<p>From what I hear from my freshman daughter, it is not competitive at all. (I don't know if this is true for the pre-meds, though!) She seems to know many of the names, majors, etc., of classmates; at my big state u, I hardly knew my classmates at all. Students get together to study and help each other understand things. When she was researching a paper and found some books she needed had been checked out, she just asked after the class, found out who had them, and arranged to get access.</p>
<p>that sounds really wonderful.... I feel like brown has the non-competitive atmosphere that might be lacking at other ivies...</p>
<p>i'd prefer not to say where i'm at now on here, but feel free to PM me Madd Stressed!</p>