#Brown University (2025-2026)
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Yeah
they have made more progress and rapid changes but im reflecting its impacts in the US
I'm from Canada as well lmfao
oh damn lol
So kinda familiar with what they're doing, philosophy in anglo-sphere is just something I hugely disagree with because of their methodology
its called MAiD-SUMC but its been delayed till 2027
yea exactly but a lot of ecs are kinda focused around that one spot
I'm guessing no funding until they figure out the finances first
dk if thats a pro or con
idk man this is what common app put out
Probably pro, sounds unique enough so good luck
thanks
Y'all think intls already living in the US will have an advantage ?
severely underfunded
hence the delay till 2027
They do, in fact there's a sizeable portion of people doing that
they dont have problems getting the visa etc since they already in the country
yeah...
at what point does perserving life become harm?
is this a meaningful boost ?
Canada's finances are fucked on a much deeper level than what politics show, only thing keeping country afloat is cheap imported labor (Indians) but they also got rid of that so we'll see if things can even get funded
Depends on how well you stand out
If an international from your home country is on your level they're more likely to take you, although there are too many factors to consider including finaid (need blind yes, but still prefer being able to pay), gender, field of study, etc
makes sennse ok
Which country??
lcs? gis? 
💀
Ei, I should dox myself?
Oh good luck with that if your family background doesn't have 50m usd
Boss

brown ed is gonna be delayed for at least 2 days, just got an email
yep me too ^
"The Brown University community suffered an unthinkable tragedy on Saturday evening. We are faced with the reality of mourning the loss of members of our community taken from us by a terrible act of violence, even as we acknowledge that we’re on the eve of a very important day for our many talented applicants to Brown.
We remain excited about all the dedicated and passionate students who are excited to join our community, but in light of yesterday’s horrific violence, the academic activities of our Fall 2025 semester have come to an unexpected and early end. We ask for your patience as we now anticipate a short delay in our release of admission decisions. We appreciate your understanding as we prioritize providing essential support to our students and colleagues.
While we were fully prepared to announce admission decisions tomorrow, at this point we are going to delay notifications for up to 48 hours. We will follow up with more details as soon as they are available. We appreciate your patience and your ongoing enthusiasm as our community comes together to grieve, heal and to begin to find a path forward.
While this is a hard time for our students, faculty and staff, we have seen the amazing strength, resilience and strong caring of our community. At this difficult time, we are seeing the special character that makes Brown, “Brown.”"
up to 48 hours means by wednesday 3pm est we’ll have the decision right?
like 48 hours or less
yes 48 hours max
i think they may use the full 48 hrs
they will send an email right
once the decision is in the portal
Do you think they’ll tell us if it’ll be one day or two the day of Tuesday or Wednesday? I think this is a very classy move and respectful on their part.
Just wait, we’ll find out soon enough
you guys can wait 2 extra days i fear
your decisions will come out. let the students and faculty of brown recover
I think they will send another email or a message in the portal with the exact date
I'm surprised they didn't delay it a lot further
well rd is right around the corner and they preferably want to let ED applicants know if they need to start/continue rd
and their decisions were already made
Yeah
Yeah it's a fair delay, would've been surprising if they didn't push it a bit
Though up to 48 hours should mean 48 hours right? They won't randomly drop it in the next 3 days?
prob meaning it shld come out on or before 3pm est wednesday
Makes sense hopefully they'll let us know the time enough in advance
Yeah
Regarding Brown ED Decisions
Decisions will not be out tomorrow. We do not know anything outside of what’s in the attached post from Brown admissions stating an up to 48 hour delay. If you must discuss this, please treat it with care and sensitivity. If you are a Brown student or know one, check out this Google Doc of Live Brown Resources written for and by the Brown community.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DSQ79atDMbk
@everyone
The Brown University community suffered an unthinkable tragedy on Saturday evening. We are faced with the reality of mourning the loss of members of our community taken from us from a terrible act of violence, even as we acknowledge that we’re on the eve of a very important day for our many talented applicants to Brown.
While we remain excite...
