Official Brown University Class of 2014 RD Results

xxLAJxx · April 2, 2010, 12:43am

Decision
waitlisted, totally happy about it :)

Stats:

SAT II:
-Chem: 740
-Math 2: 790
-US History: 760
ACT: 33
AP/IB taken/scores:
-Euro: 3
-Chem: 4
-English Lang: 5
-US History: 5
GPA weighted: ~99
GPA unweighted: NA
Rank or % estimate: 1

Subjective:

Essays: loved my personal essay. hated my why georgetown. super awk. was freaking about this all week. guess it didn’t matter!!!
Teacher Recs: no idea
Counselor Rec: no idea
Hook (if any): none at all

Location/Person:

State or Country: NY
School Type: small public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: newspaper is my love (lots others too)

MakeLove · April 2, 2010, 1:21am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1990 Superscored (CR 720, M 610, W 660)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Lit 640, Math II 590
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/389
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US Hist (4), English Lang. (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Spanish, AP English Lit., AP U.S. Gov, AP Physics B
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government, Debate, NHS, Key Club, Teens Against Tobacco Use, Hi-Q Academic Competition, JV Tennis
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Seattle Aquarium Volunteer (100+ hours)
[] Summer Activities: Bioquest Academy
[] Essays: My essays were probably what got me into this school.
[] Teacher Recommendation: They know me pretty well. I’m sure
[] Counselor Rec: Probably not as good because I totally asked her last minute.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Awkward
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Washington
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Cambodian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My enthusiasm for biology and my penchant for exploring new things. Other than that, my essay and my course-load.
[] Weaknesses: My SAT scores, lack of a hook, variety in volunteer service, no job experience
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m sure it was because of my supplement and short response essays.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted: University of Washington, Rejected: Cornell University and Johns Hopkins University[/li]General Comments: I’m really surprised. I was pretty sure that my credentials were not up to par, especially my SAT scores.

fortuna16 · April 2, 2010, 1:45am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): –
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: –
[] Weighted GPA (out of 100): 99.42
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
-Art History (5)
-US History (5)
-Environmental Sci (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load:
-AP Psych
-AP Latin 4: Vergil
-Theology
-AP Lit
-AP Calc AB
-AP US Gov/ AP Comp Gov
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
-National Gold Metalist: Latin (3 yrs)
-State Latin Award (1 yr)
-District Latin Award (3yrs)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Varsity Tennis
-Yearbook (Editor)
-Art Club (VP)
-Liturgy Leadership (Planning Team)
-Cycling Club (co-founder)
-Latin Team
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at Political Campaign
[] Volunteer/Community service:
-Mentor for the blind
-ESL teacher
-Daycare Assistant
-Tutor
[] Summer Activities:
-Invited to attend Illini Girls State
-Summer service in Kentucky (fixed a roof)
[] Essays:
-Common App: How I am different from my peers due to eating at multicultural
restaurants on the weekends with my family.
-Intellectual Experience: How a presentation about environmental artists 
in AP Art History inspired me to become a part
of the environmentalist movement
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them but one of the teachers who wrote it is unexaggeratingly the nicest woman in the world. I don’t recall one moment where she has ever said anything bad about anybody.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see but me and my counselor are biffers (jk)
[] Additional Rec:–
[li] Interview: Went well! It wasn’t a spectacular, life-changing interview but I do remember that she would recommend me as a student.[/li]
[/ul] Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private Jesuit
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: upper
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, writing
[] Weaknesses: Standardized test score
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think everything on my application was very cohesive and interrelated. I think I successfully showed that all the activities I was engaged in were done because I liked them, not just to look good for apps. Also, my strength lies in writing so I think my essays were what sold the deal.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Rejected Harvard & Yale, Waitlisted Stanford, Accepted Amherst, Gtown, ND, BC, Middlebury
General Comments:
EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON!

