Official Brown University 2016 RD Results

cupcakeprincess6 · March 30, 2012, 6:29am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[] ACT: 34 composite
[] SAT II: 790 Chemistry, 750 Math I
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 98% unweighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Physics (5) AP Chemistry (5) AP Microeconomics (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Calculus BC, AP German, AP US History, Creative Writing, French
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Princeton Book Award, Nation Merit Commended Scholar, AATG Germany Study Trip Winner, Cum Laude Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Field Hockey (captain), Student Council (Vice President) German Club (President) member of many field hockey club teams
[] Job/Work Experience: Cashier at cupcake shop!
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at hospital for past three years and spent a week in Kentucky doing a service project last spring break
[] Summer Activities: AATG summer study trip to Germany, field hockey camps, working
[] Essays: Spent a lot of time on both of them
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m sure that they were good, although I never read them.
[] Counselor Rec: Very good!
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: Great! I really connected with my interviewer and was able to express how much I loved Brown.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Independent
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none! [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, recommendations, essays. I also have a unique passion for the German language and culture, and I really highlighted this throughout my application.
[] Weaknesses: test scores (SAT in particular) and lack of really special ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I love the school, visited, and expressed my interest many times. I also spent a lot of time on the short answer portion of the application and tried to make my answers really unique and memorable!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Princeton, UW-Madison, Miami University, SLU
Waitlisted: Vanderbilt, Duke
Rejected: Yale
Still waiting for Georgetown and Notre Dame! (But I am definitely going to Brown or Princeton!)

[/ul]General Comments: SO EXCITED RIGHT NOW! I actually only slept about four hours last night. Cannot wait to see a bunch of you at ADOCH in a few weeks!

chokolatte · March 30, 2012, 5:34pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (CR: 750, M: 770, W: 770)
[] ACT: 35 (English: 35, Math: 35, Reading: 36, Science: 36, Composite: 35)
[] SAT II: US History (800), Math Level IIC (770), Physics (740), Chinese (800), Biology (790)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Chinese (5), AP Calc BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 1st semester: 5 community college courses, 2 high school; 2nd semester: 3 community college courses, 2 high school
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (competition awards), Interact, Chinese Folk Dance (won awards), Flute (won awards),marching band, own film critique club (founder/editor), co-wrote children’s book
[] Job/Work Experience: Teaching aid at a tutoring center
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer every week at local soup kitchen for four years (~150 hours)
[] Summer Activities: Interned at a local clinic during summer before senior year.
[] Essays: Good! I thought my essay on the cubism/perspective one was really unique. A lot of my short answers were also well-written.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 2. One from APUSH, one from community college math professor. I have no idea how those went. I liked my teachers and I hope my teachers liked me back.
[] Counselor Rec: Knew her for 3 months. Probably not fantastic.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Phone. Somewhat awkward.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public (API: 721)
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~$60,000-$80,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Disabled parent, moved a lot during high school[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Numbers, supplemental essays, personal experiences.
[] Weaknesses: Interview, main CommonApp essay, coming from a disadvantaged school.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea. After being rejected from/waitlisted by all my other privates, I am stunned to find that Brown accepted me.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UoP Pharm/LA/SD/Cal; Waitlisted: Cornell/UChicago/Columbia; Rejected: UPenn, Pomona, Tufts, Duke, USC

[/ul]General Comments: First private to not reject/waitlist me. I’m still in shock at the acceptance!

hopefully2016 · March 30, 2012, 5:47pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR-800, Math-700, Writing-800, Combined-2300
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Math II-740, Literature-740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 23/460
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc BC-5 AP World-5, AP US-5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP French, AP Literature, Multivariable Calculus, AP Language, AP Physics C, AP Music Theory
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): City Youth Council, Orchestra
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at a Hospice
[] Summer Activities: Hospice volunteering
[] Essays: I really liked my essay. It was about the first word I learned to read and how it influenced my education values.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I read one and it was really nice. I assume the other one was good too.
[] Counselor Rec: standard
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: It was really short, and I asked most of the questions.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White and Pacific Islander
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: $120,000-140000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing really

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT score and essay
[] Weaknesses: class rank, lack of major awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I put a lot of effort into this application and really tried to show that I was the perfect fit for Brown.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- Brown, University of Georgia Honors Program; Rejected- U Chicago, Columbia, Princeton

[/ul]General Comments: I’m really surprised and happy! Brown has been my dream school for years. I really hope we can afford it.

