Official Brown University ED Results Class of 2015

california1993 · December 13, 2010, 7:19pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): not taken
[] ACT: 28
[] SAT II: not taken
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98, Weighted 4.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 50/600
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Micro Econ, AP Chemistry, AP Comparative Politics, College Spanish
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A lot of national journalism awards, NOLS graduate, Bank of America Award, Poetry Competition, District Essay Contest Winner
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Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor-In-Chief of school newspaper, head captain varsity tennis, Editor-In-Chief Literary magazine, Certified Wilderness First Responder through NOLS, Special Olympics Tennis coordinator
[] Job/Work Experience: 4 years worked in cheese shop, 3 years write for sports newspaper in my town, babysitter,
[] Volunteer/Community service: Special Olympics Tennis, TA for a history class, National Outdoor Leadership School
[] Summer Activities: Wilderness First Responder, Tennis, Work, Classes at UC Santa Barbara
[] Essays: Common App: great! wrote about how cheese dissipated my shyness. Short Answer: Being a Wilderness First Responder. Brown: Newspaper. I was chosen to read my essays in front of my classes because teachers really liked them i guess.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Fantastic
[] Counselor Rec: Written by the Principal. He said I was the best student he had ever worked with in his 30 years of education.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Didn’t get one
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 200,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Legacy
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extra-Curriculars, Essays
[] Weaknesses: Test Scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: test scores and my Anticipated Major Essay was not great
[li] Where else were you accepted/deferred:[/ul][/li]General Comments:

HoustonQ · December 13, 2010, 7:24pm

Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I :M 800/ CR 680[] SAT II: MII 770; Spanish 680
[] Rank: no ranking, but made top 8% for auto admission to UT-Austin
[] AP: Calc BC (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats; AP English 4; AP World History. School only allows 3 AP’s. Does not offer AP Physics, but I took honors physics as a junior
[] Major Awards: [/ul] U Rochester Bausch & Lomb Science; Finalist for Touchdown Club of Houston Scholar Athlete of the Year

Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars: [/li]Football (4 years; 2 year varsity starter; captain senior year; 2 years Honorable Mention all district);
Baseball (4 years; 2 year varsity starting pitcher; 2nd team all district as a junior)

[] Summer Activities: Teacher’s assistant for enrichment summer school for minority middle schoolers
[] Essays: Sports as a lens for life lessons. Had them read by an admissions officer at Rice and she was very positive
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read. Probably spoke to how I competed head to head with top seniors last year in BC and honors physics. One recc was physics teacher who was also my position coach in varsity football and had coached the freshman team when I was a frosh
[] Counselor Recc: didn’t read
[li] Interview: Very comfortable. [/li][/ul]
**Other
Texas, white male, upper middle income, all male Catholic high school

Hooks:Legacy; mother very active in local alumni club and interviewing

Reflection[list]

Strengths: Legacy; Math/science grades; Reccs.

School only had two juniors in calculus last year, and I was one of them;

Duration and achievement in athletics—very close to but just shy of being recruited

Weaknesses: CR score; not much on resume besides athletics

Why you think you were accepted: Legacy is huge—last year Brown admitted 35% of legacies vs. 9% overall. Being an engineer from Houston may have helped; Ruth is from Houston and committed to significant expansion of engineering at Brown

