<p>As someone who has no idea what I want to major in/do with my life, I’m concerned the open curriculum might not be right for me since I’m afraid I’ll stick with what I’m familiar with and not be forced to try new things. Can anyone speak from experience about their experience in the open curriculum if they came in undecided/really unsure? What kind of guidance and advising is there?</p>
<p>I really love Brown but can’t figure out if the open curriculum is right for. Thanks in advance for any feedback.</p>
<p>If you are aware that this is a possibility, then, chances are, if you get into Brown, that you will consciously avoid falling into this. Anyway, even if you think you are familiar with certain things, high school is pretty different from college. On the other hand, if you are the type of person who needs more structure in your life and are not able to navigate your own way (and it can be pretty daunting) regardless of what you think you are familiar with, then Brown may not be the best school for you.</p>
<p>You will have an advisor at Brown, just like at any other school, who will help you pick your courses each semester. He/She will motivate you to step outside your comfort zone, especially if you mention that you’re worried you’re not doing so enough on your own.</p>
<p>There’s a difference, imo, between thinking that you might choose the familiar over the new and knowing that you don’t like trying new things. If it’s really the former, I wouldn’t let that deter you. Brown is a great school, and you will have the support system to help you choose courses that will interest and benefit you.</p>
<p>As franglish almost said, you’re not truly familiar with anything (I don’t think you have a Ph. D in anything…). And you’ll get exposure to other courses even if your’e not in them: that’s one of people’s biggest topics of conversation. Maybe in your first semester you won’t move out of the typical thigns you know (a “standard” english class, chem 10, math 10, etc), but after hearing what other people are taking and considering, you’ll discover other classes pique your interest. Plus, if you read the course catalog (it’s small enough that you CAN read through it, which is nice), then you can mark any class you think might be interesting, and shop it (this semester, I dropped more classes in the first few weeks than I’m actually taking).</p>