I just really need some HONEST feedback

gliblibb
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:56:07 +0000

Please, please, please do not protect my feelings with “you’ve got a good shot!” replies–I need some honest feedback about my chances at Brown RD. I applied ED and I was deferred, which I had mixed feelings about, especially because Brown defers such a large proportion of the ED applicants. I was planning to wait out the deferral with the rest of my regular schools, but I might switch my RD Wesleyan application to EDII, thereby taking Brown out of the running if I get into Wes (it’s my second choice). But if I really just have no shot whatsoever at Brown, tell me so that I can just cut my losses…

SAT: 2170 (720 CR, 800 W, 650 M)

SATII: 750 lit, 700 US History

APs: AP US (5) AP Art History (5) AP English lit (5) Art portfolio (4)

Grades: I had mostly A-s/As in 9th and 10th grades, with a few B+s mixed in. 11th grade was 5 As and an A-, one B+ first term. The grades with which I applied ED were all As and an A-; hopefully, I’ll have straight As at the end of the semester. GPA is not calculated at my school.

Senior schedule: AP Euro, English, pre-calculus, advanced fine arts, French 5 literature (equivalent of AP), Holocaust studies (1/2 year), Anatomy and Physiology (1/2 year)

ECs: Editor-in-chief of school newspaper, lots and lots of visual arts (sent in portfolio), creative writing course at Columbia last summer, extra classes at school, 4 years varsity crew, mentoring at my school, lots of volunteering with kids

Hook: Dad went there undergrad. Hook is made slightly less hook-ish by the fact that he hasn’t donated a single penny, to my knowledge.

I’m a white girl who goes to a rigorous prep school in CT, which is the kiss of death in college admissions. I’m smart, but I’m not a genius. I have about 6 credits of history and 5 of art but only 3 science, with no AP sciences–very lopsided schedule. The ED pool from my school wasn’t too competitive and all three of us were deferred, but the RD candidates are reaaaaaaaally strong. Just give it to me straight. Thanks!