wasianparty · March 30, 2012, 7:23pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 31 (34 E, 29 M, 33 R, 27 S, 7 W)
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.967
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t take these! I’d be up there though.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (AP English Language)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP English, Symphony band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Throughout high school:
-Band
-Marching band
-Full orchestra
-Drumline (center snare for 3 years)
-Winter Drumline
-Solo & Ensemble Festival

Part of high school:
-Pit orchestra
-Jazz band
-Private piano lessons
-Private percussion lessons
-Crew (Novice Women’s A, later Varsity Women’s B Coxswain)
-Private sewing lessons
-Fashion design camp in France
-Got into a selective Foreign Exchange Program w/ Japan (Student Ambassador)
-Volunteer Club

[] Job/Work Experience: Nada, dad wouldn’t let me and I don’t have a car anyway.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Basically none except what I’ve done as part of crew, the volunteer club, drumline, etc. None of which really counts.
[] Summer Activities: Fashion design camp, drumline
[] Essays: Amazing, unique, and creative. The absolute best I could possibly deliver. I have no doubt that my essays were as outstanding as I could make them. Common app one was about my 8th grade band director and the ‘perspective changing’ one was about a time I stumbled across a small population of frogs and felt a connection with them/nature. haha sounds lame but i promise it was a pretty awesome essay.
[] Teacher Recommendation: They were both really, really good - I talked to them beforehand to make sure they wouldn’t write anything bad about me.
[] Counselor Rec: Awesome.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Meh. Wasn’t bad or anything but there were 2 questions I hadn’t prepared for that I struggled with a little: “Tell me about a challenge you’ve overcome” was one of them, and I didn’t want to seem “complain-y” by talking about the mostly-personal challenges that have come my way regarding friends and family. So I had to talk about grades which was kinda BS… I don’t remember the other question I struggled with, sorry. I did have an amazing answer for “why I wanted to go to Brown” (I talked mainly about the student environment and how I’d fit in and be able to find myself, the clubs I’d join, as well as why I loved the school itself and even Providence). It was a good interview overall, but definitely not in that “Wow! I’m confident I just blew away my interviewer!” way that some people luck out on. Also, alot of the lameness of the interview had to do with my interviewer - HE was the one who delivered it in a strictish Q&A format rather than a “let’s actually have a discussion and let it ebb and flow” format. I know this because I accidentally got there early and witnessed another, much more natural and conversational interview before mine that a different Brown interviewer was giving.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan. They probably rejected me because midwesterners don’t go there, lol.
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Well-Reputed public
[] Ethnicity: 1/2 Thai 1/2 white
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: $65,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[li] Strengths: [/li]-All my answers to the app’s questions reflected different sides of myself and left nothing out. My personality shone through.
-In high school, I did what I actually wanted to do and was passionate about (music), rather than bouncing between activities that would ‘look good’.
-I was funny in my app, not to the point of being misinterpreted of course!
-I mentioned how I started a drumline tradition for years to come…that’s pretty cool right?
-In every single answer, I reflected what a great match for Brown I would have been. I channeled my inner Brunonian, hoping they’d really see my passion for the school over other applicants (Brown was my top choice!)
-I regret nothing I wrote. Like I said, I slaved over this app and delivered the absolute best product possible what with all the character limits and everything. All of my essays and answers were top-notch quality.

[li] Weaknesses:[/li]
-I didn’t volunteer in high school
-I didn’t have a job in high school
-Semi-poopy interview
-Horrible ACT writing score because I stupidly tried to brainstorm, effectively cutting my time to actually write down to 15 minutes…however, my essays for the app itself were mindblowingly well-done and thereby should have disproved all doubt regarding my ACT writing score.
-Could have gotten a higher ACT score, but I don’t even think that matters, they take loads of people with 31’s and 32’s…I honestly think luck, by which I mean their now ~5% admissions rate, was against me. So I don’t think I got rejected for any particular reason except that they could only take 1 in 20 people.

[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Bad luck and slim probability in the first place due to the crizzayzay admissions rate. Rather than feeling like I am ‘too stupid’ to have gotten in, I simply feel like one of the unlucky applicants who was cursed with bad luck. It definitely hurts because Brown was my top choice for legitimate reasons - it was literally a perfect match for my personality. In fact, it wasn’t until the summer of this year that I even CONSIDERED applying to any Ivy League schools. So I definitely have never been one of those people who’s only trying to get into places with prestigious reputations.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Waitlisted - UChicago
Rejected - Yale
Accepted - my safety none of you will have ever heard of :’(
Deferred - U of M

[/ul]General Comments:
It hurts. :’( Congrats if you got in, though. I would love to be you…sigh.

