I didn't apply...but I love the school!

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<p>Here’s my situation. I’m a high-school senior who didn’t know much about Brown when I was applying to colleges, thus I didn’t apply. I got accepted to Cornell and waitlisted at Harvard, so I’ll probably end up at Cornell or if I’m lucky enough to get off the waitlist, then Harvard. However, as I was visiting both schools this month, I decided to stop by Brown just for the hell of it. I found that I absolutely LOVE the environment. The campus, the city, the kids there, the open curriculum, everything. I REALLY REALLY regret not having applied. </p>

<p>Now I’m thinking that I might try to apply as a transfer after one year at Cornell. What is the procedure for doing so? Are there any specific classes or activities I should look into or should I just do what I love and hope Brown likes me for being me? I’m also an International student (Mexican citizen), even though I’ve lived in the US for 10 years, and I would be looking for financial aid. Cornell gave me some finaid, but we got KILLED with loans. Does Brown offer finaid for international transfer students?</p>

<p>Please help me out, I really would like to see what my options for transferring to Brown are.</p>

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<p>Brown has a decent transfer rate so go to Cornell, work really hard, then transfer after your first year.</p>

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<p>If you go to Cornell knowing that you'll be transferring, you're gonna have a pretty crappy first year....</p>

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<p>I agree with MattyB. Go to Cornell with the intention of staying. Make friends, take the classes you want to take, do the activities you want to do. If, after first semester, you really feel like Brown would be a better fit for you, then think about transferring, but definitely don't go to Cornell with the intention of leaving.</p>

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<p>Oh yea, I'm not going to be completely miserable at Cornell. In fact, before I ever visited Brown, I felt that Cornell was a really good fit for me. It's just that after visiting Brown (and after getting my somewhat crappy financial aid package from Cornell), Brown just feels like the right school. I'm definitely going to see if I like it at Cornell, but if all the rumors about the competition and grade deflation are true, then I'll definitely try to transfer to Brown. My only questions are: What does Brown look for in transfers? Do they offer financial aid to ther transfers? and What is the admit rate for transfers (percentage)?</p>

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<p>If you don't like the financial aid package from Cornell, chances are Brown isn't going to be any better, if not worse.</p>

<p>I wouldn't know exactly what Brown looks for (besides the obvious), but if memory serves me right, last year they accepted 189 applicants out of 686.</p>

<p>Best of luck :)</p>

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<p>You probaly have a point on financial aid. But the question for me is, would I rather go 40,000 in debt (after 4 years) for Cornell or Brown? At this point, I'd rather go in debt for Brown. We'll see what happens once I actually study at Cornell.</p>

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<p>As of this year, financial aid for transfers was pretty much nonexistant. I think they might be changing that soon, but I can't say for sure.</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, Brown is not yet need-blind for transfers. This may change soon, but I wouldn't count on it.</p>

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<p>I've never been to Brown! Any good sites around with pictures or videos of Brown?</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.brightridge.com/brown_index.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.brightridge.com/brown_index.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://photos.tetto.org/campus/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://photos.tetto.org/campus/&lt;/a>
<a href="http://www.brown.edu/webmaster/library/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.brown.edu/webmaster/library/&lt;/a>
<a href="http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Photos/photos.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Photos/photos.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://www.providenceri.com/richard.../thumbnail.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.providenceri.com/richard.../thumbnail.html&lt;/a> (providence and brown)</p>

<p>also
<a href="http://www.brightridge.com/pages/college_hill.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.brightridge.com/pages/college_hill.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://www.brightridge.com/pages/benefit.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.brightridge.com/pages/benefit.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://www.brightridge.com/pages/athenaeum.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.brightridge.com/pages/athenaeum.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>good photos at these department pages as well
<a href="http://www.econ.brown.edu/%7Ervohra...n/Robinson.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.econ.brown.edu/%7Ervohra...n/Robinson.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://www.brown.edu/Departments/English/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.brown.edu/Departments/English/&lt;/a> (click refresh)</p>

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<p>I had this dilemma (this is why I always encourage applying to many schools!!!) I got into Columbia but was absolutely focused on going to Brown. In the end I got waitlisted at Brown (then rejected) and I didn't apply to Dartmouth and absolutely regretted that decision. I gave Columbia a shot, hated it, got into Brown and Dartmouth as a transfer and ultimately choose Dartmouth. Best decision I have ever made.</p>

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<p>slipper, could you tell me what you did in your year at Columbia to help you get into Dartmouth eventually? Did you get decent financial aid (was your demonstrated need met)?</p>

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<p>I actually only had around a 3.4 GPA, but had awesome recs (really bonded with a couple profs), was active in ECs (helped found a bigtime community day + class council), and had a strong high school record. I think w/o the strong ECs I would have needed a higher GPA, but I was able to compensate. I didn't have any financial aid though so that helped me pick more on "fit" than on aid.</p>