Official Brown University Class of 2015 RD Results

kuroxramen · March 30, 2011, 10:29pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (one sitting) - (CR) 730, (M) 770 (WR) 800
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted):[list]
[li] World History: 740[/li][] Chinese with Listening: 760
[] Math II: 800
[] Chemistry: 780
[] Biology-M: 750[/ul]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0[/li][] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~670
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP English, AP US Gov & Politics, Psychology I/Western Philosophy, AP Biology, Journalism
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): [ul]
[] US Open Music Competition (a few medals)
[] Girl Scout Silver Award (?)
[/ul][/list]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[list]
[li] Science Olympiad (Parent Liaison, Event Leader)[/li][] American Red Cross Club (Co-President)
[] Journalism (Copy Editor), Math Club (Student Advisor)
[] Girl Scouts (Ambassador level; Camporee (annual camping competition) judge, crew member)
[] Math Club
[] California Scholarship Federation[/ul]
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: 500+ hours[ul]
[] Chinese culture summer camp counselor & leadership group member
[] Service trip in Thailand - teaching English to children with parents in drug rehabilitation)
[] Summer tutoring at local library
[] Various other smaller community service projects (through Girl Scouts, etc.)[/ul]
[] Summer Activities: Three-day orthopedics program for girls at UCSF
[] Essays: Decent, overall
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didnt read, but she knows me quite well, so hopefully good
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Fairly decent, though typical
[] Additional Recommendation: Good; from director of volunteer organization
[] Interview: Phone interview; I really enjoyed this one.[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Taiwanese-Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: > $120,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades? Community service? Commitment and involvement regarding extracurricular activities and volunteer work
[] Weaknesses: Nothing particularly outstanding
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Extracurricular activities were typical; not as many leadership positions as I could have held, etc.; however, I think my essays were (more than anything) very honest.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[list]
[li] Accepted: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, Washington University in St. Louis[/li][] Waitlisted: Harvard, Columbia, UPenn, Duke
[li] Rejected: Northwestern, Brown, Yale, Stanford[/ul][/li][/list]
General Comments:
In the beginning, I was drawn to Brown only because of PLME. But after doing a lot more research, and particularly after the interview, I felt that I could fit in very well at the school. I’m a little surprised and disappointed that I didn’t at least get waitlisted (I had a good feeling about it, too!), but I’ve accepted that. Congratulations to everyone who got in! Brown’s an amazing school. :)

glassesarechic · March 30, 2011, 10:32pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 (W), 780 (CR), 770 (M)
[] ACT: 34 (didn’t send)
[] SAT II: 760 Lit, 760 Math II, 570 French w/ listening (didn’t send)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/467 at time of app, 6 at midterm (really salutatorian, but rank dropped by UW online class–counselor explained)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (3), Euro (4), Psych (5), Lit (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math Methods (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, IB French V SL, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Art III HL, IB Chem III HL, IB Twentieth Century History HL, AP Calc BC, IB English IV HL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): youngARTS for creative writing (short story), Scholastics Art and Writing National gold and silver keys, awards from Interlochen Arts Camp, some state/national debate stuff, NMSF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (9, 10, 11-VP/Captain, 12-President), Writing Club (11, 12-President), Lit Mag (11-Fiction Editor, 12-EiC), top editorial position at national literary magazine (12), founded French Club at local middle school (12), Public Forum debate coach at local middle school (10-12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting 3-6 hr/wk
[] Volunteer/Community service: None listed on app
[] Summer Activities: Interlochen Arts Camp (won awards), NC Governor’s School (French)
[] Essays: Very good, creative
[] Teacher Recommendation: One best in career, didn’t read other
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but she likes me
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Meh, she just talked the whole time about her time there. No questions.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] School Type: Magnet program in large public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: >$200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None to speak of
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, focused ECs, recs
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs, nothing super wow, girl interested in girly things
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pure luck
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Princeton, UChicago (University Scholarship, EA), Georgetown (EA), WUSTL, Duke (likely), UNC (EA, honors), Columbia. Waitlisted: Pomona, Stanford, Yale (may pursue). Rejected: Brown.
[/ul]General Comments: Was particularly fond of Brown. Alas.

