#Brown University (2025-2026)

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serene snow
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u go to brown?

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focusing on Canada

errant galleon
serene snow
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they have made more progress and rapid changes but im reflecting its impacts in the US

errant galleon
serene snow
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oh damn lol

errant galleon
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So kinda familiar with what they're doing, philosophy in anglo-sphere is just something I hugely disagree with because of their methodology

serene snow
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its called MAiD-SUMC but its been delayed till 2027

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yea exactly but a lot of ecs are kinda focused around that one spot

errant galleon
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I'm guessing no funding until they figure out the finances first

serene snow
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dk if thats a pro or con

quiet saffron
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idk man this is what common app put out

errant galleon
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Probably pro, sounds unique enough so good luck

serene snow
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thanks

quiet saffron
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Y'all think intls already living in the US will have an advantage ?

serene snow
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hence the delay till 2027

quiet saffron
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they are still classified as intl yeah

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but in terms of optics for admisison

errant galleon
quiet saffron
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they dont have problems getting the visa etc since they already in the country

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yeah...

serene snow
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at what point does perserving life become harm?

quiet saffron
errant galleon
# serene snow severely underfunded

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

errant galleon
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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

quiet saffron
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makes sennse ok

errant galleon
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Which country??

boreal bone
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lcs? gis? gasp

quiet saffron
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💀

rugged compass
errant galleon
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Oh good luck with that if your family background doesn't have 50m usd

rugged compass
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Boss

errant galleon
serene snow
cerulean karma
serene snow
quiet spindle
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brown ed is gonna be delayed for at least 2 days, just got an email

raven olive
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yep me too ^

quiet saffron
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GOT AN EMAIL

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Delay by 48 hrs

raven olive
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"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.”"

quiet spindle
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up to 48 hours means by wednesday 3pm est we’ll have the decision right?

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like 48 hours or less

raven olive
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yes 48 hours max

quiet saffron
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i think they may use the full 48 hrs

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they will send an email right

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once the decision is in the portal

hollow peak
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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.

paper sluice
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Just wait, we’ll find out soon enough

amber steeple
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you guys can wait 2 extra days i fear

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your decisions will come out. let the students and faculty of brown recover

quiet saffron
junior tiger
mint tangle
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well rd is right around the corner and they preferably want to let ED applicants know if they need to start/continue rd

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and their decisions were already made

quiet saffron
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Yeah

robust widget
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Yeah it's a fair delay, would've been surprising if they didn't push it a bit

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Though up to 48 hours should mean 48 hours right? They won't randomly drop it in the next 3 days?

serene snow
robust widget
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Makes sense hopefully they'll let us know the time enough in advance

quiet saffron
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Yeah

carmine heron
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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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carmine heron
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Please direct anyone to the pin if they ask about decisions

rancid heart
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they got the wrong guy

true ocean
mint tangle
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cant believe brown doesnt have any video footage

teal pumice
rare musk
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got the wrong guy, second he was released people report shots on sidechat and i start running

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unfounded though, false alarm

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worth being paranoid to save lives

mint tangle
mint tangle
meager finch
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does brown just not have security cameras

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  • do people not have phone footage
slate sedge
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they do but he was dressed in all black and stuff so they didn't get a face

mint tangle
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well like brown doesnt even have any video footage of the event happening

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which is honestly crazy

rare musk
mint tangle
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he got his name and face published and it turns out they just release him

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life might be cooked

serene snow
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he shld be fine

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still a bad position to be in

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😢

errant galleon
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except for classrooms in newer buildings

cerulean karma
quiet saffron
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still at large 😭

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his entire identity has been leaked

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name address etc

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not again...

high widget
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^

quiet saffron
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confirmation in the portal again

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"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."

boreal bone
rugged compass
rugged compass
robust widget
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17th 7pm ET

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@carmine heron

quiet saffron
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yeah

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i got that too

vapid pond
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Brown postponed their decision release and STILL send their date before cornell

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its like someone over there is in some sort of comotose

robust widget
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😂

robust widget
carmine heron
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Brown University Revised ED Decision Date

<t:1766016000:F> in your local time
@everyone

thin charm
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gl for all brown applicants! i have a few friends that go to brown and they all love it there :)

wind juniper
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I can’t take it anymore

