<p>Everything about Brown is amazing. </p>
<p>You get to pick your courses and there are no “course requirements” (a big draw to some applicants). Additionally, students take advantage of a pass/fail option for courses they’re unsure about instead of getting an A,B, or C. None of the school’s departments are subpar… all areas are at least great in what they’re supposed to do. The attitude, from what I can collect, is not uptight and super competitive socially. Most kids seem to want to help their peers and only remain competitive with themselves. It’s also a great school if you want to shop for a variety of different courses that you want to try. It’s not uncommon at Brown to find students taking that strange art history class or caribbean studies course, even if you’re a chem major. The school wants you to have a broad education and have a degree that is well-rounded. </p>
<p>The PLME Program is also a great feature if you want to study medicine. You apply the fall of your senior year, and while not an “advanced track”, it does admit you into the school, let you skip the MCAT and have a reserved spot awaiting you in med school after you finish your undergraduate degree. </p>
<p>The Humanities are wonderful at the school, too. Adding to that, you get an awesome theatre program. </p>
<p>From students who have told me about the school, it’s a place that’s never inactive. You can always find something to do. Brown is a campus with a happy medium of partying and studying. Everyone on the campus really wants to be there and, generally, the student body is very accepting of diversity. It’s not the most liberal and fashionable Ivy for no reason. </p>
<p>I can’t really find any real flaws with the school at all. However, if you’re a hardcore science student and only want to live and breathe that within an atmosphere like that… I don’t think this would be the best place for you. Brown seems to be a school that doesn’t want to focus on just on of its departments (MIT, Harvey Mudd, etc…) . Instead, the school gives this impression that it wants to be great at everything instead of just being phenomenal in one area. Also, the greek scene isn’t too large on the campus, either. Financial aid-wise, though it is an Ivy, its endowment is lower than that of the others, so if getting lots of money from the school as a middle class student is a huge factor, then don’t apply ED or expect to get an aid package comparable to that of a school with more money to spend on financial aid… but it isn’t by any means thrifty in aid. A lot of students get great aid. </p>
<p>Regardless, it’s just about the best place on earth.</p>