<p>deferred. this is really ridiculous that so many people got deferred. i think there are a total of 4 or 5 CCers who were accepted, but congrats to those who will be at brown next year! i like to think that i didn’t get accepted cuz it wasn’t meant to be. Maybe i will be much happier somewhere else closer to home or something.</p>
<p>deferred. life sucks.</p>
<p>Some of these comments are cross-posted on another thread, but to the Brown University acceptances I send kudos and congratulations. To the deferred I say the following…</p>
<p>I am known to all my friends as a glass-half-full kind of gal, but I want to interject some reality here. I have watched the admissions process over the past three years and tried to find statistics that shed light on the quandry of an ED deferral. My bottom line: schools don’t report these numbers.</p>
<p>Yes, there are individuals who were deferred and then admitted, but certainly over the past few years I think these applicants represent the exception not the rule.</p>
<p>If you receive an ED deferral, my advice to you is think long and hard about the school. IT IS THE SCHOOL’S LOSS THAT THEY HAVE PLACED YOU IN THE DEFERRED CATEGORY. Check out other options. Talk to teachers and counselors who know you best. Find a school that wants you rather than chasing a school that based on the data/odds will probably reject you this spring.</p>
<p>I cannot believe all these deferrals. I posted on the parents’ forum telling them to check the Brown ED results - this is like a blood bath.</p>
<p>Everyone here has amazing achievements. Please keep up your excellent work and don’t let this deferral or rejection define you.</p>
<p>I’m not even the parent of an ED applicant (an RD applicant, however) and this thread makes me feel so sad! Seriously, all of you have impressed me with your energy and your accomplishments and I wish you well. I would love to say it was easier in the olden days (70s) when I applied to school but I still feel the sting of Swarthmore rejecting me. For years I have told the story about how the alumna who interviewed me said at the end of our conversation, “Well, haven’t you done ANYthing interesting, like unicycling?” Since then, whenever I see a unicycle, I kick the tire. But I went somewhere else, had a wonderful experience, went to grad school in something completely different, and now do something I never dreamed of when I was 18. And I can’t imagine having done it any other way, so look forward and enjoy the opportunities that you have ahead of you. Maybe Brown, maybe not, but whatever it is, you will make the best of it. You are all so much more aware of the world, school today is so much more intense and the opportunities are just mind boggling. It’s a great time to be a senior in high school.</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Stats:
ACT: 32
GPA: 3.87 UW -only honors and AP classes
Rank: we don’t recieve our rankings but I’m pretty sure I’m in the top quarter
Subjective:
Essays: I thought that it did a fairly good job of “showing” who I am and how I think…those who read my essay thought it was good…perhaps it was too subtle?
Teacher Recs: I know that one was probably very good, another was perhaps a little bland (I don’t think he has written many recommendations before), and another was probably glowing (I studied math with her over the summer and she is a very positive bubbly person)
Counselor Rec: I read it and it was a very strong rec specifically for brown
Hook (if any): girl interested in engineering/math…red hair…? my interview went really well (I think)
Location/Person:
State or Country: IL
School Type: Public-apparently Brown doesn’t like public schools
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>
<p>oh so disappointing…WHAT WAS MISSING?!</p>
<p>S was deferred:
V: 750
M: 730
W: 730</p>
<p>SAT II: Math Lev 2 770; Lit 710</p>
<p>GPA 3.7 due to physical issue sophomore year; much higher all other years.</p>
<p>4 AP’S completed
currently taking 3 more</p>
<p>2 classes at Brown this summer, both A’s.
3 published genetics papers
various other good EC’s </p>
<p>very good essays
who knows on the recs (couldn’t read em)</p>
<p>White/Jewish
Private school
NJ</p>
<p>thank heavens most of the RD apps are done already.</p>
<p>sjamie - I don’t think anything was missing. You sound great. Brown is flooded with great apps and to some extent the selection is random within the pool of qualified applicants. I know it’s disappointing, though.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!
