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Old 12-11-2005, 09:56 PM   #1
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Official Early Decision Results Thread

Sorry to jump the gun on this one, but I had to do something to deal with my stress.

Anyway, here's the template. Delete spaces in between brackets to get it to work. (Feel free to change color to red for rejection if you want to add a little flair, haha)

[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Decision: [ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] GPA:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments:[ /b]

Example

ACCEPTED

Stats:
  • SAT: 2400 800CR 800M 800W
  • SAT IIs: 800 Chem, 800 Math IIC, 800 Global History
  • GPA: 4.0
  • Rank: 1/250
  • Other stats: 5's on every AP available
Subjective:
  • Essays: perfect
  • Teacher Recs: outstanding
  • Counselor Rec: superb
  • Hook (if any): triple legacy, recruited athlete, nobel laureate
Location/Person:
  • State or Country: Arkansas
  • School Type: Private
  • Ethnicity: Eskimo
  • Gender: male
Other Factors: Elected mayor of a small town
General Comments: I'm so psyched to major in under water basket weaving!
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Old 12-11-2005, 10:07 PM   #2
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that example is brilliant. good luck everyone!
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Old 12-11-2005, 10:58 PM   #3
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yea i know, he copied my stats.
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Old 12-11-2005, 11:01 PM   #4
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omg u want to go into under water basket weaving too? i was hoping my major choice was unique enough to pull me through...
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Old 12-11-2005, 11:09 PM   #5
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tsk tsk....you Brown kids using Dartmouth colors.......
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Old 12-12-2005, 02:23 AM   #6
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haha great example. just the kind of levity we need in these last 13.5 hours of waiting. hmm, this may be the last time i post on this board without a bitter tone laced through my message. anyway, good luck everyone.
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Old 12-12-2005, 03:53 AM   #7
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13.5 !!! u luckyyyyy browns we have to wait like 4 more days!!!!
Goodluck from the yale board!
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Old 12-12-2005, 07:34 AM   #8
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I agree that the template is great except for the color. You guys need to change from this to this.


Good Luck Brown EDers!.
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Old 12-12-2005, 10:34 AM   #9
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bptoast:
Offhand,what exactly did you win the Nobel prize for?
A. Optimism
B. Humor
C. Chutzpah

Congrats on "getting in" to Brown!
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Old 12-12-2005, 11:19 AM   #10
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lol. bptoast, you made me laugh and it's pretty hard think to do at the moment seeing my stress level. good job! and thanks!
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Old 12-12-2005, 04:06 PM   #11
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Decision: DD is deferred :-(

Stats:
  • ACT: 32
  • GPA: 3.9 (unweighted)
  • Rank: hs doesn't rank
  • Other stats: all honors/AP classes during hs
Subjective:
  • Essays: nice
  • Teacher Recs: outstanding
  • Counselor Rec: outstanding
  • Hook (if any): legacy, Governor's School for Japanese, Japanese immersion since 1st grade
Location/Person:
  • State or Country: Virginia
  • School Type: Public
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Gender: Female
Other Factors: both parents, plus grandmother went to Brown, brother is there now
General Comments: sadness here...
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Old 12-12-2005, 04:14 PM   #12
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accepted, if you want to see my numbers look under my name on that evil stats website which must not be spoken on CC (in profile)

Hook: eastern NC, chem, poor lazy white boy?

Last edited by ohnoes : 12-12-2005 at 04:34 PM.
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Old 12-12-2005, 04:16 PM   #13
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Decision: Deferred

Stats:
  • SAT: 2300 - 800m 740cr 760 wr
  • SAT IIs: 800 Math II 730 Lit
  • GPA: 3.6 <-- heh, that's what did it
  • Rank: top 10%
  • Other stats:
Subjective:
  • Essays: Eh, ok.
  • Teacher Recs: Great
  • Counselor Rec: Great
  • Hook (if any): I'm an adjunct professor at NaC College
Location/Person:
  • State or Country: PA
  • School Type: Public
  • Ethnicity: Asian
  • Gender: Male
Other Factors: Too much stuff
General Comments: Much better than I expected, Brown was an uber reach. I did not expect to get deferred even. I thought it was a straight decline, but i'm glad i get another chance.
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Old 12-12-2005, 04:16 PM   #14
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deferred - oh well so many from my school applied
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Old 12-12-2005, 04:18 PM   #15
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Decision: Accepted

Stats:
  • SAT: CR: 760 M: 740 W: 800
  • SAT IIs: Math1C: 790 Bio-M: 760
  • GPA: 92 (Canada)
  • Rank: Top 3% at competitive school
  • Other Stats: Editor-in-Chief of School Newspaper. Model UN, Science competion stuff
[ b]Subjective:[/b]
  • Essays: Awesome
  • Teacher Recs: Awesome
  • Counselor Rec: Really Good
  • Hook (if any): Well Roundedness
[ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list][*] State or Country: Canada[*] School Type: Private[*] Ethnicity: White[*] Gender: Male[/list]Other Factors: Long history of employment and community service.
General Comments: Good luck to all deferred applicants. See all admits in Providence!

Those who weren't accepted, good luck in applying to other schools. You will surely get in to a great university. Brown is not the be all end all of your existence.
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