Official Brown ED 2016 Decisions

SineTheta · December 15, 2011, 12:43pm

@lawltman: you worked at Sinai? That’s so cool! I’m there all the time! :P

WantBrownPLME · December 15, 2011, 12:47pm

Deferred

760 730 780 (2270), 34, 770BI 760M2, 4.0/4.31, 2/572, S. Indian Male, (PLME deferred)
720 790 720 (2230), NO, 790CH 770M2 760BI, 4.0, 1/660, Asian Male, (PLME deferred)
760 760 660 (2180), NO, 740CH 710US 660M2, 94.21, NO, Female
800 770 800 (2370), NO, 790M2 750CH 720LI, 3.9, top 5%, Asian Male
770 670 710 (2150), 33, 750LI 750FR 720US 680M2, 100, NO, White Female
790 720 750 (2260), NO, 710US 720LI, 3.88, 14th, White as Bread Female
580 790 400 (1770), NO, 750M1, 3.83, NO, Asian Female
NO, 33, NO, 3.89, 15%, NO
NO, 36, 800US 750M2, 3.71, not in top 15%, White/Jewish Male
NO, 29, 680US, 3.6, 48/519, Female
700 740 760 (2200), NO, 770M2 760BI 750WH, NO, 21/700, Asian American Female
740 800 780 (2320), NO, 700 700, 3.75, NO, Asian Male
NO, 33, 740EN, 95, NO, Hispanic Female
760 790 740 (2290), NO, 760LI 690M2, 3.97, 10%, White Female
NO, 33, NO, 3.9/4.6, 11/425, NO
610 600 710 (1920), NO, NO, NO, NO
NO, 30, NO, NO, NO, NO
750 770 670 (2190), NO, 800PH 800M1 800M2, 8.9/10, NO, Asian Male

Accepted

740 760 800 (2300), NO, 780BI 740US 740M2, NO, NO, White Female, (PLME deferred)
NO, 31, NO, 3.89/4.65, 21/444, Cuban Male, (PLME accepted)
(2350), NO, 800M 770CH, 4.92, 1/650, NO, (PLME accepted)
NO, 34, NO, 4.0/4.0, 9/380, White Female
NO, 30, NO, 3.9, 1/56, Asian Female
800 800 720 (2320), NO, 800CH 800US 740M2, 4.5, NO, White/Jewish Male
700 800 750 (2250), NO, 800M2 770LI 690BI, 3.89, 4/114, White Female
800 720 780 (2300), 35, 800M2 770US 760PH, 3.9, 8%, White Female
740 740 650 (2130), NO, 790M2 690FR, 3.85, 5/107, Hispanic/Latino Male
NO, 33, NO, 3.92, 9/700, White Male
750 680 730 (2160), 30, 700M1 680PH 740M2, NO, NO, Hispanic/Filipino/Greek Male
NO, 33, NO, 3.98, 60/400, White Male
750 780 780 (2310), NO, 800PH 800M2, 3.9, 10%, White Female
720 680 800 (2200), 780LI 600FR, 107.8, 31/613, Hispanic Female
720 800 780 (2300), NO, 800BI 800M2 790PH 800JP, NO, NO, Asian Female

Rejected

(2080), 30, 700US 730M2 700BI, 3.5/4.2, 20%, Asian Female
740 800 800 (2340), NO, 800M2 800CH 800KO, 93, 10%, Asian Male

BiochemBound · December 15, 2011, 1:12pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 720BioM, 700MathI
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/290
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Nada
[] Weaknesses: I’m pretty sure my essays sucked (and continue to suck)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:[/ul]

