Brown Social Life--- Work hard/play hard?

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<p>As I’m waiting on my decision for Brown and having other admissions decisions for other schools coming in, I’ve been having some issues in deciding how I feel about certain schools. I’ve been accepted so far to UArizona, American, McGill, GWU, and WashU. WashU is an amazing school that I would love to attend. I would consider McGill and GW as well. I want to study something international or foreign languages. My worry with WashU is that it isn’t going to be the right environment for me— too nerdy, work hard/play tentatively. I’ve heard mixed things about their social environment, some say its great and wild and others say its mediocre.</p>

<p>So my question— what is Brown’s social life like? Do most people party or study?</p>

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<p>Brown's social life has huge diversity. You can party as little or as much as you want, basically. You'll find people who like to stay in and play board games. You'll find people who go watch shows on campus. You'll find people who will hit up the Frats. You'll find people who head downtown. You'll find kids who throw power hours. You'll find peopl who spend some time in the Sci Li on Friday nights. It really runs the spectrum.</p>

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<p>i read that brown has a coed fraternity and most of the people have had sex with each other. hahahahha</p>

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<p>...Why is that funny?</p>

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<p>Please be serious. The original poster had a very valid question that we could all benefit from. Take this seriously</p>

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<p>NOTE TO SALPERT RE WASH U VS. BROWN:</p>

<p>Five kids from our school went to Wash U's summer program and they worked them so hard none applied this fall...Brown is much more relaxed.</p>

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<p>Hm, interesting. My friends at WashU don't complain about the workload at all. I'm not as worried about workload as I am about social life.</p>

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<p>Hmm I went to WashU's summer program too, didn't think it was too hard. Took two academic classes and some music lessons. Which session did your friends go to?</p>

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<p>With many ties to the Brown community (I live across the street from the campus; was a faculty member and know many faculty members and students well) and a D who is a senior at WashU, my impression is that the social lives and workloads of students at both places are very similar. The only notable exception would be for the few kids I've known who've made particularly liberal use of P/F grading at Brown, but these have not been representative of the student body as a whole.</p>