trf1021 · April 2, 2010, 2:06am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 660CR 720M 680W </li>
<li>ACT: 34E 34M 27R 33S</li>
<li>SAT II: 740 Physics, 710 Math II, 710 USH</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): USH-5, Chem-3, Physics B-4, Stats-4, Will take Physics C, Calc BC, Bio, English Lang., Macro.</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): Not Offered</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Physics C, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calc BC, AP English Lang., Advanced Video Production, Band</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope. AP Scholar with Honor?</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Unique stuff. I do a lot of music and film ECs that I spend a lot of time on. Leadership positions in 4 clubs. Co-founded a club.</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Summer and sometimes during the year.</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: A lot through my ECs.</li>
<li>Summer Activities: Reading more than most people read in their lifetime. Working. Learning Calculus (was going to take multivariable through EPGY, but decided not to)</li>
<li>Essays: Commonapp was amazing. Supplement stuff was also amazing.</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: 3 Amazing</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Awesome</li>
<li>Additional Rec: From a music teacher I’ve known since 6th grade.</li>
<li>Interview: Didn’t have one.</li>
</ul>

Other

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): NY </li>
<li>Country (if international applicant): </li>
<li>School Type: Average public. Usually sends one or two to an ivy every year. </li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: 100,000</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope. ORM.</li>
</ul>

Reflection

<ul>
<li>Strengths: Definitely my essay. </li>
<li>Weaknesses: I suck at standardized testing. </li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays</li>
<li>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Boston U, RPI, Northeastern. Waitlisted at Columbia, Carnegie Mellon. Rejected everywhere else- MIT, Stanford, Chicago, Tufts, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Yale, Brown, Penn, Cornell. </li>
</ul>

General Comments: I would be upset, but I am way too happy to have a spot on the waitlist at Columbia. Congratulations everyone! You all genuinely deserve it and good luck next year! Also, if you know anyone who got into Columbia, TELL THEM NOT TO GO! :)

icatchdin0saurs · April 2, 2010, 4:04am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (800 CR, 800 W, 700 M)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:790 Bio (M), 770 Literature, 660 Math I
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 98.5/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/136
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Physics B (5), Language and Comp (5), European History (3), Chemistry (taking currently) (I took every AP offered at my school, if that makes a difference)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors English (dual enrollment), Honors French (dual enrollment), Forensic Toxicology (dual enrollment), AP Chem, Honors Calc II (dual enrollment), Honors Statistics (dual enrollment), Honors Public Affairs (dual enrollment), Honors Economics, Photography, American Law
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major…National Merit Scholarship Commended Student, AP Scholar with Honor, placed in two science essay contests
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School newspaper (Co-founder, Editor, President), Theater club (Treasurer), Science Olympiad, Envirothon, Weather Watch, Student Government (Class secretary 9th grade, class president 10th/11th grade, Executive Council president 12th grade), Johns Hopkins CTY courses, Tennis team
[] Job/Work Experience: Wendy’s for a while; Math tutor for seventh grader for 7 months
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer (~200 hours total); Ball-runner/Ball-runner trainer/coordinator for a professional tennis tournament held in my area for four years (~80 hours per year), Assorted activities with my school
[] Summer Activities: Worked 1 summer, Hospital volunteer/Tennis tournament volunteer for 4 summers, CTY courses 2 summers, and Michigan Math and Science Scholars program the summer before 12th grade
[] Essays: Common Ap: wrote about how a Geology course I took changed the way I saw the world/learned; Brown essay, wrote about the “Best piece of advice you’ve ever been given” and based it around a quote from a Doors song; “Why Brown” was pretty cliche, you can probably fill in the details
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should have been good
[] Counselor Rec: Hmm…well, I don’t know if I read this particular recommendation, but another one he wrote for me had some serious spelling/grammatical errors and kind of painted me as condescending towards my school, so I don’t know what to think!
[] Additional Rec: Should have been good
[] Interview: Went really well!
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):New York
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: small, rural public school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Formerly ~110,000; Dad is now unemployed, so I’m not sure.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] None really.
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, SAT I, ranking
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs, pretty average ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m guessing nothing about me really stood out.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted: University of Pittsburgh (Honors College), Penn State U Park (Schreyer Honors College), UNC Chapel Hill (Honors Program), University of Virginia (Echols Scholar), College of William and Mary (Monroe Scholar) Waitlisted: Brown Rejected: None[/li]General Comments: Leaning towards W&M at the moment. Relegated to the Public Ivies; not upset at all. Good luck to everyone else! I’m headed for warmer climes.

