<p>Brown is a university. You can get a liberal arts education at universities, not just colleges. If you think of it that way, you will have many options. Most colleges don’t have core curriculum / requirements like UChicago and Columbia U, but may have distribution requirements which will be minimal and will still allow you take courses in whatever areas you wish.</p>
<p>All colleges, even those with an “open curriculum” will still have requirements to complete for the major.</p>