Delaluna · March 30, 2011, 10:42pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (740 CR, 580 M, 750 W)
[] ACT: NA
[] SAT II: 740 Literature, 780 French
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.78
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):4/93
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH - 4, Bio - 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP Spanish Lit, AP Comparative Gov, AP French Lang, Honors Calculus, Honors Puerto Rican History.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Merit Scholar, National Merit Scholar Commended, Best delegate @ Harvard Model United Nations 2010, many regional MUN awards.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor of school’s literary magazine, secretary of Model UN club, History club, Glee club, Oratory club, semi-professional scuba diver, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: I’ve worked as a cashier at a bookstore for the last two summers.
[] Volunteer/Community service: More than 200 volunteer hours at several centers (peer tutoring, school for children with autism, etc.)
[] Summer Activities: I attended Brown’s pre-college program during summer 2009. I was a finalist for TASP last year, but I did not make the final cut.
[] Essays: I’m very passionate about writing, so I really enjoyed writing my essays. My common app essay was about searching for creative inspiration. My Brown essay was very original and unique. I took a risk with it, but I’m glad it paid off!
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but I suppose they were incredible.
[] Counselor Rec: Very honest and heartfelt. She adores me, so she was able to portray me very accurately.
[] Additional Rec: From my calculus teacher. Math has never been my best subject, but she emphasized my effort and perseverance.
[] Interview: Went great. We talked about our common interests and she was really informative.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Literature / Social Sceines
[] State (if domestic applicant): Puerto Rico
[] Country (if international applicant): Puerto Ricop
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Around 90,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Definitely my essays. Also, my extracurricular activities showed that I was passionate about certain academic areas, such as creative writing and public speaking.
[] Weaknesses: My math SAT score. I’ve always struggled with math, but I like to think I make up for it in other areas.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I emphasized my personality and originality through my essays. As well, I showed that I’ve always given importance to academic rigor.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Also accepted at: UChicago, UMichigan (LSA), Amherst College, NYU, and Brown. Waitlisted at: Harvard. Rejected at: Yale and Columbia.
[*]This whole process is so strange…I’m so glad it’s over! I’m extremely happy with my acceptances, and I’m leaning toward Penn or Brown. Everything happens for a reason, guys. I’m a firm believer in that. [/ul]

Photographer · March 30, 2011, 10:43pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take.
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT Subject Tests: 750 Math 2; 760 World History
[] Weighted GPA: 99ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not given.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,4
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Club (secretary); Jazz Band; Bowling Team (captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor / Camp Counselor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Built homes overseas.
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list]
[li] Common App Main Essay: 9-10[/li][] EC Short Answer: 9-10
[] Why Brown?: 9-10
[] Additional Essay: 9-10[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Must’ve been good.
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Must’ve also been good.
[] Counselor Rec: Generic
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: Okay – not bad, not amazing.
[/list]Other[ul]
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, essays, essays. Writing is one of the few things I’m skilled at, and readers agreed my essays were among the best they’ve read.
[] Weaknesses: ECs were lame.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Yale, Cornell. Rejected: Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia.
[/ul]General Comments: CC, I owe you guys. You’ve been such a great resource!

GagaFan123 · March 30, 2011, 10:56pm

lol I’m not doing the big description thing but I got accepted!!! My ACT score was 32 and I got a 740 on SAT Bio and 700 on SAT Math 1. I am second in my class of 61 and have a GPA of 4.18. I taught myself clarinet when I was 7 and I listed tons of honors bands I’ve been a part of where I sat first chair and I am also band president this year. I also play sax, F horn, trumpet, guitar, and a bit of piano. I do a lot of community service and I am the president of a Youth Grant making council. I also mentioned that I arranged a song for my high school marching band to play this year. My common app essay was about how I am inspired by Lady GaGa and my Brown essay was about how I took an online college calculus class and everybody told me I couldn’t do it but I ended up getting an A. Overall there were a TON of other things on my application but I am so glad because I worked SOOOO hard and I can’t wait to meet all of you at Brown next year!!!

2011VAMom · March 30, 2011, 11:30pm

My D was accepted today to Brown. She is so excited and we are trying to figure how to pay for it.