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I just want to be free

little tartan
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Have some patience please

urban bloom
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cornell releases on the 18th lmao

thin charm
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ok well

wind juniper
thin charm
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i didnt want to dwell on that

wind juniper
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We’re all getting decisions

urban bloom
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im opening duke w my friend tonight

wind juniper
rare musk
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for all of yall potential ‘30s dont take the current stuff as a sign brown is great

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but when you get on campus it will very likely still be haunted by the memory

wind juniper
urban bloom
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isnt the withdraw button gone tho

wind juniper
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Overprotective parents

thin charm
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recency bias

wind juniper
rare musk
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but i cant blame her everyones really scared rn

little tartan
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i mean brown will likely be VERY safe after this

wind juniper
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Idk if it’s official tho, at the very least she attempted

rare musk
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if she got in she likkelh wouldnt have any safety issues the next years

little tartan
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they will make so many investments in security

rare musk
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dawg atp if i dont see police stationed on every block im not feeling secure

serene snow
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after every shooting and situation like this security is upped so its gonna be safer 😭

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cant even blame anyone for a situation like this but i consistently see brown being shit on

light orbit
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i feel like the chance of it happening at any university is pretty equal

wind ingot
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it’ll never happen again hopefully

meager finch
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🥀🥀🥀

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No amount of hoping can fix america

true ocean
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They should’ve had better security to begin with

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Rather than after the fact

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And also change these goddamn gun laws

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It’s just terrible

onyx ferry
thin charm
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not sure where to put this but @for all brown students

meager finch
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this is so nice

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three years ago a student at my school died and a local cafe did something similar

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big corps could never

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always support local businesses

errant galleon
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Providence and especially College Hill has been rather safe historically since and even during the mafia, no one anticipated this would happen

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It's a targeted attack from a psychotic individual that I suspect has political leanings / schizo or something

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Twitter comments are all fucking regarded

meager finch
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So it was likely a personal vendetta against brown university specifically

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?

errant galleon
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No, could also be politically motivated since Brown is very left wing and the most representative of the ivies for this

meager finch
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oh I suppose :(

errant galleon
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Twitter comments saying this was obviously done by the left are all fucking regarded and should be sent to mental asylums

meager finch
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💀💀💀

errant galleon
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Democracy for the stupid is the dumbest thing ever

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In the sense that it does not promote good info

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And just allows people to say whatever

meager finch
errant galleon
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EXACTLY

meager finch
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like let's bffr

errant galleon
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The people trying to use EC to make this a political thing need to be actually sent to jail for misinformation

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US is so fucking cooked

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Shame on all of them. Fucking cult turning this country into an actual cesspool

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Even had someone ask me today whether it was an intentional antisemitic attack

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And I had to point out one of the students who died is muslim

meager finch
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😭😭😭

errant galleon
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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

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FBI has finally started to do proper work too. I'm also sure Brown will increase security tenfold in the next years

meager finch
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Do u think brown will allow people to cancel their ed's

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if they no longer feel safe

errant galleon
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Highly likely, even if you get in I'm sure you can provide something about it

errant galleon
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Not the fault of the city for being underprepared because historically it's been so safe

true ocean
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Me personally i think about my school and how we probably have significantly less security

errant galleon
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This is where liberty and freedom gets you I guess, it's a choice

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Berkeley?

true ocean
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Yeah we had a shooter my freshman year

errant galleon
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Considering your area, nah you guys are extremely prepared lmfao

meager finch
true ocean
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Like technologically yes

errant galleon
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Every university does that

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I wonder if it will end now

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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

true ocean
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Like any mf can walk on our campus and do whatever they want

meager finch
errant galleon
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I don't know if that's still possible

true ocean
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Well no there are checks

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Of ID

errant galleon
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You can always follow someone in

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I hold the door for people right behind me

meager finch
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Wait when I went to brown precollege summer camp I swear there were some card swiping systems or smth

errant galleon
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Barus & Holley is also special as in you actually don't need swipe access a lot of times

meager finch
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maybe im misremembering

errant galleon
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Also there was the chair propping it open

