Chances for Brown ED (2017)

LoremIpsum
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:37:06 +0000

It’s just painful to see a gpa that I know isn’t reflective of my abilities.



There are lots of smart kids who are bored with the pace in high school and thus do poorly in the early years. It’s only when they start looking at college that they realize their mistake in not having put the nose to the grindstone earlier.

Of course you should give your top choices your best shot. But if you don’t get in, remember that it’s not so much you as it’s just bad historical timing: these are the most competitive years ever for top schools and lots of alumni from these very schools would not get in today. Maybe this round is lost because the game started before you were even paying attention; no matter, it’s only the first round and won’t affect your overall success in life.

You’d also do well in the honors program of a public flagship and likely have an even better chance at getting into one of these elite schools as a graduate student, which would mean more on your resume. Late-bloomers often make the fiercest competitors because once they “wake up” to the reality of the academic game/business world, they’ll never again be willing to work at less than their best.

Good luck!