Pokiholic · December 13, 2010, 7:42pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1960: 620 CR, 700 M, 640 W
[] ACT: 29
[] SAT II: 720 Bio E, 730 U.S. History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/251
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), U.S. History (5), Biology (5), Calculus AB (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Statistics, AP Literature, AP Calculus BC, Humanities, American Government/Contemporary World Issues, Child Development
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, Yomiuri Photo Grand Prix, various school awards
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Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club, Environmental Club (President), International Club (Secretary), Relay for Life Youth Committee (Advocate), Prom Committee, IGNITE mentor (Executive Mentor), National Honor Society, Japanese National Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: Somewhere around 300+ hours.
[] Summer Activities: Counselor in training for summer camps at the Pacific Science Center, Washington Aerospace Scholars (Phase One and Two), online PSYC& 100 course, tons of vacationing
[] Essays: Common App Essay - Reflection about driving with my mother, Supplement (Advice) - I’ve never really had anyone help me out or offer me advice; basically had to figure things out on my own. So I wrote about myself sharing what i’ve learned to others in my initial predicament, and how the best advice i’ve ever received, was from myself. Why Brown - The freedom Brown allows and Brown’s neuroscience department. Why Intended Major - Emphasized my extreeeeme passion for neuroscience!
[] Teacher Recommendation: My English and biology teacher wrote me beautiful recommendations. I cried while reading them. (:
[] Counselor Rec: Probably as good as I could get, don’t really visit or talk to her that much. But she was nice enough to ask me about what I was proud of and wrote about that. (:
[] Additional Rec: Physics and AP World History teacher. I believe they were okay. I didn’t get a chance to read my APWH teacher’s recc though.
[] Interview: Fun! We talked about Germany and how getting into PLME is like winning the lottery. (: I also asked him about different aspects of going into the medical field.
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Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Washington
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, super ghetto. -__-
[] Ethnicity: Mixed. White & Cambodian.
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: > $120,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a?[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Reccs
[] Weaknesses: SAT, ACT, EC’s, basically everything other than essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: Really weak applicant! ):
[li] Where else were you accepted/deferred: I couldn’t muster myself to apply anywhere else until I heard back from Brown, so I have a ton of apps to finish. Wheeeeee.[/ul][/li]
General Comments:
Brown is a super long shot for me. I wasn’t allowed to do EC’s freshman and sophomore year so all my EC’s are from junior year on. And my standardized testing scores are terribly abysmal. To not be straight out rejected… It’s kind of overwhelming to know that all my hard work during junior year at least got me this far! Congrats to all the accepted EDer’s! And best of luck to all those who were deferred! ((:

shadowkissx · December 13, 2010, 7:48pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 670 CR, 770 W
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): about 4.0ish (school doesn’t calculate)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/143
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language and Composition (3), AP US History (4), AP Chemistry (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t have any
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Participation in gov’t, Honors economics, AP English Lit, french 3 (regents), AP Spanish, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National French Contest Level 1, placed 7th in county
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Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Environmental Club (Vice President)
International Human Rights Club (Vice President)
Field Hockey (Captain)
Mock Trial (witness)
School Newspaper (staff writer)
french club

[] Job/Work Experience: worked at public library for almost 3 years
[] Volunteer/Community service: at public library, at nursing home, summer camps… etc. a lot of volunteering with kids (because I want to be an elementary school teacher)
[] Summer Activities: summer camp volunteer at a public elementary school, summer school
[] Essays: really awesome supplement essay, common app was still pretty decent.
[] Teacher Recommendation: haven’t read but both teachers love me
[] Counselor Rec: haven’t read but should be good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: went pretty well… a little awkward at times and i may have stumbled on a few answers
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Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: small public school
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: <20,000k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, recommendations, test scores
[] Weaknesses: interview, extra curriculars, maybe grades ?
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: interview wasnt that great, nothing to really make me stand out ?
[li] Where else were you accepted/deferred:[/ul][/li]**General Comments: brown has only accepted 1 person from my school in the past 5ish years, and the girl accepted is much smarter than me (grade-wise AND extra curriculars). **

Engineerjw · December 13, 2010, 7:49pm

After looking at these posts I have determined that SAT/ACT scores are, in my opinion, the most important factor in ED admissions.

I guess Brown wants to nab all the high scores because the people with those scores in the RD round may not attend, if accepted.

Congratulations to all the people who made it in, I know that you will be happy!

And to those who did not, do not lose hope for future success.

sententia · December 13, 2010, 7:51pm

That’s why I got deferred, right?..

AvidStudent · December 13, 2010, 7:57pm

It looks like the average accepted SAT/ACT is around 2300 and 34-35. In addition it looks like legacy applicants did pretty well.

jollygreengiant · December 13, 2010, 8:00pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 680 CR 660 M 710 WR- 2050 total
[] ACT: 28 didn’t send
[] SAT II: 730 Bio M, 640 CR
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98/4.01 this year
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/ 699
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Physics, AP government, AP lit, AP calculus AB, Studio Art 3, Studio Art 4, AP Psychology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
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Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Honor Society (president), NHS, Art honor society, 2 varsity swim and dive letters, 3 years elite club rowing, 2 varsity crew letters, Superintendent’s Leadership committee, key club, arabic club, school spirit group, film club, global relief club, Art club, 9 years piano, guitar, peer tutoring
[] Job/Work Experience: barista at a fair trade coffee shop
[] Volunteer/Community service: taught art class for a week at summer day camp for underprivileged kids, read to children in day care twice a week for one month over summer, 2 hours a week of local community service
[] Summer Activities: sailing camp, virginia girls state 2010, summer rowing
[] Essays: quirky, very personal and honest and funny
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 good/average, 1 amazing
[] Counselor Rec: amazing amazing
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: went sooo great, talked forever, really hit it off
[/ul]
Other:[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white / choctaw native american
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):native american
[/ul]
Reflection:[ul]
[] Strengths: creative essays, recommendations, extracurriculars, art portfolio
[] Weaknesses: test scores, maybe senior course load
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: my SAT scores weren’t superb.
[li] Where else were you accepted/deferred: nowhere yet[/li][/ul]