cranberryscoop · April 2, 2010, 4:06am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (780 CR)
[] SAT II (if submitted): MathIIC 800, Chemistry 800, Chinese w/ listening 800, English Literature 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/300ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Modern European History (4) CalcBC (5) Chemistry (5) Chinese Language (5) French Language (5) English Language (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Econ/US Government AP, Statistics AP, English Literature AP, physics, journalism, peer tutor
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing really. National merit finalist, NCTE, a few piano things.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): manga translator, piano, Chinese violin, school newspaper (In-depth Editor), cultural magazine (managing editor), non-profit organization (owner and secretary), badminton, volunteer QA at startup company
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: peer tutor at school, English and music teacher in rural China for a summer
[] Essays: pretty good, somewhat political
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read but I’m guessing pretty good, nothing spectacular
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read but again, I think pretty good, nothing spectacular
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[] Interview: Pretty good

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: anthropology with minor in chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: $200,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, fair amount of extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: no big awards, no dominant leadership position
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: less competitive major? [/li][/ul]General Comments: disappointed. oh well, no Emma Watson stalking for me then.

cjh901228 · April 2, 2010, 4:36am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 700 M: 760 W: 740
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: math2: 750, german 750, latin 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): international dunno (austria, europe) we don’t do gpa
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): international dunno but top 10% i guess
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): austrian school no ap offered
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some math competition
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): math olympiad, latin olympiad, research paper on Afghanistan
[] Job/Work Experience: tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: nop
[] Summer Activities: nop
[] Essays: made the difference (I loved “What don’t you know”-prompt~)
[] Teacher Recommendation: GREAT
[] Counselor Rec: GREAT
[] Additional Rec: From an university professor in korea
[] Interview:
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): austria (but I’m a korean)
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: have enough money to attend brown
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] nope
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essay, recs,
[] Weaknesses: score is kinda mediocre for brown
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i think i was a borderline candidate with a very strong essay
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] georgetown, nyu (accepted), Cornell, Columbia (waitlisted)[/li]General Comments: love brown!!

tzhelezn · April 2, 2010, 5:09am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 800 W, 760 M
[] ACT:35
[] SAT II: World 770, Bio 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0; 4.76 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 207
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 ap courses and a high level chem class; 2 aps self-studied
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF?
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Amnesty International President, Academic and Social Awareness clubs, Varsity Tennis, Journalism with multiple independent publications
[] Job/Work Experience: Minimal
[] Volunteer/Community service: Interning, Medical practices, Tutoring
[] Summer Activities: Interning
[] Essays: Done the day before
[] Teacher Recommendation:Very nice
[] Counselor Rec: Not good
[] Additional Rec: Do not know
[] Interview: Thoroughly enjoyed
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Competitive Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~150,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] NA
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, Scores, Unusual writing style
[] Weaknesses: Time spent on app, Counselor Rec, Unpredictable nature of admissions
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Fit? I really don’t know
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted by Harvard, Princeton, Brown, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Trustee at USC. Rejected at Yale. Waitlisted at Stanford[/li]General Comments: Lacking in financial aid. Hope to amend this because I adore Brown.

thewarmheart · April 2, 2010, 5:45am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 1790

SAT II: 670 Chemistry, 760 bio, terrible math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): don’t quite know, my school doesnt work in gpa system
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/30, valedictorian 5 years in a row
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
oh gosh, too many to write down here

Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: a lot, worked with orphans, painted hospitals and schools, held fundraisers etc…
Summer Activities: nothing really
Essays: Very touching i was told.
Teacher Recommendations: Fantastic- they raved about me! haha
Counselor Rec: really sweet
Interview: didn’t do one
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant):

School Type: small private international
Ethnicity: African
Gender: female
Income Bracket: uhhhhggg?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m an African female
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: I rock, haha

Weaknesses: ummmm…math definately
Why you think you were accepted: unique applicant- and i’m awesome hehe
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from UCB and UCLA, and yale, accepted at CMC, and Mcgill, umiami, ubc and ucsb, waitlisted at pomona college
</code></pre>

General Comments: This is a dream! wow

jjavdm · April 2, 2010, 6:05am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2110 M 730 CR 620 WR 760
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: BioM 750 Chem 760 Math2 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0+
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Int’l –> no AP
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): same as above
[] Senior Year Course Load:most rigorous
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor society for high school scholars? Also some dutch awards in Chinese
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debating (also organized mock European parliaments) Class Representative, co-founder of cultural film club, research project with Swiss school, Pre-university programm for Biology, and President of the Youth board from sailing club(also listed under community service)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: 900+ hours President and treasurer of Youth board (organizes sailing for the handicapped) and president of committe that “raises” food for lower income families.
[] Summer Activities: Sailing trips and EXPLO summer program
[] Essays: Commonapp: About an accident that happened during sailing last summer(pretty good) Brown: about my chinese class(good)
[] Teacher Recommendation: very good!
[] Counselor Rec: pretty generic, she doesnt know me:p
[] Additional Rec: peer rec, very good!
[] Interview: Awesome! I loved my interviewer, we talked for about three hours!
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): The Netherlands
[] School Type: Gymnasium (highest type of secondary education in the Netherlands, Latin and ancient greek are mandatory)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: No clue, but no FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] I guess being Dutch, but also being an US citizen?
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays and Community service
[] Weaknesses: Scores…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I think because I am Dutch (diversity:P)
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted: Cornell and UVM[/li]Rejected: HYPS Dartmouth Tufts
General Comments: I can’t decide between Brown and Cornell!! I WANT BOTH!

IvanKaramozov · April 2, 2010, 6:19am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):790 CR, 760 M, 770 W, 11 E
ACT: N/a
SAT II: 800 World, 790 Chem, 780 Math II, 750 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/250
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,4
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USNCO Semifinalist, All-state Band

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Music
Job/Work Experience: Supermarket
Volunteer/Community service: Not enough, but a fair amount
Summer Activities: No saving children in Africa 
Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: Superb
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec: Music Teacher, pretty good
Interview: AMAZING!!!

Other
State (if domestic applicant):FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Very White (THERE IS HOPE!!!)
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 100,000-200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Music, sent in a supplement

Reflection
Strengths: Test Scores, Recs, Music
Weaknesses: Junior Grades, Ethnicity
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: God is merciful 
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Princeton,
Waitlisted: Columbia

General Comments: Best of luck to all!!!

answer313 · April 2, 2010, 12:33pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (2nd take, but single-sitting)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: MathII (800), Lit (780), USH (770), Bio-E (760), Chem (760)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96.5/100 UW
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/115
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), Bio (5), USH (5), English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Enviro Science, AP Stats, AP English Lit, AP Comp Gov
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar, Presidential Scholars Nominee, AP Scholar w/ honor … nothing really major
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity xc captain, president of my school’s community service organization, literary editor of my school’s lit&arts mag, day prefect
[] Job/Work Experience: worked on a farm in the summers!
[] Volunteer/Community service: mostly through my school’s community service organization
[] Summer Activities: see “job”
[] Essays: don’t really remember what I wrote about
[] Teacher Recommendation: bio, calc, & english… never read them
[] Counselor Rec: never saw
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: went really well!
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: small private prep (boarding)
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: ~160,000 (applied for finaid)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] my dad got his PhD at brown…so I’m kind of a legacy?
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SATs, GPA/rank
[] Weaknesses: ECs? essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see “strengths”
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] accepted at Yale (SCEA), harvard, duke, & bu; rejected at MIT[/li]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in!!!

