<p>I will be visiting Brown on Monday (8/9). Is there anything really special I should definitely see that will help make Brown stand out from another school?What about in Providence? Since it is the summer and there may be a different feel than if I went during a school semester, I want to get the most out of my visit. Also, I am coming from NY and will probably take the ferry from Long Island-is this a good way to go from other people’s experiences?</p>
<p>I hear bus from NYC is the cheaper easier way. I've driven ever time I've gone. Amtrak isnt bad either but expensive. I went in the summer, right around when you are going, maybe a week later, and liked Brown a lot. I went in April for ADOCH for accepted students and LOVED Brown then. Different feel, but same idea. Just pick up a lot of the reading material, even if it doesnt seem interesting at the time. Check out the student activities, and talk to them if you can. Oh yeah, and if you are Jewish, check out the very pimped out Hillel House on I think Brown St and Angell. It's on the map...</p>
<p>Also, remember how different its going to be with students there. Its a different world in the summer.</p>
<p>Second the Hillel. It's gorgeous.</p>
<p>When I visited a couple weeks ago, we weren't allowed to go into ANY of the buildings for "security reasons." So just ask your tour guide lots of questions about the insides of buildings so you can at least get some sort of feel for the dorms, dining hall, etc. Although the tour and info session were informative, I really want to go back once school starts to see what it's like with actual people there.</p>
<p>As a tour guide, I know that the only building on campus that you are technically allowed to take tours into is Macmillan. Not all tours will do this; in fact, I rarely did so. However, in the winter months, we will take the tours into as many buildings as possible during the tour to escape the cold (however, tours are never allowed in the dorms). If you were coming during the school year, I would have suggested asking a random Brown student if you could see there room, but I wouldn't worry about it. Strangely enough, I visited Brown for the first time around this time of year and absolutely fell in love with it, even when there were no students on campus.</p>
<p>There is no reason why you can't wander into some building (except for dorms, because those are private residences) on your own, once the tour is over. </p>
<p>I'd recommend checking out the inside of Sayles Hall, the John Carter Brown Library, and the John Hay Library at the very least. You may also want to drop by the department building of whatever you think you might want to concentrate in</p>
<p>Do you know which bldg houses MCM dept? That is the one I may want to check out. Thanks</p>
<p>it's in an old mansion at 155 George St
<a href="http://www.brown.edu/Departments/MCM/forbes/%5B/url%5D">http://www.brown.edu/Departments/MCM/forbes/</a></p>
<p>you might also want to check out the MCM production lab at 135 thayer st, the watson institute, and other affiliated facilites</p>