<p>Yay boorish rugby players!!!!!! </p>
<p>God, I wish they recruited....</p>
<p>Do they not recruit? Surely they do.</p>
<p>Of course they do, but they do not give athletic scholarships the way other D1 schools often do.</p>
<p>where do you live (relatively i.e. Pembroke, Littlefield, Hope, or Keeney)? sorry just curious. I live in Pembroke (NOT andrews), and am curious about the difference between living with a lot of people (more than eighty in your unit?) or with just forty or fifty, like me. We are a really intimate unit, but that has drawbacks in that we're all in each other's business. c'est la vie.</p>
<p>They don't recruit for rugby. It's a club sport. I'd be at Brown now and would be posting on a different thread if they did!!</p>
<p>Ah, I see... I thought Rugby was regular team sport; may have changed since I was there.</p>
<p>Though your skill in Rugby would probably "add" to your chances anyhow, right? But there would be no coach "picks."</p>
<p>I'll ask the same question I did in the Cornell board:</p>
<p>"How elitist is the student body? Also, what percent is made up of pure workaholics, who refuse to do anything but pretty much school related stuff to kicking ass academically."</p>
<p>Have you read this thread?</p>
<p>From my day, I would estimate about 15%-20% of Brown students were from elite backgrounds... but they knew enough to behave nicely. Very few were jerks.</p>
<p>Workaholics who only care about academics would not be typical at Brown. There are some but they tend to be "closet" workaholics posing as bon vivants-- the go have fun at the party and <em>then</em> come back and study till 4 am... but on one knows it till one day when they finish as valedictorian, win a Rhodes scholarship, or get their book published.</p>
<p>I come from the northwest (Oregon Willamette Valley) , so my idea of laid back is a lot different than what might be thought of as laid back in the North East. I've heard a lot of people talk about this, and I'm not sure what to make of it. </p>
<p>So, Brown is laid back, but, would I think so....? Any thoughts? If anyone who has spent time on both coasts would be able to comment it would be great (SBmom?)</p>
<p>Thanky
Rach</p>
<p>And yeah, they don't recruit, so I can't get a "spot" or a big admissions boost or anything. But, it does help, and the coach can nudge the admin officers and explain the significance of my rugby skill and accomplishments. Also, the admin officer for my area is big rugby fan herself, and, according to the rugby coach, was dissapointed when i didn't get in off the waitlist last year :) </p>
<p>good luck to all in your next semester! Hopefully I'll kick my CC addiction so I can actually get school work done</p>
<p>Think of the smart people in your AP classes; surely a few of them were laid back while others were maniacs, even on the west coast. </p>
<p>In my experience Brown students matched the more fun/mellow yet smart kids from my HS. They were about as "laid back" as highly motivated people can be. They cared a great deal, but not enough to melt down over a garden-variety setback or to need to be 100% at everything all the time.</p>
<p>smart + motivated + balanced = Brown</p>
<p>hi, do you know anything about the poli sci department? I'm really interested in political philosophy and while the school I'm currently trying to transfer out of doesn't offer much in terms of courses I LOVE my political philosophy proff. do you know how strong the department is...or anything about the proffs, etc... thanks</p>
<p>heyyy there. thats awesome to all of you who are answering questions for us newbies. i got in ED and had a few ?s (1) without a real rooming questionnaire, is it common to have a roommate that you don't really get along with? (2) how's the dating/hook-up scene at brown? and finally, (3) how are the environmental science and international relations departments?
thanks!! oh yeah, also, im the editor in chief of my school paper, and really want to be on the BDH. will it be hard for me to join it? do you know if there is a lot of hierarchy within it?</p>
<p>I've never got the impression that varsity athletes are looked down upon at Brown. I think SBmom has given a fair summary. Athletes are not revered the way they might be at a school with a lot of really great sports teams, but they are certainly respected by the community at large</p>
<p>It's really easy to get involved with the radio--you just show up to the open house. With WBRU there is a definite hierarchy that you have to work your way through (if you want to be a prime time dj for example). There is also an independent radio station at Brown where it is much easier to get your own show, with a lot more freedom, earlier on (but of course it has a much smaller audience)</p>
<p>One of the unique aspects of the political science department at brown (and many of the social sciences in general), is the interdisciplinary relationships and affiliations it holds. Political Science works closely with the Taubman Center for Public Policy and the Watson Institute for International Relations. For student, this means that a lot of the faculty will have joint appointments and you can expect a pretty unique selection of course offerings. Here are the relevant links:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Political_Science/%5B/url%5D">http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Political_Science/</a>
<a href="http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Taubman_Center/%5B/url%5D">http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Taubman_Center/</a>
<a href="http://www.watsoninstitute.org%5B/url%5D">www.watsoninstitute.org</a></p>
<p>It's pretty uncommon for roomates to not get along at all. Not everyone becomes best friends (although this happens too), but most people can amicably tolerate each other. In the event that you just don't think it will work out, you are allowed to put in a request to be transferred to a new room. At any point you are also allowed to swap rooms with other people you know--so for example if you become good friends with someone down the hall and everyone one is in agreement, you can move in. Two people took this option out of maybe 80 in my freshman year unit.</p>
<p>here is the environmental studies link:
<a href="http://envstudies.brown.edu/env/index.php%5B/url%5D">http://envstudies.brown.edu/env/index.php</a></p>
<p>the bdh is also easy to join--just show up to the open house, and you will certainly have to work through a little bit of a hiearchy.
you can also write for the college hill independent
<a href="http://www.theindy.com%5B/url%5D">www.theindy.com</a> which also reports news but has more features along with an artsy flair (cover art, published poetry, etc.)</p>
<p>This is kind of a "looking way into the future" kind of question, but if I get to go to Brown, I want one of the substance free dorms. I've looked on the site and it says, "We have designated several halls as substance free," but to my knowledge (could've just missed it!) it doesn't say which are the "designated" halls. And I haven't gone through the list of looking at each hall individually to see if said. So if you know: Which halls are substance free?</p>