<p>Hm… it seems like Brown doesn’t look at grades and scores so much as ec’s and essays… That means I’m pretty much screwed. Sigh. Ah, well, I tried.</p>
<p>my ECs were terrible and I still got in with a mediocre SAT score by CC standards</p>
<p>That’s excellent news for me, if they focus more on essays and ECs. Although the next few months will still be nervewracking.</p>
<p>ohnoes-- Really? How terrible? Because mine are pretty darn bad. Your essay must have been awesome. Congratulations on getting in!</p>
<p>GoldShadow-- I think it’s that way for most people-- really good ec’s and essays compared to SAT and GPA. I really don’t know why I’m not more of a go-getter.</p>
<p>they look at EVERYTHING (after all, it’s an Ivy League school!) So work hard, and you can do it!</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2200 800CR 690M 710W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720 us hist, 670 IIC, 640 lit
[<em>] GPA: 3.83uw, probably like 4.1 w
[</em>] Rank: decile system–top 20%
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: solid, i’m sure not pulitzer-quality
[<em>] Teacher Recs: i was told they were pretty good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: ditto^
[<em>] Hook (if any): none that i know of. Maybe journalism? im a published reporter and columnist for a national newspaper…
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California, baby!
[<em>] School Type: elite public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Jewish
[li] Gender: XY[/li][/ul]Other Factors:[list]
General Comments: Good luck everyone. We’ll see if I end up here next Fall, though i doubt it :).</p>
<p>ACCEPTED</p>
<p>SAT: 760 M, 760 V, 730 W (2250 overall), 31 ACT
SAT IIs: 760 Chem, 800 Physics, 800 Math IIC
GPA: 4.54 weighted, 3.99 unweighted
Rank: n/a (but i’m pretty sure top 5 out of about 500)</p>
<p>Essays: eh, pretty standard topic but well written i think
Teacher Recs: really good
Counselor Rec: really good
Hook (if any): girl who wants to be an engineer</p>
<p>State or Country: Massachusetts
School Type: medium sized public school, pretty competitive
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female</p>
<p>Other Factors: very involved with Destination Imagination
General Comments: i can’t believe i’m going to brown! good luck to all of you who were deferred / regular decision applicants. remember its out of your hands now so don’t stress - enjoy your senior year!</p>
<p>so i’ve been accepted into brown and it’s starting to freak me out because i’ve never been there. Is anyone else feeling the same way?</p>
<p>Why’d you apply ED without visiting. Optimistically, though, you’ll love it. I was accepted ED to so I’ll see you there.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: didnt take them
SAT IIs: didnt take them
ACT: 28
GPA: 3.5 (unweighted)
Rank: doesnt rank
Other stats: many ap’s
Subjective:
Essays: ilike to think it was good
Teacher Recs: once again, i would like to think they were good
Counselor Rec: good
Hook (if any): legacy, recruited athlete (football)
Location/Person:
State or Country: maryland
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Other Factors:</p>
<p>rchen,</p>
<p>All the surprises will be good ones!</p>
<p>beprepn</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 29
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 Math 1c, 740 Chemistry, 780 Spanish
[<em>] GPA: 4.28 (wtd.)
[</em>] Rank: 28/773
[<em>] Other stats: AP- Spanish 5, Chemistry 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Great
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Good teachers (didn’t see letters)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great counselor (didn’t see letter)
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Illinois
[<em>] School Type: Public/Suburb
[</em>] Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Chemistry Essays, Performance CD (supp.)
General Comments: play violin (quartet. orchestra. musical pit)</p>
<p>decision: accepted</p>
<p>-sat i: 2300 (c/r: 800, math: 740, w: 760)
-sat ii: (ush: 800)(iic: 800)(writing: 790)(lit: 750)
-gpa: 3.9 (uw)
-school doesn’t rank
-other stats: lang/comp: 5, bio: 5, ush: 5, spanish:3</p>
<p>subjective
-essays: unique 
-teacher recs: i would think they’re great
-counselor: she said it would be good
-hook: none</p>
<p>location/person:
state: CA (socal) 
school type: public/suburb
ethnicity: asian (viet)
gender: female</p>
<p>comments: haha i’m latteee in posting this… :P</p>
<p>After reading this…I’m quite pleased because it seems like Brown doesn’t put THAT much emphasis on SAT/ACT scores…which is good because the rest of my application I’m pretty confident with. I guess I’ll find out soon if I am right…GL to everyone applying!</p>
<p>i wish there was a school that doesn’t put THAT much emphasis on grades :-(</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED (Early Decision…I just found this site)</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2330 (Math: 800, Verbal: 780, Writing: 750)
SAT IIs: MATH IIC: 800, LIT: 790, BIO: 800
GPA: 4.0 unweighted
Rank: 1/50
APs: 5 on AP Calculus
Other stats: Student Council President, Physics and Math Tutor</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: personal and original, i guess good
Teacher Recs: Excellent
Counselor Rec: My counselor is bipolar…so I have no idea
Hook (if any): I work on an organic farm, student council president</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Sleepy Hollow, NY
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors:</p>
<p>:::: Join the Myspace group for Brown University Class of 2010!! ::::</p>
<p>(This goes for all RD applicants too 
)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Early Decision (I also just found this site)</p>
<p>SAT: 2360 (800 Verbal, 790 Math, 770 Writing)
SAT IIs: 740 Math IIC (retaken from 680), 800 Lit, 730 American History, 600 Physics (ouch!)
ACT: 35 composite, I don’t remember my individual scores
GPA: 4.7 weighted
Rank: 3/278 (now 5/278)
APs: 5 on both English exams (Language and Literature), 4 on US History</p>
<p>Essays: Personal and, if I may say so, pretty good. It definitely showcased a “love of learning,” which I suppose is a good thing.
Teacher Recs: One ecstatically exellent, one probably very good
Counselor Rec: Basically good, although she knows me barely at all.
Hook: I don’t know…I read a lot and take my education very seriously. </p>
<p>Location/Personal:
State/Country: Berea, OH
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian, completely uninteresting
Gender: Female
Other Factors: My family and community is pretty blue-collar, so I didn’t get the opportunity to do anything huge outside of school (expensive summer programs, travel, et cetera.) I would almost certainly have a higher rank if my school’s GPA-weighting system wasn’t so screwed up. I chose to take classes that really affected and inspired me rather than taking lots of study halls to keep my GPA up, and since these classes weren’t offered on an “honors” level, they brought my GPA down. I got the chance to rant about this for a while at my interview.</p>
<p>Comments: I love Providence. I love Brown. What can I say?</p>
<p>bptoast- check other stats to determine if you got in AA</p>
<p>What is PLME?</p>