senioring · April 2, 2010, 12:33pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 28
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):9/250
AP (place score in parenthesis): 
IB (place score in parenthesis): will b taking IB exams end of the year
Senior Year Course Load: Senior: 6 IB classes, Junior: 6 IB classes, Freshman and Sophomor year: all pre-IB classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): hmm nothing great high places in photogrphy contests, twice published poetry
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Decent, couldn’t do outstanding stuff because of killing course load.
Job/Work Experience: Grocery store cashier (2 years)
Volunteer/Community service: 200+
Essays: Common Ap: Solid, pretty good. “Why Brown” was not too amazing
Teacher Recommendation: i am guessing good
Counselor Rec: good
Interview: hmm not fantastic
State (if domestic applicant): FLorida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: pretty big public school
Ethnicity: Asian (probably worked against me)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: lower middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope none
Reflection
Strengths: Essays
Weaknesses: definately test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Most likely my test scores, why Brown was meh
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Bowdoin with 51000/year aid basically full ride (didn’t send my test scores), Rejected: Yale, Duke, Waitlisted: Brown
General Comments: Would have been soooooooooooo happy had I been accepted but wasn’t :(

ragnarjonsson · April 2, 2010, 12:36pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ca. 9.0 out of 10.0 (Icelandic system); 10 is near-impossible to get.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1rst
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): predicted HL 777, SL 765, EE/TOK AA, 42 overall
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not a single award
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN Group (President), national MUN Association (VP), Co-editor of English paper, Student body representative, Math Chemistry & Biology Tutor, Climate activist, visual arts groups + media distinction, theatre, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Daycare Center & Janitor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring
[] Summer Activities: Working, MUN organization, studying for IB2, Climate activist activities
[] Essays: CA was strong, supplement was fairly strong (but had spelling errors. i could have shot myself)
[] Teacher Recommendation: excellent
[] Counselor Rec: excellent (she’s my chemistry teacher as well)
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: I thought it went horribly - apparently not!
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): Iceland (citizen & living here for 5 years now)
[] School Type: non-competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Icelandic-Norwegian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: N/A
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Icelandic nationality perhaps?[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, Grades, Recs, CA essay
[] Weaknesses: no SATs/ACTs (long story)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really showed them why I love Brown and thought it would compliment my prospective study of Literature.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Chicaco; Conditional Offers - University College London, Imperial College London; Rejected - Harvard, Princeton, Columbia[/ul][/li]General Comments: ECSTATIC! Have sent the housing Q and have confirmed my enrollment! Number one choice, here I come!!!

tristan101 · April 2, 2010, 1:41pm

**Decision: Waitlisted **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800, 780, 750)
[] ACT: -
[] SAT II: 800, 800, 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/600
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National youth symphony (1st chair), All-State orchestra (2nd chair), local youth orchestra (2nd chair), school orchestra (1st chair), International club 4 years (vice president and secretary), French club 4 years (vice president and marketer), operation smile club (co-founder), Student Council 3 years, National Honor Society 2 years, National French Honorary Society, freshman mentor, library volunteer, tutor
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours various
[] Summer Activities: Study abroad in France 7 wks, Study abroad in China 7 wks, Internship at Mayor’s office
[] Essays: I thought they were fairly good
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was amazing, other was great
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[] Additional Rec: Amazing
[li] Interview: Pretty good[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Central US
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: The kind where you get rejected
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, focus on passions in app, HS courseload, teacher recs
[] Weaknesses: Bad AP scores, maybe not strong enough essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Too many good applicants, couldn’t compete with people from schools well-versed with Ivy admissions, prob was a lot less qualified than I thought haha
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: (Columbia, JHU, U Mich) Waitlisted: (Wash U, Duke, Brown, Penn CAS), Rejected: (HYPS)
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone! Admissions was tough this year; almost didn’t make it anywhere! Work hard and never give up. Good things will happen.

