baadassmonkey

To me, Brown seems like a place where I could take interesting courses as much as I want. I've always been interested in Films, Music, Law, Business, etc. But courses such as those are regarded as 'easy electives' in high school; therefore I haven't had much chance to learn what I really want. It seems like I could explore so many fields at Brown... who knows, I might become a movie director or a musician after 5 years. And I think this is the reason why Open Curriculum sounds so fantastic. I know a girl who goes to University of Virginia and she takes courses she doesn't want to because of the "curriculum", which drives her crazy.

Am I getting the right sense of Brown? Or is this something possible in other colleges as well?

modestmelody

No, that's pretty Brown. My sister is at a large state school and has never really chosen a course.

My ex (that I'm still very close with) goes to a private school and over 40% of her classes she never wanted to take but had to because of their distribution requirements. She didn't mind taking classes in different areas, but the offerings that actually counted towards gen ed were lame, at best.

At Brown, most courses are taught as though you want to maybe go on and learn more and even concentrate. They're hoping to make you fall in love with a subject, hoping to engage you.

The exception to this statement is the 5-10 large intro courses which tend to be hit or miss on campus.

I wouldn't take those unless you had to anyway.

tetrisfan

You're probably speaking Brunonian language already, 'cause that's the vibe I get about Brown as well

piratemonkey

I get that vibe as well. Brown rocks my world