<p>I would prefer open-mindedness over militant liberalism any day. Go Ruth Simmons!</p>
<p>Who said that Brown kids are militant and closed-minded? Why can't Brown be extremely liberal and still open-minded? The term "liberal" strongly implies open mindedness, anyways.</p>
<p>I didn't say brown was militant. But it is true that a lot of die-hard liberals (in my area anyway) are extremely close-minded and don't listen to any argument, won't have intelligent debates, and tend to fall back on the argument that Bush looks like a monkey. I don't really care about political ideals, and I'll get along with someone fine if they disagree with me, but not if they are going to be pig-headed about it. Living with those people made me ashamed to call myself a democrat as the presidential election was going on.</p>
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<p>So true lol</p>
<p>That sounds terrible, Rabo. Seriously, I really don't know how a person can call himself a liberal if he is so close-minded. Like fids said, I have always considered liberals to be the open-minded ones. Probably because my town is so heavily Republican that the conservatives feel no need to even consider another perspective. =/ If you're a liberal, you must be open-minded to survive in my town.</p>
<p>I gotta agree with Fids on that one. Besides, it's just one of the many facades of a multifaceted school anyway. That's why I love it so much.</p>
<p>exactly. i think people who only pick up brown's liberalness are missing 83.52% of the picture. ;)</p>
<p>You are so good with numbers, funkyspoon :)</p>
<p>Brown has been <em>very</em> hot for at least 25 years... It hit the radar big time when JFK Jr went there, and has not been off the radar since, though maybe the school has had surges of relatively even hotter periods...</p>
<p>Now: here is why Brown is hot. </p>
<p>There are enough really brilliant people who, by senior year, are basically done 'proving it' in a competitive academic melee. They are ready and eager to follow their own educational bliss for four years. They set their own goals and strive for excellence-- quietly. They have fun-- noisily. They want a community of like-minded souls: passionate learners who march to their own drummers. They want peers who, like them, dive into life. </p>
<p>They don't really care whether or not Great Uncle Harry or the nextdoor neighbors think the school is sufficiently prestigious. They know Brown is, by their own definition, perfect-- and that's plenty for them. Why Brown will always be hot is because when you find Brown and Brown finds you it is a love match. Everyone at Brown feels it is an incredible place to be-- which makes it a self-fulfilling prophesy.</p>
<p>I agree. I just hope Brown sees that that is how I feel! :o</p>
<p>I wish all admissions could be rolling. I mean, there would still be a deadline and everything, so you could procrastinate until new years, if you wanted. but at least you would find out when your decision was made and what it was.</p>
<p>worse comes to worse, we'll bring brown to georgetown.</p>
<p>and SBmom, I think (hope) you're absolutely 100.00% correct.</p>
<p>I think we need to make a thread about the bad aspects of Brown, because then I won't be so disappointed if I don't get in.</p>
<p>I have a feeling that that thread would be void of posts, though. It's a shame Brown doesn't have more problems.</p>
<p>the first week of december, my mom and i made a list of every reason why brown is a terrible school.</p>
<p>as i recall...
1. it might be too weird
2. it might be too liberal
3. brown isn't a great color (were we out of our minds?)
4. it's in a city. a person can get mugged in a city.
5. the providence place mall is too nice and expensive and i'd probably blow all my money in 3 days.</p>
<p>... and so on. i think we had 10 or so reasons.</p>
<p>And in rebuttal:</p>
<p>1) I like weirdness. I think I'm kinda weird.
2) I might be too liberal, so it would work.
3) I kinda like the color Brown.
4) I like cities, and I don't think you would really get mugged in Providence. I mean c'mon, it's Providence.
5) There's always the salvation army!</p>
<p>Haha, true story--</p>
<p>When I came up to Brown in October (in conjunction with staying with my girlfriend for the weekend at her dorm at UMass), we spent the day in Providence. I'd come with $100, and by the time we left the mall I was down $70. I'd spent all that money on CD's in the music store there that no stores (not even Borders) around here have.</p>
<p>You forgot about the students smoking in the quad.</p>
<p>Maybe I am the only one who isn't charmed by that...</p>
<p>LOL the one flaw. </p>
<p>Besides the pot smoking in the quad, I actually can't recall any cigarette smoking there. Maybe I just "chose" not to see it, so it wouldn't taint my perception of Brown.</p>
<p>You'll be smoking by the end of your sophomore year.</p>
<p>I give it 80% probability.</p>
<p>Smoking... cigarettes or pot?</p>
<p>I can't tell what subject we're on right now.</p>
<p>tore, trust me, i'll be looking for the "alternative fun" next year, or whatever its called. lol</p>