<p>@Livelyramu: I would hope you had already done this in your application package, but if there is someone who knows you well who is a Brown grad, or second choice, a fairly recent grad from a comparable college in the US, have them write and e-mail (to avoid it getting delayed or lost in transit) a stellar recommendation for you. I am suggesting this because you may have followed just what you were asked for re recommendations, and foreign student letters of recommendation from teachers, guidance counselors etc. who have not been in the US college system tend to be less discriminating and all superlatives, so maybe of less value to the admissions department as a judge of whether you will succeed at a school like Brown. Coming from a “less well known” country, and thus less well known school system, having a rec from a family friend etc who knows if you are a good fit, by experience with Brown or a comparable school, might be more helpful.</p>