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There is

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But mostly for dorms

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Or past hours

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The shooting location has a chair propping door open to let people in, also back door entrances are open sometimes

meager finch
errant galleon
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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

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Good idea

little tartan
errant galleon
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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

frank osprey
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we really can’t even speculate

gleaming lake
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does it come out 7pm est?

quiet saffron
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yeah

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on the 17th

boreal furnace
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oh

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fuck

formal skiff
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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

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Don't know if I should write about something academic that I like or something "cool" like LOTR meltingsob

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or comparing two philosophers that are exacly the oposite but can be seen as equal

light orbit
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i wrote about investigating the physical and psychological impact of chess on the human body

raven olive
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i made it about something i like but connected it back to my interests

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at brown

royal cloud
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being normal is categorically one of the biggest mistakes you can make in college applications, assuming you're not normal

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simply due to the premise that if it was normal, it wouldn't be you

raven olive
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i want to study infectious diseases from a biological & sociological lens so i talked about human behavior and dynamics during crisis (a zombie apocalypse)

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because i love zombie media

royal cloud
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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

teal cloak
royal cloud
teal cloak
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Uchicago essay will get you into that for sure

royal cloud
teal cloak
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Inspo from their prompts lol

formal skiff
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I think I'll write about using a data science lifecycle to predict something cool

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like which GOT house is most likely to assume the iron throne

paper sluice
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I wrote about my fav music artist

cursive coral
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ed decisions tomorrow rahhh i'm so scared

paper sluice
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yayayayayayay

cursive coral
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what concentrations did u guys apply for

paper sluice
cursive coral
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i applied for int and public affairs + philosophy

latent bone
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are we even getting in chat

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or is it too competitive

paper sluice
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who knows

cursive coral
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i have no idea

latent bone
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i have 1590 SAT, 45/45 IB pg, amazing ecs and awards

cursive coral
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last yr the ED acceptance rate acc went up

latent bone
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i have very low chance compared to other applicants if u ask me

paper sluice
cursive coral
raw mulch
paper sluice
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jesus

cursive coral
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LMFAO

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but genuinely i do feel like u do need to get a lil quirky for ur application especially for brown!

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not sociopathic quirky though...

wary adder
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Might be a stupid question, but apparently IDOC request can be an indication for some unis, is it the same for Brown?

raven olive
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i believe

hidden agateBOT
amber steeple
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its literally in 20 hours

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you will find out soon i promise

raw mulch
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if you ever need shitpost hit me up

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If you've ever seen an especially fucked up shitpost wednesday post, might've been me

cursive coral
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does any1 wanna look at my video and tell me what they think

paper sluice
cursive coral
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i've only shown it to my bf and my dad 💔

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but i don't wanna put it in here in case i get deferred so i can dm it to some1

wary adder
paper sluice
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🤷🏽‍♂️

mild solar
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goodluck everyone!

boreal furnace
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ideally shouldn't matter cuz brown itself tells us idoc isn't necessary

remote trout
tawny condor
remote trout
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omg

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what did you say was your field of interest

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in the open curriculum essay

tawny condor
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like the specific iapa track or just in general field of interest

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i said iapa development track and specifically south asia

remote trout
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ohh

tawny condor
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which is why i specifically named the development track in my essay

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cus it seemed to be the one most focused on history rather than like econ or politics

remote trout
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that's cool

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there's a lot of econ in development though if i'm not mistaken about the track being about like

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international development

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or maybe that's development studies

tawny condor
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no ur right

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the plot was basically specifically in south asia looking at how like e.g. colonial institutions affected the development of agriculture

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in the oc essay

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for the part abt iapa

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what didu write abt

remote trout
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frantz fanon 😋

remote trout
# tawny condor for the part abt iapa

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

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i couldn't really decide on whether i should do development or policy and governance but i settled on the latter

tawny condor
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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

remote trout
tawny condor
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lol

remote trout
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i think brown has like 6 japanese people in each grade

cold robin
rotund gust
rugged compass
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How are we feeling guys?

