betwixt&between

Hi friends! Have any Brown applicants received notification yet?

Congratulations!

For the potential Brown admit who received a POI email, from the Results forum: Curious about your area of interest/POI, if you're comfortable sharing?

Oh man, I've had so many hits on my academia.edu page, but from literally all over the country and world. Part of me is thrilled, but I could never directly correlate it, so the other part of me is just...reticent to accept that it could mean anything. The past six weeks, my internal dialogue has rivaled Gollum.

I think we both know how that goes. My last semester begins next week, hopefully that will keep me distracted until notifications are sent.

I've always been interested in how religion was able to affect all aspects of civilization. I became interested in Christian-Muslim contact, and focused on the Crusades. Which prompted an interest in religious schism, bringing me to the Reformation. Since then, I've been interested in how the Reformation affected the lives of 'regular' people. After reading 'On Assistance to the Poor' by Juan Luis Vives, I've focused my thesis on the change in the charitable practices of Reformation England.

Glad to be of assistance! Let me ask you a practical question. How long did you have to wait to receive notification from Brown? The grad school website said 4-8 weeks from application deadline. I'm at week six, and haven't heard a peep!

I live in Providence, there are so many great restaurants and bars! I'm partial to The Red Fez on Pine St. in the downtown area. There is a bar called The Scurvy Dog, very punk rock bar, but the tap selection is phenomenal. The Dog is located on Westminster St., farther from downtown but located on the outskirts of the 'very hip' West End. I also like The Parlour, located on North Main St., on the East Side. It can be a little more low-key, depending on the night you go. The Parlour does karaoke, and hosts a lot of local music. All three locations offer food, but the Fez has the best food.

I didn't receive my BA until I was 35, and I am getting ready to finish my MA thesis at 37. I think the most challenging aspect has been work'life balance, but that would be an issue no matter what my career was.