What is it like to study at Brown University?

I will mainly talk about the experience of studying at Brown from the perspective of a graduate student.

1. Study at Brown

Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. It was founded in 1764. The campus is located on a small slope called "College Hill" east of Providence. Most of the buildings on the campus are simple and elegant Victorian-era buildings. The school is mainly composed of undergraduate school, graduate school, medical school, engineering school, and public health school.

Brown University is most famous for its liberal undergraduate "open curriculum." All courses at Brown University can be chosen by students. There are no required courses in the first two years after undergraduate enrollment. They only need to develop freely according to their interests, and then determine their professional direction at the end of the second year. To obtain a bachelor's degree from Brown University, you only need to meet four points: 1. Complete at least 30 credits; 2. Determine your major and complete required professional courses; 3. Prove your writing ability; 4. Complete eight semesters of registration. (In addition, failed courses will not appear on the transcript.)

The above is the syllabus for undergraduate students. In fact, Brown University is also quite liberal for graduate students. Taking myself as an example, in my first semester at Brown University, in addition to the two required courses for my major, I was able to choose a course from another department. After I identified my graduate supervisor, I could take the course as long as the supervisor did not object. , you can also choose at least one course that interests you every year. As far as I know, the students around me basically take one or two courses every semester. In fact, you only need to complete eight credits of a major to get a master's degree in that field. Therefore, after five years of doctoral study, Later, many people will obtain a second master's degree outside their major. In addition, the graduate school has a program to sponsor PhD students to participate in another master's program. For details, click here Open Graduate Education. There are several students nearby who have received funding to major in computer science or biotechnology.

Lyman Hall

2. Eat at Brown

Brown’s school cafeteria is a bit unpalatable and is mainly for filling your stomach. Fortunately, there is a commercial street in the middle of the school - Thayer street is lined with restaurants of various styles, from crepes (La Creperie) to Mexican burritos (Chipotle, Bajas), American Chinese food (Shanghai), Greek food (Andreas), American food (Paragon), pizza ( Antonio, flatbread), Indian food (Kabob and Curry), Korean food (Soban), hamburgers (BBC), ice cream (Frozen yogurt, Ben&Jerry), to Subway and so on, as well as Starbucks, Au bon pain, blue state When it comes to coffee shops, everyone can basically get what they need. In fact, if you have time and are interested, there are many options a little further away from the school, such as wayland square, wickenden st. There are also many good Japanese and Korean food, French food, Ethiopian and Peruvian food and other amazing food in the downtown area. (I would like to highly recommend Los Andes restaurant, which is ranked among the top 100 in the United States on Yelp. It specializes in Peruvian and Bolivian cuisine. The lobster paella is a must-have. Unfortunately, there is no alpaca meat. I regret it.)

A glance at Thayer st, in the distance It's science library

3, playing at Brown

Generally speaking, the atmosphere at Brown is relatively relaxed and free. On good days, there are always groups of three or five on the main lawn. people chatting and sunbathing together. There are a lot of parties in the school. The more fun ones are the annual Spring Weekend Concert and the Campus dance before graduation. During exam week every semester, there will be an orchestra playing music to comfort everyone in the library, and there is also a fun Naked Donut Run, where naked men and women hand out donuts to everyone. There is a non-profit Graduate Center Bar in the school, mainly for Brown students. When I have free time, I often go there with my friends to drink, chat, play pool, darts and the like.

If you want to watch movies, there is a small theater on Thayer St that specializes in art movies, and there is also an IMAX theater in the downtown mall. For shopping, there are a few scattered shops on Thayer St, and there are also many specialty stores in the mall.

I almost forgot to introduce the most famous event of Pucun - waterfire. Every year from early summer to late autumn, bonfires are lit in the canal running through downtown Pucun, and there are also concerts and night markets. I always feel that Waterfire is like a beautiful woman. The crackling sound of burning pine wood seems to be her whisper, the heat on her face is like her breath, the faint fragrance of smoke is her body fragrance, and sitting on the shore is like snuggling up. beside her. Only then will you realize how suitable Pucun is for falling in love. (Well, I'm getting too far away...)

In general, Pucun is a livable city and Brown is a liberal school.

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