<p>Sorry OP. I guess if Brown’s atmosphere was somehow new, I would feel a little worse. Still bad for you and Unhap. </p>
<p>Almost all colleges are much more liberal than the general populace, but Brown is well-known to be so even among the Ivies.</p>
<p>As for FERPA, we citizens really need to grab ahold of our government (including our schools). If the parent’s income is required for FAFSA, then it is no longer a privacy issue for the kid. Either they are independent, or they are not. The really sad thing is that the same rules technically apply at High School as well. If your kid hits 18 before graduation, the district is not really supposed to send parents anythign about grades and such. Sometimes I wonder if this is just a crazy episode of the Twighlight Zone.</p>