Guide To Applying To Brown: How to Keep Track of Your Application


Applying Online

Online submission is the preferred method of applying. The Common Application Web site will guide you through all of the practical steps of applying. You might bookmark or print out these Guide to Applying to Brown pages for additional information about applying to Brown in particular. So that we can open an application file for you, we must receive your Brown Supplement to the Common Application form before we receive your other Common Application forms, even if you submit them all within a very short period. Here are the basic online submission steps:

1. Submit the Brown Supplement to the Common Application as soon as possible, but before the Early Decision or Regular Decision deadline.

2. Submit the Common Application before the deadline.

3. Ask your counselor and teachers to complete and submit the Secondary School Report and Teacher Evaluation Forms before the deadlines.

4. Arrange to have official SAT or ACT results sent to Brown.


Technical Notes about Applying Online

Here are some important notes about completing the essay and short answer portions of the online application:

  • The essay can be uploaded into your application, but the file cannot exceed 500KB in size and should be in .doc, .docx, .wpd, .rtf, .xls, .pdf, or .txt format.
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  • For Macintosh users, please note that the filename must include the appropriate three-letter extension.

  • Please do not attempt to upload a document that is password-protected or that contains macros.


    • Should you encounter technical or logistical difficulties while completing the online application, please first refer to the “Common Questions” section on the Common Application site. If you are unable to find the answer you need, you can use the Help link on the Common Application Web pages to contact the Common Application technical support team.


    Applying by Mail

    If it is inconvenient for you to apply online, you may instead download and print the forms, which you will find here. Please ask your recommenders (counselor and teachers) to attach the appropriate Common Application forms to their letters of reference even if they choose not to use the questions and rating scales on the forms. This will expedite our ability to match the paper submissions with your application file.

    Be sure to fill in the important information on the front of each form!

    Completed forms should be mailed to:

    Brown University
    Admission Office
    Box 1876
    45 Prospect Street
    Providence, RI 02912

    If you have questions about the content of our application and are unable to find answers within these instruction pages or elsewhere at the Brown Web site, please call us at 401.863.2378 during our regular office hours, or email us at any time.


    Keeping Track of Your Application

    We want you to be able to easily check on the progress of your application submissions, so there is a secure and private Application Summary page on our Web site that will allow you to:

    - track the status of your application

    - check whether all required documents and test scores have been received

    - update your contact information

    - check the admission decision on your application

    In order to use this online tracking feature, you will need your own Brown username and password, which we will send to you via email after you submit the Brown University Supplement to the Common Application (this administrative process takes some time, so it may be a week or more before you receive your username and password). You will use your assigned username and password to log on to the Web pages containing the document tracking information. Please note that this login information is different from the username and password created for access to your forms on the Common Application site. (The tracking site is available to all candidates, whether they have applied online or have submitted paper forms.)

     

    Admission Office
    Brown University
    Box 1876
    45 Prospect Street
    Providence, RI 02912