<p>so brown is pretty much the only college im interested in. as a student who is in her second year of law in europe, one year from being a qualified lawyer,(a hook maybe?!), is there any colleges that are similar?
i’m talking in terms of the same curriculum. i understand that brown means you can pretty choose whatever you want as far as subjects?!
my interests include maths/science, as well as anything english based, and i love hsitory and geography as well, so my current career path isnt interesting me at all.
i do not know my ideal career path as the current plan, if transfer(or whatever) doeant work out, is to do a second degree in either medicine or journalism.
so as you can see i’m very conflicted and need a curriculum thast will let me try out all my interests until i figure it out myself! i’m 19, so i’m not that old, and have no idea really what/how applying to colleges works… all i know is that brown is one of the few schools that allows such diversity…</p>
<p>any suggestions people?! on similar colleges or brown in general as far as applying?!
not sure how to tag stuff, but these are my grades from my “highs school” examinations i posted in a previous post…
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<p>I’m confused. you’re 19 and almost a lawyer? Considering becoming Journalist by 21? a doctor by 23? Did you want to know more about Brown or get other college suggestions?</p>
<p>“i do not know my ideal career path as the current plan, if transfer(or whatever) doeant work out, is to do a second degree in either medicine or journalism.”</p>
<p>well i’ll be a qualified lawyer by 21. but i hate it completely and utterly. it doesnt stimulate me at all, because it focuses so completely on, obviously, law, where as i have so many more interests. so if the whole applying to brown doesnt work out, and probably wont seeing as my country puts no emphasis on EC’s at all, and since i hate my course i’ve never applied myself so my GPA is average(and we only get examined once a year so there’s no way to bring it up soon enough for admissions), i was hoping someone could recommend a college similar to Brown? with the whole dual disciplinary(i think thats what it is?!) concept. if that doesnt work out, i’m not about to throw away 2 years of work, so obviously i’ll complete my degree and go on to do either journalism or medicine as a second degree, but i’m so completely miserable that i cant see myself happy unless i get the opportunity to learn more of, well, everything really. i’m one of those oddities that loved science and math and english and geography and etc all completely and equally, and did equally well in all of them, with no work, so a course with just, basically, cases and history, isnt challenging/interesting me at all.</p>
<p>Is money an issue? As an international student, you will not qualify for US federal aid and so getting financial aid could be problematic. And most US schools are not need blind for internationals, meaning you could be denied admission on the basis of your financial need.</p>
<p>Less selective colleges than Brown with open curriculums: Hampshire, Bard, Sarah Lawrence. New College of Florida (I think – I don’t know much about it). Also look at University of Rochester, Reed, Lewis and Clark, Colorado College. </p>
<p>I’m sure there are others. You might want to pose this question in the Parents Forum.</p>
<p>Reed is an interesting school. Amherst College is probably the most prestigious college that has an open curriculum aside from Brown. Amherst is not a university though, it falls into the category of liberal arts college or LAC when referred to on this forum. </p>
<p><a href=“https://www.amherst.edu/[/url]”>https://www.amherst.edu/</a></p>
<p>For clarification, Reed does not have an open curriculum.</p>
<p>as far as financial aid goes i’m quite confused there as well, as i do have an american passport/citizenship. so does that qualify me as an international student who can get national funding…?!</p>
<p>If you have an American passport and have American citizenship, then you qualify for federal financial aid and are not considered an international student.</p>
<p>not considered at all?! or just not in terms of financial aid?!</p>
<p>If you’re an American citizen then you’re not international.</p>
<p>what does it mean, being a liberal arts college?! how is that relevant in terms of degree and etc… sorry. i really dont understand the system here at all…</p>
<p>I suggest to you lots and lots of research into what you’re attempting to get yourself into. </p>
<p>“The “liberal arts college experience” in the US is characterized by three main aspects that demarcates it from undergraduate experience in other countries: 1-smaller size than Universities, which usually means more individual attention is given to each student; 2-residential, which means students live and learn away from home often for the first time and learn to live well with others.”</p>
<p>[Liberal</a> arts college - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_arts_college]Liberal”>Liberal arts college - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Though it’s not as easy as putting institutions into categories. You have to look at what the advertised advantages these colleges offer and compare it to a University of your choice. Brown is more of a University-College where you get aspects of both. Look for modestmelody’s post about that one. It’s been posted about kazillion times since people come here and ask the same questions over and over without searching the forums (or anywhere on the internet, apparently).</p>
<p>The internet is your friend. Use it.</p>
<p>vassar, oberlin, weslyan, yale, tufts, mcalaster, columbia, carelton</p>
<p>these vary but share enough traits such that they are worth a look if you like brown. afterall, i dont know why you like brown. </p>
<p>new college and lewis and clark are no where near the academic level of brown. you can of course get a good education anywhere, but…</p>