<p>how is the dating/party scene at BROWN?
just curious, i’ve been looking at so many application based threads, it would be nice to hear a few responses on something different for a change. </p>
<p>is dating pretty common, and does it happen alot? also is there alot of mixing of people, by this i mean do you notice many hook ups or relationships between people who are different races, backgrounds, etc?</p>
<p>just curious. feel free to post whatever. thanks again.</p>
<p>Haha. I'm totally wondering the same thing.</p>
<p>When I visited, I did an overnight stay through the admit office. For what it's worth, some of the friends of the people I was with had been dating for most of the year. As in, actually, legitimately dating, not just hooking up. But that was two out of 6000 people, so I dont know if that means anything. They were freshman too.</p>
<p>hey, quick question, since you did an overnight stay. </p>
<p>how was it? did you enjoy it, and what kind of vibe did you get from the kids? just curious, because BROWN is a school i'm interested in. thanks again. =]</p>
<p>I loved it. I wouldn't have been able to tell it was an "ivy league school", as in, everyone being pretentious about how impressive they are, if it weren't for all the brown sweatshirts and water bottles and stuff. One of the guys in the group was kind of a jerk though, but I think he's trying to transfer because the sports program he got recruited for wasnt "up to par". I was there on a monday, the first day back from spring break, so not much was going on party wise, but it definitely looked like wednesday through sunday there was always something going on.</p>
<p>o okay, that's great. </p>
<p>yea i visited, but just four a tour/information session.
and i really felt like it would be such an enjoyable place to live for four years.
just curious to see what others thought.
=]</p>
<p>Party scene is great. There's something for everyone.</p>
<p>Dating...varies. Dating in college is different from dating in high school. I mean...in general...it's mostly either hook-ups or relationships. College students are a bit too busy for "dates". I see plenty of mixing.</p>
<p>Yeah, I think that dating is kind of lacking at Brown which is something that gets on my nerves a bit...</p>
<p>The culture is definitely more hooking up or exclusive relationship without much dating involved and without much that happens in between. Doesn't mean you can't date and ignore that existing culture, but that's how the majority of things are in college I think in general. Not many people want to spend the money to actually date and people tend to either be looking for something very serious or something not serious at all.</p>
<p>If I found the right girl, I'd love to date her though and I don't think that Brown's culture is prohibitive of dating... it's just not common.</p>
<p>o okay, interesting to know. thanks!
it seems that tends to be a general consensus though for a lot of colleges. the whole limited dating, but more of the extremes like hooking up and serious relationships.
sorry, this might sound a little specific, but when you say hooking up do you mean more minor, or are sexual hook ups frequent also? or is sexual activity at brown or other ivy leagues for example less than other big universities, etc?</p>
<p>I can't say, with any authority, how much action the campus on the whole is getting.</p>
<p>There was a brown daily herald article this year that we have the same sexual activity as everyone else. That being said, people are more open about it than I assume at the average school.</p>
<p>woah, did you just visit this last week?
because i am here at summer@brown and we saw all the tours that day.
we were in the sculpting class at wriston quad haha</p>
<p>i love it here i want to apply, everyone is really cool</p>
<p>"everyone is really cool"</p>
<p>you do realize that, with the exception of some of your RAs, none of the people you're meeting are Brown students, right?</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>that's not to say that Brown students aren't awesome. Trust me, I absolutely love the people I've met, but it's always been my pet peeve that kids make visits in the summer to schools and try to use that to make judgements on what the student body or life on campus is like.</p>
<p>incestuous </p>
<p>my personal experience has been many short relationships. Like, hook up, start dating, do so for a short period of time. People usually hook up for a while and then decide to date. Rarely is there a traditional first date, etc. </p>
<p>But my experience may not translate...lol</p>
<p>So, modest melody, can I introduce you to my daughter. ;-)</p>
<p>That may be the first time I've had a parent ask me that...</p>
<p>ahhahahhahahahahah
<em>takes breath</em>
hahdhahahahhahhahahhahahhahahah</p>
<p>A little off topic, but how are the people? I know there's supposed to be "great diversity" but I'm a little bit hesitant because I've heard so many descriptions like "eccentric" or "eclectic". I really hope I'm worrying for nothing cause I absolutely love Brown.</p>
<p>When we say people are "diverse" at Brown--we really mean it. We mean that we can't sit here and tell you what a "typical" Brown student is like because there is, in fact, an "eclectic" assortment of individuals. Select 10 random Brown kids and stick them in a room together and chances are there's going to be quite a variety.
Perhaps this conversation will illustrate what I mean:
I was explaining all the different "types" of Frats we had to a high school girl this summer and I was describing one of them she stops me.
"Wait, you mean, there is a frat for alternative kids and a different frat for nerdy kids? I thought Frats were for people who were...you know...frat-like."
Without missing a beat, the guy sitting next to her replied, "What do you expect? It's Brown." </p>
<p>When it comes to socializing at Brown, it's often considered to be something that one shouldn't really worry about as incoming freshmen---there's such a variety of people, you're bound to find your "niche"---there's got to be someone you click with.</p>
<p>While I agree that Brown is diverse, it still lacks many types of people. I went to a community college prior to Brown and the typical classroom was much different.</p>
<p>People you won't see at Brown:</p>
<p>Average students</p>
<p>Older students (there are a few of us but not too many)</p>
<p>People from rural Kansas (I say this because I'm the only one)</p>
<p>NASCAR fans (I've met one so far, not to say there aren't more, but you don't see many Dale Jr. hats around if you get my drift)</p>
<p>People who wear Wranglers and spurs to class and bring a spit cup with them every day.</p>