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Brown University

Started by InquilineKea, Jan 28 2012 06:45 PM

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#1 InquilineKea

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Posted 28 January 2012 - 06:45 PM

Alright, let's get this started.

I'll be visiting from the 12th to the 16th.

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Posted 08 February 2012 - 04:19 AM

Alright, let's get this started.

I'll be visiting from the 12th to the 16th.


were you invited or is this an independent visit? Waiting on brown :/
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#3 InquilineKea

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Posted 08 February 2012 - 05:09 AM

This was technically an independent visit, but once I told them the circumstances (I was visiting Yale and was already making plans to visit Brown), they invited me, offered to pay for travel and lodging, and even set up a schedule for me.

And haha - you followed me from physicsgre.com. :P

Edited by InquilineKea, 08 February 2012 - 05:13 AM.

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Posted 20 February 2012 - 07:49 PM

Thread revival! Since Brown is starting to respond to the humanities kids, anybody gotten the good news/considering Brown?

I'm hoping lots of my "GradCafe friends" are coming here! (So I can have more "real life friends"!)

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Posted 20 February 2012 - 09:02 PM

I am 99% sure that I will be attending Brown this fall. Can't wait to visit next month!

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Posted 23 February 2012 - 08:40 PM

Thanks for reviving the thread! Excited to be attending Brown starting in Fall for Art History (specifically, the history of photography). I visited this past September and really enjoyed both campus and Providence. Hoping to meet more F12 first years!

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Posted 29 February 2012 - 11:19 PM

I have yet to make my decision but will be visiting Brown in March. I'm really excited about this school and my program (Africana Studies). Anyone know anything about Providence?
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 07:03 PM

Just received word that I can now consider Brown as a possible destination for my Education studies next year-- was admitted into the M.A.T. program!
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 09:18 PM

Congrats echolikebells!

Looks like grad students tend to live fairly close to campus (Wayland Square, north)- wonder how far out is practical, for frugality's sake?

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Posted 06 March 2012 - 10:52 PM

Thanks, LLajax! No clue... I wish I did know though. I'm from Ohio and our cost of living, including rent, is SIGNIFICANTLY lower than just about everywhere else. I'm sort of freaking out about the cost of housing at some of the places that've offered me admission!
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 05:43 AM

Yay! Brown MAT program is on the short list for me too. I will be visiting soon to get a better sense of it and life there while the semester is in full swing.

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Posted 07 March 2012 - 06:05 AM

Hey echolikebells,
Are you planning on attending this event?
http://www.brown.edu...ed_students.php

Just wondering... :)

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Posted 07 March 2012 - 06:09 AM

Hey echolikebells,
Are you planning on attending this event?
http://www.brown.edu...ed_students.php

Just wondering... :)


It looks like that info is for 2010/2011! I will definitely try to get to something if they do one this year. Not entirely sure though-- like I said, from Ohio, so travel cost to Rhode Island is pretty steep.
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Posted 08 March 2012 - 01:17 PM

Congrats echolikebells!

Looks like grad students tend to live fairly close to campus (Wayland Square, north)- wonder how far out is practical, for frugality's sake?


The one grad student I already know at Brown lives on the east side and cycles to school, and seems to like it. I am staying with him during the perspectives visit next week, so I guess I'll get a feel for whether or not I'd like to live that far out. Can't wait to visit next week!

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Posted 10 March 2012 - 06:25 PM

Aubergine, mind reporting back about how the commute to campus is from that far out and your thoughts about said commute? It would be super helpful for those of us who may not be able to visit.
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Posted 10 March 2012 - 07:30 PM

I'm visiting again the first couple weeks of April.

Does anyone else seem to notice that the professors at Brown seem to be SO much nicer and SO much more approachable than professors anywhere else?

Also, does anyone else have access to The Brown Book?

The Brown Book (a guide to life in Providence available online from the Graduate Student Council’s website) may help you evaluate your options in terms of price range, location, and other considerations. Craigslist.com may also be a helpful resource.



Except that I went there, and can't find it anymore..

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Posted 10 March 2012 - 08:17 PM

http://www.scribd.com/doc/84849381

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Posted 10 March 2012 - 08:20 PM

(that's all I've got)

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Posted 11 March 2012 - 04:51 AM

Ah - thanks very much!

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Posted 11 March 2012 - 07:12 AM

It looks like that info is for 2010/2011! I will definitely try to get to something if they do one this year. Not entirely sure though-- like I said, from Ohio, so travel cost to Rhode Island is pretty steep.


haha, sorry. I realized this after I posted this. They are REALLY behind with their website info. But then did finally email us all with up-to-date info. Silly admission office.
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