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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is a first year at Brown.  Very, very smart and reasonably social kids.  School tends to attract authentically intellectually curious types.  Quirky in a good way types.  Brown is more STEM focused (at &gt; 50%) than it was even 10 years ago.  Pragmatically pre-professional.  Strong pipeline to Silicon Valley, which surprises people with an 80s and 90s frame of reference.   Rigor and great professors without taking itself too seriously.  Lots of late night “why are we here” and “is there any true altruism” discussions.  Hip, chic social vibe which is right for DC but may not be for everyone.  Most refreshing aspect of kids I’ve met via DC is that they generally are not box checker types and a large portion deliberately chose Brown via ED (over other top schools) even if they were deferred ED but admitted RD.  [/quote]

I know some current Brown students that are disappointed with the social life.  This kinda explains why.[/quote]

How so?  How are they disappointed with the social life?  What were they expecting and what are they actually experiencing?  Genuine question.[/quote]

Less parties there than a schools their friends are attending.[/quote]

Have a Sophomore at Brown. Seems to be going to plenty of parties. Was at Family Weekend last weekend and friends all did homework on Friday night. Studies a lot more than HS. Pre-med. Says STEM friends all study a lot. That said, having a great time and very happy.[/quote]

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