anonymityftw · April 2, 2010, 1:44pm

Congrats to everyone in the Class of 2010, not only for these fantastic acceptances to Brown, but to the acceptances across the board

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (800 CR, 770 W, 700 M)
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: 720 Lit, 710 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Psychology (5), Currently taking AP Stats and AP Chinese
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): English HL, Theatre HL, Film HL, Environmental Systems/Societies SL
[] Senior Year Course Load: see IBs + AP Statistics/Chinese
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3rd place in a major writing competition, several international Forensics awards
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots of theatre/film, forensics, community service
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity trips, teaching at a migrant school, weekly visits to a local orphanage
[] Summer Activities: theatre camps
[] Essays: my CommonApp essay was well done, but my Brown one was a little risky
[] Teacher Recommendation: both very good
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see, but I would assume good
[] Additional Rec: didn’t have an additional
[] Interview: it went very well, felt like talking to an old friend!
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): applying from China
[] School Type: international
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: wouldn’t get FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ehh, none really[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think I’m fairly well rounded, have pursued my interests/my writing/reccs
[] Weaknesses: GPA is relatively low
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I think it could have gone either way. I was kind of on the brink, I felt in terms of everything. I loved (and still love!) Brown as a school - and applied to it because of that, not because of its Ivy status
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California (lower acceptance rate than any Ivy, haha :D), Tisch at NYU, Boston College (Honors), UCLA, UMich, UCSD, Notre Dame. Brown was my only rejection [/ul][/li]General Comments: Seriously, congrats to all those who are accepted. It’s an amazing school. However, in a way, I’m extremely grateful for my rejection. I feel that if I had been accepted to Brown, I would have been tempted to go merely for its reputation - despite the fact that I should go to film school because of my desire to pursue film as a career. The School of Cinematic Arts @ USC was my first choice - and I’m glad that I wasn’t accepted to Brown because it would’ve caused unnecessary conflict! Everything does happen for a reason. Best of luck Class of 2014!

username243 · April 2, 2010, 3:10pm

Your SAT scores were low… end of story. It’s not like they did you a favor… You just didn’t make the cut. I doubt they even read your application.

chinatown · April 2, 2010, 3:16pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M 770, CR 800, W 790, Total 2360
[] SAT II: Bio 800, Math II 800, World History 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/750-ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History 5, U.S. History 5, Bio 5, English Language 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: all weighted
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Presidential Scholar candidate
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ecology Club (executive council member), AcDec (VP, President, and team member), NHS, ballet
[] Essays: thought they were pretty good
[] Teacher/Counselor Recommendation: didn’t read them, but I’d imagine they were good
[] Interview: Excellent, one of my best
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA and test scores
[] Weaknesses: I’m Asian…and not amazing enough.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not enough room for all the amazing people at Brown
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted @ UA Honors College, Rejected @ HYP[/ul]
General Comments: Really disappointed…but I’m going to try my hardest to get off the waiting list. I still love Brown!

ssmjmm · April 2, 2010, 3:16pm

Wait Listing question. My daughter has been waited listed at her number one choice and offered a very nice financial scholarship at another good contender. If she is to send in her non refundable deposit to the school offering the scholarship, is she under any legal obligation to attend because of the scholarship? From what I undestand she will not know if she is accepted by her number one school till June. Thank you for any insight.

anon345 · April 2, 2010, 3:37pm

“Your SAT scores were low… end of story. It’s not like they did you a favor… You just didn’t make the cut. I doubt they even read your application.”

Thats funny, because I got in with a lower SAT score (2190) and no hooks. They really don’t base the decision on SAT scores.

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