<p>Ok, I know this is very very early BUT I want to know what it takes to get into Brown for grad school! One of my cousins went there and when I went to visit her, I fell in love with Brown, Providence, and just everything about it! I’m still a senior in high school and I plan on going to Penn State University Park or University of Washington for my undergrad since my grades were not Ivy-League level, but I would seriously love to go to Brown for grad school in the future. I know maintaining a great gpa is a definite must so I plan on getting at LEAST 3.5 in college, research experience, jobs, clubs, GRE scores, etc. What GRE score should I shoot for, what kind of activities should I do? Probably something relevant to my major I’m guessing. I know this sounds silly and too early to think about, but I want to do my very best to get into Brown for grad school! Can anyone give me some tips on how to make a student stand out from the crowd? I need to start preparing slowly. Thank you so much!</p>
<p>You’re looking at grad school in the same way many students look at getting into their dream undergrad school. It just doesn’t work that way for grad school. Applying to grad school is a matter of applying to a particular department or degree program. You apply to the department or program that matches your research interests. In addition, it’s often a matter of applying to study with a particular professor whose research specialty best matches your interests. You don’t even know if Brown is the right place for whatever interests you want to pursue in graduate school.</p>
<p>Yeah ^^what he said. The only preparation you can do starting college is to do the best you can in your classes and persue research and related activities. Spend you first year or two finding your major. During Jr year, you will hopefully begin to find that you want to go into masters or phD, maybe in a very particular area. At that time you will talk to your professors and also do your own research on schools with strong departments in those areas and professors who you want to work will. Brown may turn out to be a great or poor choice.</p>
<p>Clubs and stuff don’t matter for grad admissions. Do what you enjoy and have time for.</p>
<p>Of course you just get the best GRE you can. The only thing to do now to prepare is to continue to read classic works of Literature either in class or on your own. Scores to aim for are dependent on the area of study and what is usual for accepted students. Don’t even think about GRE until Jr year. There are so many other more important things to think about now.</p>
<p>Thanks, guys. I definitely didn’t know it was very different from an undergrad admissions. I guess the best thing I can do is to just work hard in school and stop worrying about this so much. Again, thanks for input!</p>