<p>I want to apply ED to Brown be/c i love love love their whole approach to education.
but socially, is it right for me?:
–I am a city person–grew up around nyc and philly.
–i like a nice campus
–i like nice friendly people who are “homely”. as in, warm and inviting. schools like columbia, for example, are not “homely”. the students find entertainment outside the campus
–i am quiet and intellectual but can party hard in the right conditions.
LOL
is brown a fit?</p>
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You’ll likely find Providence to be tiny in comparison.</p>
<p>I would go with ‘homey’ over ‘homely’, since the usual use of the latter is as a synonym for unattractive.</p>
<p>In any case, I think you’d fit in at Brown. Although you are a self-professed city person, it sounds like you want more of a campus-type college experience than one that involves going out into the city every time you want to party. That comports well with life at Brown.</p>
<p>That said, Providence is small. If ready access to a big city is something you need for sure, then it probably isn’t the right place for you.</p>
<p>Providence does have that city feel to it…sometimes. You have your bus system and huge shopping malls and VERY large variety of eateries. Brown is situated at the top most part of the city, though, which makes biking, or walking, up to the university a challenge. Living in NYC, I found Brown to be comfortable and a nice breath of fresh air (literally) from the city. It’s okay. You should consider getting out of the real cities once in a while.</p>
<p>what about internship opportunities?
the one thing i love about big city schools is that great internship opportunities are right at your doorstep.
is providence a good city in that respect?</p>
<p>oh and thanks for the vocab lesson :p</p>
<p>Providence, as you probably know, is the capital of Rhode Island. It also is home to some large investment corporations. The city can suit your every need. You can intern at they mayor’s office, a hospital, banking firm…whatever you need.</p>
<p>I’ve actually heard the internship availability thing cited as one of the reasons why people are so miserably stressed at Columbia. People there (supposedly) feel this overwhelming desire to get their foot in the door at future employers as soon as humanly possible, and they end up biting off more than they can chew, all while they’re supposed to be in school. It’s hard not to be preprofessional when your profession is staring you in the face.</p>
<p>Brown is much less preprofessional than that, and I can’t think of anyone i knew that had a term-time internship with a private company, though I’m sure there are people who do. My understanding is that the academic year is a time to focus on your life on campus. That means potentially working as a research assistant for a professor, etc. The summers are when you can (if you choose) explore potential careers. But I know that many others don’t share this viewpoint, at Brown and more generally.</p>
<p>hmmm i still dont know. i like brown but i dont think i can ED a school that i have never visited or is located in a city i rarely hear about.
damn</p>
<p>Visit, perhaps?</p>
<p>dont have the money or the time before the ED deadline 
i visited about 3 schools already</p>
<p>I wouldn’t apply ED to a school I’d never visited, unless I knew a current student or recent grauate. I was SURE I wanted to apply to Columbia, but when I visited the air quality was so horrific and the students running around so stressed that I knew the campus just didn’t work for me. Education-wise, yeah, it’s a great school, but campus vibe and surrounding city are just as important.</p>
<p>sounds like you are. i wouldnt know though haha</p>
<p>hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm this is so hard.
i really lovee brown! :(</p>
<p>Are you sure you can’t try to scrape up the funds for a quick overnight trip? You have a month and a half. And my visit to Brown sealed it for me.</p>
<p>How far away do you live?</p>
<p>I will try…maybe. I live in New Jersey. It’s only about a 3-4 hour train ride?
But I dont know what my parents will say</p>
<p>I was wondering the same thing about myself. </p>
<p>I’m from a small, conservative, rural town in Missouri and I’ve never been anywhere up in the North East. I love Brown, but would I have “culture shock”?</p>
<p>You might, Chelsea. But isn’t that one reason why you go to college? To go beyond your comfort zone, try something different, stretch yourself.</p>
<p>Have you visited?</p>
<p>I definitely love the East Coast more than the Midwest. Yes, I do want to get out of my comfort zone. I don’t want to go to any university in Missouri.</p>