**General Comments: I am kinda disappointed, it would’ve been a very nice xmas present to have been accepted but i know that if Brown is truly the right school for me then i will get in regular decision and if I don’t end up getting in then its not the right school for me and wherever i am accepted and choose to go is where I am truly meant to be… 
On the good side, now i finally have motivation to finish all my supplements!
Congrats to all who were accepted, you’ll love it there.

wisco2130 · December 13, 2010, 8:02pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270, Math 750 Writing 750 Reading 770
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: US history 740, Literature 790, Math 2 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): not sure, weighted is 4.252
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): psychology (5), us history (5), calc bc (5), physics b (4), language and compisition (5), micro econ (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap physics c, calc 3, linear algebra, ap enviro, ap gov and politics, ap art history, ap lit and comp, ap biology, french 5
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Davidson Fellow’s Award in literature honorable mention, statewide screenplay writing competition through milwaukee film 2nd place, national merit semifinalist
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity reserve tennis, jv lacrosse, yearbook (chief of journalism), photo club (president), girl scout, national honors society member, bharatanatyam (classical indian dance) senior student
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: key club for two years (about 80 hours) and then 2 years of children’s hospital of wisconsin volunteering
[] Summer Activities: leadamerica media and journalism conference summer 2009
[] Essays: common app was decent, supplementary essay was really good and personal
[] Teacher Recommendation: all really good
[] Counselor Rec: amazing
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: went really well!
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): wisconsin
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: pakistani
[] Gender:female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: taking the initiative to pursue interests outside of school (creative writing and dance), good tests scores and ap load
[] Weaknesses: rank (wasnt top of the class or anything), commonapp essay was kind of generic
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: no one specific thing
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred:[/ul] accepted to uw madison
General Comments: i feel like i got really really lucky!

AmazingOnline · December 13, 2010, 8:04pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[li] SAT I (breakdown):1870[/li]510 CR, 650 WR, 710 M

[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II:600 Physics, 690 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/429
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):World History (3), Calculus AB (3), English Lang. (2), Physics B (3), Calculus BC (4), Calculus AB Subscore 3), U.S. History (3), [self-study] Psychology (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:
AP English Literature
AP Chemistry
AP U.S. Government
AP Statistics
AP French Language
Ceramics I
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Basketball, Swimming, Key Club (Secretary)
[] Job/Work Experience:Family business at a factory
[] Volunteer/Community service:N/A
[] Summer Activities:
10th (2008)-School (community college)
11th (2009)-School (community college)
12th (2010)-School (Brown)
[] Essays:Unable to make my PLME essays clear, so I didn’t apply to PLME!! =(
Why Brown - Tried to answer “Why I am perfect for Brown.” could have been more specific, but didn’t have enough room for that. So I used Open Curriculum and S/NC.
Academic interest essay was personal and intellectual; about dreams, mind’s potential, my eureka phenomenon; cognitive neuroscience.
[] Teacher Recommendation:
English - Amazing
Physics - didn’t read, but must have been pretty great since I got in.
[] Counselor Rec:Counselor doesn’t know me.
[] Additional Rec:
Latin professor at brown “put in a good word.”
A Brown student claimed to have written a supplementary letter [for me].
[] Interview:Really good… asked really great questions, shared very lively experiences; I entertained her! She was a 6months pregnant lawyer who just got off of work, and I talked to her until she got too hungry. My tip: Specifics > General
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):California
[] School Type:Public, low-quality (doesn’t even have state testing results, and therefore has low ASI)
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket:N/A
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):First generation college[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Grades (11), Recommendations, , Area, conditions (Oakland), only two juniors in Calc BC last year (I was one of them. There are lots of them [failing] now)
[] Weaknesses:Grades (9-10), Test scores (1870), Area (California)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred:Highest grades for 11th and 12th (they didn’t see my senior grades though), amazing essays, recommendations.
[li] Where else were you accepted/deferred: I didn’t apply to anywhere else[/ul][/li]**General Comments:
**
Here is what I can offer:
Test scores are NOT the most important thing

