<p>round trip to Boston using Bonanza Bus (and student discount) - $12</p>
<p>There's an indoor track at the OMAC, and the swim center is right next to the OMAC also (both are on Hope St)</p>
<p>Whole Foods is about a 15-20 minute walk (depending on weather and where you start on campus). East Side Marketplace is about the same distance. It's a bit more mainstream than Whole Foods, but they also have a lot of organic produce and stuff.</p>
<p>Free time totally depends on what classes you're taking, what activities you're doing, and how your papers and exams are scheduled, so there's really no way to generalize about that.</p>
<p>how is brown on giving aid to Canadians?</p>
<p>On one of the sheets we got in one of the packets, it mentions that during orientation, if we want to take Chem 33, we have to test out of the lower chem. Is this test difficult, and is it really something i have to do to take the class? I took a beginning chem class from my local state college, but the class was a joke and the grades were over-inflated, and im not sure how prepared i am for an ivy league test. any help on this would be appreciated. thanks.</p>
<p>I'm wondering about bikes. Would you say that most students have them on campus? Is there much theft of bikes? Thanks!</p>
<p>Moman dont even think about the test and dont bother with it. Chances are any decent background in Chem prepares you for 33. If you're that concerned, take the test, but it shouldnt be difficult at all for anyone who has had experience with a chem class, even one that may have been overinflated.</p>
<p>Placement tests at Brown are generally more like suggestions than requirements. Even if you fail the test, you can still take Chem 33. That's what my roommate did!</p>
<p>Some people on campus have bikes, but the campus is really so small that most people just walk everywhere.</p>
<p>I don't think that a bike is necessary unless you're in Perkins or Young O or Barbour and have classes literally as far away as possible (Smitty-B?). Even then it would just mean leaving about 5mins before most people and you coudl easily get by on foot. I think I figured out that the campus is about 1/2mile by 1/2 mile to get to 95% of things.</p>
<p>i brought a bike, didn't use it very much, but it was nice to have when i wanted to. I would often use it to ride to practice (wayland-->OMAC w/o a bike is a rather long trip during the winter) and on some other trips. I plan on using it to get to the football stadium this year for the one or 2 games the shuttle isnt running.</p>
<p>How is the heating in the dorms during winter? I get cold very easily...</p>
<p>how is Brown on giving aid to Canadians</p>
<p>The standard is 70, but I definitely felt that some rooms were warmer/colder than that. But I never needed more than the comforter and basic sheets on my bed in the winter</p>
<p>my room was overheated. i don't know what the temperature was, but i slept with the window open every night. it's weird, because some people in my hall had virtually no heat.</p>
<p>my room at least we had two radiators, each one of which we could turn on and off as we pleased. I was fine at night with 1 heater on, and 2 blankets.</p>
<p>when i applied in the fall, i listed chemistry as a potential major. now, i know that i DO NOT want to major in chemistry. am i bound in any way to chem when i enter as a freshman this fall? if so, how can i change my 'major.'</p>
<p>My S will be a freshman this Sept. We just got info on Cap courses and if he is interested, we have to send the form back by 6/30. Can someone explain this to us? Do most kids take the CAP seminars? There seems to be no reason not to do it, but what are the advantages or disadvantages to it? And, what are the popular ones to take? Thanks for any info.</p>
<p>a CAP course is just like any other course, except the professor will also be your advisor. I think most CAP courses are also available as regular courses (I know mine was, I'm not sure if all of them are like this though), so really, I guess it depends on what field you want your advisor to be in. </p>
<p>Not everyone takes a CAP course, and i'm not really sure whether there's really a popular one to take.</p>
<p>You are NOT bound to the major you put on your application. In fact, your are not even bound to the major you declare at the end of your sophomore year -- you can change that as many times as you want, as long as you graduate with a major.</p>
<p>Heat was really weird. I hear they're looking at re-doing the dorm heating systems since they're so inefficient. But you should be prepared for anything -- buy a fan when you're here, and have warm sheets (I HIGHLY recommend jersey sheets -- they're softer than cotton [even flannel] and are light enough for summer but warm enough for winter -- <a href="http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=102743&RN=18%5B/url%5D">http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=102743&RN=18</a>)</p>
<p>Some classes that are offered as CAP classes are extremely popular (Neuro 1, for example), but only a certain number of kids in the class can take it as a CAP class, so I'd recommend signing up for a CAP class that is already small. You can always take Neuro as a freshman, but you should also try to take some smaller classes, and get to know those profs as advisors.</p>
<p>however ilovebrown, in a small class, you can get to know the prof even if they are not your advisor (at least i felt like we all got to know the prof in my FYS) whereas in neuro 1, you are just a name and an SISD# to the prof. But if that professor is also your advisor, then you would actually get to know him.</p>
<p>i<em>wanna</em>be_Brown -- I agree, but if you sign up for Neuro1 as your CAP class, you are taking a gamble, because there are limited number of CAP spots in the class and lots of people who want to take it. If you sign up for a smaller or less popular class, you're more likely to get a CAP advisor.</p>
<p>florab -- please don't double-post! The first one was fine.</p>