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Please direct anyone to the pin if they ask about decisions
they got the wrong guy
WHAT
yea they released their suspect
cant believe brown doesnt have any video footage
yea it's crazy how there's barely any footage or anything...
got the wrong guy, second he was released people report shots on sidechat and i start running
unfounded though, false alarm
worth being paranoid to save lives
dang wtf stay safe
also sorry if this is kind of tone deaf but that would be crazy if he got released and then immediately started shooting
they do but he was dressed in all black and stuff so they didn't get a face
well like brown doesnt even have any video footage of the event happening
which is honestly crazy
yeah its most likely paranoia of him being released and people realizing the threat is still out there
i feel bad for the suspect
he got his name and face published and it turns out they just release him
life might be cooked
i mean if he got released
he shld be fine
still a bad position to be in
😢
none
except for classrooms in newer buildings
i feel bad for him wow
still at large 😭
his entire identity has been leaked
name address etc
not again...
dude i talked about that earlier
^
confirmation in the portal again
"In light of the tragic events that recently occurred on Brown's campus, we are asking for patience and understanding as we delay the release of Early Decision notifications. While we were fully prepared to announce admission decisions today, December 15, at this time we are going to delay notifications for up to 48 hours. We will follow up with more details as soon as they are available."
lmao I used to live there, was just curious
That's cool
Check dms
Yknow what’s crazy
Brown postponed their decision release and STILL send their date before cornell
its like someone over there is in some sort of comotose
😂
Mich is different, they dropped without telling anyone and the email came an hour after results were posted
Brown University Revised ED Decision Date
<t:1766016000:F> in your local time
@everyone
gl for all brown applicants! i have a few friends that go to brown and they all love it there :)
Have some patience please
cornell releases on the 18th lmao
not anymore
after this shit
ok well
This entire week is stacked for my friends and I
i didnt want to dwell on that
We’re all getting decisions
im opening duke w my friend tonight
W
for all of yall potential ‘30s dont take the current stuff as a sign brown is great
but when you get on campus it will very likely still be haunted by the memory
According to one of my friends, their cousin withdrew her app after she heard the news
isnt the withdraw button gone tho
Overprotective parents
ghats very reactionary
recency bias
She emailed the office apparently
but i cant blame her everyones really scared rn
i mean brown will likely be VERY safe after this
Idk if it’s official tho, at the very least she attempted
if she got in she likkelh wouldnt have any safety issues the next years
they will make so many investments in security
dawg atp if i dont see police stationed on every block im not feeling secure
after every shooting and situation like this security is upped so its gonna be safer 😭
cant even blame anyone for a situation like this but i consistently see brown being shit on
i feel like the chance of it happening at any university is pretty equal
it’ll never happen again hopefully
False hope is cruel
🥀🥀🥀
No amount of hoping can fix america
They should’ve had better security to begin with
Rather than after the fact
And also change these goddamn gun laws
It’s just terrible
what happened this weekend aside, I hope for all the best for the class of 2030!!!!
not sure where to put this but @for all brown students
this is so nice
three years ago a student at my school died and a local cafe did something similar
big corps could never
always support local businesses
Yes, but somehow the city just does not have that many security cameras
Providence and especially College Hill has been rather safe historically since and even during the mafia, no one anticipated this would happen
It's a targeted attack from a psychotic individual that I suspect has political leanings / schizo or something
Twitter comments are all fucking regarded
No, could also be politically motivated since Brown is very left wing and the most representative of the ivies for this
oh I suppose :(
Twitter comments saying this was obviously done by the left are all fucking regarded and should be sent to mental asylums
💀💀💀
Democracy for the stupid is the dumbest thing ever
In the sense that it does not promote good info
And just allows people to say whatever
why would a leftist shoot up a left leaning school 💀💀💀
EXACTLY
like let's bffr
The people trying to use EC to make this a political thing need to be actually sent to jail for misinformation
US is so fucking cooked
Shame on all of them. Fucking cult turning this country into an actual cesspool
Even had someone ask me today whether it was an intentional antisemitic attack
And I had to point out one of the students who died is muslim
😭😭😭
Either way. I hope all high school seniors who did ED will remain comforted that we are trying our best as a community to support the case, and that PVD police are doing their best
FBI has finally started to do proper work too. I'm also sure Brown will increase security tenfold in the next years
Do u think brown will allow people to cancel their ed's
if they no longer feel safe
Highly likely, even if you get in I'm sure you can provide something about it
Yikes
Not the fault of the city for being underprepared because historically it's been so safe
Me personally i think about my school and how we probably have significantly less security
Yeah we had a shooter my freshman year
Considering your area, nah you guys are extremely prepared lmfao
It's like Florida cancelling school over an inch of snow
Yes but like all of our spaces are open to anyone
Like technologically yes
Every university does that
I wonder if it will end now
I've always been in support for open campuses but with the amount of bad faith actors that have been radicalized by whatever bullshit sources
Like any mf can walk on our campus and do whatever they want
Like no card swiping or anything??