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Like 11 hours left

boreal bone
wind juniper
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I’m just accepting my fate

rugged compass
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And now that it's here I feel kind a calm

rugged compass
wind juniper
wind juniper
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But sometimes that switches to “I’m def getting accepted”

quiet spindle
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i’m scared guys

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but it’ll be ok

rugged compass
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Cause truthfully you never know what could happen

wind juniper
boreal bone
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Yale vandy & brown one hour in between, if its a massacre then atleast we're not alone smile

wind juniper
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Tru

boreal bone
remote trout
boreal bone
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are you applying from japan?

remote trout
boreal bone
quiet saffron
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gang are ready

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i might be overthinking this but when i read the provost's message about institutional priorities, one clause matched my entire applicaton focus 😭

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so im hoping this pulls through

quiet saffron
raven olive
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wait where is the list of academic priorities

quiet saffron
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these are whats publicly known

rugged compass
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4 hours

tawny condor
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we all gettin in boys dw

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and girls

bitter zinc
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When does brown come out

olive sundial
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7pm est

quiet saffron
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scared

eager oriole
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gl everyone

rugged compass
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I'm so excited

quiet saffron
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im nervous man

mild solar
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prime time for a nap chat

boreal furnace
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dudes I legit can't sleep I feel like throwing up help

quiet saffron
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idk what to do to calm the nerves

boreal furnace
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never wanted to do drugs this bad

quiet saffron
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advise not to

eager oriole
rugged compass
little tartan
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good luck to all brown ed

twilit copper
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how are we feeling brownies

raven olive
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TERRIBLE!!!!

mild solar
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😔

narrow plaza
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good luck to all brown applicants!!

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u got this and i believe in u sm 🙂

rugged compass
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Good luck everyone

quiet saffron
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Good luck.

steep summit
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good luckkk

mild solar
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15 minutes 🧎🧎🧎🧎

rare musk
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good luck everyone

quiet spindle
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good luck yall!

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🤎🤎🤎

amber steeple
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u guys got this

rare musk
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dont take the shooting as representative of brown

teal cloak
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Who shall be the next Brownie???!???

native forge
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decisions come out in 12 min right

solar cave
rugged compass
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Chat I'm so excited??

mild solar
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gl everyone

robust widget
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All the best!

teal cloak
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Waiting for some chaos soon…

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Good luck guys just 30 seconds left to go!

mild solar
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scary

radiant thorn
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All the best

amber steeple
latent bone
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Is it out?

twilit copper
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123 release em

gilded egret
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make sure to let us know when y'all begin seeing decisions

wary fable
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hi

amber steeple
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@everyone Brown ED out!

amber steeple
teal cloak
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If u get in scream go crazy here

olive sundial
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gl guys

magic pumice
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GOOD LUCK

amber steeple
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Vote in the poll :)

steel bramble
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gll

spare ice
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GOOD LUCK

normal oyster
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RELEASE EM!!

cinder night
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Has anyone checked

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Is it out

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😭

mild solar
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yes

olive sundial
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i see one deferral in the poll

teal silo
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RIP

twilit copper
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are stats out

magic pumice
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Damn

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Why it so quiet

amber steeple
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hopefully because of celebration

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right

magic pumice
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hopefully…

pure jewel
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Usually thats what happens

light orbit
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I GOT IT

spare ice
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no accpetance 😭 ??

rugged compass
pure jewel
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Celebrators take time to vote

rugged compass
amber steeple
pure jewel
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Those deferred and rejected come here right away

mild solar
little tartan
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GOOD LUCK

teal cloak
cinder night
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Yall dou you know if i came out

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Exactly at

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9

carmine heron
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Huh

cinder night
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Or a few min earlier

carmine heron
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Well it’s out now

cinder night
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Sorry im intl

steel bramble
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9?

cinder night
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7

steel bramble
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ohh

little tartan
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i think my friend got deferred rip

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or rejected

cinder night
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Same

rare musk
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voting for accepted

cinder night
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She just keft

rare musk
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smile emoji

cinder night
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Left silently

jade belfry
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good luck everybodyyyy

pure jewel
latent bone
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Bruh my friend won't reply

teal cloak
carmine heron
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Been around since the beginning

pure jewel
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oh

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Ok I just never noticed then

rare musk
pure jewel
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Well

rugged compass
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And rejected😭

pure jewel
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Those that get in usually take some time to come here and announce it

