<p>^Did not know that you were a senior</p>
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<p>I remember in one of the “What schools are you applying to?” threads you didn’t say you were applying to Brown…change of heart?</p>
<p>I have slowly been drugged with love potion for Brown. :)</p>
<p>Come on people, this thread is really boring compared to last year’s. Only 14 pages and it’s Mid November! What an insult to our favourite school! ;)</p>
<p>Anyone schedule an interview yet?</p>
<p>Last year:</p>
<p>I got my log in 6 weeks after I submitted my application</p>
<p>I got my interview early December (about a week and a half until decisions came out)</p>
<p>Be patient and don’t flip out. If you’re worried your stuff didn’t go through, just call the admission office and they will tell you if everything is in :)</p>
<p>Perfectpixie, I looked at the thread yesterday, it got over 100 pages by mid-november. HAHA. While we are only on pg.14. </p>
<p>I scheduled my interview, it will be this week. I’m really really nervous. This month is been going very SLOW! It’s so nerve-wrecking. Everyday, I have been thinking about Brown. Will I be able to get in or not? Ugh, I wish this month is going by really quickly. </p>
<p>Swim2daend, I have seen some of your posts from last year Brown ED thread. How’s Brown? I saw that your intended major is Mathematics. And I want to be a math concentrator, too. I want to major in Applied Math with possibly Economics or Biology. So, how are the math classes you are taking now? Are they challenging or inspire you to be even more passionate about math?</p>
<p>This is very good. I’m very interested in math too and have listed it as one of my concentrations. It would be great to have some inside info on the math deptt as the general consensus is that B’s math deptt sucks. Unless you’re in Applied math. Please tell us about both math deptt’s Swim2daend! :)</p>
<p>Seeee!!!</p>
<p>The thread is going down the forum again. Waahhhh!</p>
<p>BUMP.</p>
<p>Re: Brown’s Math/Applied Math departments:</p>
<p>There exist several very good professors in the math department, who generally teach some of the upper level classes. Unfortunately, these are often overshadowed by the numerous subpar professors in the department. The only good math teacher I’ve had here was a grad student - the others have made me question why I’m making myself sit through their often incoherent lectures. I am looking forward to MATH1530 next semester, though, since I gather that the professor is one of the reasonably good ones in the department. It seems that, if your specialty is number theory, cryptography, and/or algebra, you will have a better share of good professors than otherwise, but that’s not necessarily true. (I, along with several of my friends, who are superior mathematicians to me, also wonder how a department can be so bad at choosing textbooks - last fall, my professor chose an incoherent translation of a Russian book when 5 minutes on Google books led me to find a substantially superior translation).</p>
<p>As to the applied math department…opinion varies. My friends who are applied mathematicians really like the department, though they’re generally underwhelmed by the teaching as well. Mathematicians tend to, but don’t always, find the undergraduate courses to be very easy in comparison to the pure math courses, and I’ve even heard several students claim that Brown’s applied math department is ranked so highly only because those at other schools are even worse. I haven’t taken enough applied math to give my own opinion beyond that all of the statistics professors appear to be awful at teaching.</p>
<p>(Disclaimer: I just got through a particularly painful math course where my professor spent a long time trying to do basic arithmetic by hand instead of reading off of his notes and needing 20 minutes to get it right)</p>
<p>I finally got my log in today! Although it says that my school didn’t send in my school report, which I doubled checked that my school would send out -___-. Add that to my supplement, and I’m really scared for the final outcome.</p>
<p>So here’s some confirmation that decisions come out exactly a month from pretty much right now!!!
[If</a> You’ve Applied Early Decision… Prospects & Providence](<a href=“http://blogs.brown.edu/admissions/2010/11/04/if-youve-applied-early-decision/]If”>http://blogs.brown.edu/admissions/2010/11/04/if-youve-applied-early-decision/)</p>
<p>Uroogla, thanks for the brief info. 
Did you take MATH054 or MATH052 before?</p>
<p>I took math 54, but it was a review of what I had covered in high school. (I did not take 18 or 35 here, as I saw no reason to do so. In retrospect, 35 may have been more useful than 54 in my circumstances. Your mileage may vary - 52 is in some ways harder than 54)</p>
<p>Why wouldn’t 54 be harder than 52? Isn’t 54 an honors linear algebra class while 52 is just regular? What is the difference though? </p>
<p>BTW, what classes one will take for an applied mathematics concentrator? What I mean is that does one have to take a lot of probability and statistics classes or there is sort of a combined (Calculus, linear algebra and etc).</p>
<p>52 is generally more poorly taught and uses a worse textbook, and 54 is pretty much exclusively proofs, which actually aid the understanding of the material more than numerical problems would.</p>
<p>Although I’m not an applied math concentrator, I seem to recall that the department is very flexible. One needs APMA35-36, pure math through 52 or 54, and a programming course, as well as any from a wide selection of courses. Beyond that, what you take is up to you - one can focus in statistics, in other areas such as numerical techniques, or take a variety of courses. The ScB requires a few more courses, but you have as much choice. A rather detailed, if outdated, document with this information is available on the APMA website.</p>
<p>Uroogla: Thank you very much! :)</p>
<p>any other EDers who took a Nov subject test still have it listed as missing on their portal?</p>
<p>I’m currently a sophomore (pure) math concentrator here, and have enjoyed things so far.</p>
<p>The best part of the department is how flexible it is. Essentially, you don’t have to worry about prerequisites as long as you feel that you have enough of that ineffable mathematical maturity. It’s pretty common for prepared freshmen to start out with abstract algebra, complex analysis, or probability theory. I strongly encourage you to take advantage of this if you have the background.</p>
<p>In terms of professors, Rich Schwartz is easily in the top 3 professors I have ever had. I cannot recommend him enough. I’m currently taking a class with Prof. Goodwillie; he is disorganized but I find him to be a good lecturer, and very helpful in hours. Silverman and Hoffstein are both excellent, and I’ve heard good to very good things about Rosen, Strauss, and Daskolopolous as well. Note that these are all 1000-level classes, and most people have to go through the dreaded multivariable calculus sequence to get here. I can only offer you my sympathy, but remember that the upper division classes are worth it.</p>
<p>I haven’t taken any applied math courses yet, but from what friends tell me, the level of teaching leaves something to be desired, especially in the bigger classes. Brown applied math also seems very graduate-focused, and research opportunities can be difficult to come by. I don’t know of any other department like that here, and it’s off-putting, to say the least. I also have some experience with the econ and compsci departments, if you have any questions.</p>
<p>THANKS!! This helps a lot. So, as you mentioned at the very last about computer science and econ departments, what kinds of classes (eco and compsci) will a freshman generally start by? I also saw that there are some combined degrees programs like (applied math-bio, econ, or computer science), and pure math with compsci and eco), do you think that when a student study two things together is manageable?</p>
<p>how did you pick engineering over arts. what i mean is why trinity and why pratt ?</p>