<p>Well, you see, the problem is that no such courses are offered at Indian universities. So I just want to know if attending summer@brown or a similar program would influence my app for the better (which, I infer, is no?).</p>
<p>OK, if summer@brown is NOT going to help my app, can you tell me some other summer programs (other than RSI and TASP) which can help?</p>
<p>so...
is there anyone else who's gone to the program now that wants to share any fun experiences for those of us who are thinking about going next year?
id really appreciate it!!</p>
<p>i'm here, in the brown science library right now, typing this...i'm too busy to write a full review now, but i will tell you i'm having a pretty great time, and it's a nice program. i have a lot of interesting stories that i will post this weekend when i'm back at home with nothing to do :)</p>
<p>ok thanks so much!</p>
<p>To answer munnabhai's question -
A summer program that is likely to help your college application (beyond TASP and the like) would be one where you register for and take a college course or two for college credit. The grades you get show the colleges you are applying to that you can do college level work, and with any luck, your professor might write you a nice letter of recommendation.</p>
<p>hey i was just wondering if any of the previous posters on this blog would like to share their experiences at brown last summer because im thinking of going this coming summer and i just want to hear what it was like and whether it would be worth it</p>
<p>it sounds like a lot of fun so if anyone could post and talk about some of the specific things they did both in the classes and the types of stuff you get to do during free time, that would be awesome</p>
<p>thanks!!</p>
<p>Well, as you can see from the above, I was at Brown this summer. I did 4 different summer activities from volunteering to acting to other academic pursuits, and Brown was definetely my favorite out of everything. It's just so chill. For the mini courses, you only have to take 1 3-hour class, and you have the other 21 hours of the day all to yourself. No one tells you what to do. There are basically 2 rules: Don't drink/do drugs (although both occured, and there was visible underage smoking all the time-those internationals!), and don't stay out past curfew. Otherwise, you're free to do whatever you want. Depending on the difficulty of your class, you might have to do hw, but even that was fun. I did public speaking, and my homework consisted of either practicing a speech or writing one, both of which were easy and enjoyable. My roommate was awesome, but beware (i'm guessing you're a girl)- a lot of rich biotches attend this program, and it's not fun to room with one. There are a lot of people who just want to party, but there are more who are here to have a good time and learn a lot. I liked my dormmates, although there was a group of party girls who really stayed to themselves and drank. They missed out on a lot of fun stuff.
Providence is NICE! I've been to New York, LA, San Diego, and I live by DC, so I'm not going to be easily impressed, but it really is nice. They have a sweet mall that's a 15 minute walk, with Gucci, and Prada, and Nordstrom, but also affordable stuff. They have so many good restaurants (I ate in the dining halls about 5 times the entire 2 weeks) and a hookah bar. You can walk everywhere you need to go in about 15 minutes.
Here was a typical day for me (note, your day will vary SO much because of all the free time you have)
9-10 AM- Wake up, shower, wander around my hall (mostly empty because most people had a 9 AM class)
10:30 AM- Go to the library, do last minute work on speech, facebook, etc.
11:30 AM- Go to Au Bon Pain, get a crossaint and coffee, visit Brown Bookstore
12 PM- Class starts.
3 PM- Get out of class, wander back to the dorms while continuing a conversation with my classmates (class was ALWAYS stimulating)
3:30 PM- Go to gym, go to seminar (many seminars about college, careers, other stuff- I didn't go to many and I really missed out), hang out with roomie, wander Thayer street, go to the mall, go exploring (campus has so many hidden jewels!)
5-6 PM: Go to dinner with friends from class and dorm (often at the big dining hall, where the food still sucks but has more selection). Sometimes go out for a special dinner (Indian resturant is SO good! So is Antonio's!) or order pizza/Chinese.
6 PM: Hang out in dorm, talk, play music...whatever.
10 PM: Get bored, run to Cold Stone and get icecream before it closes, eat icecream under the stars, run around on the green, sing disney songs, act crazy, be free.
