Chances at Brown University RD

BrownParent
Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:16:33 +0000

No one can tell you what to write about, and at this point you either have a hook or not, you cannot invent one.

It is ridiculous to say that anyone applying to a school that has a 13-14% admit rate has a 50/50 chance! what? do the math people!

You don’t say what kind of school you go to (I don’t know what an exam school is), but if you didn’t take the hardest program, that is going to have negative impact. The lower gpa without the hardest program is a double whammie. The positive is the upward trend in the math and reaching AP calc BC. And it seems to me you’d do better to do well grade-wise at the core AP’s (Lit, Calc) rather than to tack on the extra ones. The 5 core classes seem a tough haul, so be sure you are performing well and can keep it up. Otherwise drop something if you can. SAT’s look good. But still, I’m thinking you are iffy.

What seems intriguing is the Bio publication, and business internship what’s that about? Nothing else stands out particularly.

Make impactful essays. Don’t just waste a whole essay on just summer at Brown (they will see that you went!), you can include that in the Why Brown? essay.