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<p>Heyy! I’m a student at Smith College and am looking to transfer into Brown next fall 06’. Any advice/tips/info for transfers? Also, my chances…</p>

<p>you knew it was coming…</p>

<p>College gpa: 3.4 maybe bumped up to a 3.6ish at the end of the semester.
I’m taking 2–200 level classes. A first year seminar and ENG 125. So no intro classes…mostly classes with upperclass(wo)men. </p>

<p>ec’s:
Crew
Debate
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Smith Republicans</p>

<p>High school:
Top 10% of class
6 AP classes
ec’s (summary)
Varsity tennis capt’n
Western MA debate champ-team capt’n
Editor of school newspaper
Model Congress (all of new england)-Best speaker, team capt’n
Mock Trial-capt’n
NHS vp
Active in community-over 300 hours of service
worked/volunteered during summers</p>

<p>grades:school does not calc gpa…but ill try
fresh: 3.8
soph: 3.5 (1 AP)
jr: 3.5 (2 APs)
sr. 3.8 (3 APs)</p>

<p>thanks so much! Also, any schools like brown I should look into when transferring? Interested in urban or suburban, liberal arts, med size</p>

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<p>Your chance is as good as the next person. What are you interested in studying? And why do you want to leave Smith?</p>

<p>Other schools? With your interests, Tufts and Georgetown spring to mind. Also, have you thought about Macalester college?</p>

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<p>I'm interested in Psychology and Spanish. I want to leave Smith for many reasons--I'm not happy here (I just don't think Smith is the place for me fit-wise), I want to go to a larger school further away from home, and the all womens environment isn't exactly my cup of tea (theres more to it though)</p>

<p>thanks for your suggestions</p>

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<p>If you're interested in Psych, you should know that Brown's psych department has a reputation for being pretty behaviorally oriented. It's considered a "science" here (as opposed to a "social science," as it is in many other universities). That could be a plus or a minus for you, depending on what areas of psychology you're interested in. I'm taking a fabulous course right now called Introduction to Sleep (which EVERY Brown student should take!) with a professor who's one of the leading researchers in her field. It's basically a biology class. I've also heard great things about some other psych classes, like Abnormal.</p>

<p>The Hispanic Studies department is awesome. There are a lot of really interesting literature classes and some really neat interdisciplinary stuff with other departments.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the info! At Smith its considered a science as well...and Intro to Sleep? sounds fabulous...I know this doesnt really go along with this post but how is the social scene at Brown?</p>

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<p>There are a lot of other threads about the social life in here if you dig for them... but there's a little bit of everything (well, actually, a lot of everything).</p>