BROWN UNIVERSITY PROS/CONS
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- My name is Nick and I'm a sophomore studying Biology and Economics at Brown University. I'm also in Brown's 8-year BS/MD program called the Program in Medical Education.
In this first video I go over some of the pros and cons of Brown University having just completed my first year.
I am applying for a scholarship in Brown University. I am Guatemalan and I truly appreciate all this information. You're great!
I've always loved the freedom that Brown gives its students, as well as the academic possibilities. I don't do exemplary well in STEM/math courses, and I feel like Brown will let me truly explore my academic interests. definitely a dream school!
This is an excellent video! Thank you so much for making it. It really helped guide me.
That's so helpful! In my perspective, the pros definitely outweigh the cons and I'm considering Brown one of my dream schools!
You're completely right - the pros of Brown University far outweigh the cons. Brown wasn't my dream school during the application process, but I can't imagine studying anywhere else.
@@nicksawicki5729 Could you describe students at Brown a little bit so I can get a sense of what kinds of students Brown is looking for?
@@yinuowang4157 brown university is looking for.................u know................ brown students......xD
That's very informative and clear
This is really helpful. Especially one of your comments here about how WashU has top of the line facility but some TAs teach. That is great info!! Thanks
Haha, I just went to a virtual Brown tour hosted by you and started watching a binge of videos of Brown on CZcams. I didn't expect to see you on here, but you've managed to convince me to apply. The more I research about Brown, the more I fall in love with it. I'm going to apply ED now. :D
Oh my gosh that's so cool haha. I'm so glad you want to ED to Brown! Good luck on your application!!!
This is so helpful thanks!
This WAS AMAZING this videonos still pushing me to try hard to get into brown.
I'm a current senior working on my brown app. that s/nc is rlly cool. thanks for sharing.
Good luck with your app!
you seem like you have such a beautiful soul
Aw thank you that's so kind. Hope you hear good news in the next few weeks!
Thanks for influencing my decision! I've decided to choose Brown over Harvard now! See you soon!
We stan
Ray Yeo AYE SAME
how do you like it?
Thank you so much this was reallu helpful
For everyone that gets to go to brown, just know how lucky you are. It was my dream school as for many but the financial wall stood in between me and brown even after getting accepted. One thing I've learned, the ivy league does not like kids with divorced parents. lesson learned.
My friend also had the same experience. I am sorry, I am sure that you will succeed regard;ess of where you go.
Don't worry ...You don't want to go to a school where professors are fired because they gave a deservedly low grade to a student whose parents contribute millions to the school. Money comes before ability. I wouldn't want my doctor or lawyer to have graduated from there....😝
@@susanarsoniadou3588 I'd want my doctor or lawyer to have done well in medical school or law school. Where they went undergrad doesn't matter
thank you!!!
LMAOO I love how ur biggest complaint is the lack of jasmine rice
Hahaha right?
that was very helpful! thank you
You're welcome! Glad you found it helpful.
thank you for this
You're welcome!
BAJOUR Nick Plaze
This was extremely helpful only motivates me more to get into Brown😁
I'm glad -- stay tuned for more interesting videos when I get back to campus!
Very helpful
thanks for the video)))
omg the dining thing kinda turns me off LMAOO. i’m asian too so rice is so important to me ahahahh.
when you go back, you should definitely bring some instant rice packets! lots of korean stores have instant rice bowls that you microwave. i’m not sure if there are any jasmine rice bowls but it might help !!
Yeah so I mean if you go to Andrews, you can pretty much get rice every dinner so it's not the worst. And this year I brought a mini rice cooker and a container of rice so I'm totally covered.
Hey! I was wondering if you could provide insight on transferring to brown. Also great video this was so helpful, I wasn't even considering brown before this omg it sounds awesome.
I don't actually know much about what it's like to transfer into Brown, but I'm glad that my video helped put Brown on your list! It really does feel like home when you're here, even when you're struggling in a class or having a bad day.
I did happen to meet all of the sophomore transfers on a chance encounter a few weeks ago. I went to the main green to listen to the annual organ concert in front of Sales Hall one night (we couldn't go in because of covid) and actually met all of the sophomore transfers just sitting out on the main green. And despite how weird this year is, they all told me that res life was supportive of them moving onto campus early (as opposed to the regular move-in day that got pushed back because of the number of cases that were popping up in RI) and that it felt like home even though campus wasn't even really open. So I definitely feel like you'll have support if you transfer here.
I'm a senior applying ED to Brown. Can you give me some tips for my application, specifically my supplements? Could you maybe do a video reading through your supplements? Thanks so much for the video, it was super helpful and only further confirmed my ED decision!
My best advice is to really know why you want to come to Brown and really know why you want to learn under the open curriculum. Other than that, make sure that your supplements have a lot of personality. Good luck applying!
can you make a stats/extracurricular video because I'm interested in applying to Brown's PLME program in the fall
Yep! Currently working on them right now!
Hey, I'm also planning to apply for Brown's PLME program next year. Could you give us some advice about applying PLME? Thank you so much for doing this! It's very helpful.
Yeah no problem. Try checking out the two PLME videos that I've posted subsequently and see if those answer any of the questions that you have about the program. If you still have any questions for me, leave them in the comments section and I'll address them directly or make another video about them. I will be doing a read through of the essays I wrote for PLME in a future video, though so stay tuned for that. Best of luck applying though!
Great video! Thanks for all the advice. Also you look kinda like Jason Segel that’s all
I hope that's a good thing! haha
I don't want to go to the Ivy league. I never wanted. But once I explored Brown I fell in love with it. I'm doing my best to get in!🤞🏻
Good luck! Brown's a fantastic school, I love it here
I took Stanford over Brown - for graduate school. I’ve wondered ever since if I made the right decision.