v - 760
m - 740
w - 750</p>
<p>ACT - 33</p>
<p>SAT II —> Math IIC - 800 Physics - 770 Math IC - 770</p>
<p>95 avg unweighted…102 avg weighted
6 APs completed by end of senior year</p>
<p>2 Summer Internships
Crew/Rowing Team
Mediocre Essays
VERY GOOD teacher recs</p>
<p>deferred
GPA: 4.0 unweighted; hardest classes (7 APs by the end of this year)
rank: 31/360
SATI: CR:730 M:640 W:690
SATII: US hist: 620 lit: 620 (ew)
AP scores: English language and composition: 5
US History: 4
school: public, in texas
ethnicity: white…lol, i’m 1/32 cherokee, which i believe i may have put in the little “free response” ethnicity box…worth a try : )</p>
<p>newspaper editor, nhs, have won lots of writing awards, spirit club, art honor society, active church member, mission trips, art awards, FBLA (secretary and fund raising commitee head), UIL, tons of community service, Youth Leadership Council at church, Teacher’s Choice Awards for newspaper in 2007, student government, church praise band, play guitar and sing, work experience, etc</p>
<p>oh well! gosh though, i was fairly happy to hear that i wasn’t outright regected, but it sounds like everyone was deferred</p>
<p>accepted. if you want to see my stats i posted them on the ED thread.</p>
<p>deferred, like everyone else</p>
<p>Deferred. this sucks</p>
<p>Deferred. and really upset.</p>
<p>I’m so pumped
i’ll post stats later
but i feel so wierd because I got eh test scores</p>
<p>but i feel like there should be facebook group started for the class brown class of 12
is there already
ahh im soo pumped</p>
<p>ps ad me on aim what do other EDers wanna study</p>
<p>my sn is glassmasks</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>SAT I: 2340: v: 740 m: 800 w: 800
SAT II: Physics 800 Math II 800 Spanish 710
GPA: w: 4.6 uw: 4.0
rank: w: 11/342 uw 1/342
APs: 3 5s ( physics, calculus bc, ushistory)
recs: 1 amazing, 1 good
counselor rec: amazing
essays: interesting
school: public, pittsburgh
hooks: girl interested in physics</p>
<p>other: female, white, jewish</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2280 M: 750, W: 730, CR: 800
[</em>] SAT IIs: 710- Biology M, 780- US History, 740 Math IC
[<em>] GPA: 4.1 uw
[</em>] Rank: do not release
[<em>] Other stats: Average.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: It took me a while to write them; I don’t even think I was completely pleased with them at the end, but others seemed to like it.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Good; two supplemental ones.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I know this one is good. He taught me in two other courses in addition to being my guidance counselor.
[<em>] Hook (if any): None. In fact, my existance is probably an anti-hook.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MA
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian, which should have essentially DQed me.
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I thought my Activities list was far too long after reading numerous other responses about the importance of being succint. I thought my chances were shot right then.
General Comments: Too much luck involved.</p>
<p>This is totally false in my experience.
</p>
<p>Congrats to the accepted, good luck to the deferred.</p>
<p>Jason - There is actually hope for these deferred kids? S still really wants to attend Brown but we told him that a deferral is Brown’s nice way of saying no. I really hope we are wrong. On a positive note, he has sent out all his other applications way before the decision came out.</p>
<p>So far it seems 56 People here applied early -
Accepted: 15
Deferred: 29
Rejected: 1
Unknown: 11</p>
<p>Aetaylor: Deferred
Ammite: Accepted
arslankhan90: Rejected
Attilo: Accepted
bpatel890: Deferred
CindyQ: Deferred
crzy2rite: Deferred
daveb: Deferred
deathlyhollows: Deferred
Earl:
glycerine19:
GujuScholar:
IlikeDice:
Jadalee: Deferred
Jdowd: Deferred
JH89: Deferred
Jsa928: Deferred
Jzboo: Deferred
Kristina: Deferred
Knitsafghans’ Son: Deferred
Mattgriffith: Accepted PLME
mesokalos: Accepted
misty08: Deferred
mjl21590: Deferred
mkt16a17: Deferred
Moonlight921: Accepted
Mountain’s Son: Deferred
notrojansno: Deferred
lalala:
laurenarielle:
Lisa2734’s Daughter: Accepted
livx1034: Deferred
luna1234:
ocd_ness: Deferred
ogopogo13: Deferred
onegoodgirl: Accepted
PAHreen: Deferred
Peachiepizzazz: Deferred
Piratemoneky:
pseud08: Deferred
rappasani: Deferred
ru4real1666: Accepted PLME
stefanieguo:
sjamie: deferred
ShadysGurl718: Accepted PLME
Skyway: Deferred
snake13: Accepted
ToastWomble: Accepted
tonyspizza1800: Accepted
triggy100: Deferred
twirls: accepted
Vogon Bard: deferred
wepeel: accepted
xojenn1189:
YeahSureWhatever: accepted
yujovi:</p>