dunster17 · December 17, 2011, 4:11pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2060 - 640 CR, 780 M, 670 W
[]ACT: none
[]SAT II: 760 Chemistry, 730 Bio M, 710 US History
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 17 out of 212
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), Lang (4), Environmental Science (Self-studied, 4)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Government, AP Computer Science, Peer College Counseling, Spanish 3, Band
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, various awards from Speech and Debate
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate (secretary), Science Demo Organization (founder, president), Key Club (representative), Tri-M National Music Honor Society (vice president), Newspaper writer, Art and Literary Magazine writer, Band, LA Youth Orchestra, Jr. Philharmonic Orchestra of CA
[]Job/Work Experience: Office clerk at the Department of Social Services (summer 2010), accounting intern at the Catholic Charities Organization-Los Angeles.
[]Volunteer/Community service: Church choir, church organist, Chairperson of the Church Youth Organization, Key Club, Tri-M, California Scholarship Federation
[]Summer Activities: Did summer jobs, attended summer school at UCLA
[]Essays: Amazing. I’m really proud of my essays, including the short answers for the Brown supplement. My English teacher really liked them. For the common app essay, I talked about my weakness in a way that really showed how strong I am, while showing so many different aspects of my personality. I think my essays were the best parts of my application.
[]Teacher Recommendation: I’m sure my science teacher wrote a really good one, but I didn’t get to read it. My history teacher showed me his letter and I thought it was good but generic.
[]Counselor Rec: She said she thinks I’m an amazing student, so she probably wrote a great one.
[]Additional Rec: None.
[]Interview: I thought it was okay, nothing special. But when I emailed her to tell her that I got in, she said she was impressed during the interview. So she probably gave Brown a very nice report.
[/ul]Other[list]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yuppers.
[]Intended Major: Neuroscience and Music
[]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Asian (Filipino)
[]Gender: M
[]Income Bracket: 60,000-100,000
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Does being low-income count?[/li]
Reflection[list]
[]Strengths: My essays, personality in general, and extracurricular activities.
[]What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: That I have A LOT of extracurriculars. Most colleges don’t like that because it just shows I’m “padding” my application. But I actually am really dedicated in all of them. I showed Brown that I care about my extracurriculars and that I’ve accomplished a lot. I would consider being in very prestigious orchestras as my main non-academic accomplishments.
[]Weaknesses: GPA and SAT scores
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Got in because of my essays! And my Brown factor (see below).
[li]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A. I applied to UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, and Boston University. I’m going to withdraw my applications there soon.[/li]
NEW QUESTION

[*]Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I heard and read that Brown wants students who REALLY REALLY REALLY wanna go there. So in all of my essays, I mentioned that I like trying new things and paving my own path, which is really fitting for the Brown Open Curriculum. So yeah, I think that’s a big reason why I got in.

CollegeIsNfty · December 17, 2011, 11:56pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
SAT I (breakdown): 2230 CR:800 W:780 M:650
ACT: 32 (33 if superscored)
SAT II: Lit: 750, World Hist: 790, US: 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/400
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (4), Physics B (3), Lit (5), World (5), APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): no access last year’s SL scores
Senior Year Course Load: IB Art HL, IB Environmental Systems SL, Math SL, Lit HL, History HL, TOK, Japanese SL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Woodrow Wilson Community Service Award (regional), Swanee book award (for writing), AP scholar with distinction, National Merit commended, miscellaneous psat type awards

[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (VP), Jewish Student Union (Exec board then president), NFTY-SAR (two years TYG Religious and Cultural VP), Interfaith Club (Founder & Co-Pres), NHS, Various synagogue committees
Job/Work Experience: Sunday School assistant teacher - 2 years
Volunteer/Community service: Camp Jenny (4-day camp for inner city elementary school kids), English tutoring, varying causes, walks, and events - all totals to about 200 hours a year
Summer Activities: Kutz (NFTY leadership camp), Atlanta foodbank youth leadership summit, travel, Shakespeare and theatre workshops
Essays: pretty good! About my renewed faith in humanity, how grades don’t define me as a person, how culture drives human history.
Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see, but pretty sure one is really good, no idea about the other
Counselor Rec: Probably generic
Additional Rec: Really good, from my Rabbi (you know, in case you couldn’t tell I was Jewish by now…)
Interview: uninspired. my interviewer and I didn’t have much in common, but it was a pleasant 45 minutes and I feel like I made a good impression.

[/list]Other[ul]
Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
Intended Major: Anthropology and International Relations 
State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White (jewish)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not really

[/ul]Reflection [list]
Strengths: essays, community involvement
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: my commitment to social change and impact
Weaknesses: math sat, ap physics killed my gpa, un-diversified extracurricular
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: mostly the above
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to UGA honors, haven’t quite finished my other applications

NEW QUESTION
Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application:

CollegeIsNfty · December 18, 2011, 11:05am

I apologize for the formatting farce that is my reply.

Truaoga · December 22, 2011, 8:11pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (Math 760, Reading 670, Writing 620)
ACT: 34
SAT II: US History 790, Math II 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), US History (4), European History (4), Statistics (5), Calculus AB (5), and English Lang (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calculus BC, AP Maco/Micro Econ, AP Computer Science, AP English Lit, GT Accounting
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Math award from National Math Honor Society,
AP scholar with distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Track & Field (Captain), FBLA (Secretary), Key Club(Board Member), Math Honor Society, History Honor Society(Treasurer)
Job/Work Experience: Chick-fil-a and Giant worked over 20hrs weekly
Volunteer/Community service: Key Club sponsered activities and Sneaks
Summer Activities: work
Essays: Case Report, Common App
Teacher Recommendation: very good, my teachers loved me and understood my circumstances outside of school.
Counselor Rec: Amazing, lucked out with the best counselors in my school and I knew her well from multiple sessions beginning in freshman year.
Additional Rec: Pathologist I worked with at Mt Sinai wrote me a really good rec
Interview: went amazing, went over the time limit and had numerous practice through past job and college interviews.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Double in Neuroscience and Mathematics
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African American(puts up flame shield)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <40000 (family of 4)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): double URM and first generation
Reflection[list][] Strengths: Unique interests[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: being passionate about mathematics and honest about how I just found a interest in biological sciences, being different from other students with equal or better grades[] Weaknesses: GPA, SAT I (though ACT seemed to have made up for it)[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: honestly I still can’t believe I was accepted, I was already finishing up about 5 more essays for regular round because I was sure I would get rejected. [*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: applied to UChicago, UMD, Notre Dame, Tulane and UVA but heard from Brown first and withdrew all applications before hearing decisions because of moral obligations.