I had no advice or help from parents, counselors, advisors… no one. In fact, my counselor told me she had no time for me (to fill out common app forms). I think that it is better to follow what you believe, and I think that Brown values that trait - not being afraid to be different. So many people see a 2100+ SAT and say you NEED to boost your test scores up, etc. And they forget about other factors of the admissions process, such as the interest in going and personal qualities (very important factors). Yes, you can’t hide it if your test scores are below the average, but you have to realize that it’s only one part of the application. And if your test scores are below after taking the SAT a few or more times, then you have to realize that you need to work on more important things (essays, for example). I started on my essays in July (Personal essay for common app) and I worked on them intermittently until October. I’m a poet, so it’s a little hard for me to be concise, unbiased, unphilosophical, etc., and I wasn’t taught english until I was about 6 (still born and raised in California). But I was able to show that I was very interested in going to Brown through my essays. I had low SAT scores and I did not have perfect grades throughout highschool or middleschool (they were on my transcript) and I was driven to show everyone that it IS possible to get in without the most fantastic test scores. I really hope I can inspire people…

chancerychislett · December 13, 2010, 8:10pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):800 Reading 620 Math 720 Writing
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II:770 Lit 800 US
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):6
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):(5)APUS(5)APWorld(3)Bio
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:APLitLang APPsych APEuro APCalc Latin other unimportant classes…
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Princeton University Summer Journalism Program, Princeton Summer Theater, other playwrighting awards, key club officer awards, not sure off the top of my head
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):KeyClub(secy, pres) Academic Team (captain) NHS (parliamentarian), some theater, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Public Defender Office Intern
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer
[] Summer Activities:see above
[] Essays: how Charles Dickens changed my life, being a twin
[] Teacher Recommendation: probably pretty great
[] Counselor Rec:best
[] Additional Rec:none
[] Interview:She seemed impressed that I’ve written several plays and a novel, but we didn’t connect too much. She was nice and informative though.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public (Cornfield High haha)
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket:14,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]first gen, low income, rural area
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, awards
[] Weaknesses:SAT scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred:showed strong personality, emotional intelligence, overcame great adversity, showed academic interest, interest in school, and strength as a potential student
[li] Where else were you accepted/deferred:[/ul]None yet actually! Haven’t even found out about my state school…guess I don’t have to now![/li]General Comments:

Mrniceguy19 · December 13, 2010, 8:12pm

yo, everyone who’s been deferred (that includes me) don’t get down on yourself, it’s a lot better than being straight up rejected. Looking at all the posts on here, I really don’t see a trend of credentials for Accepted or Deferred, it’s probably just that they wanted to start shaping the class. Just think of the stats: we were good enough to not get rejected, you have to imagine that that’s gonna give us an advantage when it comes to them reading RD apps. If you’re feeling bad cuz you haven’t done any other applications, though, then that’s your fault, you shouldn’t have been riding on getting accepted. Basically, don’t get down! Have a good winter, and good luck when they start reading RD

chancerychislett · December 13, 2010, 8:14pm

p.s. for general comments I agree with a lot of the posts already on here: never let anybody tell you you’re not good enough to even apply to a school! Luckily, I had some great mentors to guide me through the process, but I know it can be tough!

sententia · December 13, 2010, 8:16pm

I had no mentors through this process; I just worked really hard, followed my interests, and presented myself as truthfully as I could, but it seems to have gotten me nowhere…

chancerychislett · December 13, 2010, 8:17pm

don’t give up hope!

NYEM · December 13, 2010, 8:17pm

Some people were asking for the acceptance letter…

Dear XXXXX,

Congratulations! I am delighted to inform you that you have been admitted to the Class of 2015, the 248th class to enter The College of Brown University. You will be one of 1,485 students who individually and collectively display a remarkable diversity of strengths and interests. You were chosen not only for what you can contribute to our intellectual community, but also for what you will gain from the myriad academic and extracurricular opportunities that distinguish undergraduate education at Brown.

Your official admission decision letter has been mailed to you and I ask that you read it carefully, as it contains more detailed information than is possible for us to provide here. Please remember that as a candidate admitted under an Early Decision plan, you are required to withdraw all other applications and not initiate any new ones.

