Will I be a competitive Brown applicant?

lookingforward
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:27:15 +0000

I’m not finding that “up to 180k” figure- or examples. Harvard used to be up to 180k, but I thought they lowered it to 160.

“As is” isn’t easy- the app itself counts heavily at all the Ivies- all the places where you answer questions and portray youself, incl the essays. You don’t know how LoRs will come through. The competition is fierce, many able to show leadership and plenty of hard work (research, internships, etc,) plus a real sense of excitement about their interests and a real knowledge of how they fit Brown and it fits them. Frankly, if you pump it up, you’ll still face the “Harvard” thing that, in the final decisions, they easily have 3x the great candidates as spots available. Then, things like geographic diversity count, the kid likely to fill that open seat in the orchestra, etc.