So happy for her and for all of the newly accepted Class of 2015!

whoazoe · March 30, 2011, 11:34pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 740CR, 730W, 670M
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 730 Lit, 660 US History, 630 Spanish reading
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US Gov (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): SL Psych (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Spanish SL II, IB Chem HL, IB English HL, IB Math Studies SL, IB Philosophy SL, IB Psychology HL, IB Geography SL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Horseback Riding, Girl Scouts, some theatre
[] Job/Work Experience: summer job on farm, current job on horse-breeding farm
[] Volunteer/Community service: Therapeutic horseback riding, public library
[] Summer Activities: Work
[] Essays: Pretty good. My Why Brown? was weak but my supplement essay was great.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I read one, very good. The other should also have been strong.
[] Counselor Rec: Likely excellent.
[] Additional Rec: X
[] Interview: Over instant messaging… he was deployed, it was interesting. Talked for over two hours. I thought it went well.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] School Type: Massive public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $70,000 - 100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: IB Diploma Candidate, recs, GPA
[] Weaknesses: SAT and SAT II scores, essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly think I just could not compete with the 31,000 other exceptional applicants.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: William & Mary (attending), UVA (accepted), Rhodes College (accepted), Tulane (accepted), Colorado College (waitlisted- did not accept place on the waitlist), Pomona (rejected) [/ul]
General Comments: I feel like I should be upset but I honestly am not even fazed. Just like with Pomona, I knew it was coming and I’m extremely happy to accept my position in the Class of 2015 at William & Mary!

pianoplaya93 · March 30, 2011, 11:41pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 650; M: 680; W: 750 (superscore)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: bio-720; chem-700; spanish (w/o listening)-700; US History-660; Math 2-630
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not ranked but probably in like top 25% at least
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): only submitted Bio (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Organic Chemistry; Psychology; History of New York City; Calculus AB; English (contemporary north american short story 1st tri; non western fiction 2nd tri); Theology (yoga, prayer, and meditation 1st tri; ignatian spirituality 2nd tri)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Christian Service Club 2 yrs(member of founding executive board; co-secretary 11; co-vice president 12); Varsity Volleyball 3 yrs; Medical Science Club 4 yrs (Co-vice president 12); Classical Music Society 4 yrs (president 11, 12); Math, Writing/English, Computer Technology tutor 2 yrs; Yearbook 3 yrs (editor of senior section and faculty section 11,12); advisor to freshmen
Piano - held a solo piano recital sr. year; got top marks in like 10 piano auditions beginning in high school
[] Job/Work Experience: nothing paid
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 700 hours clocked since freshman year in a hospital (various departments such as Neuro ICU, Emergency Dept, Lab/Pathology, etc.); Christian service club aforementioned; altar server for 8 years-now a trainer for new altar servers; service at a nursing home as a school requirement
[] Summer Activities: volunteered at the hospital 5 days a week for 6 hours a day
[] Essays: Common App: my love of music and how Ive developed that passion
Brown Sup: what dont you know wrote about how I didnt know how to cook but drew parallels on my dads passion for cooking and mine for piano
[] Teacher Recommendation: one really, really nice one that talked about my leadership in the Classical Music Society and as a musician as well as a student in the classroom; another I didnt see, but probably pretty dry knowing her
[] Counselor Rec: dont know, but good enough I guess
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: went extremely well; talked a lot about specifics I loved about brown and about my interviewers experience at brown; contacted interviewer after getting my acceptance and she replied that I was her most memorable interview (lasted a little over an hour)
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private, highly selective
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Filipino, Thai)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: that one rec, my genuine interest in brown (my dream school), extracurrics, gpa, art sup-piano recording from a solo recital I held, interview; also had an internship for academic credit observing neurosurgeries
[] Weaknesses: SATs!! Standardized testing in general
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see strengths; also because I demonstrated that I pursued my passions in Music, Volunteerism, and Medicine
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted: Fordham, Case Western Reserve, Colgate, Vassar, Bowdoin; Rejected: Johns Hopkins, Yale[/li]General Comments:

