pandab50

Hi Im applying to Brown as a transfer and I think I have a decent chance to get in. I have a high college GPA but lower than normal ACT and high school GPA. However, I have pretty good EC's and believe I have a shot. One preofessor who wrote a letter of rec. for me won professor of the year last year and that was including ANY college in the state. Also, he has a son that graduated from Brown. Do these two facts significantly improve my chances?? He has had a lot of interaction with me both in and out of the classroom and I do a lot of community service and other such work with him out of school. Were pretty close (more like friends than professor and student) and I know he wrote me a great letter. Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks

icy9ff8

There is not enough information in your post to allow one to offer a reasonable guess. A great recommendation is assumed when applying to any elite university, especially when it is an Ivy League school. What are your stats, ECs and other qualifications? Are you applying for sophomore or junior standing? Why Brown and why you & Brown? To answer your question: My opinion is that the recommendation will not significantly enhance your chances for admission to Brown. (It might if the circumstances were the same for the Univ. of Chicago as Chicago gives great weight to prof. recommendations).

pandab50

Well yes everyone will have impressive letters i understand. However, not everyone's letters will come from such a distinguished professor. That along with his personal relationship to Brown (through his son) I thought may give me an advantage.

icy9ff8

The professor's credentials will help the professor if he applies to Brown for a teaching or graduate position, but his abilities and successes are not yours. To be blunt, you should not rely on a prof's recommendation to get you into Brown unless that professor recently donated a very substantial amount of money to the university.