<p>Hi there, I found out a week ago I was admitted to Brown as a transfer student for Fall '11, when I would be entering as a junior. While I am honored to receive admission, there have been a lot of things that have changed for me at my current school since I first began the admission process. I’ve secured a fantastic research position, I’ve become more involved on campus, and I’ve met some great classmates who are smart, interesting, and talented, which I seemed to have had difficulty with prior. All of these things have made this decision incredibly difficult.</p>
<p>Brown is a far better school than the state school that I’m at, and after visiting, I think Brown has the kind of students I would fit in well with. But to be honest, I’m quite scared about leaving everything behind at my current institution and coming in as a junior, where I very well may struggle to adapt and possibly miss my old school (particularly because I’ve already spent two years there building a life). Going to Brown and regretting it would be particularly disastrous, considering I’ll be paying full tuition. I can afford it, but it will pretty much clean out my savings account. I pay next to nothing at my current school. </p>
<p>I’m not really sure what I’m asking here… perhaps for some opinions? How do junior transfers fare at Brown? I’m sure Brown is great, but is it worth paying such a huge chunk of money, and especially since I’ll only be there for two years? To any Brown student, do you love Brown enough that, if in my shoes, you would give up tons of networking, opportunities, and money to attend?</p>
<p>It’s hard to say, really. Many people believe that the cost difference is hard to justify for anyone. I personally believe it depends on the situation. In my case, I’m glad I turned down the colleges that would have cost me much less, but that’s in part because they’ve removed their classics departments. Of course, it’s only 2 years instead of 4, so the total difference in cost is not quite the same as it is for others, but…do you believe that the opportunities (and resulting salary difference, if any) are worth it? Interest rates may be way down, but the money you use for tuition could be invested, so the cost difference is even greater than the label price.</p>
<p>It’s hard for me to offer advice either way, since so much depends on your situation. Hopefully others can chime in with more feelings.</p>
<p>Hey yoobroo, I’m very interested in applying for transfer to Brown in the fall of 2012. Could you possibly give me some of your hs/college stats to see if I have an adequate of being admitted? Thanks! And I would say go for it. I’m currently at a non to semi target state school for buldge bracket banking, which is the reason why I’m applying to target schools such as Brown. The worst thing that could happen is to finish out the 2 years at your current school school and get a subpar job that you hate, and regret the limitless opportunities schools like Brown offer. At the same time however, the relationship between the tuition difference and income you’ll be making in the near future after college is something to consider also. There’s a lot to think about, but go with your gut feeling otherwise you’ll end up regretting your decision.</p>
<p>My situation is basically identical to the OP’s. </p>
<p>I would love to hear from anyone who transferred to Brown.</p>
<p>YooBro, if you do not mind, can you please PM me your stats? I am also trying to transfer from NYU (I only had a hs gpa of 3.3, but I have a college GPA of 3.9 being a first semester sophomore) Thanks!</p>
<p>Portmanteau5, too bad YooBro didn’t report back, but the couple of later posts put up in 8/11 indicate that s/he did choose to transfer. Comparing stats with one person won’t tell you anything anyway. Better to look on the Brown site, if there is info. If you want it, go for it.</p>
<p>college board:
Applied: 1,621
Admitted: 175
Enrolled: 110</p>