greengirl29 · March 30, 2012, 7:27pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (800 writing, 700 math, 650 reading)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 750 USH, 690 Molecular Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/60
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Lang (5), AP Bio (4), AP Calc AB (4), AP World (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, Physics, AP Literature, Anatomy and Physiology, Bible (hardest courses my school offered)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Principal’s List, AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Swimming (4 years), USA year-round swimming, Student Government (rep for 2 yrs, secretary for junior year, and STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT), CM Piano student
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Operation Smile Student Club President, Lifting Spirits with Music (performances at senior homes), volunteered at Shriner’s Hospital for Children
[] Summer Activities: Swimming
[] Essays: Decent…nothing too heartwrenching but put a lot of thought into it
[] Teacher Recommendation: GOOD
[] Counselor Rec: GOOD
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Went decently. 30 minute time slots though :/

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private religious
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None…[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: PLME essay, intended major: east asian studies, enjoyable short answers
[] Weaknesses: low SAT, ethnicity, geographical region
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I saw people with lower stats get in…is it cause I’m Asian and from California?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, USC, Carnegie Mellon, Pitzer, Oberlin, UOP, Case Western
Rejected: Rice, Pomona, Harvard, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth, Brown )’:

[/ul]General Comments: so bummed. SOOOO BUMMED. I thought I had a chance…it’s like buying a lotto ticket when you apply to an Ivy. and it kills me to think that their acceptance rate went up too! DANGIT.

hischoolstudent · March 30, 2012, 9:07pm

Decision: Rejected

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2340 w/ 740 Reading, 800 Math, 800 Writing
[] SAT II: 800 World History, 800 Math 2
[] Unweighted/Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96/4.74
[] Rank: 2 of 500
[] AP: 5 in Chem, Calc BC, World History, US History
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Physics, AP Spanish, AP US Gov, AP Macro/Micro, Multicalc Honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none, only school/AP/PSAT awards including winning school-wide math competition
[/ul]Subjectives:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: CSF <a href=“President”>like NHS</a>, Soccer, X-Country/Track, Softball, Student Council, Speech and Debate
[] Job/Work Experience: Chivas USA (MLS Soccer Team), online marketing firm, SAT independent contractor, Online sports forecasting agency (internationally published), Personal blog
[] Volunteer/Community service: PTA (State Board Member and advocate for education), CSF, Chivas USA
[] Summer Activities: Full time job every summer (see above) and x-country
[] Essays: Fun and off-beat, other was serious as relating to my volunteering
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: cookie cutter - huge school, few counselors
[] Interview: probably the best part of my app
[/ul]Etc.[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: stats, math, business, undecided - depending which school
[] State: California
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks: None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, Test Scores, EC’s, Interview, Essays
[] Weaknesses: No hooks, Trite awards
[li] The most unique thing in your application: My article published on front page of Yahoo[/ul][/li]
Accepted: Princeton, Berkeley (with regents), USC (trustee candidate, didn’t get it), Northwestern (legacy), Rice (trustee), UCSD (regents), UCSB (regents), Alabama (Roll tide)
Waitlisted: Harvard, Penn (legacy), Duke
Rejected: Yale, Stanford (EA), Brown

jrattner · March 30, 2012, 9:19pm

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jrattner · March 30, 2012, 9:45pm

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littlepenguin · March 30, 2012, 10:03pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2330 (800cr, 800m, 730wr)
[] ACT (breakdown): did not send
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 730 Literature, 730 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99ish (school uses 100pt scale)
[] Weighted GPA: n/a
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/410
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): May 2012 Exams (see below)
[] Senior Year Course Load: English A1 HL, History of the Americas HL, Physics SL, Maths SL, German B SL, Psychology HL, Independent Study in Art Studio
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Gold Key in Poetry, 1st place/finalist speech events, ABRSM 8 Diploma in Piano, National Merit Commended

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate/Forensics (President, Vice President, 4yr), Literary Society (Vice President, 4yr), Student Production (Senior Co-Director, 4yr), Fall Play (2yr), Newspaper (Secretary, 4yr), editor at national literary magazine by high school students (1yr), school lit magazine (Editor-in-Chief, 1yr), synthesist in garage band (3yr), Piano (2yr), Jazz Band (2yr)
[] Job/Work Experience: None listed.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Substance-free group (President, Secretary, Youth Advisory Council at Statewide Conference, 4yr, ~400hr) - one of my major ECs
[] Summer Activities: Creating a slam poetry album, summer leadership conference (see community service), China, enjoying books and writing :3
[] Essays: Strong.
[] Teacher Recommendations: If not strong, decent. Both from teachers who have taught me for 3yrs and know me well. (did not see)
[] Counselor Recommendation: She likes me. Probably not that impressive, though (did not see)
[] Additional Recommendation: None.
[] Interview (Alumni): Good.
[] Art Supplement: Slam poetry recordings!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 12/28
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): anti-hook!