I don't know if that's still possible
Wait when I went to brown precollege summer camp I swear there were some card swiping systems or smth
Barus & Holley is also special as in you actually don't need swipe access a lot of times
maybe im misremembering
Also there was the chair propping it open
There is
But mostly for dorms
Or past hours
The shooting location has a chair propping door open to let people in, also back door entrances are open sometimes
I do that at my school too and the principal sent out an email telling people that it's ok to be rude and slam the door shut behind u if u don't recognize them 😭
The shooting isn't just gonna affect Brown, now universities all know that any bad faith actor could do this and I think this is gonna affect the landscape of universities altogether
Good idea
agreed, as a fellow new englander i think we really have a perceptoin of being very safe and that these things could never happen to us
I think that's gonna change now since bad faith external actors could come and do something like this. End of open campuses for sure
we can’t know the motive guys
we really can’t even speculate
does it come out 7pm est?
If you could teach a class on any one thing, whether academic or otherwise, what would it be? (100 word limit) very scary with this prompt
Don't know if I should write about something academic that I like or something "cool" like LOTR 
or comparing two philosophers that are exacly the oposite but can be seen as equal

i wrote about investigating the physical and psychological impact of chess on the human body
something cool
being normal is categorically one of the biggest mistakes you can make in college applications, assuming you're not normal
simply due to the premise that if it was normal, it wouldn't be you
i want to study infectious diseases from a biological & sociological lens so i talked about human behavior and dynamics during crisis (a zombie apocalypse)
because i love zombie media
it is my personal belief that a lot of college applications could be elevated by just asking yourself "what is the most absurd thing i could put in this response box" within reason
nice
“Find x” type questions lol
lmao
Uchicago essay will get you into that for sure
the uchicago essays are great
Inspo from their prompts lol
I think I'll write about using a data science lifecycle to predict something cool
like which GOT house is most likely to assume the iron throne
I wrote about my fav music artist
ed decisions tomorrow rahhh i'm so scared
yayayayayayay
what concentrations did u guys apply for
econ+apma
very cool!!
i applied for int and public affairs + philosophy
who knows
i have no idea
i have 1590 SAT, 45/45 IB pg, amazing ecs and awards
last yr the ED acceptance rate acc went up
i have very low chance compared to other applicants if u ask me
okay and?
why do u say that
"I killed a man.
Now, I didn't actually kill a man, but that's what it felt like when I aced my first algebra test. Only a serial killer could get the same levels of dopamine"
jesus
LMFAO
but genuinely i do feel like u do need to get a lil quirky for ur application especially for brown!
not sociopathic quirky though...
Might be a stupid question, but apparently IDOC request can be an indication for some unis, is it the same for Brown?
i believe
!bgastro
I am the schizo-shitpost king
if you ever need shitpost hit me up
If you've ever seen an especially fucked up shitpost wednesday post, might've been me
does any1 wanna look at my video and tell me what they think
for dartmouth it looks like fin doc meant acceptance/deferal
i've only shown it to my bf and my dad 💔
but i don't wanna put it in here in case i get deferred so i can dm it to some1
yeahh a friend was contacted about fin doc just before decisions and got in
Friend got contacted for duke, just straight up rejected so who knows if brown does it in a certain way or not
🤷🏽♂️
goodluck everyone!
ideally shouldn't matter cuz brown itself tells us idoc isn't necessary
ayy i applied for iapa too! i did it with ethnic studies though
WE applied for iapa
like the specific iapa track or just in general field of interest
i said iapa development track and specifically south asia
like your specific interest within politics or politics and philosophy
ohh
ngl my stuff was more tailored towards history angle than like the politics aspect
which is why i specifically named the development track in my essay
cus it seemed to be the one most focused on history rather than like econ or politics
that's cool
there's a lot of econ in development though if i'm not mistaken about the track being about like
international development
or maybe that's development studies
no ur right
the plot was basically specifically in south asia looking at how like e.g. colonial institutions affected the development of agriculture
in the oc essay
for the part abt iapa
what didu write abt
RAHH I LOVE POSTCOLONIALISM
frantz fanon 😋
i wrote about how various marginalized communities such as immigrants and indigenous people are treated in policy and how they led to be percieved and treated that way, since i have a lot of extracurriculars and stuff surrounding the different immigrant communities where i live and also some research about the ainu people of japan
i couldn't really decide on whether i should do development or policy and governance but i settled on the latter
oh thats hella cool are you ainu?
