Curious Junior

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>im new to cc, but i have been lurking around this site for some days. </p>

<p>well, lately ive been looking into Brown, and it seems like a very good fit for me. there are, however, some questions i would like to ask.</p>

<p>–I understand that theres the pass/fail system, but would taking classes pass/fail give a bad impression if u are applying to med schools?</p>

<p>–How’s the introductory chem and bio classes? How’s the advanced chem and bio classes? How are the professors who teach those subjects?</p>

<p>–Are the winters bearable? I live in texas, so i have no idea what cold weather is =].</p>

<p>–lastly, if you know about Rice University, can you maybe compare Rice and Brown in terms of academics and lifestyle?</p>

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<p>Hey mfs, I'm also from TX and I was in the same situation as you.
-As far the pass/fail system goes, the main point of it I think is to encourage you to take classes you normally wouldn't take. I don't think taking important pre-med classes pass/fail would look good for med school.
-From my invterview, the alumn said that the bio classes were like those at most other highly competive schools; diffficult, large intro classes to weed out the slackers and small, close advanced classes.
-I went up to visit Brown this summer and the weather, at least in the summer, was awesome. In Fort Worth, we're get the numerous 100+ days in the summer so I liked the weather there, and I want to see snow. From what I hear, the coastal location makes the weather not as cold as it is in some of the other New England schools.
-I was looking at Rice as well when I was applying to schools. I went with Brown ED because it seemed that Brown had more national appeal academically while Rice is more of a Texas school. I didn't stay in New England very long, but Texas is definently more conservative and I wanted to try a change of scenery.</p>