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, GPA/rank
[] Weaknesses: ECs, awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UChicago (EA, University Scholar), Williams (Early Write), Amherst, Rutgers (Pres. Scholar)
Waitlisted: WUSTL, Princeton, Brown
Rejected: Yale

[/ul]General Comments:
At least I wasn’t rejected Congrats to those accepted; you deserve it!

I3auer · March 31, 2012, 12:38am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (Reading 700, Writing 780, Math 760-- One sitting)
[] ACT: 31 (three times straight)
[] SAT II: USH (740) Lit (750) Math II (690)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97, 5.1 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5 / 190
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (3), World History (5), English Lit (4), USH (5), Psych (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Psych SL (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Gov / Econ H, IB HL History of the Americas, AP / IB HL Biology, IB HL English 2, IB SL Math Studies, AP / IB SL Spanish IV, IB Theory of Knowledge
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just small local awards-- PC Fellow, National merit, Student of the Month, Youth of the Season at my youth group, Degree of Outstanding Distinction in NFL, etc.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): American Red Cross Youth (member for 6 years; Secretary for 3, current President; CPR / First Aid certified instructor, helped the group continue after the recession took its facilitator away; hosted two successful Youth Leadership Conferences for a total of over 250 teens throughout the state; community service projects each month ranging from Special Olympics to Safe Harbor to a local nursing center), NHS / Interact (Co-President), Student Council (Senior Secretary), Newspaper (Co-Editor), Forensics (Secretary; NFL qualifier, District Champion, ToC qualifier, Degree of Outstanding Distinction), Youth in Government (4-time legislator, MUN resource staff, other conferences, selected to attend CONA), Film Club-- Upstate Youth Film Festival Assistant Director, Youth Leadership Greenville class participant
[] Job/Work Experience: /
[] Volunteer/Community service: See above
[] Summer Activities: Took Calculus at local college, attended college summer camps, Red Cross, became a CPR / First Aid instructor
[] Essays: I thought they were good. My personal essay was on red hair-- evidently they don’t like gingers. My extracurric essay was obviously on Red Cross, but perhaps I was too impersonal in that one. My supplemental Princeton one sucked because I wanted to apply early and didn’t put enough time into it. I thought my Harvard and Yale ones were phenomenal. They were about how I lived my life trying to be something greater than just me and how I wanted to start a legacy of my own.
[] Teacher Recommendations: I’d guess they were good. They love me.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably average.
[] Additional Rec: From American Red Cross CEO who I have worked with-- apparently very well written according to someone from last year who got one from her
[li] Interview: One of my best[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): SC
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: No financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, besides a series of letters I wrote beforehand letting them know I was going to try my best to be accepted signed Legacy Man. I also transferred to the IB school after my sophomore year-- showing commitment to take opportunity.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: The fact is none of my statistics are stellar, and that is what they are looking for. All of my application was good. Nothing was great.
[] Weaknesses: I should have taken the SAT more than once and superscored made over 2300. I should have taken more SAT IIs and retaken the Math II one because it was very low. My rank could have been higher. Also, I am not good at boasting about myself-- perhaps a problem with my application was I didn’t elaborate quite enough on my accomplishments with the Conferences I’ve organized and leadership I’ve exhibited in the community. Advice to anyone reading this: CAPITALIZE ON THE SPACE GIVEN.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My school has always had a very good relationship with Ivies. Last year, members of the senior class were accepted into every Ivy. This year, one person got into Penn. That’s it. Who knows? Maybe they had too many people from this area already. Besides that, there was just nothing above and beyond to distinguish me from anyone else. As simple as that. Even if there had been, I still would have needed to get extremely lucky to be accepted.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Rejected: Harvard, Yale, Princeton (EA deferred, then rejected), Brown, Columbia, UPenn, Dartmouth, Cornell
Waitlisted: Vanderbilt, UNC Chapel Hill
Accepted: Duke, USC H, Clemson H, Furman, Emory

[/ul]

**General Comments: ** I mean, I look at all these people who were rejected and think to myself what the hell-- how would I have gotten in anyway? Gradually the Ivies are going to lose their prestige. There are simply too many qualified people to be students at Ivies, and all of these people will end up at other schools that will become more competitive as well as time goes on. It was so demoralizing getting rejected from all 8 Ivies. I certainly wasn’t expecting much, but I thought I would at least get into one. At least I got into Duke with a 5% acceptance rate and with a ranking above some of the Ivies anyway. I look back on the past four years of my life, grateful for the opportunity I took and the decisions I made and the work I put into my community, but I have to offer some advice. It really isn’t worth all the stress just to get into an Ivy-- because you can be the best candidate they could ever possibly have and then still not get in.