i lowk dont know much abt them apart from reading abt japanese ppl in the context of why they have more eurocentric phenotypes like e.g. more facial hair than other east asian ethnicities
nope 😭 i'm just japanese
ohh yeahh that's really cool
kinda coincidental cus im p sure the only other person ik from my school who ed brown is also japanese
lol
🥹
i think brown has like 6 japanese people in each grade
bro, you could not be more correct
im rd but i also spoke about the ainu people! in my class design supp tho 
I’ve been stressing this whole week and now that the day is here, I feel very zen
I’m just accepting my fate
I get you, I've been excited for this day
And now that it's here I feel kind a calm
We ARE getting in
Im in the headspace of “they’re gonna reject me”
so real
But sometimes that switches to “I’m def getting accepted”
I've tried not to put myself down
Cause truthfully you never know what could happen
That’s why for me, it’s better to expect nothing and get something, than to expect something and get nothing
Yale vandy & brown one hour in between, if its a massacre then atleast we're not alone 
Tru
Fair ig
😭😭
yales first 
omgg that's so cool! did you just talk about teaching ainu culture and stuff?
im applying as an iapa & env sci double major, and i centered it around conservation and its parallels between anthropology/cultural preservation :)
are you applying from japan?
oh that's so cool!
nope i'm applying from another country 😭
same, i fear we might definitely have some mutuals 
gang are ready
i might be overthinking this but when i read the provost's message about institutional priorities, one clause matched my entire applicaton focus 😭
so im hoping this pulls through
Oh that's cool
Which one?
i sent pm
wait where is the list of academic priorities
its not like posted like alist
these are whats publicly known
4 hours
When does brown come out
7pm est
scared
gl everyone
im nervous man
prime time for a nap chat
dudes I legit can't sleep I feel like throwing up help
idk what to do to calm the nerves
never wanted to do drugs this bad
advise not to
dawg i still got a year to go 😭
Oh😭
good luck to all brown ed
how are we feeling brownies
TERRIBLE!!!!
😔
Good luck everyone
Good luck.
good luckkk
15 minutes 🧎🧎🧎🧎
good luck everyone
u guys got this
dont take the shooting as representative of brown
Who shall be the next Brownie???!???
decisions come out in 12 min right
No.
Chat I'm so excited??
gl everyone
All the best!
scary
All the best
Is it out?
123 release em
make sure to let us know when y'all begin seeing decisions
hi
@everyone Brown ED out!
If u get in scream go crazy here
gl guys
GOOD LUCK
Vote in the poll :)
gll
GOOD LUCK
RELEASE EM!!
yes
i see one deferral in the poll
RIP
are stats out
hopefully…
Usually thats what happens
I GOT IT
no accpetance 😭 ??
I'm too scared to check
Celebrators take time to vote
Yayyyyyyyy
YESS CONGRATS
Those deferred and rejected come here right away
CONGRATSSS
GOOD LUCK
WHOOHOO CONFRATULATIONS 🔥 🎉 🟫
Huh
Or a few min earlier
Well it’s out now
Sorry im intl
9?
7
ohh
Same
voting for accepted
She just keft
smile emoji
Left silently
good luck everybodyyyy
Is the OP sticker new or has that always been here?
Bruh my friend won't reply
WHO ELSE GOT IN!???
It just goes to whoever made the forum post or thread
Been around since the beginning
Yeah but I don't remember that before
oh
Ok I just never noticed then
it seems to be only one real person
Well
And rejected😭
Those that get in usually take some time to come here and announce it
So give it like half an hour
for all the deferred friends, #👻-the-medium-place and rejections #💪-chad-rejects
Yeah they’re actively crying rn
wait did anyone not get in with an idoc??
didnt get in 💔💔
Heart break and sadness
good luck
based off the brown ‘30 discord there seems to be only 2 people who got in and have said anything yet
yo ts another bloodbath holy
^^
congrats you guys!!
You didn’t get into brown but you haven’t lost ur crown yet pick it back up and push on like the kings u are
Rd can be miraculous
all cracked people deserved brown
ivies are rough this year 😭
best ivy
One so far impressive
Dang my friend didn't get in
They usually do, they’re the ivies
link it
Ultra selective still means ultra selective
and welcome to brown, the best university on earth
I GOT IN!!
congrats!!!!
