<p>im thinking about applying for the program for next summer. it seems like a lot of fun. would anyone recommed taking the program?</p>
<p>Hi everyone! I'm Selin, and Brown is one of the summer programs I'm looking into. One question to those who have went/have gotten accepted: How selective is it really? If you could give me an idea on the grades, that would be soo great, since I'm freaking out about not getting in, even though I probably shouldn't.</p>
<p>^ I was asking myself the exact same question. Last time I checked, it's not that selective, almost everyone who applies gets in. I just hope that I don't get rejected! :D</p>
<p>Hi, to answer your question regarding selectivity, the program quite honestly isn't. I'd say a B average and up is your ticket in. However, Brown's summer programs attract an incredibly curious, creative, and intellectual group of students...an idiot (unless of course their too big of a dumb-ass to realize where they're applying) wouldn't waste an application for an "intensive mathematics course," at a university regarded as one of the premiere insitutions in the country. I frankly, had an incredible time (Intro to Medicine), but, just a note here, if you are considering a program centering on biology/medicine, etc...I reccomend NOT enrolling in "So you think you want to be a doctor; an introduction to medicine." While it, despite the class size of seventy (yes, that would be zeven zero) was an absolutely fantastic experience, I'm confident I would have benefitted from a more intimate setting.</p>
<p>I posted this somewhere else, but it'll be helpful for those interested in next year's program. Feel free to PM me. The program is not super selective, many of the people there were forced their by their parents. Many of the students are very, very wealthy, but not all: I know several people personally who could not have attended without financial aid. </p>
<p>Hey guys, I'm a Summer@Brown 2008'er. I found the experience absolutely amazing, but there were a couple things that I didn't find particularly appealing. My RA was a PLME student, which I found extremely fortuitous as he was able to answer a firestorm of questions from me, and I took a science course there, while most of my friends were in game theory. If you have any questions at all, feel free to ask, I'll do the best I can to answer.</p>
<p>Pro's:
Freedom. I hopped on a train at 1 PM and spent the day there with some friends. When we had our fun, we came back at 10 PM and walked back to the Keeney Quad where our dorms were. You can go anywhere, do anything. Whatever you like. You have 100% freedom as long as you make it back to curfew at 11 PM.</p>
<p>Not alot of homework. Actually, for me, I had none. No one ever did the readings, because we were to busy watching Superbad. I guess this depends on your class, but I found that I could memorize everything I needed 10 minutes before we enterred class.</p>
<p>Community. It's so easy to meet people. I sat down at random tables at the V-Dubb for the week. There are no cliques, really, and I had friends all over the place. The first day I sat with a couple of squash players. The next I was with some 2 weekers. The day after that I had lunch with some cute girls that I had never even seen. You'll make friends in an instant. You may talk to them for 10 minutes in the morning, get their phone number, and then call them in the afternoon, asking if they'd want to go to the mall with you.</p>
<p>Weekend Trips: Brown take you to Dartmouth, Yale, Boston, Newport, RISD (right next door) and the beach. They're pretty fun and there are no rules. A friend of mine almost got a tattoo while he was in Boston.</p>
<p>Con's:
Smoking. There was actually alot of it going on in the benches outside our dorms. Many of my friends smoked, and, even though they were great people, I still felt somewhat out-of-place. Now this may not be a bad thing for some of you, as I don't care much, but I know that some CC'ers out there who come from more conservative backgrounds might not like smoking so much. Oh, this is mostly only with the guys. I spent alot of time in the girl's floors and I'd say that some of the unruliness in the Men's floor doesn't carry over to the girl's.</p>
<p>No AC. Bring your own fans or buy one at the Provi Place Mall. Get a good lamp while you're there too.</p>
<p>Different class times. I know that there are classes that start at different times. Most of them last for 4 hours, except for that doctor one, and sometimes your friends may have the afternoon class while you have the morning class. It becomes difficult to schedule times to hang out.</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>By the way, anyone planning on doing Summer@Brown 09', get to know the security guard who's in the room with the soda machine in the Keeney Quad. He basically gave me free access to the Arnold Lounge (only place with AC) at any time. If you come from somewhere nearby, bring a video game station. You'll be popular real quick. Also, bring a laptop, mine broke, but everyone else had one. If you have an ethernet cable at home, bring it. You'll understand why when you're there!</p>
<p>Thanks guys. It sounds like a fun time, not TOOO intense, yet still with the experience, which is what I'm looking for. And the fact that its not incredibly selective gives me a sigh of relief. Thanks again :)</p>
<p>Who all is applying for Summer '09? I'm a rising junior looking at the Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine 2-week course from Jul 27-Aug 7. Anybody else?</p>
<p>i'm planning on applying for summer '09. maybe creative writing or intro to surrealism.</p>
<p>i hope i can get in. my transcript is kinda bleh. though i dont think they're too selective. </p>
<p>i decided to apply for a philosophy three-weeker.</p>
<p>I'm planning on applying for summer 09 too. I think i want to do either the 'financial markets and investments' or the 'writing the academic essay' course. Is there any way to find out if the course is a morning or afternoon class?</p>
<p>You won't know the timing until you get there.</p>
<p>So, I'm poor. =}</p>
<p>If I were to apply within this month for Summer@Brown, does anyone think I'd be able to receive relatively good FA? Would it be 'too late' to get a good deal?</p>
<p>hey guys! i just applied to brown's to be human: minds, robots, clones and zombies course and i was wondering if anyone else has applied or taken this course.</p>
<p>i'm applying too!
i have a question though: does anyone know if you can apply to this and not attend even if you're accepted?
because i'm applying to another summer program and if i get into that one, there's a chance i might choose that over brown.</p>
<p>Columbia, Harvard, Brown etc summer programs (of the "pay to go' variety) are a cash-cow business, and rarely taught by university professors. They offer an excellent product for a lot of money. Attending shows consistent interest but is not going to imbue your college app with magic. </p>
<p>Any program or summer activity that shows interest or helps you grow is a good thing. But if you go to school all year and then go to school in summer too....a bit 'one note.'</p>
<p>im applying for summer 09 (:</p>
<p>I read somewhere that the 1st session was better compared to the 2nd because some of the kids stay for the 2nd. I know in my past experience for summer camps I went to a 2nd session camp and a lot of the kids were already in a type ring of friends formed from 1st session. Is this the case for Brown?</p>
<p>Yeah what about financial aid? I don’t think my parents will readily give me like maybe the 8,000 (I think? If not what for 7 weeks) it takes.</p>
<p>Is this program worth it? I didn’t get very good vibes about this summer program.</p>
<p>From all of your previous quotes, I take it that you guys are all in high school or parents of high schoolers. But, I have a question about the SPARK program. I’m not really sure if its practically the same as the regular Pre-College Program or if it’s totally different. Will I get the same amount of freedom? If you could answer this question, that would be great.</p>
<p>THANKS!!!</p>