VouloirPouvoir · March 31, 2012, 12:49am

Decision: Accepted (PLME)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300; M: 800 CR: 760 W: 740 Essay: 8
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Chemistry: 800 Biology M: 800 U.S. History: 800 Math Level 2: 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/764
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), Calculus BC (5), Biology (5), French Language (5), U.S. History (5), European History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP English Language and Composition, AP Microeconomics, IB HL Math 2, Physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AIME Qualifier x2, National French Contest Level 1 - 4th place, Level 4 - 6th place
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta (Vice President), American Cancer Society (Vice President), Relay For Life (Co-Captain), French Honors Society (Director/President), Cross-Country (4 years), Track and Field (4 years), Science Olympiad, Robotics
[] Job/Work Experience: None, really
[] Volunteer/Community service: American Cancer Society + Leo Club (~200 hours)
[] Summer Activities: Research internship at University of Southern California (~300 hours)
[] Essays: I thought my essays were all really good. I took a long time and worked really hard on them.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Math teacher and French teacher both probably wrote very good recs for me.
[] Counselor Rec: Generic, probably.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Alumni interview went extremely well (Interviewed with a radiation oncologist who was a part of PLME)

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $80,000 - $100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, really[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Academics (scores, grades, etc.), decent ECs, great essays
[] Weaknesses: Not as many APs as other people, none of my ECs were really outstanding, ORM
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my essays played a really important role in my acceptance. My PLME essays were a product of love and labor and I was really proud of them. My stats probably put me in with the rest of the applicants, so it must have been my essays that stood out.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Berkeley (Regents), UCLA (Regents), UCSD (Regents), UCI (Regents), Rice, Penn State/Jefferson, U of Rochester REMS, Boston U, Case Western, UPenn, UPitt
Waitlisted: Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Wash U, Northwestern, Harvard
Rejected: Yale, Harvey Mudd, Stanford

[/ul]General Comments:
I was really surprised and extremely happy that I was admitted to not only Brown, but PLME. It has been something I dreamed about my entire high school career and suddenly this dream has become a reality. The only piece of advice for any future applicants is to work hard on your essays. I think they really do take them into consideration. Show your personality, don’t just talk about your accomplishments. Show who you are.

c9901386 · March 31, 2012, 1:49am

Accepted, and to the Brown/RISD Dual Degree Program!!!

Sooooo excited, may post stats later

Confucian · March 31, 2012, 1:51am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 USH, 800 WH, 800 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/218 ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): WH (5), USH (5), Chem (4), English Lang (4), Latin Vergil (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Religion classes, AP Politics, AP Physics B, AP English Lit, AP Calc AB, H Bio, H Visual Basic, H Western Civ
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Governor’s Scholar, National Merit Finalist, Comcast Leaders & Achievers, Scholastic Art and Writing Silver Key, National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude/Gold Medal (3x), a few other local writing awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate 9th-12th grade (captain), Envirothon 10-12 (captain), school service society 9-12 (VP), NHS 10-12 (VP); The first 3 are the ones I have dedicated myself to in school over the years, it would take a while to describe the things I do in each of them, but I am very active in these ECs.
[] Job/Work Experience: none, applied for some jobs, didn’t get them >.<
[] Volunteer/Community service: worked with a non-profit in New Orleans rebuilding houses, volunteer at food pantry, tutor at local middle school, volunteer for local state representative, and the school service society could be considered community service (we run monthly schoolwide food drives that go to the aforementioned food pantry)
[] Summer Activities: volunteering at food pantry, camp CIT, etc.
[] Essays: Common App was a little abstract, fairly personal, not sure how admissions officers would’ve responded to it; My supplement answers were solid, although since Brown does a series of short answers, I had to condense some of my other essays to fit, but evidently it was fine. They reflected me well.
[] Teacher Recommendation: don’t know, didn’t ask for or read, but I have very good relationships with the teachers I asked
[] Counselor Rec: don’t know, didn’t ask for or read
[] Additional Rec: Envirothon coach, it would’ve been very good
[li] Interview: didn’t get one[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese-American)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: just barely don’t qualify for FA
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: objective stats, Brown supplement overall
[] Weaknesses: none in particular, overall solid app, but I had nothing that really stood out or anything in particular
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: stats, essay answers
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Harvard accept, UPenn (Wharton) accept, Dartmouth likely letter/accept, Swarthmore early write acceptance, Northwestern accept, Duke accept, UChicago waitlist, Yale reject, Williams waitlist, Stanford reject

