<p>Hi everyone. So I’m trying to get a feel for each ivy league campus before I visit. Could someone give me some insight about the dorms, athletic facilities, weather, classes, school spirit, etc. (pretty much as much about the campus as possible). </p>
<p>And if possible, could someone please give me some intel about the basketball facilities? I’m hopefully going to try to play some ball here (trying to be recruited). Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Check the visit reports. They have reports from many different cc users about what info you’re looking for.</p>
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<p>But athletic facilities and school spirit are probably where current students/recent alumni can fill in the gaps.</p>
<p>I’m curious about the athletic/gym facilities as well.</p>
<p>The athletic/gym facilities are a heck of a lot better than when I went there. There are several satellite gyms, with treadmills and ellipticals and weight machines, in three or four dorms. There is an athletic complex a bit of a walk away from the main campus that has lots of stuff, including indoor basketball courts: see complete list here: [Brown</a> University Campus Recreation, Providence, Rhode Island](<a href=“Brown University Athletics - Official Athletics Website”>Brown University Athletics - Official Athletics Website).</p>
<p>Brown had to tear down its pool because of structural problems, but is building a new one. There is a temporary one up now.</p>
<p>As for all the other questions – there are many threads in this forum that discuss dorms, classes, school spirit, etc. Do some browsing, and you’ll get a lot of information. </p>
<p>Weather is typical New England – warm in early fall and late spring, rain and snow and cold from November through March. Varies from year to year (not as much snow this year – seems like Pennsylvania and Maryland got more snow than New England). It’ll seem balmy if you’re from New Hampshire and cold if you’re from Florida. </p>
<p>The word I like to use when describing the campus is eclectic.</p>
<p>Can anyone give some insight as to how Brown’s open curriculum compares to one similar to Wesleyan’s–at Wesleyan the majority of students major (concentrate, whichever term is preferred) in diverse areas, for example, neuroscience (pre med), international policy, and film studies. Is that also common at Brown, or even possible due to it’s larger student body?</p>
<p>People don’t come here for the dorms. They go to Princeton for that. That being said, we have some great dorms, like our frat housing on Wriston, and seniors tend to live off-campus (which isn’t a big deal, as the city grew up within and intermingled with us, so there are plenty of rentals that are practically part of campus). Do a search for freshman dorms, I think people explained the pros and cons last year.</p>
<p>As to weather: if you come from the California coast, expect to be cold. If you’re from a mountain state (including the Arizona desert), everyone else is likely to be colder than you are. Including native Rhode Islanders. But this is true if you’re going to go to pretty much any school on the northern East Coast.</p>