23 plme 
CONGRATS!!!
they didn’t tell how many got deferred in the article which sucks
23 plme is wild
Anyone know anything about the fin aid letters ?
Cause I can't find it 😭 I need to know if I'm going or not
GOATT
should be on the way soon they're fast with those
if you did your fin aid in time
but of course give them time
Yayyyyy
Anyone got anything ??
hello
me
is it just me or did they defer a lot more than they have in the past
same i don’t think i deserved to get in though so it’s fine 😬
everyone who got in is wayyyyy qualified
its just college admissions
my very very very qualified friend got rejected from dartmouth
qualification doesn’t guarantee admission
most people who apply r qualified
bro they r LOVING MY SCHOOL TS YEAR 💔
like record acceptaces
like 6 ivies so far
only early round
and more prob
ts not fair 🥀
hey this isnt too bad
not as bad as columbia
almost as good as gtown this year
is bro from jericho this cant be possible…
dream school of 7 years and got rejected
i really thought i’d get in which is the worst part 😭 remind me never have to have any expectations ever again
idk i thought i was a good fit for the school but i guess not
dont worry twin
youre ivy bound
thank u
things happen, you got this wherever you end up at 🫡‼️
W pfp
i should've ed'd to brown. every other college had horrible results.
its still 1.5% decrease from last year
i guess, but like 16% tho
you cant forget ab recruited athletes and donated buildings
WOWZA
That's fucking WILD compared to Columbia
ok but like, i feel like not everyone does that tho. I wish i had the money to donate a building.
HOLY SHIT DUDE A2C POPPED OFF FOR BROWN
is brown out?
yeah but thats still a ton of people. Think about the amount of athletes for different sports. Idt for t20 and ivies ed really increases chances
Many of the “accepted” poll votes are from people who rea somewhere else and “accepted” into other ed schools
Nonetheless, congrats to the actual people who got accepted
Huh
i think it was just people voting for their friends
wtf gackt in a2c
yea i voted bc a friend of mine got in
oh yeah let me vote for my friend
bro I got rejected 💀
same man
bro close ish
columbia is cooked
4 people accepted on a2c LOL
that's crazy
wasn't duke pretty bad too
incredibly, it gets harder every year
yeah
Yoo guys, for those of you (international) who get in today, did you recieve your aid package
"it's the easiest year to get into an ivy"
You guys need to stop believing Ivyleagueroadmap
He wasn't the only one who peddled that lie
It was like 90% of counselors on social media lmfao
its always gonna be difficult
i was asleep how did ed go
pretty good compared to the massacre at some places
8 accepted here
oh thats good
today seems like it went well
all the other days were brutal
yeah congrats to all the people accepted!
we all do
but you can always hope for new things
fall in love with something else
hiya guys! really struggling with the why brown in one sentence. Don't know if it should be about academics or campus culture or providence or a specific course or literally anything else. if i had a good 250 words id talk about all of them, and my no.1 reason the open curriculum is discussed in the first essay. Feeling a bit lost rn
u can still talk about its open curriculum
but in creative way
i clicked on your username on accident and got flashbanged
goddamn u spend too much time and money on discord
u stinky boy
i spent 0 💀
its just like when roblox had tix
@normal mango @midnight elbow i meant sth like this
em dash and semicolon to really stretch out that one sentence. I dig it lowk
bro doesnt know….
did you get into brown?
its not my essay

but its creative, so ig it worked
doesnt know wt
its pretty much along the lines of what most people write
i mean i dont wanna talk about open curriculum
im the most vocal out of anyone here about browns academic shortcomings
again
what website is this
i think youd be hard pressed to summarize brown in a sentence without mentioning the open curriculum
admit yogi
thats like, the biggest marketing thing brown has
i mean... u can always mention about their unique culture and stuff
and playing into the happy ivy community
but mentioning academics (other than open curriculum) wont help ig
but it's already been discussed in the first essay
i mean.. this doesnt really matter unless ur just copy and pasting the same thing
it feels like anything else would be true of any other university too
dont try to be a smartass about it IMO
like
if i were to guess what the purpose of the essay is given the single sentence limit, is to just screen for do you get the general essence of brown
which invariably HAS to include the open curriculum in some capacity
it can be through allusion and its not like the entire sentence needs to be about just that
but like
thats like talking about north korea without mentioning nukes
They keep sending emails about how amazing Brown is, but honestly it’s basically the same as the other Ivies, the only real difference is the open curriculum.
