Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1470 - 730 (36.5) Math, R&W 740 - 34 R 40 W
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: didnt take them
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): our school does unweighted out of 100 and I had a 96.1707
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): 9th - Spanish (5). 10th - Bio (3), US History (4). 11th - US Gov (4), Literature (4), Statistics (4), Environmental Science (took an online class and no test). 12th - Lang (n/a yet), Calc AB (n/a yet), Comparative Government (n/a yet), French (n/a yet)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Language and Composition, AP French, AP Comparative Government, Concert Band with Jazz, Chamber Ensemble, Field Biology (Independent field research and Teacher’s assistant for regular class).
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Stockholm Junior Water Prize Regional Award, All-State Orchestra
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Environmental Club (Outreach 11th, President 12th), NHS, Band Council, Chamber Council, Youth and Government (Media Correspondent 11th, Cabinet position 12th), YMCA/Rotary Interact/ Leader’s Club, State Science Fair Student Board, Community Orchestra,
Job/Work Experience: Lab Assitant Internship
Volunteer/Community service: Children’s Museum, various YMCA volunteering, nhs and environmental club volunteering events.
Summer Activities: Maine Students Week Kneisel Hall, Lab Internship, Writing workshop with state branch of NPR
Essays (rating 1-10, details): i dont really know how to grade them but just make sure you’re really specific and you’re always talking about yourself. Dont be general and make sure you’re saying things honestly. You want to be specific because it shows you’ve done your research and that you want to go to that school but also shows how you’re different based on what you value or specific experiences youve gone through or specific ways you think or percieve things.
Teacher Rec #1: Biology teacher. We are really close and she guided me through all of my research. She had me for two years and as a TA this year.
Teacher Rec #2: English teacher. I won the English award for his class junior year. Wasnt as close with him as my bio teacher but we were buds.
Counselor Rec: I go to a fairly small school but also participated in a club my guidance counselor advised and had a much closer relationship with her than a lot of my teachers.
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: was the nicest person I’ve met in a while and we had a really interesting conversation. He was very honest about whether he thought I fit Brown and why (he thought I did) and also on what Brown’s strengths and weaknesses were as a school.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Environmental Studies and Linguistics
State (if domestic applicant): Maine
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Semi-Private
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Gender
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I am very interested in interdisciplinary studies and the connections between what I study which is very fitting for a Brown student.
Reflection
Strengths: my recommendations, ecs, essays
Weaknesses: course load, common app essay,
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I fit the school very well and emphasized that even though I also didn’t need to change or exaggerate.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: n/a
General Comments : I think making sure the school is a good match is really important. I also think Brown looks for students interested in a wide variety of things and that have experienced many different things, Making sure the school you apply to matches who you are though I think is essential. The school will definitely see if you’ll fit in. Also, talk about yourself the entire time. When you talk about why Brown or your home emphasize yourself now not just in the past or the school without you. Sorry this isnt proofread or anything, I wrote it in a hurry lol