Why Brown University? | Academic Q&A

In this Brown University Q&A, Kat and I discuss why we chose Brown, academics, Brown/RISD dual degree, and competition/stress culture.
Kat's Video (What We Like/Dislike About Brown): • What We Like/Dislike A...
Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:20 Our concentrations at Brown
0:43 Why Brown?
2:46 When did you know Brown was the school for you?
3:50 Stress culture at Brown?
6:24 Biggest differences between Brown and high school?
7:27 Clubs/organizations we’re involved in
9:48 School traditions?
10:24 Balancing academics, extracurriculars, and social life
12:13 Juggling CS with other subjects?
13:43 Unique traits that brown looks for in students?
15:30 Brown/RISD Dual Degree, cross-registration at RISD
19:23 Are academics at Brown difficult?
20:49 Favorite classes/professors?
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[@MayGao]

Time stamps: 0:20 - Our concentrations at Brown 0:43 - Why Brown? 2:46 - When did you know Brown was the school for you? 3:50 - Stress culture at Brown? 6:24 - Biggest differences between Brown and high school? 7:27 - Clubs/organizations we’re involved in 9:48 - School traditions? 10:24 - Balancing academics, extracurriculars, and social life 12:13 - Juggling CS with other subjects? 13:43 - Unique traits that brown looks for in students? 15:30 - Brown/RISD Dual Degree, cross-registration at RISD 19:23 - Are academics at Brown difficult? 20:49 - Favorite classes/professors? Since this is a long video and even I can barely listen to myself for 20 minutes... Hope these time stamps are helpful :-)

[@riise5967]

Thank you May!! I love you and your videos so much :D

[@cat-kj9qw]

"i've made a lot of friends through mutual suffering" BRUH if that aint college in one sentence

[@DrAdnan]

The open curriculum structure sounds amazing

[@kiwistrawberry8740]

Can you do a typical weekend at brown?? Where you go to shop for your snacks, your prep for the next weekend, etc.!

[@MayGao]

I’ll film this next fall! thanks for the suggestion :))

[@isaac-yo9dh]

You need more clout👏🏻 no tea no shade but I hate how other college KZbinrs go through a super fake “mOrNiNg rOuTiNe” and everything. You keep it real

[@MayGao]

not about the clout :P thank you though

[@aronqiu6730]

Wow! You really makes me fall in love with Brown! ! ! ! !

[@kiratraylor4900]

I NEEDED THIS OMGG

[@user-mq5os2xk6d]

Awesome video, May! 😊

[@hillarytran1590]

your hair looks so good may!! + thanks for the great info!

[@chloes1308]

you guys have positive vibes and I love it

[@lily14130]

Such a great video! Literally all the classes Kat mentioned are ones I'll def take. :)

[@laurasofia9184]

Hey May! I’ve literally binged watched all your college vids omg, you should make a video about dorm life and what it’s like to live in RI

[@alicelee13]

im currently in the college app process and i just binged all of your videos on life as a Brown student. I've fallen in love with the school and I really hope I'll be able to go in fall of 2021

[@beambaapol]

This video made me so proud of getting accepted!

[@fatimazahrah3995]

This was super, super helpful!!

[@stephen7994]

Omg I love you so much!!!!! Your so interesting and fun!!!!

[@cynthiawang9973]

Omg I love ur hair sm

[@dezwest]

I’ve been getting a lot of brown uni portfolio videos in my recommended.

[@davistong]

one of the few college youtubers i watch 🙏

[@MayGao]

woo thanks for watchin

[@tilusnewman103]

I have subscribed! Great content!

[@paul-mo3zi]

im in 9th grade brown is my dream school i was also struggling between art school and normal school brown is very perfect

[@danielchoi4939]

Thank you. Good job

[@edu4945]

Nice video!

[@luizabalby8090]

Hi May! I love your videos so much and Brown is my dream college sz I wanted to ask you if you have any friends majoring in philosophy for them to talk about their courses and professors. Thanks for your videos, they are amazing😊

[@nicolec4011]

why doesn’t may have 17 mil subs

[@MayGao]

17 is my favorite number :o

[@chezgr8r308]

Just committed!!

[@broganlong5001]

Stress culture is so bad at my school. I go to a public boarding school (I know weird right) and students are so competitive they got rid of class rank. It’s so crazy dude, we actually secretly all hate each other.

[@MayGao]

Ahh I hear you. The best advice I can give is to not worry about what everyone else is doing and to take more risks. You got this!!

[@samanthaculver2405]

can you make a video on what colleges you applied to and if you got in or not? love you!!!

[@MayGao]

It’s in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXmaqHeIZsyjh68

[@Sarah-zi8ki]

Brown campus is so pretty! Have you been to the bagel shop there, I forgot what it’s called lol

[@tommybutler8631]

My sister graduated from brown last summer!!!

[@cookies521400]

first like and view

[@MayGao]

speedy

[@bayansaduakhassova4809]

I really need on campus classes just for group-sufferings in library at 4 am

[@joannanana7297]

Hi! I'm a senior attending an international school in Korea. I'm thinking of Cornell or Brown for my Early Decision. Personally, I think Brown is really a good fit for me; but realistically, it seems like Cornell is somewhat possible but Brown... not really possible even with ED since our school is very small and until now, only one student got into ivy league school (student who graduated last year was accepted to Cornell). When I search people's opinions about Cornell and Brown, I see a lot of Cornell students getting stressed while for Brown, people mostly explain it as collaborative and chill. I know that both of the schools are academically though, but the atmosphere seemed a lot different. So my question is, does Brown really have a different atmosphere compared to other ivy schools? Also, are classes in big size like 100~200 students? (I saw Cornell student talking about an introductory course that had 300 people and how that was hard to adjust... I think I'll have hard time on those kind of classes too since our school is really small - like 50 students in our grade.)

[@marksoldiers230]

A little known factoid: The highest paying four year degree can be earned at Montana Tech, Butte Montana. It is their petroleum engineering degree. Plus Tech tuition is cheap. Only drawback to such a degree? You don't get to wear a business a suit and you do get dirty.

[@Sarah-zi8ki]

MY DREAM school ahha

[@miacooper7523]

what high schools did you go to?

[@user-gp8fr1nd3w]

Funny lol I’m the opposite, brown was my dream school, but ended up at Columbia :)

[@tommybutler8631]

Two summers ago^

[@valentinah2825]

Hii!! I want to enter premed in Brown, can you please help me and give me some advices?

[@MayGao]

Check out my All About Being Pre-Med playlist!

[@amycruzcuevas6426]

wait you can take RISD and Brown classes together?

[@MayGao]

yup!

[@amycruzcuevas6426]

@@MayGao how does that work? I didn't really understand it if it was in the video.

[@MayGao]

It should be at around the 16 minute mark, but as a Brown student you can cross-register at RISD. You need to get approval from the professor at RISD, then fill out a few forms, and you should be set! The RISD course catalog is searchable online.

[@amycruzcuevas6426]

@@MayGao oh thanks for the info this helps a lot

[@kohyoham9786]

Is Brown a quarter system?

[@MayGao]

brown is on a semester system!

[@girl4342]

Why Brown and not Yale? 🤔

[@sparklingclouds9456]

💓💓💓💓💓💓

[@jd_6029]

Hey What were your sats? Can I get in with sat in the 1400s?

[@MayGao]

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[@ninanadnabilah]

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[@MayGao]

magic of editing! :P

[@milespq5561]

5:52 cough **Cornell** cough cough. 👀

[@konodio9125]

2nd

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iS brOWn uNiVersiTY a HaRd scHoOl

[@MayGao]

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