<p>Good luck to all the applying seniors! I’m a junior, and Brown has really caught my attention over the past few months, so I’m doing research right now.</p>
<p>Just wondering: why do you want to attend Brown (for those truly passionate ones who see Brown as their first choice university)?</p>
<p>Niflheim, just ask to see anyone’s why brown essay. haha.</p>
<p>and, “An idiot (and I really, really mean that) from my school got in ED. I can’t help but feel I now must get in…but that’s so not true…”</p>
<p>cranberry, I hope you don’t go to my school. That’s so hurtful. Is someone jealous?</p>
<p>Thank you, potterpie. :-)</p>
<p>@cranberry: hubris before a fall.
@potterpie: There are some helpful people on CC, as I have discovered before I joined. Now I am afraid of this overall community, hehe. I did not know most people are driven so intently to “succeed.”</p>
<p>honestly, I was intimidated, too, but the majority of the subforums that I participate in are comprised mostly of high school seniors who, like me, don’t really know anything. And the parents I’ve seen are nice. A Brown alum, fireandrain, even frequents the threads, which I find nice.
don’t be scared by the ambitious attitudes you may see on the ivy league forums. 
obviously it’s pretty easy to tell who to take seriously.</p>
<p>We try to be helpful if:</p>
<p>1) You’re not asking for us to “chance” you…we’re not admissions officers and we don’t want to play guessing games when we have absolutely no idea. As a general rule, most people won’t get in, but the admissions facts and figures page on Brown’s web site should help you decide if you think you should apply (remember, though, that the stats are <em>not</em> everything).
2) You’re not asking a question we’ve answered dozens of times or whose answer is readily available on Brown’s website…we probably get a little more upset about that than is reasonable, but our answers most likely haven’t changed or one can find the information by doing research on one’s own. We’re quite glad to help out and give perspective, but our time is limited.</p>
<p>Otherwise, we students here do our best to be helpful, even if we don’t always agree. We might not be a perfectly representative population (as a whole, we seem to be more conservative than the average Brown student), and the parents and alums who stop by are incredible as well. So don’t hesitate to ask questions, but do try to make sure there aren’t a dozen threads about them first.</p>
<p>Uroogla, just wanted to say that was a great way of putting everything I’ve been trying to say.</p>
<p>Thank you, Uroogla. I am still a chance virgin, so I think I am okay. :-)</p>
<p>I’m also a junior in high school, and Brown has been my first choice since 8th grade.
I know alot about the school, its just one thing that I never really understood.
I want to concentrate in Human Biology (+Premed track), and being a science concentrator, I know I will have to take some science and math courses. When I look on Mocha and Banner, there are always sections, disscussions, labs, and conference components with these courses, because I’m sort of confused. Can someone explain to me what these are and what is done in each of these course components? I just wanted to know how it works, especially for the sciences! And how time consuming would it be to double up in sciences in Freshman year?
-Thank you !</p>
<p>I’ll use Chem0330 as an example, as it’s the basic Chem course that is a pre-rec for a lot of other courses. There are four components: lecture, lab, conference, and the “M” component. Lecture is straightforward (2-3 times a week), as are lab (once a week) and conference (once a week before your lab for lab prep). The “M” component is always listed with time “TBA” and never actually happens - you’re just required to add it to your course shopping cart to register for the course. Don’t ask me why.</p>
<p>Other science classes have different schedules, but that’s a basic overview.</p>
<p>As for doubling up your first year, what two courses would you be doubling? It really depends - it’d be tough to double with two courses that both had a lab component, but besides that it wouldn’t be too bad at all. My friend is taking Bio0200 and Chem0330 next semester without any worries, and I took a bio and a chem last semester with no issues at all.</p>
<p>Hello nellyata123,</p>
<p>Although I haven’t taken any such questions, sections are the lecture portion of the class. Labs are where you perform the experiments, and your lab reports make up a non-negligible percentage of your grade. Some labs are more discussion based, apparently. Unlike at many other schools, your lab grade is not a separate course…a lab science is weighted the same as practically every other course (exceptions being accelerated language classes and a few half-credit courses like LATN0310 or CSCI1690) and you don’t get a separate grade for it. As for discussion and conference, I’m not positive. I believe one is the pre-lab. Unfortunately, I’m having trouble locating the thread where a science concentrator answered more definitively, so hopefully someone can give more information. This is almost exclusive to the sciences, but note that some classes with only a section will still have a lab component (as in CS) or a discussion section (some math courses).</p>
<p>Students, especially pre-meds, do double up in science, even in freshman year. Be aware, though, that in courses like CHEM0330, you’ll have a 4 hour lab weekly, an hour of pre-lab, and 3 hours of class, not to mention the time you have to spend out of class (writing up lab reports can be time-consuming). Depending on your preparation, ability to handle stress and the extent to which you’ll socialize (things that you won’t necessarily know now…), this may be fine or you may struggle. I’ve noticed that a lot of pre-meds who take organic chemistry I as a sophomore worry less and generally do at least as well as freshmen because they’ve had a year to adjust. One thing to note is that the intro neuro course is very memorization intensive and so potentially time heavy, as well.</p>
<p>Edit: Cross-posted with Bruno14</p>
<p>Thank you so much ! This really helped & Happy New Year !
Hopefully, this time next year, I will already be accepted to Brown (2016 ED Hopeful). </p>
<p>Bruno: If I am accepted, I would be interested in taking Bio and Chem my first semester freshman year (to be fully prepared for orgo in sophmore year). However, by looking at this post, I’m slowly changing my mind.
Thank you both again!</p>
<p>and oh ! another question:
are the requirements for PLME different or the same for all Premeds? For instance, do PLMEs have to take 1 year of calc, chem, physics, bio, etc… or is it less or more? Thank you!</p>
<p>Nellyata123:</p>
<p>That’s the kind of thing you’d talk over with your advisor. I’ll leave you with your thoughts on course scheduling for a bit :)</p>
<p>PLMEs have slightly different requirements - we don’t need to take the second semester of orgo. You can find the full list of requirements (for the current PLME first year class) here:
<a href=“The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University”>The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University;
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Has anyone received a password/username to log onto the Brown website to check application status, etc?</p>
<p>I scoured the school’s website but couldn’t find any specific info. When do we specifically get decisions? Has Brown released them at an unofficial date in the past, like a bit earlier? (kind of like AP scores)</p>
<p>All ivies release their decisions on the same day, so I would imagine March 30th 5PM EST?</p>
<p>My interview time was scheduled for me, and I was just notified that it’s in two days, almost two hours away, and at night. :(</p>
<p>Good luck silverturtle Hopefully it will all work out for you!</p>
<p>^ Thank you.</p>
<p>The interview was actually moved up several hours. It went well, I think.</p>