[/ul]General Comments:

I just found out about this a few hours ago, I couldn’t access my account because of delays and some technical difficulties. Pretty happy, Brown’s a great school.

nocensure · March 31, 2012, 10:00am

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 Superscore, 2300 one sitting (770 M, 790 CR, 790 W, 12 Essay)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/105
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):45/45 Predicted
[] Senior Year Course Load:IB Maths HL, IB Economics, HL, IB History HL, IB English SL, IB Physics SL, IB French Ab Initio SL
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Cambridge Top in India in IGCSE in IT, felicitation with ex-President in India for achievements in Indian development (microcredit), Times of India Student of the Year, Selected to be part of the official Indian delegation to the 2nd Preparatory Conference for Sustainable Development, chosen to go to Wockhardt though leadership Conference where I had personalized time with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Muhammed Yunus, South Asian Leadership Conference, Many MUN awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):President and Founder of Eutopia, a microcredit organisation that has lent hundreds of thousands of dollars
President and Founder of Project Synergy, a network of schools and organisations that work towards sustainable development, over 30 schools and 1300 volunteers.
Editor-in-Chief of School Newspaper
Economics Club President
Head Boy
Varsity Tennis for 4 years
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at ASA Bangladesh, for microcredit
[] Volunteer/Community service: See Eutopia and Project Synergy
[] Summer Activities: ASA Internship
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant): India (US Citizen attending High School overseas)
[] School Type: Independent
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <30,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Unique Extracurriculars, Essays, a great Journey
[] Weaknesses: No Hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Perhaps I should the Stanford “entrepreneur” spirit. Either way, I’m immensely thankful.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Stanford, Brown, Dartmouth, LSE (UK), UCL (UK), Northwestern, Berkeley, UCLA, Warwick (UK), University of Edinburgh (UK)
Waitlisted: Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, UChicago
Rejected: Harvard, UPenn

[/ul]General Comments: To all accepted, a great journey awaits you. To those rejected/waitlisted: The most important thing is hope. I know its hard but don’t lose it. Ever.

Kali22 · March 31, 2012, 10:27am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 730W/690R/570M - 1990
[] ACT: 34W/29R/26S/25M (32 Essay) - 29
[] SAT II: 700 US/670 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US/3 Lit
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish and AP Psych (among others)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Discus Award Winner[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Track and Field (Jump Team Captain), National Honor Society, Ebony Club, Yearbook
[] Volunteer/Community service: Soup kitchen volunteer
[] Essays: My Common App essay was a response to visiting the land of my ancestors.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good, but nothing spectacular.
[li] Interview: It went well.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):New York City
[] School Type: Catholic
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, grades and achievements in Track and Field
[] Weaknesses: Standardized test scores
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/denied: Accepted: Princeton, UPenn, Brown, Georgetown, UChicago, Emory, Williams and Swarthmore / Waitlisted: Dartmouth and Columbia / Rejected: Harvard, Yale and Stanford
[/ul]General Comments:
I’m grateful to have been accepted. And without a doubt, my writing was a key factor in my acceptance.