Kisocean · December 23, 2011, 4:18am

Deferred

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): M 790 CR 740 W 800
[ *] ACT: NA
[ *] SAT II: USH 770, WH 770, BIO-M 770
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NR
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,5,4,4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, AP Stats, Physics H, Contemporary Film Studies H, Advanced Theatre, Great Books H
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Caifornia Art Scholar, NMSF
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC, Track, president, Latin Club, President, current events club, executive Commitee, literary journal, editor, school newspaper
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:Sea Turtle Preservation Project in Costa Rica
[ *] Summer Activities: Internship at nationally recognized cancer research labs, Princeton CTY, camp counselor, Creative writing residency at CalArts, produced, directed, and wrote a short film
[ *] Essays: great
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:good
[ *] Counselor: good
[ *] Additional Rec: great
[ *] Interview: good
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: physics and philosophy, literary arts
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Ca
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: private
[ *] Ethnicity: W
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT scores, good ECs, summer activities
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
[ *] Weaknesses: gpa
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: gpa
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: just submitted more apps today

Brown is my first choice. I’m going to keep plugging away, and hope I get in RD. Congratulations to all who were accepted.

akshix · December 24, 2011, 12:26pm

[size=+2][color=orange]**Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]

**Objective:[ /b][ list]

[ *]SAT I (breakdown): 2050 CR: 700 M: 670 R: 680
[ *]ACT:
[ *]SAT II: Bio E 730 Literature 650
[ *]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[ *]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *]AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *]IB (place score in parenthesis): Full IB Diploma- predicted 43 points
[ *]Senior Year Course Load:
[ *]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]

[ *]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Charity Organisation (Leader), Indian Classical Music, Two musicals in high school, Drama school in high school, Yoga, Improv Comedy Group, Yearbook journalism team, Primary school volunteer, Local Environmental Action Force in school
[ *]Job/Work Experience: Internship at drama school
[ *]Volunteer/Community service: Listed above
[ *]Summer Activities: Summer @ Brown 2010
[ *]Essays: Common app essay on Improv, eca essay on internship
[ *]Teacher Recommendation: VG
[ *]Counselor Rec: VG
[ *]Additional Rec:
[ *]Interview: VG

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]

[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: English, Theatre
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Grades, Essays
[ *] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea…
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A

NEW QUESTION
[ *] Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application: My classical music essay

azavras · December 25, 2011, 1:47am

Decision: Deferred PLME

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (700 CR, 720 M, 750 W)
[] ACT: NA
[] SAT II: 770 Biology M, 740 Math Lvl 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted 43/45 (4 7’s and 2 6’s +3 points for TOK/EE)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Biology HL (7), IB Chemistry HL (6), IB Economics HL (7), IB Math SL (7), IB Greek A2 (6), IB English SL (7)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 8 Years of Guitar, 9 Years of Saxophone, Varsity Soccer throughout highschool, Treasurer of High School, Debate, Member of schools Honors Council.
[] Job/Work Experience: Office Assistant at a General Electric International Office
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer in Neurosurgery Wing (200+ hours), Volunteer for the Make a Wish Foundation, Volunteer at Archipelagos Institute for the conservation of Marine and Terrestrial Life, Volunteer to help rebuild a Monastery from the late 1700’s
[] Summer Activities: Phillips Exeter Academy Summer School (10th grade)
[] Essays: Was told they were excellent. Spent A LOT of time on making them very personal.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Two very good ones and one possibly generic.
[] Counselor Rec: Very good, counselor knows me well.
[] Additional Rec: NA
[] Interview: Went really well. Lasted approx. 1-1.5 hours
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology (Applied to PLME)
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA Residency
[] Country (if international applicant): Greece
[] School Type: International (Private)
[] Ethnicity: Greek
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 100-150k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]

