p>
<p>Is geographic diversity a real asset? I’ve lived in about 10 countries, and am multi-national, will that really help me?</p>
<p>By geographic diversity, I’m pretty sure they mean that applicants from states/countries that usually don’t send a lot of kids to Ivies like (crude generalizations) Montana, Wyoming, Belarus or Chile, have a bit of an upper hand over someone from Pennsylvania or New York. </p>
<p>However, a diverse background can definitely be an asset, so long as you make clear the ways in which being multi-national will allow you to contribute to the Brown community.</p>
<p>You’re subscribing to a very outdated method of thinking about college admissions. Brown (or anything) doesn’t have one particular thing they are looking for, and you shouldn’t tailor yourself to it even if they are. They look at whatever it is you have to present and go from there. The want some people with leaership, others with service, others with smarts (well, all with smarts). You’ve got the wrong approach.</p>
<p>Listen to fireandrain. There are THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of students in the country with 2200+ SATs. You need to be in that group first, then the soft things like ECs and essays kick in. Whatever hook or tip or gimmick you have? There’s a kid somewhere in the world sitting on top of a 2200 SAT with the same hook/tag/tip/gimmick. So buy an SAT book and study it.</p>
<p>Also, the fact that someone has lived in a dozen different places simply shows that… well, that their family moves around a lot, or has a lot of money, or is running from the law, or has an itinerant lifestyle. It’s not really something that I’d say provides leverage to any great degree. </p>
<p>*Note: Above does not necessarily apply for famous actresses. ;-)</p>
<p>That’s such a broad generalization, especially at a place like Brown.</p>
<p>Look, in general, it is a crapshoot for everyone. Yes it is important to have top stats, but Brown really does look for people who really are passionate about something and know how to sell that passion. Passion doesn’t always equal a 2200, but if you sell it right it may as well be one!</p>
<p>“Also, the fact that someone has lived in a dozen different places simply shows that… well, that their family moves around a lot, or has a lot of money, or is running from the law, or has an itinerant lifestyle. It’s not really something that I’d say provides leverage to any great degree.”</p>
<p>Harsh much? Did you think that maybe the family could be military or maybe the family can’t afford renting from the same house or apartment for more than a few months/years because of the rising rent prices? People who move around a lot do add many things to any campus: acceptance, knowledge, and diversity. I’ve lived in the inner cities, rural PA, the suburbs of PA right outside of Philly, and the conservative south. One of my essays was on this very topic…and I didn’t have a 2200+ SAT. (I truly believe admissions is holistic and anything is possible if you at least try, express yourself candidly, and tell the admission officers what you can add to the community.)</p>
<p>In the first line of your essay, write “X8J7MNG24Z69”.</p>
<p>SOURCE: <a href=“http://www.ivyadmissions-cheat-codez.com%5B/url%5D”>www.ivyadmissions-cheat-codez.com</a></p>
<p>^^ AmbitiousMind: I was being tongue-in-cheek. I thought my “running from the law” would have made that clear. Of <em>course</em> there are many valid reasons for moving around or traveling a lot (you mentioned a couple I did not mention). Try not to be so sensitive. I was not throwing stones or trying to be harsh.</p>