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<p>Hey guys, quick question-
I was recently deferred by Brown. Would it be unwise to tell them I’ve been accepted to another school recently? Would this just make me look a-holeish or give me actual credibility? I hate to name the school because I don’t find out officially until Tuesday and nothing is for certain, but if I were accepted (it is a top ten school), should I bother letting Brown know? Good/bad idea? Or should I just stick with an extra rec letter and update of to what I’ve been doing? Thanks.
Also, is anyone that is deferred sending updated scores? I’m waiting on the Dec. ACT with Writing right now.</p>
<p>How would it give you “actual credibility”? Don’t you think that everyone who applies to Brown and gets deferred also gets accepted elsewhere?</p>
<p>That’s a good point, but no, there are many qualified people who apply to Brown and get into other great schools. There are also many qualified people who apply to Brown but don’t get into other great schools. Especially if they shoot for all top 10-15, where admissions can be sketchy.
I’m taking this as a no to my question? I can’t find advice on this anywhere else.</p>
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<p>Yea, that was a polite way of saying you would “look a-holeish” (to use your words) if you did – Brown would very likely close your file if you did. Brown makes its own decisions based on fit; the adcoms are not like a bunch of jealous ex-girlfriends.</p>
<p>tawarren95-Good ideas: extra letter of rec, letter to update your activities/achievements, sending improved scores. Bad idea: telling them where else you were accepted.<br>
good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone!</p>
<p>i was defferred but i considered myself lucky to even be defferred considering my non-perfect sat score and mediocre extra curricular activities and being asian…</p>
<p>what ****es me off most is seeing people on college confidential who get into elites colleges with far less than standard sat scores just because they represent a minority race</p>
<p>they really need to end affirmative action, i hope fisher wins the case…by any chance does anyone know when the ruling comes out for the case?</p>
<p>Overachiever28, I’d do some research if I were you before making such bold statements. As an Asian, recognize your bias before you say such an ignorant statement as people “get into elites colleges with far less than standard sat scores just because they represent a minority race.” Such ignorance is not worth debating over, but I do hope you realize white females are the largest percentage of those who benefit from affirmative action. Secondly, it’s more than just about “being a minority.” It’s what being a minority entails, and the hurdles entire races had to (and still have to) overcome. Please complain about affirmative action when it starts increasing minority representation in top tier colleges past the average 10-12%. Are Asians typically not the second-highest represented behind white? And by a wide margin between them and Hispanics and African Americans? Do you really blame affirmative action for the high competition between Asians whose culture typically entails determination for a strong work ethic and success?
Please don’t let your deferral cloud your better judgement. Affirmative action is flawed, but surely you’re smart enough to avoid falling into traps built by misconceptions about affirmative action.</p>
<p>Unless you’re a 1-post ■■■■■, then 8/10 for you.</p>
<p>Yes that is exactly why tawarren95. Does race really determine diversity in the classroom. The whole point of affirmative action is to create diversity. However, diversity is not characterized by the color of your skin it is about your intellectual ability and the type of learning setting and what kind of area you have subsided in. Also, economic status has to do with intellectual capacity. Affirmative action is just wrong, colleges should not even consider race as a factor. By considering race, as you said your only competing with your own race.</p>
<p>Also tawarren if you were asian you would be saying the same thing. I realized through looking at your past posts that you are african american yourself. Through looking at your credentials, to be realistic, they were uncomparative to the ones who got defferred and rejected from UChicago. Before your speak, realize that your “race/ethnic background” gave you an unfair advantage.</p>
<p>Lol we’re done here, not going to flood the thread with a debate on your lack of knowledge and understanding for the basis of affirmative action itself.</p>
<p>in other words you have no rational argument and you only support it because it benefits your race</p>
<p>Overachiever28, there are already plenty of “woe is me, I’m Asian threads.” Whatever the merits you think your argument has, this is not the thread for it.</p>
<p>For what it’s worth, my son had perfect stats and got several rejections. In the end, however, he ended up in the best possible place for him. It works out in the end.</p>
<p>He said economic status has to do with intellectual capacity. Lol. leave the thread. Stop this stupid debate.</p>
<p>My son was deferred, but got accepted Regular Decision! We are all shocked and grateful as it was his clear first choice, hands down. We were resigned to the fact that he probably wouldn’t make it in the much larger, less committed RD pool… though disappointed, there is nothing wrong with the other schools that he got into… but we are so excited for him to get into his dream school!!! So… to future deferred ED applicants… there is indeed hope!</p>
<p>Yes there is hope! I was deferred as well and then accepted! Even though Brown defers many applicants, don’t give up future applicants!</p>