Hi folks! I’m interested in applying to Brown as a RUE applicant and would be super grateful to connect with those who are enrolled currently (or are planning to apply) to hear more about the program from those who have experienced it first hand. For starters, is it a long shot if you haven’t started a business, served in the military, discovered a new galaxy, or became a famous Hollywood producer? I’m not sure what kind of students are actually accepted into this program but given the RUE testimonials on Brown’s website, it seems that applicants have to be extraordinary. Anyone have any insight on this? 
Thanks!
Hi! I’m currently in the process of applying, so I’d love to hear more information from RUE students and alumni too. Do you still plan on applying?
Hey guys! I applied to Brown’s RUE program as well as Columbia GS, Cornell, Loyola Chicago, Princeton, Stanford, University of Michigan (UM), University of Pennsylvania (NOT the LPS program), Williams College, and Yale’s Eli Whitney Program.
Note: I received a rejection letter from Williams College today.
I am 41 years old, married to a 100% service-connected disabled veteran, and have no kids. I work as a VA Caregiver and hold a professional job. I dropped out of high school and got a GED. I attempted to go to college on 4 separate occasions and I did very poorly or dropped out each time. I started back to school 2 years ago and finished my associates degree in December 2018 at a local community college. I graduated magna cum laude (3.868 out of 4.00 GPA) on December 16, 2018.
Also, I did not take the SAT or ACT. As was advised by admission reps at Princeton and Stanford, I wrote a formal request to all schools that required standardized test scores requesting my application be considered in its incomplete status.
Here is a summary of my time at my community college. Sorry this is so long, but I have seen other threads where everything is listed, so I thought I would just put this all out there.
Graduated magna cum laude (3.868 out of 4.00 GPA) on December 16, 2018.
Awards and Scholarships:
2019 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Semifinalist (finalist selection pending)
2017 David Cobb – Dearborn Outer Drive Kiwanis Club Scholarship recipient
Awarded the “Blue Ribbon of Excellence” for distinction in research at the UM-UROP Summer Symposium
Community College:
Concentration: Sociology; Graduation date: December 16, 2018
Relevant courses: Ethics, Honors Directed Research (2), Honors Great Works, Honors Writing and Research, Logic, Psychology, Sociology, Statistics
Officer: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Vice President of Scholarship 2017-18, 2018-19
Member: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Honors Program 2017-18, 2018-19
Dean’s List: Winter 2017, Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Fall 2018
University of Michigan:
2018 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program-Community College Summer Research Fellowship
Field: Social Sciences; Projects: Prison Letter Project; MOVE Bombing (1985)
Conducted archival research in the Special Collections Research Center at Temple University
Awarded the “Blue Ribbon of Excellence” at the Summer Symposium
2018 Community Engaged Academic Learning (CEAL) Event
Guest Panelist and Program Contributor
Professional Memberships:
American Psychological Association (APA)
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC)
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
I also attended the International Convention of Psychological Sciences in Paris in March 2019.
Hello, folks. Does anyone heard any news from Brown University(Rue program), Stanford, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, UPeen, and/or GTech???
@dreambbig I applied to all of those schools except Harvard and GTech and I have not heard back from any of them yet.
@JellyPeeps Thanks for replying. Did you have any interview with any of them?
@dreambbig I have not. I am trying not to worry about the interviews too much. The next 2 weeks or so will be nail-biting.
@JellyPeeps I know. I wish you best of luck.
@dreambbig you as well!
Hey guys, any luck???