What Can Brown Do For You?

jq722
Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:31:21 +0000

TAXGUY: “your GPA isn’t high enough”

There are a few hundredths of gpa points between me and the val. Last time I checked, 20% of the people accepted at brown weren’t even in the top ten percent of their class (usnews 2005). Also my sat, while on the low side, is in the mid range for Brown (1300-1460).

It looks like your school has some grade inflation. 4.0’s are meaningless if the top 10 people in the class all have them. This is why class rank is so important to look at. Besides, most top tier school recalculate the gpa’s taking off the weighted part.

“If Brown takes all their kids with the same resumes as they do from our school, you are doomed.”

Congrats to your school. However, I’m confident that your school has only one editor of the paper, vp of NHS, and one kid ranked 3rd. Looks like at most one kid from your school COULD have the same resume and even then, it would come down to the essay (PS I like to write). Anyway thx for the laugh.

OTHER POSTERS: Thanks for the advice. Kinda stupid starting a chances thread considering its anyone’s game. Adcoms these days can be pretty random. Thanks again.