<p>Almost everyone here will talk your ear off about how much they like Brown. That’s the kind of school spirit we have, and it doesn’t rely on sports.</p>
<p>Okay, not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but since you guys are current Brown students I figured I could find some answers here.
What makes a good “fit” for Brown?
Creative, ambitious, unique, high-achieving, diverse interests, what? On most chance threads here, people respond with “Looks good, demonstrate you’re a good fit for Brown.” What I’d like to know is what, in your opinion, is the ideal fit for Brown.</p>
<p>Any of you major in Physics and Philosophy? :D</p>
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<p>There is no one “good fit” for Brown. There aren’t two or three “good fits” for Brown. Everyone at Brown is smart and talented in some way, and must be mature and independent enough to survive the open curriculum - and after that, the paths diverge into a thousand different directions. Brown is diverse. Admissions wants it to be diverse. So there is no formula for acceptance.</p>
<p>^ Heard James Miller, Dean of Admissions, say at a parent/student orientation event a few weeks ago: “when you’ve met one brown student, you’ve met one brown student.” :)</p>
<p>I wasn’t asking for a “formula”, just asking what people meant in general when they said “a good fit.” Thanks.</p>
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<p>You must be taking the quote out of context or misunderstood it when he said it. Perhaps he meant that Brown students are all the same in that they all share a common drive/passion for something, or one of those typical points admissions officers and representatives at top-tier universities harp on.</p>
<p>^ I think you, not RenaissanceMom, misread the quote :)</p>
<p>Yeah, I see what he means. Everyone is different…except the 3/4 from CA, MA, and NY who have 700+ SAT scores from good schools and are all the same age. :)</p>
<p>I heard the campus is very liberal - would this a problem for someone who is religiously conservative? I’m pretty open minded and welcome to new ideas, but I’m afraid it might be hard to assimilate. I have no problem with drinking, and I don’t really have strong political views. But I want to find a good Christian community that has somewhat of a presence on campus. Any help?</p>
<p>There are definitely some large Christian communities on campus; the one I see the most is College Hill for Christ, but there are quite a few others. It shouldn’t be an issue - Brown students tend to be very accepting.</p>
<p>Not an issue unless you want to go around “saving” everyone. Brown students are not so accepting of people who are not accepting of others.</p>
<p>So glad I found this thread! I can finally communicate with people who actually know what they’re talking about :)</p>
<p>I’m applying Early Decision for the Fall of 2012.</p>
<p>I realize that admission chancing has it’s own thread so I’m not asking for an admission opinion, but I do have a few questions. </p>
<p>In March of my junior year (I’m a senior now), I flew to Brown and had a relatively informal meeting with Dean David Targan. It went well and I fell in LOVE with the school. My ACT is only a 31 and my GPA is decent, but my extracurriculars are wonderful. I’ve been class president for three years, started a footwear company, and have won a few local and state essay contests. I’m submitting a recommendation from a former Brown board member whose name is also on a faculty chair. </p>
<p>I promise that I’m not trying to sound arrogant or conceited; I’m just a Midwestern kid who has come across some unbelievably wonderful connections. </p>
<p>Q: Will these connections help my admission chances? I’m not a rich or entitled kid – my father has a disability and we’re a regular middle-class family. I know I shouldn’t bank on connections for college admissions, but I feel like they could really help me reach my dreams at Brown.</p>
<p>Q: I applied to the COE program, but is there a major that’s easier to get into the school with?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance,</p>
<p>Just one of the 30,000 Brown Hopeful!</p>
<p>Being familiar and connected to Brown prior at applying is helpful. The rec will be a good addition as well. At Brown you do not apply “into” a major but having a run-up that supports those interests helps in some cases (especially in the sciences). So starting a business and stating COE isn’t bad, more coherent than Egyptology anyway.</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me how the English and Political Science majors are at Brown? And does it have a wide scope for literary extracurriculars?</p>
<p>PLME question:</p>
<p>Is it possible to get into PLME when applying RD? So I wouldn’t have to apply ED? Is PLME more likely if I apply ED?</p>
<p>You can apply to PLME ED or RD. I’m not sure what the admissions statistics are comparing the two, but they’re both good ways to do it.</p>
<p>While there may seem to be a smaller chance of getting into PLME as ED as opposed to RD, that is likely it is because that is a more “committed” pool of applicants (and thus a tiny bit more qualified.) IE the earlier applicants have a more convincing “fit” for Brown. That said, if you are not absolutely convinced it is THE place for you, then there is no real advantage to applying as ED. Plenty of the spots are filled from the regular decision process. You will also see on other posts that if you really need to compare financial aid packages, that most of the posters here will not recommend applying ED. In the PLME ED decision, there is also a block you check that if not admitted to PLME, do you still want to be considered as Brown regular ED. I’ve always wondered how that might figure into the admissions decision tree. I mean, if you don’t know that well that you really want to do your undergrad at Brown, then why should Brown accept you into the PLME as ED?? (If I was an admissions officer, I think I would be tempted to just defer all those students into the pool with the regular candidates!)</p>
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<p>Because Brown has an open curriculum, showing evidence of being self-directed in high school can be a benefit. In my son’s case, he sought waivers for required high school prerequisite classes, self-studied for 4 additional AP tests and designed his own community service project to fill a perceived need.</p>
<p>Besides the open curriculum / liberal education, what else makes Brown a distinctive university of its own?</p>