Looing for feedback from parents with kids @ Brown

[Anonymous]

What attracts students to Brown vs. another ivy? The open curriculum?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What attracts students to Brown vs. another ivy? The open curriculum?

Yes for my DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What attracts students to Brown vs. another ivy? The open curriculum?

Yes for open curriculum. This allowed my kid to study premed and a concentration that my DC was passionate about.
If my DC went to a college like Columbia, this would’ve been very difficult because you don’t have much time left after core and premed courses.
Another reason is that the environment is not as competitive for premeds compared to other Ivys. Brown premeds have high med school placement rate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If he is unhooked, save his ED for a school where he would get an edge applying early. My perfect-stats kid with award-wining ECs got deferred and ended up at a top 3 LAC.

I could've written this post. My DC w/perfect stats, etc, was also deferred and is now at Williams. If you're in the DMV, the only kids I know who get into Brown ED are legacy, URM or athletes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If he is unhooked, save his ED for a school where he would get an edge applying early. My perfect-stats kid with award-wining ECs got deferred and ended up at a top 3 LAC.

I could've written this post. My DC w/perfect stats, etc, was also deferred and is now at Williams. If you're in the DMV, the only kids I know who get into Brown ED are legacy, URM or athletes.

One of DD's friends was valedictorian with a 4.0 at a tough private and a percent SAT score was deferred and then rejected. She's at Amherst now. She's brilliant, placed out of HS math classes by 10th grade, was a competitive rower, performed in city theatre Shakespeare productions, and was really interested in the studying Applied Math and Econ at Brown, though she is now pursuing a similar course of study at her SLAC. It was tough for her since the counselor was optimistic and she had always been the best in the class and school. The year after a kid whose mom worked at a research lab and let her do research but was otherwise an average student got in ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If he is unhooked, save his ED for a school where he would get an edge applying early. My perfect-stats kid with award-wining ECs got deferred and ended up at a top 3 LAC.

I could've written this post. My DC w/perfect stats, etc, was also deferred and is now at Williams. If you're in the DMV, the only kids I know who get into Brown ED are legacy, URM or athletes.

One of DD's friends was valedictorian with a 4.0 at a tough private and a percent SAT score was deferred and then rejected. She's at Amherst now. She's brilliant, placed out of HS math classes by 10th grade, was a competitive rower, performed in city theatre Shakespeare productions, and was really interested in the studying Applied Math and Econ at Brown, though she is now pursuing a similar course of study at her SLAC. It was tough for her since the counselor was optimistic and she had always been the best in the class and school. The year after a kid whose mom worked at a research lab and let her do research but was otherwise an average student got in ED.

Perfect scores are not enough

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Housing. The housing lottery seemed really convoluted last year w/ a lot of students not getting an assignment until late. Dorms are old (flood in one, rumors of mold in others), and res life is not the most responsive, though they have new direction this year.

The food isn't the greatest, but my kid gets by fine. I think others make a bigger deal of this than it warrants.

The nicer library has limited hours. My kid would love to study there more.

They've changed the housing lottery process recently and new plan will be in place for next school year.

That's why I said new direction. But we don't know if it will actually change significantly. Let's hope!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:open curriculum is a negative. Instead of a cohesive education in the liberal arts and history, you get a cafeteria style hodge podge of courses (same was true at my SLAC - I regret I have no exposure to the Greats). Also too much SJWarrior stuff. Not worth the cost to send my kids there for that kind of indoctrination

It doesn't seem like you've actually had any experience with Brown.

[Anonymous]

My daughter is an athlete and was a very good student but not a perfect student. She understands how lucky she is to be at Brown. And absolutely loves it.

[Anonymous]

Brown CS and applied math are among the best in the world for undergrad. Long history of producing top students. I say that as an academic educated in a HYP. But all ivies have the problem of large CS classes. A smaller SLAC such as Williams would be best if class sizes in CS matters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brown CS and applied math are among the best in the world for undergrad. Long history of producing top students. I say that as an academic educated in a HYP. But all ivies have the problem of large CS classes. A smaller SLAC such as Williams would be best if class sizes in CS matters.

Are you serious ? Williams CS department is tiny. Williams doesn’t seem the school for someone serious about cs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My freshmen DC is not impressed by the food, so they stock instant noodles and occasional going to nearby restaurants.

Weather is on the colder side.

The rain, has anyone mentioned the rain yet? A freshman dorm was flooded during labor day weekend, just a couples days before convocation. But the school eventually send those affected to a nearby hotel.

Other than those, my DC is having a great time.

The localized rainfall during the labor day storm was wild. 95 was shut down for hours due to flooding.

[Anonymous]

Our kid is ED-ing to Brown and this post is a good reality check. Ugh. Wish DC would use early at an easier target but they want to try....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our kid is ED-ing to Brown and this post is a good reality check. Ugh. Wish DC would use early at an easier target but they want to try....

any hooks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If he is unhooked, save his ED for a school where he would get an edge applying early. My perfect-stats kid with award-wining ECs got deferred and ended up at a top 3 LAC.

I could've written this post. My DC w/perfect stats, etc, was also deferred and is now at Williams. If you're in the DMV, the only kids I know who get into Brown ED are legacy, URM or athletes.

One of DD's friends was valedictorian with a 4.0 at a tough private and a percent SAT score was deferred and then rejected. She's at Amherst now. She's brilliant, placed out of HS math classes by 10th grade, was a competitive rower, performed in city theatre Shakespeare productions, and was really interested in the studying Applied Math and Econ at Brown, though she is now pursuing a similar course of study at her SLAC. It was tough for her since the counselor was optimistic and she had always been the best in the class and school. The year after a kid whose mom worked at a research lab and let her do research but was otherwise an average student got in ED.

It would be nice if, on the application, a student had to disclose whether he/she had any connections that resulted in the opportunity (e.g. working in a research lab).