Brown 2014 - ED applicants - Page 4

QuasiProfound · 05-23-2009, 01:40 PM

I'll let y'all go on drooling over Brown, now.

AnagramPanda · 05-23-2009, 02:06 PM

It's okay Quasi, I'm a non-ED intruder as well. You aren't alone. :P
I would probably go ED if not for financial issues. I'm middle-class, so I'm uncertain that Brown's financial aid would really be better than merit scholarships elsewhere, and that could be an issue. :B

iwannagotobrown · 05-23-2009, 02:18 PM

I wanna apply regular, but I wanna know the decision in mid december..

dunno how thats gonna work out..lol

Breuer2014 · 05-23-2009, 02:51 PM

Same as above. Certainly will be an RD at Brown, but for financial aid reasons, feel that I need to keep my options as open as possible.

rk33 · 05-23-2009, 05:09 PM

I'm interested in Brown but I would like to apply ED to Duke. Does Brown have EA?

Uroogla · 05-23-2009, 05:52 PM

Unfortunately, Brown's only early program is Early decision, and thus binding.

rk33 · 05-23-2009, 08:07 PM

So, I'm just judging by the people from this thread who commit to Brown ED, but is it safe to say Brown is pretty sociable? That's just my assumption from seeing this thread and the people who reaaaaaally want to get into Brown.

Uroogla · 05-23-2009, 08:40 PM

I've certainly found Brown to be sociable. One doesn't have to be overtly so to enjoy oneself (I'm more content to relax in my room or with a friend or two than to spend time in large groups), but many Brown students are very sociable. It does lead to a somewhat boisterous atmosphere; several nights this year I was studying in my room only to hear the Jabberwocks (a capella group) performing for a sizable crowd. The atmosphere was absolutely crazy when Obama was elected, I found a lot of camaraderie in the dorms, and so forth. People find their niche and their comfort level, but one can find plenty of people looking to be sociable.

tetrisfan · 05-23-2009, 08:41 PM

We're the future socialites of the nature, smarter Nicole Richies if you like

tetrisfan · 05-23-2009, 09:12 PM

Oh my god, no idea why I put 'nature' in there. Replace that with 'world', please!

rk33 · 05-23-2009, 10:23 PM

Haha, I think it's funny you said smarter Nicole Richies instead of Paris Hilton.

So would Brown be considered the "party school" of the Ivy League?

tetrisfan · 05-23-2009, 10:29 PM

I didn't know whether Paris Hilton is considered a socialite anymore, after her highly unsuccessful foray into music and movies

Penn's the 'social Ivy'

Uroogla · 05-23-2009, 10:39 PM

For those who attend Brown: Do you consider it a "party" school?

That thread gives some insight into how Brown students see it as a party school. As I'm sure it's said there several times, there tend to me a decent number of smaller, informal parties rather than large parties. I don't believe it's that much more of a party school than other Ivys, but that is based primarily on speculation and secondhand accounts from friends at other schools.

tetrisfan · 05-24-2009, 10:01 AM

No pressure to drink (heavily), right?

Uroogla · 05-24-2009, 01:33 PM

I've never had anything to drink before. I lived on a substance free floor this past year and didn't go to parties, so I wasn't pressured, but I know people live elsewhere and go to parties and still aren't pressured. So definitely no pressure. If you're concerned enough, you can always sign up for substance-free housing, though.