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Brown is primarily an undergraduate institution so the professors really are there 110{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} to work with the undergraduates. They are always around if you need them, are always willing to work on a problem set with you even if it is no their office hours, are there to speak to you about family and personal issues, and are always willing to take that one last look at a paper before turning it. For that true love of the undergraduates by the profesors, I loved Brown.

Everyone at Brown is passionate about something. I've learned as much from my peers as I have from my classes. Really, the paradoxically relaxed, yet intense, atmosphere at Brown stems from the passion of the students. Everyone cares enough to go really in depth learning about some topics. And, because everyone is doing this to sate their own desire for knowledge and understanding, there's not a lot of competition. In a class where the number of A's was capped, all the students studied together, knowing that only 3 out of 13 would get the coveted grade.

As cliche as this may sound, Brown does offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you to find yourself and learn about what you can do to make a difference in this world. Brown will take you out of your comfort zone, let you examine life in ways you never have before, and allow you to appreciate learning for the sake of learning.

Brown provides a unique environment with a very diverse population of students from across the globe. As an Ivy League school, Brown is typical in its strong focus on academics, but I believe it is unique from schools in its students and faculty who are not only highly intelligent but more importatnly also friendly, helpful and non-judgemental. Every student can feel comfortable being themself, without the fear of being judged or ridiculed by others.

Brown University's unique liberal arts education and emphasis on wholisitic learning and the humanities creates an environment that fosters not only learning, but true personal growth and satisfaction. Is has an atmosphere like no other place in the nation in that students are not trained for a vocation, but taught for life.

Brown students are some of the most passionate people you will ever meet. Every student had a different passion such as Euclidean geometry, topoisomerase inhibitors, the media in Greece, economic inequality in the inner city, emerging markets, or Hawthorne. But most students here are bright and will amaze you. Just remember that if they let you in, you're smart and amazing too. You may just not realize it yet.

Brown has an open curriculum. There are no general education requirements (only those within one's major), and as many classes as a student wants can be taken pass/fail. The focus is definitely on the process of learning, rather than the result. For this reason, there is no official GPA at Brown. Also, Brown's students consistenly rank as being among the happiest in the nation. Also, unlike many other high-caliber schools, Brown is very much a collaborative, rather than a competitive atmosphere. There is a noticeable and a welcome lack of cutthroat competition.

Brown University has an open curriculum, which means that there are no general education requirements. Students are able to take whichever courses interest them, no matter what the subject. Each concentration (Brown's term for a major) has its own requirements, but outside of that there are no restrictions whatsoever. This encourages students to be open-minded.

Brown is unique because of the sense of community one feels on campus. The student and faculty population is extremely diverse, and each person is so talented, ambitious, and interesting. Everyone is so tolerant and accepting, which is really conducive to the learning environment because we can all learn from our differences. Even though it is very challenging academically, I would not say that there is a lot of competition among students, only competition a student feels against him/herself in trying reach their full potential.

Brown University offers an open curriculum which provides me with an opportunity to broaden my area of educational interests.. This year I have taken classes in both Anthroplogy, Archaeology and Hip Hop Culutre and would not have had the opportunity to do this at other colleges I applied to. I think this will help me to be a well rounded person and put the responsibility on me to set future career goals.