11 PM: Curfew...but the party doesn't stop there...you can hang out in each others rooms all night as long as you're on your floor.
2 AM: Stumble back to the room, fall asleep and get ready for another day.</p>
<p>The campus is gorgeous even though it's under construction. They have this gym called the Bear's Lair which has really nice equipment and an air hockey table that is really fun to play with at 11:30 PM when you have nothing to do. I met so many great people, and my instructor was awesome, and I have never had more fun at a program! You should totally go!</p>
<p>wow thanks so much princessbell!!!
that was really helpful!</p>
<p>no prob...I didn't realize how LONG that was!</p>
<p>Just to emphasize even more how awesome Brown is- I forgot about the HOT internationals! There were 2 SUPER HOT german cuties in my class alone, not to mention a HOT Canadian guy. Not only do they look good, but they have great accents! And a worldly perspective! Also, personally, I'm into guys, but I'd just like to say in a non-lesbian way that there were some REALLY pretty international girls who were also REALLY cool. There were pretty american girls too (myself included :)), but most weren't that nice. But the average people were awesome all around.</p>
<p>If I don't go to TASP, or get a job, I might just go again- this time maybe for the 7-week college credit thing.</p>
<p>well now im definitely going!! :)</p>
<p>haha well thanks for all your info
it sounds like a lot of fun so hopefully ill get to go!</p>
<p>Can rising sophomores take the Pre-College courses?</p>
<p>Does attending Summer@Brown help with getting into Brown?</p>
<p>To the above:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Yes</p></li>
<li><p>According to an admissions rep at a seminar on college admissions I went to, it does help, although I'm not sure how significant it really is.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>I definitely recommend going. My experience was a little different from princessbell's--I only knew one foreign kid and no mean rich girls--but it was equally awesome. I took epidemiology and would recommend it to anyone.</p>
<p>I think there was a large percentage of foreigners in my class because it was public speaking...most of the other courses had few or no internationals.</p>
<p>do a lot of people come with a friend? or is it really easy to meet people and have a good time if you come by yourself?</p>
<p>The people who came with friends felt really tied down sometimes, but some others had fun. Most (95%) came knowing no one.</p>
<p>I'm thinking of attending this summer, although I will probably commute since I live 20 minutes away...anway I have a couple of questions that maybe someone can answer?</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Is it worth the money? I mean it IS over $2,000, and I am just not sure if I want to spend that kind of money if it won't be worth it?</p></li>
<li><p>How much will it help in admissions? Not just to Brown, but also to other schools?</p></li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li><p>I think it's worth the price; two weeks there are cheaper than many other collegiate summer programs. The classes are definitely challenging and you will have homework, so it's worth more than other summer programs I could think of</p></li>
<li><p>I'd say it helps, because it shows how you are academically-motivated you are to take a course in the summer rather than spend your days hanging out at the pool. That said, many other college applicants will have gone to similar programs, or spent their summers working (which looks equally good on an application), so you may not stand apart unless you're applying to Brown.</p></li>
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<p>I would definitely suggest going--I went this summer and had a blast!</p>
<p>I'm thinking of going to the one week mini course of Intro to Financial Markets.
Is it worth 2000 dollars for 1 week? Can you have all the fun that this thread suggets, in 1 week, or should I not bother?</p>
<p>I know people who went for one week, and they were kinda depressed because they barely got to know people before they left. However, maybe you won't mind. I went for two weeks, which was great, but I think 3 would have been perfect. Of course, 7 would have been awesome! But the price is astronomical...</p>
<p>Hey! I couldn't find a more recent comprehensive thread for this. </p>
<p>Anyone else going this summer? I'm a rising junior, and I'm thinking of taking 'The Secrets of Learning and Memory' (since I'm into cognitive neuro), a two-week mini-course starting the 27th of July.</p>