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So give it like half an hour

gilded egret
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for all the deferred friends, #👻-the-medium-place and rejections #💪-chad-rejects

teal cloak
oak cosmos
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wait did anyone not get in with an idoc??

steep summit
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didnt get in 💔💔

rugged compass
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Heart break and sadness

past wagon
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good luck

rare musk
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based off the brown ‘30 discord there seems to be only 2 people who got in and have said anything yet

empty dew
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yo ts another bloodbath holy

high widget
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congrats you guys!!

teal cloak
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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

high widget
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all cracked people deserved brown

olive sundial
high widget
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best ivy

teal cloak
unborn compass
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Dang my friend didn't get in

amber steeple
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Wait why did the ivies like

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Hate everyone this year

teal cloak
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They usually do, they’re the ivies

rugged compass
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But apps dropped by alot

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Only 5000?

teal cloak
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Ultra selective still means ultra selective

sharp maple
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and welcome to brown, the best university on earth

remote trout
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I GOT IN!!

mild solar
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congrats!!!!

raven olive
twilit copper
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23 plme cursedmoon

sharp maple
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CONGRATS!!!

raven olive
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they didn’t tell how many got deferred in the article which sucks

narrow plaza
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23 plme is wild

hexed mirage
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Anyone know anything about the fin aid letters ?

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Cause I can't find it 😭 I need to know if I'm going or not

boreal bone
sharp maple
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should be on the way soon they're fast with those

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if you did your fin aid in time

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but of course give them time

rugged compass
hexed mirage
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Anyone got anything ??

fading frost
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hello

wind fable
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uh oh

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who here is brown

rare musk
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me

raven olive
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is it just me or did they defer a lot more than they have in the past

quiet saffron
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i got rejected man

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wtf man

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bruh 💀

high widget
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same i don’t think i deserved to get in though so it’s fine 😬

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everyone who got in is wayyyyy qualified

eager oriole
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its just college admissions

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my very very very qualified friend got rejected from dartmouth

quiet saffron
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i mean i consider myself qualifed....

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this feels harsh

amber steeple
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most people who apply r qualified

bitter zinc
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like record acceptaces

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like 6 ivies so far

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only early round

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and more prob

eager oriole
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ts not fair 🥀

little tartan
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not as bad as columbia

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almost as good as gtown this year

warm fjord
quiet spindle
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dream school of 7 years and got rejected

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i really thought i’d get in which is the worst part 😭 remind me never have to have any expectations ever again

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idk i thought i was a good fit for the school but i guess not

quiet spindle
#

thank u

mild solar
mild solar
carmine heron
carmine heron
light yew
little tartan
#

its still 1.5% decrease from last year

light yew
#

i guess, but like 16% tho

steady viper
#

you cant forget ab recruited athletes and donated buildings

simple bough
#

That's fucking WILD compared to Columbia

light yew
simple bough
light yew
#

is brown out?

simple bough
#

ya

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for ed

steady viper
wind ingot
#

Many of the “accepted” poll votes are from people who rea somewhere else and “accepted” into other ed schools

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Nonetheless, congrats to the actual people who got accepted

amber steeple
wind ingot
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ah I see

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it’s kinda skewed but it’s alright in spirit

hard crane
solar cave
little tartan
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oh yeah let me vote for my friend

obtuse hamlet
#

bro I got rejected 💀

high widget
#

same man

bitter zinc
cold robin
#

Ivies are brutal this year

remote trout
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still better compareed to columbia

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😭

royal cloud
remote trout
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that's crazy

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wasn't duke pretty bad too

royal cloud
remote trout
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yeah

untold oracle
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Yoo guys, for those of you (international) who get in today, did you recieve your aid package

junior tiger
cold robin
junior tiger
#

He wasn't the only one who peddled that lie

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It was like 90% of counselors on social media lmfao

paper sluice
#

its always gonna be difficult

crisp schooner
#

i was asleep how did ed go

paper sluice
#

8 accepted here

crisp schooner
#

today seems like it went well

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all the other days were brutal

paper sluice
#

yeah congrats to all the people accepted!

untold oriole
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rejected :(((

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man i had hopes

paper sluice
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but you can always hope for new things

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fall in love with something else

high widget
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hii

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i did not

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🥹

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couldn’t sleep

normal mango
#

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

sharp tundra
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but in creative way

rare musk
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i clicked on your username on accident and got flashbanged

