IBprocrastinate
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 31
Decision: Rejected
Objective:• SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (740 CR 800 Math 800 Writing)
• ACT: None
• SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 800 Korean with listening
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 93/100
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): None
• IB (place score in parenthesis): Full IB Diploma
• Senior Year Course Load: Full IB
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): MUN Best delegate/honorable mention, Science/Math Challenge competitions with certificates of distinction/excellence, DOE Bronze, DE, CFGL Writing/Math, few top student awards at school in sophomore.
Subjective:• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chair/Exec member of Interact/We club 4 years, Coordinator of MUN club 3 years, Group leader of Cancer Society 3 years, TKD Blackbelt Instructor/Volunteer 7 years, Youth Orchestra/Chamber music 4 years, Dais @ Mun conference, Science Club 2 years,
• Job/Work Experience: Misc. minimum wage job
• Volunteer/Community service: Hospital (500 hrs) - Team leader,junior auxillary&musician for 3 years, Hospice (50 hours), Math club tutor, School library volunteer, shadowing dentist/doctor, Community leadership initiative
• Summer Activities: Youth programs at universities
• Essays: I felt they were good, but apparently not as good as I thought.
• Teacher Recommendation: No idea, One really good, and one really average perhaps
• Counselor Rec: No idea, probably generic
• Additional Rec: Great
• Interview: Great
Other• Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope.
• Intended Major: Neuroscience
• State (if domestic applicant):
• Country (if international applicant): Canada
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: >100,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection:[list]
[*] Strengths: Above average standardized scores
[*] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Tried to focus on my community service aspect. I spent a lot of time in my community and I thought I did a decent job showcasing my involvement.
[*] Weaknesses: Generic EC's. Not so good GPA, ORM, International
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I'm not
special enough.
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None.
NEW QUESTION[*] Your "Brown" factor - the most unique thing in your application: Community involvement, especially in the hospital. But I guess that's not really unique.
[*] General statement: Congratulations to all those who got in! I say this with great jealousy. Nonetheless, I'm happy for you guys! I wasn't going to post this initially (esp. because I personally know some losers creeping on my profile - yes you.), but I wanted for the future applicants to not be encouraged/discouraged by your scores. They are ultimately just numbers. Best of luck to everyone. I'm going to go and cry in the corner for few hours.
ZealousKevin
New Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 14
Decision: Accepted
Objective:• SAT I (breakdown): 2130: 740M 740R 650 W
• SAT II: 790 Math 2 690 French
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 (terrible freshman, 4.0 without it)
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/107
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Lang (5) World (3) Psych (5) English Lang (4)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): -
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics C, AP Spanish Lit, AP Econ, English IV, Latin American History Honors, Salvadorean studies (both required)
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): PSAT National Hispanic recognition, AP Scholar with Honor
Subjective:• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (10-12, President) Philosophy Club (11-12, Co-Founder and vice President)
• Job/Work Experience: SUmmer with my dad, Tutor
• Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours in total (with around 200 NHS)
• Summer Activities: None
• Essays: Absolutely Amazing. Myself on Paper.
• Teacher Recommendation: Amazing
• Counselor Rec: Amazing
• Additional Rec: Amazing
• Interview: Was ok. I made the guy chuckle a couple of times, but it was over the phone. 45 minutes.
Other• Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
• Intended Major: Applied Math
• State (if domestic applicant): -
• Country (if international applicant): El Salvador
• School Type:Small, Private
• Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino... US citizen
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: 70,000-90,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, US citizen living abroad
Reflection• Strengths: Essays, SAT II, passion, recs
• What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Just show myself on the supplement, I was completely honest and took some risks.
• Weaknesses: GPA, EC
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Passion, genuine
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None, ED
NEW QUESTION
Your "Brown" factor - the most unique thing in your application:
I was myself on paper. I wrote from the heart, was compelling, funny and emotional. I tried to show Brown who I was.
COMMENTS:
Brown clearly takes people over numbers. DON'T GIVE UP!
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