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Brown is awesome because it ENABLES YOU TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO AND ACCOMPLISH YOUR DREAMS. If you don't succeed at Brown, you messed up.

The best thing about Brown is the open curriculum. The open curriculum is very indicative about the personalities that Brown attracts, people that strive on independence and an abundance of choice. I feel like the school is the perfect size, offering a diversity of classes but not getting lost in the crowd for my professors. Also, its big enough to always be able to meet someone new but still see friendly familiar faces all the time. I would consider Providence a college-city. Although its a very small and quirky city its location between Boston and New York is perfect for nice weekend get-a-ways.

What's the best thing about Brown? The open curriculum · Name one thing you'd change. The weather · Is your school too large, too small, or just right? Just right · How do people react when you tell them you go to Brown? They're usually impressed, and then assume that I'm rich · Where do you spend most of your time on campus? Classes, parties, library, volunteering, random social activities · College town, or "what college town?" Def college town · What's your opinion of Brown's administration? I haven't had any problems with them · Is there a lot of school pride? Yes, and with reason · Is there anything unusual about Brown? It's more free spirited than other schools · What's one experience you'll always remember? Every day is memorable.

The best thing about Brown is that everyone is an individual and individuality is totally okay. I love that I can be interested in Ancient Greek and Biology. Socially everyone is accepted. The group of friends I have met are all distinctly unique people but we all get along really well, and these are people I might not have associated with in high school, but Brown fosters friendships like these. The school itself is just the right size. I meet new people all the time, but it's just small enough that I always see people I know, and I can always find a table of friends to sit with at lunch or dinner (most people don't go to breakfast). Thayer St. is quaint...it's not quite Harvard Square, but it's got most of the essentails and a lot of good, not too expensive places to eat (Brown Dining Services is only so-so). Everyone loves our president Ruth Simmons, in fact, she even has somewhat of a cult following at Brown. They sell t-shirts with her picture on them, and most people have one (myself included). Most importantly, everyone is happy at Brown. I can't stress this enough, I don't know a soul who's unhappy here.

Brown is the perfect size, with all the resources you could want and friendly faces everywhere (but always the possibility of making new acquaintances). It is a ten-minute walk from grocery stores and a five-story mall, with its own metro Thayer St. in the middle of campus. Its buildings are stunning, the professors are great, the parties aren't crazy to the point of waking you up and (mostly) just on the weekends... But the best part is that, for the most part, the people are fantastically nice and fun but still know how to buckle down and study when it has to get done.

I love Brown because of the Open Curriculum and its diversity. I've met so many different people from all over the country and the world, and I've been able to explore a wide range of academic subjects as well. Brown has a rather tight knit, friendly group of students. While the food isn't the greatest, there are so many different options on campus and in the city surrounding the city that everyone can find something that they like.

The curriculum allows you to do pretty much whatever you want. The administration is completely responsive.

The open curriculum and the vibrant, varied, interesting people you meet here are definitely Brown's biggest draws. Brown is a great size, and the focus is really on undergraduate education, not grad students. Also, our President, Ruth Simmons, is THE BEST.

pretty sweet. providence is alright. everyone here seems to love it...rules everywhere are pretty lax.

-diverse but not as much as it is advertised: compared to other schools, brown may be full of people from all different types of backgrounds, but there could definitely be more -we're not very connected to providence: it's rather isolating on college hill and easy to do so b/c we have everything we need on campus or nearby -we hate dps (dept. of public security) despite their recent attempts to win back our favor -we love ruth simmons