HogwartsOrBust · March 31, 2012, 12:04pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (800 CR, 710 Math, 760 W)
[] ACT: 34, 35 superscore
[] SAT II: 750 Lit, 740 Math2, 710 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5(Human Geo, US Gov), 4 (Calc AB, Eng Lang), 3 (Stats, USH)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP Spanish Lang, AP World Hist, AP Economics (Macro/Micro), AP English Lit, AP Chemistry, Latin IV, Intro to Java & Macromedia Flash, Studio Art
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar With Distinction, National Merit Finalist, Peace Essay State Runner-Up[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Tennis–ranked top 200 nationally, six varsity letters for HS team, 2 team state championships, captain for three years; Boy Scouts (Numerous positions, National Honor Patrol Award, Eagle Scout); Piano–passed MMTA piano level ten exam, three time state finalist in statewide piano competition; National Math Honor Society for Homeschoolers; Mentorship as an assistant in a nephrology lab at Mayo Clinic; Teaching Assistant for online AP classes; Manager of the girls’ tennis team (10-12), some other minor stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: Editorialist at City Paper (circulation 40,000+)
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours at library bookstore, 60+ hours in Scouting activities, 100+ hours for neighbor, 50+ hours at church.
[] Summer Activities: nothing much, mostly traveling for tennis
[] Essays: I loved the short answers at Brown–they felt much more personal than the single “Why You Want To Go To University A” essay. I was really confident about mine; some of the questions fit me perfectly.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m positive one was fantastic, the other I’m not sure about.
[] Counselor Rec: Homeschooled, so my mom wrote it–not sure if they take it into account.
[] Additional Rec: Another teacher; I thought it was good. In desperation, I also completely ignored all advice and sent in my 11-page research essay I did for the Peace Essay Competition…I only sent it to Brown and Harvard, and I got in at Brown and w/listed at Harvard so maybe it did something
[li] Interview: Awesome. It turns out he actually gave my dad a urology exam the year before…[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Homeschooled
[] Ethnicity: White (quarter Indian, but didn’t specify)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: up there
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Class schedule, showed interest, essays, diversity of ECs?
[] Weaknesses: Test scores weren’t great, esp. SAT IIs…only took once each.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: If it wasn’t the immense amount of interest I showed, or the paper I sent in, then it was pure luck. That’s all this is, I feel.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Fairfield, Creighton, Macalester, Carnegie Mellon, Claremont McKenna. Rejected: Northwestern, Princeton. Waitlisted: Harvard, Dartmouth, Davidson, Cornell, Amherst, Williams. Waiting on Georgetown (my close no.2)

[/ul]General Comments: I’m shocked. Ivy Day was not kind to me when I checked at 4pm…a lot of rejection/waitlist. I randomly checked Brown’s early and practically teared up when I saw “Congratulations!”–it’s been my dream school for so long. I haven’t even closed the link yet, and it’s two days later. If I get into Gtown I may have a tough decision. Best of luck to everyone–the admissions process is a total crapshoot. I have a friend who got into Yale and flat out rejected from Emory and Boston College a couple years back.

Transatlantique · March 31, 2012, 5:10pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (800 writing, 760 reading, 660 math)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 720 Spanish, 670 Math I (ouch)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Don’t know off the top of my head, 97 point something out of 100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/140some
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5), APUSH (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Bio, Band, Probability and Statistics, AP Spanish, AP Music Theory, Visual Basic I-III
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major/national[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A ton of instrumental music, including marching, concert, jazz, pit, county, and PMEA District and Regional Bands (Treasurer 11th/12th for concert band), Newspaper (Senior Editor-in-Chief), Student Council (Treasurer/Electric Sign Head Programmer/Powderpuff Co-chair), Quiz Bowl (Co-Captain), Gifted Program, Model UN, Junior Council Member on my local Borough Council, Spanish Club, 3 years of statewide science fair competitions, NHS, HOBY alumni
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 230 hours, a lot with my local library, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, local fire company and a couple other groups
[] Summer Activities: Nothing that I could really put on an application besides some time spent on extracurriculars
[] Essays: I geared all of my essays towards Brown, and I think they were all really good (I put a lot of work into them). My Common App essay was about my obsession with amusement park history, and I think I showed how unique and madly in love with Brown I am through the rest of them.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One of my teacher’s recommendations (APUSH teacher) was amazing, not sure about the other teacher (I didn’t see it) but I’m sure it was also great (AP English).
[] Counselor Rec: Guidance counselor’s recommendation was awesome.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: I thought it went pretty well but not super outstanding or anything. It was really relaxed, it just felt like a nice conversation.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 100-125k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My essays were probably my strongest point for Brown, although my recommendations were really good too.
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores, didn’t have the most fantastic grades, etc.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly I was totally prepared for a rejection from Brown, and I have no words for how happy I am because of this. Brown has been my absolute dream school for years but I never thought I could actually get in. Lady Luck must have been on my side through this hahaha, because I’m not really sure how it happened. I think my essays must have done a lot for it, I thought I really showed that Brown was the PERFECT fit for me. But as we all know, Ivy admissions are a total crapshoot and you never know what will happen (even if your SAT scores are like mine and aren’t that great)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at University of Rochester, Brandeis, Cornell, and Georgetown - Waitlisted at Carnegie Mellon

[/ul]General Comments:
I’m through the roof insanely ecstatic now, I hope the financial aid is at least decent (my dad is being aggravating and not turning the IDOC stuff in). I’m madly in love with Brown and I’m hoping everything works out so that I will be heading there in the fall. Congratulations to all those who got accepted (hope to be seeing you in a couple months!), and whether accepted or not, I’m sure everyone on here will end up at an awesome school next year. I can’t believe the admissions process is actually over!

