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chazhands · 08-11-2008, 03:43 PM

"Although Brown and Columbia admitted less students, they look for a whole person rather than grades."

That's a common theme on these boards, and it's highly debatable, but Brown isn't going to overlook Ds and Fs to "look at the whole person."

08-11-2008, 03:43 PM	#7
chazhands Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 30	"Although Brown and Columbia admitted less students, they look for a whole person rather than grades." That's a common theme on these boards, and it's highly debatable, but Brown isn't going to overlook Ds and Fs to "look at the whole person."
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