If you are a candidate for financial aid, your financial aid award letter will be included with your official admission decision letter. This information is also available online. If you have any questions about your aid award, please contact the Office of Financial Aid at (401) 863-2721. In the coming months you will receive additional mailings from us that will address your matriculation plans. If you have questions or concerns between now and next fall, however, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We hope that this Early Decision admission will enable you to enjoy the remainder of your secondary school free of concerns about your college options, and allow you to continue your focus on learning. Please remember that this offer of admission is contingent upon your maintaining an academic and social record at the same level that has brought you admission to Brown at this early date.

On behalf of the Brown faculty and President Ruth Simmons, please accept my congratulations on your admission. I look forward to welcoming you to Brown next fall.

Yours sincerely,

James S. Miller
Dean of Admission

potterpie · December 13, 2010, 8:24pm

ACCEPTED!!! I can’t believe it :)) I’m so happy. I’ll post stats later.
Congrats everyone!!
To those deferred or rejected, dont give up!! :)

AvidStudent · December 13, 2010, 8:45pm

SAT Scores:
2080
2310
2320
2280
2300
2320
2310
2270
2000
1480 (1600 scale) x 1.5 = 2,220
2270
1870
2140

Avg = 2206.923 …
Removing the {Min, Max}: If your remove the top score and bottom score you get: 2251.818

ACT Scores
35
35
35
29
33
35

Avg = 33.67
Removing the {Min,Max}: If you remove the top score and bottom score you get 34.5.

Obviously scores alone won’t get you in, but in the ED round it looks like high SAT/ACT scores certainly help.

idiotqueen92 · December 13, 2010, 8:48pm

This is for PLME too:

Miss XXXXXXX

Dear XXXXXX,

Congratulations! I am delighted to inform you that you have been admitted to the Class of 2015, the 248th class to enter The College of Brown University. I am equally delighted to inform you that you have been admitted to the Program in Liberal Medical Education. You will be one of 1,485 students who individually and collectively display a remarkable diversity of strengths and interests. You were chosen not only for what you can contribute to our intellectual community, but also for what you will gain from the myriad academic and extracurricular opportunities that distinguish undergraduate education at Brown.

Your official admission decision letter has been mailed to you and I ask that you read it carefully, as it contains more detailed information than is possible for us to provide here. Please remember that as a candidate admitted under an Early Decision plan, you are required to withdraw all other applications and not initiate any new ones. If you are a candidate for financial aid, your financial aid award letter will be included with your official admission decision letter. This information is also available online. If you have any questions about your aid award, please contact the Office of Financial Aid at (401) 863-2721. In the coming months you will receive additional mailings from us that will address your matriculation plans. If you have questions or concerns between now and next fall, however, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We hope that this Early Decision admission will enable you to enjoy the remainder of your final year of secondary school free of concerns about your college options, and allow you to continue your focus on learning. Please remember that this offer of admission is contingent upon your maintaining an academic and social record at the same level that has brought you admission to Brown at this early date.

On behalf of the Brown faculty and President Ruth Simmons, please accept my congratulations on your admission. I look forward to welcoming you to Brown next fall.

Yours sincerely,

James S. Miller
Dean of Admission

idiotqueen92 · December 13, 2010, 8:55pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 one sitting (yay!)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: US 770, Math II 780, Biology E 770, Korean 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Hmm…top 5%? Maybe 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5), Biology (5), Calculus BC (5), Statistics (5), US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, some electives
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): noneeeee
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Habitat for Humanity (treasurer, president), Tri-M Honor Music Society (treasurer), Science Olympiad, Math Team (for only one year)
[] Job/Work Experience: T/A at an academy since summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: clerk at hospital for two summers
[] Summer Activities: see above
[] Essays: ehh. Overly honest, not very flattering, not very dramatic. Just honest because that’s the only thing I know how to do. Not anything special though.
[] Teacher Recommendation: No idea…they don’t know me well
[] Counselor Rec: I think he just repeated that I’m “shy”
[] Additional Rec: a sheet of paragraphs from some teachers, no idea how they are
[] Interview: Almost 2 hours long, went alright
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 70,000-80,000??
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] first generation college
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Uhh…numbers maybe? Not that much
[] Weaknesses: ECs and recommendations
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred: No idea. Don’t want to figure out…
[li] Where else were you accepted/deferred:[/ul] nowhere else[/li]General Comments:… I’M DONE! I’M DONE! I’M DONE!! Good luck to all!!

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