Anyone have a miracle to share?

wolfmanjack
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:33:14 +0000

“There are people with perfect GPAs and striking, really quite unique ECs. These people most always get in. But in most cases, people with perfect GPAs don’t have the most unique ECs. To get a truly perfect GPA you need to make a lot of sacrifices for academics. If you have a 3.7 and don’t have interesting ECs, passions, or essays then you won’t get in. But if you have a 3.7 because you founded a business or helped organize a political campaign then you are just as successful if not more successful than someone with a 4.0. Most people with 3.5’s and above will do just fine academically at Brown. People with 3.7’s will only get a few more B’s at Brown than people with 4.0’s - especially because they can avoid their weaknesses - so why not admit people that will make a significant contribution outside the classroom?”

This is full of inaccuracies. I’m not sure what you’d like us to elaborate on to show you why.