Chemistry at Brown

synperiplanar
Sat, 02 Jan 2016 04:02:51 +0000

Hi everyone! I’m a current freshman interested in concentrating in chemistry. I’ve noticed that a lot of the Brown alums that post on here have taken a lot of science courses at Brown, so I was hoping that some of you might be willing to share your experiences! Here are some of the question I have:

Which courses in the chem department would you recommend/ did you particularly enjoy?
Best professors in chem? Any professors that weren’t so great (in terms of lecture style or just the class they taught)?
In terms of difficulty and time commitment, how would you rank orgo, inorganic, biochem and pchem? Also, which of these four did you enjoy the most at brown?
Best professors/classes in the other science departments (bio, physics, neuro, math, etc)?

Also, if any of you would be willing to talk about your undergrad research experience, that would be really helpful. How did you first get involve in a research lab and what kind of project did you start out working on? (Do most undergrads work with grad students on their projects, or is there opportunity to carry out independent projects as well?) Thanks so much!