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goddamn u spend too much time and money on discord

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u stinky boy

sharp tundra
rare musk
sharp tundra
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@normal mango @midnight elbow i meant sth like this

normal mango
normal mango
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did you get into brown?

sharp tundra
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but its creative, so ig it worked

sharp tundra
rare musk
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its pretty much along the lines of what most people write

normal mango
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i mean i dont wanna talk about open curriculum

rare musk
normal mango
#

again

normal mango
rare musk
sharp tundra
rare musk
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thats like, the biggest marketing thing brown has

sharp tundra
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i mean... u can always mention about their unique culture and stuff

rare musk
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and playing into the happy ivy community

sharp tundra
#

but mentioning academics (other than open curriculum) wont help ig

rare musk
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i wouldnt say wont help

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its just all about specific execution

normal mango
sharp tundra
normal mango
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it feels like anything else would be true of any other university too

rare musk
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like

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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

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which invariably HAS to include the open curriculum in some capacity

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it can be through allusion and its not like the entire sentence needs to be about just that

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but like

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thats like talking about north korea without mentioning nukes

sharp tundra
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and y do u worry abt it if those smart ahhh universities do the same sht

rare musk
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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

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the open curriculum is also more complex than just people with varied interests taking various classes tbf

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realistically a lot of people dont do that with the open curriculum which gets ppl arguing

sharp tundra
#
  • They know culture isn’t the main thing people look at when choosing Brown
rare musk
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tons of people use it to just max out whatever interest they do like, combined with the super lenient prereq policy (essentially nonexistent)

rare musk
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brown knows what niche they have in the market

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and realistically most people apply knowing that brown is the happy ivy and are in places where they absolutey need the happy ivy

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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

sharp tundra
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umm ic

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btw. are u at brown rn?

rare musk
#

FUCK no im not on campus

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i dont know anyone still on

sharp tundra
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sht.. ic

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stay safe 🙏

rare musk
#

its gonna be a weird spring semester for sure

acoustic kernel
#

i can't talk enough about how much i love Brown's Physics and Philosophy concentration

acoustic kernel
#

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 😭

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is the Open Curriculum helping you study all of these disciplines fluidly?

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same i think this combination of interests is rare, i mean i've never seen it before!

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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

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interesting

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i can share the essay with you for feedback if that's okay

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no i'm still submitting! so yeah i'm open for editing

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awesome! i will DM you then

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ooo what is it about?

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how interesting!! 😭

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yes!

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have you heard of mereological nihilism? it's such a cool concept

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it basically says objects don't exist only mereological simples like atoms and subatomic particles do

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i will write that down in case i get accepted 😭

#

Brown has so many cool courses

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exactly 😭 😭

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honestly i'd love to take courses in botany, music theory or literary anything (except engineering and anything applied haha)

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i only like theoretical stuff

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also i sent you the essay you can review it when you have time

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i relate so muchh

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exactly

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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.. 😭)

vagrant acorn
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its ok bro u have a bright future as a quant

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just pay 1 soul gg

steel bramble
#

js seems so rude

amber steeple
# amber steeple
poll_question_text

Brown ED Results

victor_answer_votes

22

total_votes

42

victor_answer_id

3

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Rejected

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light yew
#

gosh brown defers and rejects so many

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unexpected

eager oriole
#

what is apma

amber steeple
eager oriole
#

ah

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i wanna do that 😡

rare musk
#

DING DONG THE WICKED BITCH IS DEAD

teal cloak
#

It’s finally over

cerulean karma
royal cloud
crisp schooner
onyx ferry
#

CONGRATS to everyone who got in on the ED round

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and also congrats to the deferred cuz your fight ain't over yet

spark loom
#

is brown deferral good this year btw

mint tangle
# teal cloak

no way they let him leave providence and drive across state boundaries to kill the mit professor 💔

little tartan
warm fjord
acoustic kernel
#

why does Brown have such cool concentrations! I just found out about their Contemplative Studies program and it is soo interesting

jade belfry
#

right!! contemplative studies is so interesting

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i think i’d rather do plain old cogsci but still

