Official Brown ED Thread - Page 18

ditsy · 12-14-2007, 08:13 AM

yeah... i think Brown deferred a LOT of people this year... hmmmm....

norolimasfaloth · 12-14-2007, 08:23 AM

got deferred... god, HOW MANY PEOPLE GOT DEFERRED THIS YEAR??? this is ridiculous!!!!

cuRRent · 12-14-2007, 08:42 AM

That means RD people will have more competition. *Whistles*

dragonreborn · 12-14-2007, 11:18 AM

as far as I know, 5 people from my school got in ED and three are deferred. But I'm a little disappointed in Brown, ok more than a "little" (I can feel my heart crying) because one or two of the people who got in take below average classes and I doubt they have good grades. Got in through connections and legacies and I AM SO ANGRY RIGHT NOW.
I had always thought that Brown accepts people with unique talent and character. I know all the 8 kids who applied and worked with most of them. I'm just so disappointed and surprised at the selections.

Ailey · 12-14-2007, 01:38 PM

dragonreborn, I'm afraid college admissions rarely lives up to the professed high ideals of the PR from admissions offices. That's also true of the high ideals you will hear professed from HR departments and 99.99% of your managers and employers later in life....

The question that really makes a difference, much more than which college you go to is - will you transcend those facts?

dragonreborn · 12-14-2007, 01:59 PM

Yes you are right. I should've realized that reality is not always fair. I wasn't as angry last year when I knew that some people got into the colleges that they shouldn't have deserved more than others who got rejected instead. I knew it wasn't fair but I wasn't as emotional as I was when I heard about Brown. I think it's because I know these people personally and have worked with them so we are quite close when it comes to understanding their capability and whatnot. And it also has to do with Brown which I've always believed it's one of the more unique schools out there. I liked it a lot and I still do. But when reality comes smacking me in the face, it is hard not to feel sentimental.

Stern · 12-14-2007, 02:59 PM

Decision: Accepted

Stats:

* SAT: 2290 (760/780/750 - verbal/math/writing)
* SAT IIs: 800 Physics, 800 Math 2
* GPA: 4.30 (weighted). Have an A average. One B+ final grade on transcript.
* Rank: Not sent. Don't know.
* Other stats: AP Physics B - 5; AP Calculus AB - 5; AP Language - 4

Subjective:

* Essays: A lot of people REALLY liked my essay. It was one of those really different essays that probably appeal to a different college like Brown.
* Teacher Recs: Don't know, probably both very good.
* Counselor Rec: Absolutely no idea.
* ECs: In school Band, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, Pep Band, Choir, A Cappella Choir. Leader of student-run A Cappella group. Worked past 2 summers at a genetics lab. Got an INCREDIBLE recommendation from my boss. He said "would be a perfect addition to any academic community." Good interview, IMO.
* Hook (if any): Applied for Comp Sci, and have deep interests in Music and Genetics (not very normal for a Comp Sci major).

Location/Person:

* State or Country: New Jersey
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Male

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4 out of the 5 people I know who applied ED got accepted (including me). Then again, we're all really quirky people (and have very strong academics as well).

mkt16a17 · 12-14-2007, 06:55 PM

Soooo many people at my school applied ED to Brown (compared to usual for my school - 6 plus at least one at an alternative public school in town), and I think they all would be great at Brown. I feel like the reason the deferral rate is so high is that Brown students - at least the people from my school applying - are fairly self-selected. They know that Brown does intelligent but well-rounded and possibly a bit quirky, and every one of them, I think, would've fit great. (This applies to me too). So I think the deferral rate is so high because there are SO many people who Brown knows would do great there....there just isn't the room. I feel like deferral is used as an ED-form of GT.
I really am not seeing the trend in accepted vs deferred (at least from the postings here), which just confirms my belief that college admissions processes are crazy. But at least, to all of you out there who got deferred, we all know that this doesn't make us stupid and not good enough. Right?

laurenarielle · 12-15-2007, 05:22 PM

i totally agree with you MKT. i wish i knew what the percentage of deferred students who go on to be accepted is. deferral sucks because it's not a rejection, but (to me anyway) it still sort of feels like one. now i'm debating whether brown would be the right place for me even if i did get in in march because it stings that they didn't want me now ya know? does anyone else feel the same?
but MKT, one question-- what is GT?

mkt16a17 · 12-15-2007, 06:26 PM

Oh sorry, GT = Guaranteed Transfer. The thing, apart from waitlist, that you get if you're good but not good enough. Pretty much.
I do feel like you that I was so sure it was the right place for me...but if they don't want me then is it still the right place for me? I definitely feel like it's just a "nice rejection" - when people hear I was deferred they congratulate me and I'm like 'no, it's just a way of letting me down nicely.' ...I'm guessing chances of getting in are very slim.

balichic · 01-26-2008, 05:12 AM

ACCEPTED. It seems completely random to me.