[li] Strengths: Probably my IB Predicted grade, Sat II scores, Volunteer work and Essays[/li]
[li] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Focused a lot on my passion for music (Mainly Guitar) and the diverse environment I’ve grown up in.[/li]
[li] Weaknesses: Not enough leadership, average SAT I scores for Brown.[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No clue. I’m just happy I wasn’t rejected.[/li]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere as of yet.[/li]
NEW QUESTION
[*] Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application: My Essays. Not going to mention what they were about.

maus52 · January 4, 2012, 6:17pm

Figured I’d add my info to this list.
Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 M 730 W 690 CR (2180)
[] SAT II: 790 USH 660 LIT
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69 (4.25 weighted)
[] Rank: 14/168
[] AP: APUSH (5), STATS (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: APES, AP LIT, AP GOV, AP CALC
[] Major Awards: Music Technology Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):NHS (executive committee), Environmental Club (VP), Flute lessons since 5th grade, Guitar lessons since 7th grade, Band, Global Awareness Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Kayak Guide
[] Volunteer/Community service: Member of Church Outreach Commitee
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Above Average
[] Interview: I think it went well. She was very kind and easy to speak to and made me love the school even more.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Political Science
[] State:MA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 300k+
[/ul]Reflection

[li] Strengths: See Brown factor[/li]
[li] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Forging my own path[/li]
[li] Weaknesses: I’m a typical applicant and I don’t think my desire to go to Brown came across as strong as it could have.[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not a really strong applicant for Brown and I probably wasn’t personable enough in my application to attract interest.[/li]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UMass, UVM, UNH, Northeastern all with money[/li]
NEW QUESTION
[ *] Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Wrote my essay about being independent and learning to make my own decisions.

Nibbles94 · January 4, 2012, 11:39pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (didn’t send)
SAT II: 740 US History 690 Physics (didn’t send either)
ACT: 33
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 (4.3 weighted)
Rank: School doesn’t rank but top 10%
AP: APUSH (4) AP Human Geo (4) AP Physics (4), took a college course with current university students at Northwestern
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Latin III Honors, AP Macro Econ, AP Micro Econ, AP Senior English, AP Spanish (I take two languages), AP Art Drawing, AP Calc BC
Major Awards: Tons of violin/piano awards, art in major shows in the city, AP Scholar, PSAE Achievement Award, Illinois State Scholar, Bronze National Etemology (x2), Magna Cum Laude National Latin Exam, Presidential Volunteer Service Award (for doing over 200 hours per year)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Spanish Honor Society, Latin Honor Society, Latin Club, Lit Arts Mag (editor), Student Ambassador Program, Fine Arts Booster Board, I take classes at a studio every week, Multicultural Club, etc.
Job/Work Experience: First job at age 15 (with work permit) at a farm, age 16 i worked at Delia’s clothing store, and for the past year and a half I have worked at Francesca’s Collections
Volunteer/Community service: Assistant Art Teacher, Create a Change Volunteer, Student Ambassador, etc.
Essays: Amazing (very unique/abstract)
Teacher Recommendation: AMAZING (They love me!)
Interview: Incredible! We connected and she ended up asking for prints of some of my art!
Other: Applied to double major in visual art and biology
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Double Major in Art and Biology
State:IL
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 300k+
Reflection
[] Strengths: I take two languages at school (very uncommon at my school), double major in both Art and Biology, Played Violin/Piano for 10+ years, Attended a Northwestern University to take college level courses
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - Double Major in Art and Bio, Living with a disabled parent
[] Weaknesses: Errors uploading my common application essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure. I thought I was unique. I guess not. I guess I’m not going to college.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (Biology), Depaul University[/li]NEW QUESTION
[ *] Your “Brown” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I thought everything was pretty unique. I guess not.

drizzzzzy · March 10, 2012, 2:27pm

HAHA, this is posted so late, but I’m over Brown now, so…
Decision: DEFERRED
Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2330
Math:800
Critical Reading: 730
Writing: 800
SAT II (if submitted): Math II 710, US History 760, Chem 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unranked, but highest decile possible
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro History (5), Chem (5), English Language (5), US History (5), Chinese (5), Psych (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs –Physics C, Bio, Gov/Econ, Calc, Music Theory, Eng Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, Film Award, AP Scholar Whatever thing, Translation Contest, couple more

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): usual, leadership positions in several clubs, sorry this is so undetailed…Strong ECs but not amazing
Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: thrift store, tutoring, teachers assistant, etc, many hours
Essays: Decent, Different but may have been slightly risky
Teacher Recommendation: Good but not amazing
Counselor Rec: same as teacher recs
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Good, my interviewer was really chill & we sorta became friends

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Chem
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): international in 9th grade
School Type: Public (10th-12th)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None in particular.

Reflection

Strengths: SAT I, grades?
Weaknesses: Wish I had more unique ECs, sound too typical
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i don’t know…Brown is so different in how they choose applicants. I guess I liked them more than they liked me.

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