<p>I thought I was the only one taking my course ("Reading, Writing, and Public Speaking- my dad's idea) because no one on this site or the facebook groups has mentioned it at all...until I went on the course catalog and realized it had become waitlist only.</p>
<p>I'm sure that if you were the only one, it would have been cancelled by now. My alternate course was cancelled a few days ago, so I'm guessing all cancellations have been done or are going to be done in the next few days.</p>
<p>do we really need to bring formal clothes? are the ice cream socials really that formal? it looks quite casual to me lol.</p>
<p>good question! For the people who have already gone - what did you bring, and how many people are in each course? The only description is that the courses are 'small'</p>
<p>I definetely doubt that an ice cream social is going to be formal. I might miss it! My flight is scheduled to get in at 7:42, so I only have 25 minutes to get my baggage and find the shuttle, otherwise I'll have to wait an hour for the next shuttle. I haven't been on a domestic flight for like 4 years, so I'm not sure how long it will take to get luggage, but I sure hope it's fast! The social starts at 7:30, so if I do everything right, I should be able to make it. Sure hope I can! I lovvvvvveee ice cream!</p>
<p>Status: Accepted, Deposit In, All Set
Program Week(s): June 24 -July 20
Course(s): Creative Writing- Fiction [Anyone else here in it??]
Home State: Bolivia :)
Grade/Age: 11th [rising senior] - 17
First Timer: YeAh!
How You're Getting There: Airplane, obviously
Why You're Going: to get a preview of college, meet people, and most importantly, to learn how to be a better writer in a prestigious ivy league setting ^-^
3 Weird Things You'll Bring: Me, Myself, and I....
How Excited Are You?: Incredibly. I've been waiting for this since January- WOO!!</p>
<p>I have no passport photos of myself for my ID card besides ones from eighth grade, back when I had braces. My ID card is going to be v. unattractive.</p>
<p>^^^aww poor you. Don't worry, it'll probably be so small no one will notice unless they look. Why didn't you cut up a school pic or something? My passport pics were ugly as hell so I just sent my school pics which I cut down to size.</p>
<p>We do group photos instead of the nice professionally done photos with backgrounds and stuff, so I'm stuck with awkward old pictures</p>
<p>I can't wait to get there. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH</p>
<p>Status: Accepted, Deposit In
Program Week(s): July 23- something. 2 weeks long
Course(s): Leadership and Global Health
Home State: Seattle, Wa/USA
Grade/Age: 11th/16
First Timer: Y
How You're Getting There: planeeeee
Why You're Going: To finally see Brown! To have fun..
3 Weird Things You'll Bring: hidden junk food stashes, my ipod, idk? my good spirit and attitude, maybe (:
How Excited Are You?: pretty much ecstatic</p>
<p>Anyone else doing a leadership course? what exactly is the difference?</p>
<p>^^^cool, we're the same session!</p>
<p>Oooh yeah, I need to start building up my junk food stash...hey is that liquid restriction thing over yet? Because I can't live too long without my Starbucks canned beverages...:)</p>
<p>I guess the leadership thing is probably more organized...like with mini-courses, it's 3-hours a day and then you're free...I think the leaderships are like all day planned out for you. They sounded pretty cool to me. </p>
<p>Oh, you peeps who are going in the next week or two, don't forget to check up on us later in the summmer kids and tell us how it goes!</p>
<p>Status: READY TO LEAVE!
Program Week(s): June 24 - July 15
Course(s): Macroeconomics
Home State: Pittsburgh, PA/USA
Grade/Age: going into 12th/17yo
First Timer: Yup
How You're Getting There: automobile
Why You're Going: i love both brown and econ to death, lol
3 Weird Things You'll Bring: AP summer work, clarinet, umm...can't think of a third
How Excited Are You?: really excited?</p>
<p>Status: Accepted and officially ready to attend!
Program Week(s): June 24 - July 1 and July 22-August 3
Course(s): Putting Ideas Into Words and Global Development
Home State: NEW JERSEY, USA.
Grade/Age: rising Junior, 15 years old
First Timer: Yes
How You're Getting There: car
Why You're Going: To have an incredibly intellecually stimulating academic experience at an Ivy League school that can open up new doors and topics to me, and also have an equally amazing social experience living in Providence for three weeks!
3 Weird Things You'll Bring: Hmm. weird things? BBC's Robin Hood series one on DVD if I can get it by then, toe rings, lipton green tea mix.
How Excited Are You?: Very is an understatement :)</p>
<p>Hey! I'm going from July 15th-Aug 3rd.. I'm trying to decide whether to switch my class to Abnormal Psychology and Psychopathology or High School as a Social Laboratory: An Introduction to Sociology .. help? They both sound really interesting to me!</p>
<p>Does anyone know how to check the status of your deposit? I'm worried that somehow it didn't get through... also, when do you have to pay the actual course fee?</p>
<p>and i was wondering about that too... i got an e-mail two days ago asking me why i didn't pay yet but it's too late now so they told me to bring in a check for when i check into the dorm</p>
<p>I just found out that if you come after 6 PM, you have to stay in a temporary dorm until the next day! Not that it's a huge deal, but it's a little depressing because I'm not going to pick out my bed or meet my roomate(s). I'm going to be there at like 8...I understand not letting you get your course info and stuff, but I don't see why you can't at least get your bed if you let them know ahead of time. Oh well. It'll still be cool.</p>
<p>Wheeee can't wait- I'm leaving to the States tomorrow, and I'll see a lot of you next Sunday!! ;P :D</p>
<p>any news!?!</p>
<p>I began this thread over a year ago... Glad to see it's still going strong!</p>
<p>I had a great summer at Brown -- So great that I wrote one of my college essays about it, and now I'm preparing for Penn this fall, which I couldn't be more excited about!</p>
<p>I hope everyone has as rewarding an experience at Brown as I did!</p>