mjddls · March 30, 2011, 11:44pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 31 (R:36, W:30, S:31, M:28)
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats (3), AP Macroeconomics (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Government, Physics, Precalc, Spanish 3, Accounting 3/4.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Lamp of Learning (school’s highest academic achievement award), (Non-academic): Ist Team All State - football
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Football (team captain, awards above, school records for forced fumbles, tackles), National Honor Society, Class Officer, Soccer (Team Captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: Local farm positions
[] Volunteer/Community service: Honor society/class officer stuff
[] Summer Activities: Summer Johns Hopkins CTY classes, football camps
[] Essays: Average
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Good, we talked about the relative distance to Boston, whether to take a train or a bus.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public. Only offers three AP classes, I’ve taken them all + ones online.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: > $30,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Likely Letter for football
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Football
[] Weaknesses: Rigor of secondary school, essays.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was offered by Brown’s football team. Without a likely I doubt i would have been accepted.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Rejected: Stanford EA. Waitlisted: Rice. Accepted: Boston College, Boston U, UW.[/li]General Comments: Go Bears

person18 · March 31, 2011, 12:25am

Decision: Deferred —> Rejected
Crushed. I really wanted it. After coming off an acceptance from Stanford yesterday I thought I might at least get the wait list . . .
Final Tally:
Accepted: Stanford, UChicago, UCBerkely
Wait listed: Pomona
Rejected: Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia (apparently the ivies hate me).

aishaf · March 31, 2011, 12:33am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (800M 700CR 710W)
[] ACT: 34 (best: 36M 36E 35R 33S)
[] SAT II: Bio750 MathII760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4) Biology (4) Lang & Comp (4) US History (3) World History (3) Calc BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Physics, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, World of Media, Pop Culture, Sociology, Spanish 8,
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none. national merit commendation? ap scholar?
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): two orchestras, key club, math team, science club, leadership (class treasurer), volleyball school/club
[] Job/Work Experience: City accounting office/various office work
[] Volunteer/Community service: kaiser hospital volunteer, key club
[] Summer Activities: music camps/working
[] Essays: I was really proud of them.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m pretty sure they were great. the teachers I picked really knew me well.
[] Counselor Rec: my school is so big I doubt she even knew who I was
[] Additional Rec: my AP physics teacher from this year, pretty sure it was good
[] Interview: AMAZING! The lady told me that I was the ideal brown student and to email her when I got in
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Cali
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: VERY large public
[] Ethnicity: Mixed (Japanese, Filipino, Italian, Iranian)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 150,000?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] I dunno… maybe URM-ish?
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essay, interview
[] Weaknesses: test scores. I was too lazy to retake them
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m very happy! I think that I showed my individuality through my application.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul][/li]Accepted: Brown, UCLA, UC Irvine
Waitlisted: MIT
Rejected: Harvard, Columbia, Caltech, Stanford
(still waiting for Oberlin)
General Comments: I’m really happy that I got in but I might not be able to go because I didn’t get any financial aid… congratulations to everyone who got in and to those who didn’t I’m sure you’ll end up somewhere where you’ll be REALLY happy!
good luck to everyone who got waitlisted! I know how much it sucks…

spokey · March 31, 2011, 1:54am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (750 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 740 Math I, 710 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Chem, AP Calc, Ethics, Economics, Spanish Linguistics (Honors), Photography
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Winner of state-wide violin competition, finalist in city-wide competition, second place winner in regional competition.
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Violin, Chamber Orchestra (Principal Violin II), City Youth Symphony (Assistant Concertmaster), Campus Radio (DJ, Programming Director), Dance/Ballet, Graphic Design
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Mostly in 9th and 10th grade, but still didn’t account for much. Probably around 200 hours, give or take a few. Also conducted volunteer office & lab work for a biomedical sciences corporation and did some graphic design on the side for some start-up companies.
[] Summer Activities: Montecito Music Festival (9th), Summer String Academy: Indiana University School of Music (10th), nothing 11th, working abroad in Hong Kong (12th)
[] Essays: Pretty solid, albeit kinda rushed. I should have spent more time on them, but there’s really nothing I can do now…?
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good, great! Love my teachers, hopefully it’s the same the other way around.
[] Counselor Rec: Most likely very standard and by-the-book. Don’t expect it was particularly personal or anything.
[] Additional Rec: N/A. My former music teacher was too busy to write me one… lol.
[] Interview: It went over well! He was super chill, so we just talked like buds… buds who both appreciated orchestra and the bassoon (despite the fact that I do not play bassoon; it’s such an under-appreciated instrument).
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California (but I attend high school on the East Coast)
[] School Type: Private, boarding
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays and SAT score. My involvement in music was probably a plus, too.
[] Weaknesses: Didn’t do enough to truly stand out amidst a pool of SUPER qualified applicants.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m determined and pretty passionate about my studies. Mind you, I know how to have fun, too… but anyhoo. Maybe they liked how I learned to read and write two languages on my own (it’s kind of a random tidbit, but eh)? I have no idea.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] [/li]
Accepted: Brown, Johns Hopkins, Williams
Rejected: Pomona, Yale

