The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

Every history class, I assumed a new identity. One day, I was Karim Zahedi, a 22-year-old Syrian refugee living in fear and poverty. Then, I became Mya Sein, a 41-year-old protestor advocating for dem

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Brown’s Open Curriculum allows students to explore broadly while also diving deeply into their academic pursuits. Tell us about any academic interests that excite you, and how you might use the Open Curriculum to pursue them while also embracing topics with which you are unfamiliar. (200-250 words)

I stared in awe at the white, powdery substance before me—I had just created aspirin with my bare hands. Through lab experiments in my 10th grade chemistry class, I was immersed into the magical, mini

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Brown students care deeply about their work and the world around them. Students find contentment, satisfaction, and meaning in daily interactions and major discoveries. Whether big or small, mundane or spectacular, tell us about something that brings you joy. (200-250 words)

Nothing makes me happier than the multi sensational experience of perusing food-filled booths at 6 A.M. on a Sunday morning. Reusable mesh bags in hand, I take in the pleasant aromas, textures, and co

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Two summers ago, I visited the [Place Redacted] Farmers Market for the first time. The thought of perusing fruits and vegetables for hours was highly unappealing to then-15-year-old me, but my mother’

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What academic areas are you interested in exploring in college?

“Is there any other option?” the worried father asked. He looked down as the doctor helplessly apologized. This was the 3rd time this month I witnessed a patient struggling to afford medical care whil

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Please answer one of the following questions: Share a time when you were awestruck. Please provide your response to your second selection here

I blinked. The solution had switched from a rich violet to a clear liquid. My hands tingled and heart raced. I had just witnessed real-life magic. 10th grade chemistry class offered my introductory

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We are looking for passionate students to join our diverse community of scholars, researchers, and artists. Answer this question, which corresponds to the school/program you selected above, in a half page or roughly 250 words. College of Arts and Sciences - What work of art, music, science, mathematics, literature, or other media has surprised, unsettled, or inspired you, and in what way?

After reading Julie Livingston’s Improvising Medicine: An African Oncology Ward in an Emerging Cancer Epidemic , I was at a loss for words.  Improvising Medicine intimately describes everyday life a

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At the bottom of my bookshelf lies an old takeout box filled with white paper slips gathered from outings with family and friends over the past 10 years. Collecting fortunes is something I’ve always d

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