Do your research, be sincere in what you express, and convince the admissions readers that you will be an active member of the community who takes full advantage of the Open Curriculum. He has previously served as a high school counselor, consultant and author for Kaplan Test Prep, and advisor to U.
Congress, reporting on issues related to college admissions and financial aid. The intent of this article is to give those considering applying to Brown University: 1 A more accurate understanding of the odds you face. Brown: Early Decision Acceptance Rate — Class of Of the 4, early decision applications received for a place in the Class of , Brown accepted just , a Brown Acceptance Rate — Class of Out of the largest applicant pool in school history—46, to be exact—only 2, emerged from the process with an acceptance letter in hand.
Students from all 50 U. Who Actually Gets Into Brown? Should I Apply to Brown? Andrew Belasco. Related Posts. Application Strategies , Navigating the Admissions Process. View Cart. There have been just 13 positive cases on campus since Aug. The University has asked all employees who can work from home to continue doing so and students who are living on campus have been quarantined, only leaving their dorms to pick up food from dining halls and receive COVID tests.
Students have had no in-person classes, have been instructed not to attend extracurricular or social activities and are even restricted from using residence hall kitchens. If, however, we assume that the proportion of rule-breakers in the campus population is constant, then bringing more students back to campus will result in having more rule-breakers, which can only increase the number of positive cases.
For instance, imagine if 2 percent of students refuse to follow safety protocols. With students on campus, two of them would be considered rule-breakers and could contribute to the spread of COVID When 1, students return to campus, those two students become 20 students, causing a much greater disruption in the public health landscape. Furthermore, despite warnings of suspension and other punishments, some students may choose to return to the Providence area without notifying the University, leaving them beyond the reach of infection control efforts like quiet period and asymptomatic testing.
Ultimately, large numbers of Brown students returning to campus in September puts students, faculty, staff and the broader Providence community at risk. Not only will students add to the sheer number of people living and interacting in Providence, but they also hail from a multitude of locations around the world, all with different rates of infection and safety protocols.
Students will have to quarantine once on campus, but they first travel by car, bus, train, plane and other means to arrive.
The University has prepared quarantine rooms for students to use if they test positive, but with some colleges reporting hundreds or thousands of cases , this may not be enough.
Samford University, a school half the size of Brown with just 3, undergraduate students and a more suburban campus , has seen almost confirmed cases. It is integral to the safety of students, faculty, staff and Providence community members that the University has a plan for a scenario in which it cannot simply isolate individuals. Otherwise, the administration is setting itself up for a repeat of its botched efforts in March The University appears to have two options for a back-up plan if there is a dangerous COVID outbreak on or around College Hill; however, neither is a perfect fix.
First, the University could evacuate all students who have the means to operate remotely from their home locations. Starts and ends behind the lodge. Passes saddle barn and amphitheater and returns to lodge. Varieties of ferns can be seen in the ravines and on the slopes. Joins Trail 7 for a short distance. Trail was improved by volunteers from the Hoosier Hikers Council No parking at trailhead. Travels ridge top beyond campground, dropping into adjacent valley to follow stream before looping back to ridge top.
Passes CCC shelter. Brochure available at the trailhead at the south end of the Nature Center parking lot. It was produced by Indiana DNR staff. Plan on at least one hour for the tour, more if you plan on stopping at other points of interest along the way. Start the audio in the Nature Center parking lot. Note your odometer reading or set your trip odometer to zero at the beginning of the tour.
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