General Comments: Congrats to everyone who’s made it this far! You deserve a nice pat on the back. I’d be more than happy to give you one too, but it’s kind difficult given the medium we’re working with.

rahuja · March 31, 2011, 2:01am

Decision: Accepted!!!

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2240: 800 CR, 740 W, 700 M (Superscored) Single Sitting: 2140

ACT: NA
SAT II: 800 US History, 740 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) Euro History (5) Psychology (5) Physics B (3) Calc AB (2)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Macro/ Micro, AP Stats, AP Lit, Advanced Drama, Leadership, Service Learning
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, Presidential Award for Community Service
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (Team Captain, Defense Attorney, Expert Witness), Theater (Lead Actor in a bunch of musicals/plays), Choir (Soloist), Senior Class President, Political Debate Club (Founder and President), National Arts Honors Society (Treasurer), JV Basketball, JV Swimming

Job/Work Experience: Soccer Referee
Volunteer/Community service: taught a course about the dangers of tobacco, did marketing and web design for a non profit in Ohio
Summer Activities: Spanish classes, internship at a law firm, volunteering, reading…
Essays: Common application one about Indian Sandwiches. Why Brown was really solid. Intellectual experience was about my time in a law firm.
Teacher Recommendation: They were pretty swell.
Counselor Rec:Very good!
Additional Rec: None
Interview: I really enjoyed my interview and he thought i was a good fit for the school.
</code></pre>

Other

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

Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian!
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Around 150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):NONE
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Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: Activities, essays were different, interview was great

Weaknesses: not the best SAT scores if you look at single sitting, not to many subject tests. I am also Indian which is never favorable haha
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I just showed that im passionate about learning and that I am a leader!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
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Accepted: Brown, Georgetown SFS, UCB with Regents Scholarship, UCLA, UCSD, UCD
Waitlisted: Columbia, Swarthmore, Duke
Rejected: Harvard, Stanford, Northwestern, and Penn (ED)

General Comments: I’m so HAPPY! I got no financial aid but you know what Brown is so worth it! =)

nc0277 · March 31, 2011, 2:32am

Rejected. What really makes me mad is that I had always thought Brown was a “nice” or “kind” school, but my family spent the past month trying to piece a very complicated financial aid thing together for them and they continued to lead me on. It would not have been hard for them to hint that, really, this was unnecessary since I had already been rejected. I’m pretty sure they could see it in the system.

ny2phx · March 31, 2011, 2:33am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 790 M, 770 CR, 720 W (2280 one sitting)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 770 Math Level 2, 780 US History, 740 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 European history, 4 AP Literature, 5 AP US History
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP econ, AP government, AP comparative gov, AP Spanish 5, APEnglish Lit, Other electives
Major Awards: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar 
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Virtually none. membe of a few club
Job/Work Experience: 
Volunteer/Community service: Not much
Summer Activities:
Essays: common app essay very original.
Teacher Recommendation: 2 recs pretty sure they were all good
Counselor Rec: probably decent
Additional Rec: 
Interview: None.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): AZ
Country (if international applicant): 
School Type: Private Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: SAT
Weaknesses: N extras or service
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: dont really know what they’re looking for
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Wash U, Vandy, Umich, NYU and USC. Waitlisted at Georgetown. Rejected at Harvard, Duke, Stanford

