The Yearly: Brown student taking questions thread

<p>How's the weather? I mean, is it cloudy for weeks on end? I don't have a problem with cloudy weather at least maybe once a week, even for an hour or two, the sun comes out, even if it's like 32 degrees. Is it like solidly cloudy and rainy allll winter?</p>

<p>It's cloudy for a week straight in April or May. Other than that its' rare that it's cloudy and rainy for more than 2-3 days.</p>

<p>wolfmanjack, I just got in as a transfer for the spring semester and pretty much all of latermeansnever's questions apply to me. Any information you would have about transferring would be much appreciated. I also posted a question about transfer credit below before I saw this thread that you might be able to help me with.</p>

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Do transfers tend to blend in and do well socially?

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<p>At first most trannies, as I call them, stick together from what I saw but later branch out. The first semester here will be the only "awkward" one where you kind of find your place or whatever.</p>

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Is there a dorm/dorms that most transfers live in or do you have advice of where a transfer should live to meet the most people, get the best Brown experience?

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<p>You don't pick your room. </p>

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I know everyone says the partying scene is diverse and you can find your niche but is there something most people gravitate towards or is it really that varied?

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<p>I'm older and don't do the "party" thing much anymore so I don't really feel comfortable answering that.</p>

<p>kisskisskiss -- also a transfer here, i can help answer any questions you still have</p>

<p>Hi ClaySoul- thanks for being so helpful. I am pretty set on Brown unless my parents override me in a big way so I have a lot of questions about actually arriving on campus. </p>

<p>-Is the transfer orientation helpful/useful/long enough? Are you just thrown right in, or is there an extended transition time between arrival and just being part of the crowd?
-Since I won't register for classes until I get there, will I be at a disadvantage in getting into classes I want?
-Will I have a roommate? If so, will that roommate be a transfer?</p>

<p>you will have one or two roommates, depending on the room / suite, and they will be transfers. this is unless you have special need for a single. </p>

<p>transfer orientation is very helpful. a lot of it is to do administrative stuff -- go over the curriculum and requirements with you, stupid stuff like "don't cheat" lectures, etc. You also meet with a transfer dean to help set up an academic path for you here at brown. you also meet a lot of people and they will probably be your core friends, at least at first</p>

<p>slightly, now with Banner's course caps. But teachers are understanding and will often let you into their class if you pull the transfer card. But that's kind of the rule with a lot (but not all) classes at Brown anyways; keep showing up, and the teacher will let you in. Because no one fully registers until the 2 week shopping period is over anyways. It's all "preregistration"</p>

<p>And congrats, you made the right choice :)</p>

<p>"you will have one or two roommates"</p>

<p>Not always true. I got a single. Most get roommates though.</p>

<p>"transfer orientation is very helpful. a lot of it is to do administrative stuff -- go over the curriculum and requirements with you, stupid stuff like "don't cheat" lectures, etc. You also meet with a transfer dean to help set up an academic path for you here at brown."</p>

<p>Orientations change from year to year. I thought mine was pretty useless. I never got a "path" I had to do everything on my own. I made plenty of complaints about it though so hopefully next year it will be better. I will have to say I've only had to deal with U-Hall (the administration) a couple of times and both were bad experiences. Luckily I haven't had to deal with them for a while and don't plan on doing it again before I graduate.</p>

<p>With all of those problems at first I had major issues with Brown but now that everything has passed I really like it here.</p>

<p>I'd be interested in knowing who you had to deal with in UHall. Very very different results based on who you see in that building.</p>

<p>That being said, the Task Force tried to make some comments about orientations, especially transfer and new faculty orientations, and I do believe Dean Bergeron is well aware of the current short-comings and its on her priorities list.</p>

<p>pm'd you .......</p>

<p>well i mean i also got a single, but i was hte only person i knew with a single. most are in doubles or triples.</p>

<p>i know a couple others who got singles or ended up in singles because their roommate never showed.</p>

<p>what's the min and max classes you can take per term? how many do most people take?</p>

<p>is it hard to double major?</p>

<p>Minimum as a full time student is 3, maximum without paying more or special permission is 5. 80-90% of people take 4, the remaining take five.</p>

<p>Double concentrating is easy or hard depending on what concentrations and how early you know what you're doing to direct yourself and your courses appropriately.</p>

<p>How demanding are the language classes? Are there students that take more than one per semester? More than two per semester?</p>

<p>I'm also deciding between 4 concentrations at the time. I plan on taking one req. course from each until I can pick two. Advisable? And the reason I asked my first question is because 2 of these are either French or Spanish. After I decide, I also plan on taking courses in a few other languages. Ambitious...</p>

<p>It's unlikely unless in one semester or so you decid which two you want to do that you'll be able ot double concentrate. I'm not sure of the requirements, but with the average AB being 10-12 courses that's essentially 5-6 semesters of work strictly in the concentration with no outside courses at 4 courses a semester. Considering you have 8 semester at Brown...</p>

<p>You see where I'm going with that. Nothing is impossible, but somethings are quite hard.</p>

<p>I know of people who take more than one language per semester.</p>

<p>wmj...those are called dingles :)</p>

<p>When do new students register for classes?</p>

<p>right before school starts. But i'm not positive with banner. it's not something yo need to worry about, you'll be sent info on everything you need to know :)</p>

<p>hey guys,
does brown have a program that allows you to get a bachelor's and a master's in just four years? i know some schools have this and searched brown's website but couldn't find anything. one of my friends (who attends brown) thought it's possible but that you have to petition for it...is that right?</p>

<p>any help would be much appreciated,
claymangs</p>