<p>Hey guys! The CommonApp is live and Brown is my dream school, I’m probably applying there ED. Just wanted to go ahead and create this thread to discuss all things admissions related for Brown. </p>
<p>So… how about the supplement? Anyone else having a hard time figuring out what to write?</p>
<p>Hey I will also be applying ED for fall 2015 (I assume this is the term you are referring to.) My only problem is that I am applying to Math and as such I basically have to write two essays on why I want to do math. I am having a little bit of trouble determining how to differentiate the two. Does anyone have any experience with this? </p>
<p>@baseballandMath Hi! I’m also a little unsure how to maneuver this question. It says that you can expand on a previous response, but I’m not sure if I am going that route (also applying to Math). I think the additional question is trying to decipher if you’re really dedicated to Math or if you plan to quit when it gets tough.</p>
<p>Yeah, thats what I figured as well. I just hope to be able to word my response in a way that doesn’t sound too repetitive. I do have a real passion for mathematics and hope that I can let this shine through (without boring the admissions officer to death, haha.)</p>
<p>Same. & good luck to you!</p>
<p>Good luck to you as well! Hope to see you at brown this fall!</p>
<p>I’ll be applying ED as well; nearly done with my supplements. </p>
<p>Good luck to everyone.</p>
<p>I’m also throwing my hat in the ring as a prospective mathematics major. The supplemental essays look pretty straightforward, and I’ve got an idea of what I want to write for each and every one of them. :)</p>
<p>Hey all, I’m a rising senior who applied RD. Brown was my top choice and I still don’t think I could have asked for better. Let me know if I can answer any questions. Excited for you all! Best of luck.</p>
<p>@retrorocket: What’s your favorite thing about Brown?</p>
<p>@DiscipulusBonus definitely the people. Brown kids tend to be an eclectic, diverse group that you won’t ever be able to get into the same room (unless you bring Bill Nye or Jim Kim to campus), but they’re also some of the most humble, intelligent, and generous people around. I came from a rigorous high school with an icky-competitive environment, but you’d be hard-pressed to find that at Brown. All of the smarts with very little of that petty drama. It’s very inspiring.</p>
<p>@retrorocket I haven’t had the chance to visit Brown, as I live on the opposite side of the country, but I’m feeling like it may be my first choice. How is the campus/the facilities? How do you like Providence? Is the campus all together, or more spread out? Thank you so much :)</p>
<p>@eastcoast21 I was in the same boat! California native. Back in high school, I was convinced location wouldn’t matter because all I knew was that I wanted to go far, far away. Luckily, it all worked out.</p>
<p>Brown’s facilities aren’t the best in comparison to other schools of the same caliber, but they’re working on it. As an upperclassman I could complain for days about the dorms, but they ARE renovating a ton of buildings, and freshmen these days get pretty sweet housing. So I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Brown has an open campus, but generally everything is in one place, and easily walkable. I love Providence. It’s an amazing city with an amazing culture. It’s not big, but there are of ton of places to see (and Providence always makes the list of having some of the best food in the country). On College Hill you’d be living in the wealthier ‘east side bubble,’ but as long as you make the effort to go out and see all the city has to offer, there’s a lot to learn. If you’re used to warm/hot/sunny weather like me, I would get a good winter coat and brace yourself for lots of rainy days and harsh winter. The weather isn’t great, but it’s nothing like the midwest, I’m sure…</p>
<p>The athletic/recreation facilities are sparkling new and country club-like. The campus is interwoven into the residential East Side neighborhood, which was mostly built in the 19th and early 20th centuries. </p>
<p>There are discrete campus areas, such as the Main Green/Quiet Green/Lincoln Field–Pembroke–Wriston Quad–Keeney Quad. But to get from one discrete area to another, or to other classrooms or libraries, you are either walking past old wood frame or brick houses or down that quintessential college neighborhood lane–Thayer St.</p>
<p>I would distinguish the area and feel from some other well-respected Ivies, as follows (I have the greatest respect for all the following institutions!!!)</p>
<p>Princeton–Less feeling at Brown that you are in a bubble. You can go days at Princeton without having to cross traffic.</p>
<p>Yale–East Side vs the surrounding area of Yale</p>
<p>Harvard–More busy, urban feel around Harvard. Providence is urban, but not like Boston or Cambridge of course. And Providence is down the hill</p>
<p>Columbia–Manhattan vs College Hill/East Side of Providence</p>
<p>Dartmouth–Area around Brown is more lively/commercial/active</p>
<p>I’m a rising senior, and after a lot of deliberation, I think Brown would be the best fit for me overall. 
I’ve been working on the supplements though, and what do you guys think is the best way to answer the supplement question about the where we’ve lived? Should we just list or give quick descriptions too?</p>
<p>@ballet19: I was planning to write a paragraph explaining where I’ve lived and why I’ve lived there, but that’s just me. I’d love to hear any other suggestions, though. :)</p>
<p>@ballet19: I think giving quick descriptions would make more strategic sense. After all, the point of supplementals is to get a glimpse of our personalities, and listing where one has lived only doesn’t exactly show them much. But describing the places through one’s own perspective can cast a light on personality much more effectively, because description is subjective. </p>
<p>@ballet19 When I visited Brown, the admissions officer said not to over think the questions. She told us how she read some essays that described feeling home in a book or forest. Well that’s lovely but not what the question was asking lol! So I am literally just writing down where I have lived, the environment that surrounds, and how long I’ve lived there.</p>
<p>Thanks for answering! I really would like to add a personal element to the places question, and I guess I’ll try to do that to the best of my ability, but I’m finding that 100 words is not a lot to work with, with 5 places.
@Belizeme I figured as much, especially considering that there will be people who have moved around extensively. I would think that if you’ve lived in one or two places, though, adding some personality may be a little more feasible.
Thanks for all your help (:</p>