<p>I was ready to apply as a RUE, but changed my mind at the last moment, after speaking with an admissions officer. Although I've had a five year gap between HS and college, since I'll be transferring from another school I'd be considered a transfer student. She mentioned that RUE was geared more towards admitting students who are not currently enrolled in college. However, she also said that I was free to choose either path.</p>
<p>I wonder how much of a difference applying via RUE vs. transfer makes. I mean, if an excellent RUE candidate shows up as a transfer will s/he not be admitted, and vice versa? Are the administrations, admissions, etc separate for transfers and RUEs?</p>
<p>es four, good luck with transferring! Plus, I'm kinda glad that you went with traditional transfer and not RUE - one less person to compete against. Ha. Best of luck!</p>
<p>That makes me worry a bit more, I've been going back to school for a few years now (since before I turned 25) and thought the RUE program would be more accepting of my non-traditional background than would normal transfer admission where I would be stacked up against younger applicants who came straight from HS with no "blemishes" on their record</p>
<p>I guess it's too late now to worry about it, though.. Oh well.</p>
<p>Have the rest of you been back in school for awhile now?</p>
<p>Most of the RUE's come in as sophomores, very few get junior credit standing that I know of. I came in as a 24 year old and started as a junior transfer here. Almost done already!</p>
<p>The admissions for RUE are different but the dean is the same. They are funded differently I believe. RUE's get a nice little room in Faunce (for me to eat lunch in, haha) - tranny's don't. Honestly if you are older it's better to be a RUE by a mile, you just might not get in as a RUE. Both transfer and RUE admissions are really harsh though.</p>
<p>The last time I was able to attend a semester was in 2007 at a large state school, but haven't had the chance to go back since. I was planning on applying to other schools as a transfer student (still did, but hopefully I won't need the back ups) until I was told of the RUE program.</p>
<p>Yeah I realize it's super competitive either way. I just hope I'm not at a disadvantage because I've been able to attend both full and part time over the last few years.</p>
<p>Hey wolfman, you said that you know a lot of the RUE's on campus.... would you happen to know around when they were contact for an interview? Just curious.</p>
<p>From my understanding (which may be wrong... Brown's website sure doesn't give out too much information about the process, or the numbers with regard to acceptance rates, etc.) they narrow it down to 20 or 30 finalists. These "finalists" then have phone interviews with someone... don't know with who, but I'd assume with someone close to the RUE decision making process. After all the phone interview are completed, then the acceptance decisions are made. That's my understanding.</p>
<p>I'd be curious to know who within the RUE Program does the interviews...</p>
<p>A part of me wishes I would have applied to RUE. Maybe RUE adcoms would be more likely to look beyond my <2.0 high school GPA. With my awful HS GPA and need of substantial financial aid, I'm not too optimistic. Although I sure would like to attend Brown.</p>
<p>I applied, too. Picking the program was easy. A professor I've been working for basically dropped the application info into my lap. He's hosted a lot of foreign students and at least one of them attended Brown. I guess he saw a lot of similarities between that student and I (intellectually and otherwise) and decided to sell me on Brown.</p>
<p>I don't believe so... at least I haven't read anything about it. It would be nice though... just to make sure that the application was complete and they weren't missing anything by accident.</p>
<p>You should try applying to Penn's Adult education program, The College of Liberal and Professional Studies</p>
<p>-Penn is also a member of the Ivy League
-Need Blind
-Admittance rate higher than Brown
-Cheaper tuition
-Offers housing and financial aid (scholarships, loans and grants)
-The Diploma won't specify that you're from the CGS but will acknowedge you as a graduate of the College of Art and sciences
-Penn CGS students Enjoy the same rights as the normal colege kids, can join the same groups and receive the same benefits. You can join frats! The only difference is that your classes are at night. I belong to several student groups and also plan to create my own group.
-Rolling Admissions <em>I think you still have a chance to apply</em></p>
<p>And The Most Important thing: It Allows you to Transfer to the College of Arts and Sciences or any other of the schools at Penn if you wish (Wharton, Nursing, Engineering, Design, Communications)</p>
<p>Being relegated to night-classes isn't very appealing to me, honestly. Are you forced to attend the classes at night? Are night classes taught by the same professors as the day classes are?</p>
<p>When you say you can "transfer" to one of the other schools, are you guaranteed admission to them?</p>
<p>Honestly, one of the things I like most about the Brown program is the fact that I wont be forced into separate classes or treated differently from other students.</p>
<p>You can take all the day classes you want, but you will pay normal tuition for them as every college student.
The LPS classes are cheaper, and taught by the same professors.You even have students from the college taking classes with you. If the classes for your major are not available at night, you can take them during the day and request a tuition reduction. </p>
<p>They give you the same treatment as the college students, you can belong to the same clubs and organizations, live in the same building, have the same work-study jobs, join the same fraternities, eat in the same dining halls... everything. People wouldn't tell you're a LPS Student unless you tell them. (If you look young enough of course). You even receive the same Diploma. If you're looking for campus life Penn definitively has it.</p>
<p>The transfer to the other schools is not guaranteed of course. It depends on your performance and what you have achieved while being a LPS student. </p>
<p>and about the non-business majors, I wouldn't be able to tell you since I haven't take any classes at Brown, But Penn is 6th in the rankings, just behind HYP, Stanford and MIT. What about Brown? Do they rank that because of the quality of the education or what? I don't think Penn is that high just because of Wharton.</p>