And how wrong you would be.
I do not expect you to read all my posts, but some of them clearly show how I am connected to Brown. The larger point is…who cares?
If someone is not connected to Brown and often gives good advice (such as the poster @T26E4, who is from Yale, but visits from time to time), you would discount that advice in favor of not-so-good advice from a Brown student/alum/parent/donor? That doesn’t seem like the Brown way.
I feel uncomfortable talking about myself, my parents, my grandparents, my children, my connected friends, on message boards, although I have strayed from time to time (like right now). I just think it sounds–for me-- a bit braggy and pretentious, although I understand and accept that most others disagree with me on this. Maybe that is old-fashioned, or quaintly modest. Just the way I am.
I do agree with the statement by @Iwannabe_Brown that “I absolutely judge people’s comments based on who they are in relation to the topic.” (emphasis added) So if a 1970s alum (not referring to anyone here), who has no kids at Brown, and hasn’t been back to campus for years, starts talking about how he or she knows from personal observation that Andrews is a great dorm but the elevators always break down…I would tend to discount that observation. (Even though it is true, based on comments from someone I know well)
Best way to smoke me out if you think I am a fraud is to challenge what I say if you think I am wrong, rather than offer up weak sauce snark and assumptions.
EDIT: So what State are you from and what was the acceptance rate? According to your post, this information clearly is public information if it was shared with “perspective (sic?) applicants”.