<p>since the application for brown is not up yet, i was just wondering is brown's essay just common topic such as influence.. etc, or really or sort of special ones like that of U of chicago?</p>
<p>Last year's topics were </p>
<p>Question #1:
Tell us about the academic areas which interest you most and your reasons for applying to Brown.</p>
<p>Question #2:
Who interested you in Brown (e.g., college counselor, Brown alumnus/a, admission officer, undergraduate, relative)?</p>
<p>Question #3:
In reading your application, we want to get to know you as well as we can. We ask that you use this opportunity to tell us something more about yourself that would help us toward a sense of who you are, how you think, and what issues and ideas interest you most.</p>
<p>how long/short are essays one and two? i can't imagine writing a long essay on them.</p>