Just_Smile · March 31, 2012, 6:29pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 -->730 CR, 740 M, 760 W (8 Essay)
[] ACT: 35 → 34 R, 34 E (8 essay), 35 M, 36 S
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 770 Chem, 720 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/420
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Spanish Lang (5), USH (5), English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: APES, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Physics C: Mech, AP Gov, Journalism
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Honor, Presidential Scholars Candidate, nothing really too major[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Journalism (Editor-in-Chief), Random Acts of Kindness (Founder/President), National Honor Society (President), Freshmen Mentoring (3x Mentor), Academic Olympics, Mock Trial (Best Witness @ both regionals and state), Free tutoring
[] Job/Work Experience: Work 25 hr/week at my parents’ business as receptionist during the school year, 60 hrs/week during the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteering with NHS, didn’t have a significant number of hours like many of you, free tutoring (all subjects, SAT/ACT prep for juniors)
[] Summer Activities: Working! And making my way through a list of 1000 books to read before you die.
[] Essays: Pretty good, I liked them. My Common App essay was about skepticism and it is by far my favorite thing I’ve ever written. My essays may have been the deciding factor.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Really good! I didn’t get to read them until after I submitted, but the one my Spanish teacher (and RAK Club advisor) wrote was beautiful. My APUSH teacher (and NHS advisor) wrote the other, basically said I was the best student he’s had (pshh yeah right), not quite as good as the other.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t get to see it, but I don’t really know her all too well. At my school there’s generally very little interaction between the guidance counselors and the students. I’m assuming it was rather typical and cliche.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Had to do a phone interview, but it went really well. We had a long conversation about infectious disease and environmental journalism. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Nevada
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large-ish public (about 1850 students)
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Vietnamese)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$60000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Recommendations, Grades
[] Weaknesses: “the Asian anti-hook” the fact that there is nothing exceptional in my application as one poster once told me
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no clue…I actually received a likely letter and I was stunned. I thought that maybe my extracurriculars were a little too scattered (no specific passion/interest), but I guess they saw something in me that they thought would fit with their student body!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Went 6/6 (SO HAPPY about that!), Stanford, Northwestern, URochester, University of San Diego, UNR (state school, safety)

[/ul]General Comments: I’m so grateful for the acceptance, but I’m pretty positive that I will be declining Brown’s offer of admission and attending Stanford instead. I hope that my spot will be given to a deserving applicant on the waitlist. Good luck.

nhartmann10 · March 31, 2012, 8:12pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (780M, 780CR, 750W)
ACT: 32 (did not send)
SAT II (if submitted): 770 Math II, 760 Chemistry, 710 Spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96 (on 100 point scale)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/177
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Music Theory (5), Calculus AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs and band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country/Track (captain, multiple time conference all-star, Foot Locker Senior All-Northeast Team member), Piano (14 years of study, 2 performances with an orchestra, various other performances and achievements) marching/concert band (president, section leader), Altar Server at Catholic Church, NHS, math team (captain), peer mentor, a few other minor ones
Job/Work Experience: have worked at ice cream shop since freshman year
Volunteer/Community service: NHS, altar service
Essays: not great, but not bad; maybe a 7/10
Teacher Recommendation: did not see
Counselor Rec: did not see
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: undecided
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: scores, grades, ECs
Weaknesses: essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m awesome

johndoe1992 · April 1, 2012, 1:18am

Decision: REJECTED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240
SAT II (if submitted): bio 750 english 690
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 and 4.4 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 exams taken, taking 6 more this year. lots of 5s.
Senior Year Course Load: 6 ap classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit finalist, ap scholar with distinction, blah blah. not really major lol
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): president of club, swim team, VP of language club
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: helped at shelter, church
Essays: unique topic but crappy writing for my personal statement. rushed my supplement questions. some were good but others were crap
Teacher Recommendation: probably average.
Counselor Rec: probably avg
average interview. i think i was too honest because i started expressing doubts about what i wanted for myself in the future…
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: foreign language
State (if domestic applicant): ca
School Type: competitive public magnet, in the top 50 or 60 schools in nation
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: dude
Income Bracket: low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first gen in US but that probably doesn’t count
Reflection
Strengths: my personal statement was unique…though not very well written
Weaknesses: everything
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i am not a competitive applicant at all for brown
General Comments:
would’ve been nice to be accepted but my result was completely expected. i am not bitter though i am going to georgetown! good luck to everyone else

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