and y do u worry abt it if those smart ahhh universities do the same sht
theres more but the most easy to understand material thing is the open curriculum
second biggest thing is culture but you cant really understand it well without being on campus so its kind of defaulted to happy ivy accepting culture vibes
the open curriculum is also more complex than just people with varied interests taking various classes tbf
realistically a lot of people dont do that with the open curriculum which gets ppl arguing
- They know culture isn’t the main thing people look at when choosing Brown
tons of people use it to just max out whatever interest they do like, combined with the super lenient prereq policy (essentially nonexistent)
eh
brown knows what niche they have in the market
and realistically most people apply knowing that brown is the happy ivy and are in places where they absolutey need the happy ivy
its either the people who are really secure and well functioning and dont wanna deal with a negative hostile culture or the people who such pressing issues they desperately do not wanna have their experiences repeated in university
we just got shot up
FUCK no im not on campus
i dont know anyone still on
its gonna be a weird spring semester for sure
ya
i can't talk enough about how much i love Brown's Physics and Philosophy concentration
omg i love your academic interests. these are the exact fields that stimulate my mind so i love this! also about your bio, the banach-tarski paradox is GOATED. i actually was about to mention it in my academic interests essay for Yale but i was afraid it's gonna sound pretentious 😭
is the Open Curriculum helping you study all of these disciplines fluidly?
same i think this combination of interests is rare, i mean i've never seen it before!
that's such a good advice, and honestly i struggled a bit with my academic essay since i mostly wrote about my passion for philosophy (it's the best field everrr) but since it's inherently theoretical and not really practical so in short i was like "i really love philosophy cuz it's fun" so idk if AOs will find it compelling 😭 i mean this is the truth, i just find it fun and so intriguing. same for pure mathematics and quantum physics
interesting
i can share the essay with you for feedback if that's okay
no i'm still submitting! so yeah i'm open for editing
awesome! i will DM you then
ooo what is it about?
how interesting!! 😭
yes!
have you heard of mereological nihilism? it's such a cool concept
it basically says objects don't exist only mereological simples like atoms and subatomic particles do
i will write that down in case i get accepted 😭
Brown has so many cool courses
exactly 😭 😭
honestly i'd love to take courses in botany, music theory or literary anything (except engineering and anything applied haha)
i only like theoretical stuff
also i sent you the essay you can review it when you have time
i relate so muchh
exactly
i'm honestly pretty satisfied going to academia. yeah i worry if i will get a job right away but eventually i will (i mean i suppose.. 😭)
FACTS
Brown ED Results
22
42
3
Rejected
❌
what is apma
applied math
DING DONG THE WICKED BITCH IS DEAD
im so infuriated im so sorry guys
what the
no way what the hell
CONGRATS to everyone who got in on the ED round
and also congrats to the deferred cuz your fight ain't over yet
no way they let him leave providence and drive across state boundaries to kill the mit professor 💔
wild
yes
how are you holding up
bro
why does Brown have such cool concentrations! I just found out about their Contemplative Studies program and it is soo interesting
right!! contemplative studies is so interesting
i think i’d rather do plain old cogsci but still
their page has a bunch of recommended retreat sites too lol i bet you would get to meditate a lot
righttt
alsso omg fiona
yess
stupid question but is it fine if my video is 91 seconds
is the limit 90
if it is then make it 90 seconds lol
set speed to like
1.1
or
1.01
Wait lwoeky
I submitted my additional lor through commonapp but it doesn’t show on my application checklist, should I email them to confirm that it’s been received?
it will show "downloaded" on common app
when they download it
Ahh thank you so much 🫶🫶 actual lifesaver
I'm so lost on what to do for the video
I'm torn on whether or not I wanna talk about my growth disorder, books, speech and debate, or ballet
the greatest school
sure
i think it's a few days after the deadline because they need to give you your portal first
Are you a brown student?
nope
LOL
i am an unbiased third party brown enjoyer
tbh this school was high on my list until i visited campus and talked to students
💀
why what happened
he called u guys npcs
well...
they talked to bcc members
good luck!
was it too chill
too much aura
probably
i want names
can anyone give feedback on my brown open curriculum essay?