What's the story at Brown with freshman housing? I'm considering going there/applying, but I know that I could not handle having a roommate. On the website, it said all freshmen must have a roommate, but that off-campus housing is theoretically available...?
I understand where you're coming from. Brown does make you have a roommate your freshman year (with a few random exceptions) which can be stressful at first, but I can promise you that it's not the end of the world. Most people end up really bonding with their roommate and it's a great way to have a built-in friend right off the bat. I personally had a great experience with my roommate. He was on the swim team and needed to wake up super early most days for morning practices which I thought was going to be annoying, but honestly most days I didn't even hear his alarm. We weren't best friends and we both had separate friend groups, but we were respectful of each other's space and ultimately bonded I'd say.
I'm a neat-freak so I was also quite worried about having a roommate as an incoming freshman. But res life makes you take a survey over the summer that asks you to self-rate your cleanliness and hours of sleep, so at the very least, these basic needs are addressed. If I were you, I wouldn't worry about the whole roommate situation. What you'll probably end up discovering is that it's actually a really nice experience that forces you step outside of your comfort zone. Off-campus housing is not available for freshmen unless you buy a property in Providence then designate yourself as a commuter student. Let me know if this helps or if you have any more questions.
I literally wrote down "good food" in my notes when I went on a brown tour😭
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i'm an incoming freshman at brown and I was wondering how AP credit works there. Do I still need to send in my scores and will I get any credit?
Congratulations and welcome to Brown! So I think the general Brown policy is that you can use AP credits to skip out of an intro class but they won't count as credits I think?
What I've seen people most commonly do is skip out of Principles of Economics which is the intro Econ course using their AP Macro/Micro scores, skip Bio 0200 (which I took b/c I didn't take AP Bio and didn't feel like taking the placement test) if they took AP Bio, and skip math 100 if they took AP calc-BC (AB might count as well but I'm not entirely sure).
I would recommend still sending your scores because that ultimately gives you the most flexibility to decide later on if you want to skip an intro course or not. Also, I think you're supposed to send your AP scores in anyway if you self-reported on the Common App.
Here's a link to Brown's official policy with AP testing: www.brown.edu/academics/college/degree/policies/advanced-placement
Maybe reach out to an admissions officer or somebody in the registrar's office if you have more questions or want more clarification about Brown's AP policies.
@@nicksawicki5729 THIS WAS SO HELPFUL!! thank you! also do you recommend making a Bear Bucks Account? or shld I just use my own credit card?
@@mai-thanhnguyen3889 No problem! Honestly I never considered not making a Bear Bucks account but that's an interesting thought. I would say you should probably make one because you'll inevitably use it to print things at some point (Brown does provide you with $50 in printing credit I believe but I ended up spending most of that) and it's the only way to pay for laundry.
years & years in the intro!
Hi! Thanks for this video! It was very beneficial. I was wondering if there are any enough vegetarian/pescatarian options on campus. Thank you!!
My friend is actually pescatarian and she doesn't have any trouble eating at Brown. She eats a lot of vegetables and other really healthy things, I will say haha. There's always a vegan option as well.
@@nicksawicki5729 Thank you so much! I’m applying early decision to Brown this month 🙂 wish me good luck!
Can u elaborate more on what kind of courses ..are available... In humanities/ engineering/ science etc
Yeah I think I'll make a video at some point about different courses that are available. But if you want to look through brown's course catalogue, just visit cab.brown.edu and you'll be able to see any class that you want. You should also visit department websites for a list of their course offerings, which you can then look up using CAB.
the jasmine pot rice got me. making me question brown... HAHA
Oh no! Please don't! I'm just super extra haha. I actually brought my own pot of rice to college this past semester and it worked out.
How bad is grade inflation?
Difficult to say. I think as one person put it to me, it's very easy to get a B at Brown, but you actually have to work for an A. A lot more people get As at Brown than at a school like Princeton, but it's definitely not a walk in the park.
r u allowed to cook food by yourself?
All freshmen and sophomores are required to be on meal plan so you can cook for yourself, but you'll still have to pay the exorbitant meal plan fees. Most dorms have their own kitchen facilities but you'd need to supply your own pots/pans/utensils.
@@nicksawicki5729 ok thank you
This is one thing I don’t like about Brown, I applied to schools in New England for the “ancient” feel, but for Brown, it just looks old lol. And there’s a difference between old and ancient vibes if you know what I’m talking about😂
I do, unfortunately. But I will say that my brother went to WashU and had top of the line facilities with an absolutely GORGEOUS campus. But if I remember correctly, he had TAs who taught his introductory courses at times instead of the professor. Brown really spends money on the professors and the teaching staff to make sure that sort of thing never happens. While our facilities might not be the nicest, our professors are definitely the best, and that honestly matters way more imo.
@@nicksawicki5729 Of course! and apart from the facilities, that is why I chose to enroll at Brown!
@@beambaapol Congrats welcome to the family!
why u comparing endowments
like my unis is abilene like 100 million
is it true that there is a lot of stoners in the brown?
idk y im here because im a freshman at washu, but good video still lol
Ahaha my brother went to Wash U. Absolutely love the campus!! Welcome to Brown CZcams tho
Always love dodo brown kids! Harvard -it was cool. But could you imagine Dodo ALL on Yale...I ALWAYS KNEW that. Life is larger than some deep state! Go Brown.
What the teacher said: Oh, wait, that's what I said.
Me watching this video as if I were able to be accepted in the first place lmao
much higher quality than may gao
I appreciate it, but May is an absolute queen
Me: going to hear about the community
Guy: complaining about soup a half of a video
😂😂😂
Oh gosh it's been so long since I filmed that video. Did I really excessively complain about soup? That's so unfortunate!
this was super helpful thank uuuu