Stereotypical students at Brown

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<p>I have two questions…:)</p>

<p>I’ve heard that Brown is known as having relaxed atmosphere with very liberal, “non-conformist” students.
What makes a school “laid-back” or not competitive?
i.e., Johns Hopkins is famous for its cutthroat competitiveness…
So what is the difference between JHU and Brown?
Is it the professors? grading system? classroom atmosphere?</p>

<p>Is Brown a good choice for nerds who are good at math and science stuff but not really good at langauge or art (I’m one of them)?</p>

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<p>What is the difference between here and JHU?</p>

<p>Well, for one, we don't rip pages out of eachother's books to help the curve.</p>

<p>More seriously though, non-competitiveness is built into most aspects of the academic life, including all those you listed. It doesn't come from one aspect, but from an overarching commitment to this kind of attitude.</p>

<p>As for whether Brown is a good choice for "nerds who are good at math and science" but not other things, I'd say it's perfect, given the complete lack of requirements.</p>

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<p>But don't abuse the lack of requirements. Take other things than science, just maybe take them pass fail. You are going to Brown for a liberal arts education, make the most of it! It will be the last opportunity in your life to study such a broad variety of interesting things....</p>

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<p>and im sure people at brown dont wreck each others experiment to ruin them, or tell each other they didnt do the work so they dont have to help each other...as many other places do</p>

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<p>haha that sounds like some of the IB students at my school..</p>

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<p>isnt that disgusting? sheesh id hate to go to a school like that</p>

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<p>A lot of it comes from whatever the "dominant" or most popular major(s) happen to be.</p>

<p>JHU is huge on premed, which lends itself to hypercompetition.</p>

<p>I don't know what Brown's biggest major(s) could be, but I know it's not premed.</p>

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<p>One advantage to being accustomed to a competitive environment is that you get used to it and feel comfortable in it.</p>

<p>This will be useful for "the real world" which after all is quite competitive.</p>

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<p>Where did you come up with that? I'm pretty sure the most common major is bio, and there are a TON of premed students here.</p>

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<p>johnny u have a point, and i know, and have been, in competitive enviroments, but none to the point where other woould sabotage anything, thats MORALLY wrong and im sure u could be charged with vandilism, ID DO IT.</p>

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<p>I chose Brown a few days back although I'm exactly like you (mathematically and scientifically inclined). The problem is that my social interests and academic interests clash. JHU might be better for the sciences and math, but if you like the Brown atmosphere much more, I'd say go for Brown. I ended up deciding that undergrad was not the time to make such large social sacrifices. I can do some uber competitive science/math school (which is JHU) for grad school if my passion for those things remains, but for now I want to leave the door open for a little more exploration and personal enjoyment. And that's Brown.</p>

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<p>BROWN is the most heavily female of the Ivy campuses, and has been for some years. Princeton is the most heavily male.</p>

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<p>But neither are overwhelmingly male or female. I think Princeton is 55% male and Brown's about 55% female. Not a huge difference.</p>

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<p>Yes.....that is a huge difference!!!!</p>

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<p>It's nothing like the 60-40 or even 70-30 split you find at some LACs.</p>

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<p>so what is a stereotypical student like at brown? i know there have been some discussions on school culture, so what is brown's culture like?</p>

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<p>Oh common, thats almost impossible to do. There is no stereotypical student. </p>

<p>But, they are very very very liberal....:-( lol</p>

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<p>thanks....i am glad that there is no one stereotypical student actually. does brown sound like a fit for me though?</p>

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<p>TRUE...but so are all the Ivies these days...although Brown might be the most!</p>

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<p>The freshman class at Brown may end up 55/45 female, but the admit rate was only 52/48 female, and the ED applicants at least were, I think, 60/40 female. So Brown is attracting females disproportionarely, and only partially succeeding in redressing the imbalance by admitting males at a higher rate.</p>

<p>We see pretty much the mirror image of this situation at Princeton.</p>

<p>I am not quite sure what effect stereotypes have to do with creating these imbalances.</p>

<p>Certainly the explanation is not as clear as it is at, say. MIT and Caltech, where the applicant pools are heavily male, and what can only be termed "affirmative action" admissions policies are utilized to partially redress the gender imbalance.</p>