i can have a look but I am applying as well
sure
yeah kinda
no offense to brown students - maybe i met the wrong people - but it felt too relaxed almost
kinda like a lack of ambition
just not personally for me
interesting
oh thank god
yes this is not the school for you if you’re a sweat
we actually like learning here
and we like each other
I think they would LOVE you at Penn
i mean i'm both which is why it conflicts so muchb
i genuinely love learning like i find all of my classes intriguing when i pay attention
and the times im not paying attention.. im writing cold emails or working on my next huge project
i think the latter slightly outweighs the former which i why i noticed it but
its why i watn to go somewhere that has both vibes present
i mean as a CS major there is definitely a lot of people who are like you
you probably talked to some Education concentrator or something
but imo we don’t need more pre-professionals at brown right now that’s not the direction I want us to move in
why does your graduation year keep increasing
meh preprofessional isn't the vibe i think i fit wholly but i know what you mean
i talked to some finance guys actually lmao
and i think a cs kid
white kid
😭
😭 😭 😭
cant do much better than that
lowkey narrows it down
LMAO
clocked it
i thought this too at first but i also think any chillness isn’t a lack of ambition
the two older alum i know from brown are very chill, but they are also both 9-figure exited founders 💀
so i def agree with you there
the ambition i feel is flavored differently
at least among my friends vs. people at other schools
penn/harvard i think host a lot more of the enneagram 3 type of people
who are ambitious because their value stems from their accomplishments
i mean i agree i’m just basing it off my personal preference
i don’t think chillness correlates with a lack of ambition
just that i didn’t feel any ambition when i went there
i think you have framing issues if you see people feeling relaxed and comfortable with where they are as a lack of ambition
that being said of course the unambitious exist
but you have some methodology issues if you take the entire school as not being ambitious because the people you talked to weren't talking about grindset at all times
brown's population is ultimately, made up of people who apply to ivy leagues
of course that is exactly why i said "chillness does not correlate with a lack of ambition
which i just said lol
and that is also why i said
i started scrolled up
and scrolled down later
this is only based on my experience talking to a couple students
who are not representative of the university as a whole by any means
ur comin out attacking me bout framing and methodology issues lil bro
without even reading the conversation
chill out
you're welcome to feel the way you feel because i do agree there's truth to your statement, but i think the absolutes are a bit wild
i do NOT care enough to attack u
i interpreted it as slightly aggressive
maybe you need to work on tone then
thats cool dw
wait im loling
ur mommy under my desk rn just so u know
oh no 😨
i'm gonna defend brown in the sense that i think it's wild to just "not feel ambition" even if you recognize n<3 sample size, i think by recognizing that sample size it's worth not even mentioning
but does brown skew in that way on average compared to the heaviest of grindset, validated by accomplishment schools? absolutely
that cultural divide is something brown prides itself on compared to upenn/cmu/gradedeflationnightmares so i think the natural response for people who fully accept that is to be like woah step back
but like diverse community and all with tons of outliers
😭 hoss bro
😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭
this going in glialink wrapped jsyk
does this guy look unambitious to you @bronze lance
brah christian puts MY @ IN RANDOM GIRLS HINGE DMS
SO I GET SOME RANDOM ASS FOLLOW REQUEST I ACCEPT
AND THEN HE SHOWS ME THE DM AND SHE ASKS "IS HE GAY"
LMAOOOO
well
answer the question
he’s just trolling in her hinge dms
its been like 3 days of fucking with her and getting lowk mad that shes npc
tell him to send my @ too
he looks like he wants to eat and sleep
which is a pretty good life to live
is brown a chill school
yes
Brown Video Introduction FAQ
Is the video introduction required?
No, but you are encouraged to submit one.
How do I submit the video?
Through your applicant portal. This means you must submit your application before you can submit the video introduction.
How long can the video be?
While the maximum duration used to be 2 minutes, it recently changed to 90 seconds.
When are the application and video introduction deadlines?
The main Brown application is due Monday, January 5 11:59 PM in your local time zone. The video introduction is due Wednesday, January 7 11:59 PM in your local time zone.
If I submit my application on January 5 will I receive my portal in time to submit the video?
While it’s recommended to submit earlier to guarantee you’ll have access to the portal in time, last year’s applicants said they received the portal anywhere between a few hours to a day after submitting. Make sure to check your spam folder for the portal as well.
Official Links
- How to submit, prompts, and tips
- FAQ
@everyone
Do I need to send the oficial sat scores?