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their page has a bunch of recommended retreat sites too lol i bet you would get to meditate a lot

jade belfry
smoky ocean
#

stupid question but is it fine if my video is 91 seconds

amber steeple
#

if it is then make it 90 seconds lol

rare musk
#

1.1

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or

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1.01

crystal island
#

Wait lwoeky

boreal bone
#

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?

idle cloak
#

when they download it

boreal bone
little tartan
#

is it too cliche to do day in my life for the video

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also when is the video due

dim sundial
#

I'm so lost on what to do for the video

dim sundial
#

I'm torn on whether or not I wanna talk about my growth disorder, books, speech and debate, or ballet

jade belfry
#

i’m leaving it for last

royal cloud
acoustic kernel
royal cloud
acoustic kernel
#

I need someone to read my essays for feedback

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Oh didn’t notice the ‘Columbia’ 😭

royal cloud
#

i am an unbiased third party brown enjoyer

crystal island
#

@royal cloud im gonna apply i think as transfer

#

or after gap year ifk

bronze lance
#

tbh this school was high on my list until i visited campus and talked to students

main heart
#

💀

sharp maple
#

why what happened

twilit copper
#

he called u guys npcs

sharp maple
#

well...

ashen wave
sharp maple
#

too much aura

sharp maple
light yew
#

can anyone give feedback on my brown open curriculum essay?

idle cloak
light yew
#

uh

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sorry, but id prefer someone who isn’t applying to read it 😭

#

thanks tho

idle cloak
#

sure

rotund gust
#

i got in alr

#

i can review

bronze lance
#

no offense to brown students - maybe i met the wrong people - but it felt too relaxed almost

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kinda like a lack of ambition

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just not personally for me

main heart
#

interesting

sharp maple
#

yes this is not the school for you if you’re a sweat

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we actually like learning here
and we like each other

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I think they would LOVE you at Penn

bronze lance
#

i genuinely love learning like i find all of my classes intriguing when i pay attention

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and the times im not paying attention.. im writing cold emails or working on my next huge project

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i think the latter slightly outweighs the former which i why i noticed it but

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its why i watn to go somewhere that has both vibes present

sharp maple
#

i mean as a CS major there is definitely a lot of people who are like you

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you probably talked to some Education concentrator or something

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but imo we don’t need more pre-professionals at brown right now that’s not the direction I want us to move in

amber steeple
sharp maple
#

what are you talking about

#

it does not

bronze lance
bronze lance
#

and i think a cs kid

sharp maple
#

what cs kid

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can you describe them + race they are

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you don’t have to im just nosy

bronze lance
#

😭

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😭 😭 😭

#

cant do much better than that

sharp maple
#

lowkey narrows it down

royal cloud
royal cloud
royal cloud
amber steeple
#

its also like

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brown lol

#

the majority of students will be ambitious

royal cloud
#

so i def agree with you there

sharp maple
#

the ambition i feel is flavored differently

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at least among my friends vs. people at other schools

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penn/harvard i think host a lot more of the enneagram 3 type of people

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who are ambitious because their value stems from their accomplishments

bronze lance
#

i don’t think chillness correlates with a lack of ambition

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just that i didn’t feel any ambition when i went there

rare musk
#

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

bronze lance
#

which i just said lol

#

and that is also why i said

rare musk
#

and scrolled down later

bronze lance
#

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

rare musk
#

u dont need to defend yourself

#

idc

bronze lance
#

without even reading the conversation

#

chill out

rare musk
#

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

rare musk
bronze lance
#

maybe you need to work on tone then

rare musk
#

thats cool dw

rare musk
#

i aint takin that

bronze lance
#

LOL

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i slipped that in at the end

rare musk
#

we were gonna stop at interpretation

#

fuck you and yo mama

bronze lance
#

wait im loling

rare musk
#

ur mommy under my desk rn just so u know

bronze lance
#

oh no 😨

rare musk
#

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

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but like diverse community and all with tons of outliers

sharp maple
#

😭 hoss bro

sharp maple
#

this going in glialink wrapped jsyk

royal cloud
#

does this guy look unambitious to you @bronze lance

rare musk
#

SO I GET SOME RANDOM ASS FOLLOW REQUEST I ACCEPT

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AND THEN HE SHOWS ME THE DM AND SHE ASKS "IS HE GAY"

#

LMAOOOO

sharp maple
#

answer the question

rare musk
#

he’s just trolling in her hinge dms

#

its been like 3 days of fucking with her and getting lowk mad that shes npc

sharp maple
#

tell him to send my @ too

crisp schooner
#

which is a pretty good life to live

pliant ginkgo
#

is brown a chill school

little tartan
#

yes

carmine heron
#

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

formal skiff
#

Do I need to send the oficial sat scores?