ritzduck · March 31, 2011, 3:27am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): too lazy to breakdown, 2240 superscored
[] ACT: didn’t take, but looking should have tried
[] SAT II: 780 bio E, 740 chem, 730 USH, 730 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not sure, maybe ~15%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (bio, chem, USH) self studied bio freshman year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Chinese, econ, orchestra
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USABO semifinalist (~ 500/11,000), AP scholar
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): president of environmental club (2 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: tutoring alot
[] Volunteer/Community service: teach kids +150 hours
[] Summer Activities: reading, traveling/visiting, research paper –> self-published study guide with results from research
[] Essays: decent, maybe bland
[] Teacher Recommendation:no idea
[] Counselor Rec:decent
[] Additional Rec:none
[] Interview: really nice. got along really well
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):CA, norcal
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public, small. usually send a lot to UCs, and about 10-15 ish to ivies/MIT/stanford
[] Ethnicity: taiwanese-american…wish i was URM
[] Gender:f
[] Income Bracket: approx. 80 k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] not really
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: into bio.
[] Weaknesses: essays=not my strong suit. too mediocre?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:simply not good enough
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] accepted to: UCLA, UCSD, UCD, rejected to everywhere else. D: going to go cry now[/li]General Comments: really wanted to get into brown, but probably couldn’t pay for it anyway
congrats to everyone who got in! all that hard work finally paying off for some of us at least…

chotab · March 31, 2011, 6:12am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): [2170] Math: 780 Writing: 730 CR: 660
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Physics-780, Math2-800
[] 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): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: A Level Chem, Physics, Math, Econ
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): India
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: M
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
General Comments:
Congrats to you guys that got in! This year was a tough one.

MayMay92 · March 31, 2011, 6:39am

Anyone from Singapore??

KrAZiEkiLLA · March 31, 2011, 8:57am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 650M 560CR 690W (1900)
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II:N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):2.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):350/400
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:Home Schooled
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NATIONAL BEER PONG CHAMPION xD
[] Job/Work Experience:None
[] Volunteer/Community service:None
[] Summer Activities:Practising for Beer Pong Championship
[] Essays:Average
[] Teacher Recommendation: Decent
[] Counselor Rec:Quite Good
[] Additional Rec:N/A
[] Interview:N/A
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[] Country (if international applicant):USA
[] School Type:N/A
[] Ethnicity:Caucasian
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket:Why should I reveal this?? :X
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:National Beer Pong Champion!! xD
[] Weaknesses:None xD
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because I’m the national beer pong champion xD
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, MIT, Caltech, Cornell, U Penn[/li][/ul]
**General Comments:**I wanted a beer pong major but the school doesn’t provide that :(

Kitkatkate989 · March 31, 2011, 11:02am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 32 C (34 E, 33 M, 34 R, 28 S, 11 E)
[] SAT Subject Tests: Math II, 800 USH, 770 Spanish, 670 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 UW
[] Weighted GPA: No idea.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US History (5), English Language (5), Biology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs, Astronomy, Sociology, PFM, 2 Choirs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Published poetry in literary magazine, Published essay in literary magazine, Questbridge Finalist, Academic awards, Noble Conference, Substantial grant for sustainability awareness, Employee of the month :), Most Likely to Become President
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Young Democrats Club (founder/president), County Democrats, NEWSTAR Astronomy Club, Astronomical League, Peer Helpers, NHS (Advisory Board), Love Alliance, Successful fashion/culture blogger, University Girl Choir, Principals Cabinet
[] Job/Work Experience: Two jobs- Hostess and housekeeper (30 hours/week), Camp Counselor for past 2 summers
[] Volunteer/Community service: Soup Kitchen (100 hours), Boys & Girls Club (500 hours), School Activities/Clubs (70 hours), County Democrats (40 hours)
[] Summer Activities: Resident Camp Counselor
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions): Solid!
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Eloquent and amazing.
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Excellent, portrayed my achievements well in the context of my unusual circumstances
[] Counselor Rec: Standard, I’m sure. 
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Over the phone…It went well. I’m doubting the weight of this, anyway.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WI
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Very low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, socioeconomic diversity, and slight geographic diversity (this is probably negligible)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, SAT IIs, Possible hooks
[] Weaknesses: ACT scores, moderate ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I probably did not display the right amount of interest.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Williams, UW Madison, U of Minnesota (Honors), Marquette; Waitlisted: Yale, Princeton, UChicago; Rejected: Dartmouth, Penn, Duke, Bowdoin[/li][/ul]General Comments:Life goes on. I’m going to either Stanford/Harvard, so I will not be accepting a spot on the waitlist. I wish only the best for all of you!

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