RUE program

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<p>How does this program work? Would it be possible to enter the BROWN-RISD dual degree program as a RUE student? On what basis are RUE students seleced? Is full need-blind financial aid offered to RUE students?</p>

<p>I am turning 24 this November and realize the cut-off date for Fall 2010 entry is Jan. 1, 2010, which means I will have to wait till next year to apply, making me nearly 26 when I start university! </p>

<p>I don’t have the academic record nor the art portfolio needed to get into either school at this point, but given a year to build both up, I may have a chance. I live in the UK right now but went to high school in Canada. My grades then were nowhere near good enough for Brown, so I believe I will have to start over and do SAT’s and the ACT and probably a few A-levels (since I can’t take AP courses here in the UK). I don’t have the work/life experience you might expect from your typical adult student (I’m 23) so I can’t count on that working for me in my application. Brown/RISD aren’t the only schools I’m interested in, so I guess my question is more in general.</p>

<p>What do I need to do now to make a competitive application to Brown as a mature student? </p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>If you have no work or life experience and your HS grades are sub-par you’d better have a reason for them to take you over someone who has both. </p>

<p>a) It’s nearly impossible to get into the dual degree program.
b) It’s nearly impossible to get accepted as a RUE.</p>

<p>Not a good outlook for you from my POV. One year isn’t much when you’ve had time for the last 5 years to be doing things. I started college in my early twenties but had plenty of work experience, independent learning, AND 2 1/2 years of college work with excellent recommendations when I applied to Brown.</p>

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<p>@wolfmanjack
did you go to college as a “regular” student? (I mean, did you sleep in the dorms and everything?) If so, how would you see your age and life experiences affected your 4 years at brown? did you fit in well?</p>

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<p>Yes I lived in dorms and was on meal plan. I graduated last May when I was 25. Being older definitely makes you different and often times is a pain in the butt, but I did have a good time and had younger friends. I did hang out with older seniors/RUE/grad students more often though. To reiterate though, you may not always feel like you fit well, but you get used to it after some time.</p>