Because on the site they say or the oficial or the self report, but on the email they sent for the application portal they said official
How did you guys send?
Where are you finding these relaxed people all i feel is grind right now
But in all seriousness, i think brown (as with any academically rigorous, prestigious learning institution) is full of highly motivated and ambitious people
It's just that from what i notice there is some sort of nonchalance culture where students don't want to look too sweaty or they minimize their perceived effort
Like putting in crazy hours at the library is lowkey not a flex here
for the joy prompt do i literally just write about anything that i like
no write about something that doesnt bring u joy
i wrote about watching kids shows
how are yall taking about your major in these essays?
for the open curriculum essay?
is that it?
idk brown promts just seem weird
i just said that bc that’s the sort of “why major” essay
they’re def a little weird but they’re more flexible than they seem. i reused my community essay with tweaks for the joy prompt
is it? i wrote it more like a "why i need other classes with my major" essay
that’s similar to how i wrote mine
imo it should show that you're a scholar and you actually as a scholar will benefit from the open curriculum and integrating different fields and scholars into your learning experience
but idk anything for fact
i wrote mine about my work at the intersection of ancient latin and computer science
mine was about art preservation and so an intersection of art history archaeology and chemistry
I think I'm gonna do mine on my favorite book and how it touches on human complexity which guides me to my thoughts on human nature
i wrote mine about myself
and my family
oh thats pretty unique
i decided to write about watching an AI streamer
Wait how
Open curriculum and your family- this must be a crazy pull off
i said i wanted to learn about myself
i was kind of an unconventional applicant
I am getting curious lolll
can someone (preferably a college student 🙏 ) read my sups😭
why did brown get rid of beooo 
Actually I'm torn between three ideas. Could I dm someone about them?
you can dm me
Guys, brown offers 2 options of videos right? An introductory and a portfolio (just for art, music..)?
Because when I search for brown optional videos on YouTube I just find art related ones
LMAO
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and use it to share activities and job experiences that are not on the ec list
or elaborate on existing ones in new ways
usually for a resume you should have contact info
lowkey think that resume for brown app isn’t that deep tbh so either way it’s ok
😭
when is the deadline for the brown portfolio video?
like 6 or 7 days after submission
@limpid gorge
can someone review my brown sups?
what do yall think is the most important thing to consider when making the video
make sure they can hear you
so dont film it in the middle of the highway or at a concert
hope this helps!
FUCK i was going to record it in a subway station!
right when the train comes through actually
i think actually standing on the tracks while that happens would be an aesthetic background
it shows you're a bold risk-taker
showing that you’re human
and have a personality
that the video is optional for a reason
so if you dont have a personality while talking you shouldnt do it
my video was worthless
i think it detracted from my application
if u dont have a personality good luck getting in lol
im shitting u but like, if your essays are enough to show your individuality then the video isn't totally necessarily
i wouldnt gamble gamble but it's only purpose is so replaceable by the rest of your app that you can just get in without it
my uchicago video lowk did too
and thats why i said no brown video
how dy think so
imagine looking back at yourself in sophomore year
that's how i feel thinking about it now
too cringe
oh lmao
Does anyone mind looking at one of my brown supps real quick, i'm a bit lost on whether my essay sounds a bit too unintentionally egotistical
its the "if you could teach a class on anything" one
yall think the brown aos will appreciate my 1-minute song i wrote just for brown 😎
i mean mine was fine but it didn’t add any value
i was just yapping to my phone
i mean i think no matter what it adds value
i think there’s immense value in seeing the person who was applying speak like a real person
an essay can only convey so much
Full sent
If you have something that wasnt in your essays do that but if you have something you briefly covered in essays and could be expanded on I say do that
Can someone look at my brown supps!
Is plme due tdy or jan 5
This says jan 3: https://plme.med.brown.edu/admission-aid/application-process
But this says jan 5: https://plme.med.brown.edu/admission/deadlines
i could
can someone look at my brown essays?
Do aos look at the introduction video if it's uploaded past the Jan 7 deadline? I heard there's a grace period that's about 3-4 days
not my chud ass
RAHHHHHHHH
agreed
+1 application, -$80.00 USD
That's okay you'll be spending much more than that at Brown
would someone be able to read my brown essays
When is the video deadline?
i hope they would be able to
it would be problematic if they couldn't after all
"can i" vs "may i" flashbacks