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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

formal skiff
#

How did you guys send?

ashen wave
#

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

broken epoch
#

for the joy prompt do i literally just write about anything that i like

amber steeple
alpine torrent
#

how are yall taking about your major in these essays?

idle cloak
#

I’ll start tomorrow

#

Am I cooked

jade belfry
alpine torrent
#

idk brown promts just seem weird

jade belfry
#

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

alpine torrent
#

is it? i wrote it more like a "why i need other classes with my major" essay

jade belfry
sharp maple
#

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

cold robin
#

Did my Brown video abt my kitty

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And how he changed my life

jade belfry
#

mine was about art preservation and so an intersection of art history archaeology and chemistry

dim sundial
#

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

ashen wave
#

and my family

broken epoch
#

i decided to write about watching an AI streamer

idle cloak
#

Open curriculum and your family- this must be a crazy pull off

ashen wave
ashen wave
idle cloak
alpine torrent
#

can someone (preferably a college student 🙏 ) read my sups😭

white ivy
#

why did brown get rid of beooo noooo

dim sundial
formal skiff
#

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

ashen wave
#

i didn’t do resume

#

as a general rule of thumb resumes should be a page

sharp maple
#

And don’t put shit on there you already have in your application

#

I would think

royal cloud
#

1

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and use it to share activities and job experiences that are not on the ec list

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or elaborate on existing ones in new ways

ashen wave
#

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

white ivy
#

😭

limpid gorge
#

when is the deadline for the brown portfolio video?

bronze lance
alpine torrent
#

can someone review my brown sups?

stone dirge
#

here i come

little tartan
#

what do yall think is the most important thing to consider when making the video

timber horizon
#

so dont film it in the middle of the highway or at a concert

#

hope this helps!

little tartan
#

FUCK i was going to record it in a subway station!

#

right when the train comes through actually

timber horizon
#

it shows you're a bold risk-taker

little tartan
#

omg you're right, red like the school logo

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and yellow electricity like the sun

raw mulch
#

is the vid due at the same time as app?

#

nvm I checked the pins

#

its Jan 7th

ashen wave
#

and have a personality

rare musk
#

that the video is optional for a reason

main heart
#

so if you dont have a personality while talking you shouldnt do it

ashen wave
#

i think it detracted from my application

rare musk
#

im shitting u but like, if your essays are enough to show your individuality then the video isn't totally necessarily

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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

rare musk
#

and thats why i said no brown video

main heart
rare musk
#

that's how i feel thinking about it now

#

too cringe

main heart
#

oh lmao

raw mulch
#

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

prime iris
#

yall think the brown aos will appreciate my 1-minute song i wrote just for brown 😎

ashen wave
#

i was just yapping to my phone

amber steeple
#

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

little tartan
#

ok period

#

i was gonna yap

stray coyote
#

Full sent

vast comet
#

shoduld i be talking about stuff i didnt cover in my essays

#

or expanding on them

dim sundial
#

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

gilded pivot
#

Can someone look at my brown supps!

verbal hornet
#

Is plme due tdy or jan 5

formal skiff
#

Hello guys

#

Can someone take a look at my video introduction idea?

alpine torrent
#

can someone look at my brown essays?

zealous whale
#

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

rare musk
errant galleon
#

RAHHHHHHHH

errant galleon
broken epoch
#

+1 application, -$80.00 USD

errant galleon
#

That's okay you'll be spending much more than that at Brown

alpine torrent
#

would someone be able to read my brown essays

gleaming lake
#

When is the video deadline?

amber steeple
#

check pins

errant galleon
#

it would be problematic if they couldn't after all

pastel jasper
#

"can i" vs "may i" flashbacks