daveb

Call it what you might, this strayed far away from the poster's initial concern of chances evaluation. If you want to continue to express your view toward the military, be my guest. I was just pointing out how lost this became.

renix

There's a difference between incomplacency and shouting your opinion every chance you get. Not that I'm saying that's happening here...

ClaySoul

I was just relaying a funny anecdote...

GlimmeringRose

You need higher standardized test scores than what you have received so far and your essays need to be stellar because your GPA isn't perfect and your AP scores don't reflect well on your academic performance.

Remember Brown has a HUGE diversity goal right now. 41% admitted were minorities, 10% international (ivysuccess.com), now figure in the legacies, and the national merit scholars, athletes, etc. And finally you should know that there are more males applying than females and the admission counselors are striving to keep the class 50/50.

I don't write these things to discourage you, but to encourage you to set yourself apart with high test scores, great recs, and mind blowing essays. You can do it!

fhimas88888888

Oh, and though Brown may be a decent place to study foreign policy, it is certainly not the top program.

Here is the most recent rankings from Foreign Policy Magazine:

School
1. Harvard University
2. Princeton University
3. Stanford University
4. Georgetown University
5. Columbia University
6. Yale University
7. University of Chicago
8. University of California, Berkeley
9. Dartmouth College
10. George Washington University
11. American University
12. University of Michigan
13. Tufts University
14. Swarthmore College
15. University of California, San Diego
16. Cornell University
17. Brown University
18. Williams College
19. Duke University
20. Johns Hopkins University

http://mjtier.people.wm.edu/IvoryTower%202007.pdf

ClaySoul

Is that undergrad, or grad? Or taking into account both?

Regardless, is there any huge difference between 1st and 2nd? Between 15th and 10th? Once you're in the top 20 or so just pick a school that you like...

phorid

Number of men who applied/admitted: 7,233/1,190
Number of women who applied/admitted: 11,083/1,341
http://www.brown.edu/Administration/...S2006_2007.pdf

For more information on admission stats at Brown for Class of 2010, see http://www.brown.edu/Administration/...ndfigures.html.

fhimas88888888

^^ That's undergrad. They also have a graduate list.

You know, I'm not really sure. I don't have an answer for that.