<p>I would like to add, as a current Brandeis student, that nothing about the Brandeis semester is final. </p>
<p>For example, I brought up the question about having to take a semester off at the last Town Hall meeting with the CARS (Curricular Academic Restructuring and Steering) committee and they said that they are hoping to figure out a way where student will not have to take a semester off.</p>
<p>In terms of financial aid, from what I understand, need based financial aid will carry over if you do your Brandeis Semester in the Fall or Spring. I think they are still looking into how financial aid can carry over into the summer.</p>
<p>While there are still the kinks to be worked out, I think the Justice Brandeis semester has a lot of potential to be something uniquely Brandeis that students will take pride in having to complete. I echo the original post asking prospective students to ask about the Brandeis semester since I think it shows off the creativity and desire to do something different at Brandeis in difficult times.</p>