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ThecampusofBrownUniversityislocatedinProvidence,thecapitalofRhodeIsland.ItwasnamedRhodeIslandCollegewhenitwasfoundedin1764.ItwasaBaptistschoolthatonlyacceptedboys.Itwasclosedformanyyearsduetofinancialdifficulties.In1804,itacceptedthedonationofN.BrownforreconstructionandwasrenamedBrownUniversity.In1971,itmergedwiththePembrokeCollege,whichonlyacceptsgirls,andhasaco-educationalrelationship.Thecurriculumincludesbiologicalsciences,computerscienceandinformationsciences,engineering,art,mathematics,foreignlanguages,literature,psychology,naturalsciencesandsocialsciences,aswellasinterdisciplinarycourses.BrownUniversity(BrownUniversity)isauniversityaccreditedbytheMinistryofEducationofChina.

BrownUniversityhascultivatedmanyleadersoftheworld’stopuniversitiesinitshistory,andthereforehasaprofoundinfluenceintheglobalhighereducationfield.OxfordUniversity,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,UniversityofPennsylvania,DartmouthCollege,DukeUniversity,TuftsUniversity,WilliamsCollege,ManchesterCollege,MacalesterCollege,WeissUniversity,ColbyCollege,BatesCollege,King'sCollegeLondon,BostonUniversity,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity,BabsonCollege,UniversityofRichmond,UniversityofMichigan,CaseWesternReserveUniversity,OhioUniversity,StonyBrookUniversity,BerkeleySchoolofMusic,KeioUniversity,ZhejiangUniversity,etc.HighereducationinstitutionshavetheirleadingfiguresgraduatedfromBrownUniversity.

ItispreciselybecauseBrownUniversitygotridoftheshacklesofthechurchearlier,itwasabletoestablishitsownsecularschoolmissionsoonafteritsestablishment.Inanutshell,themissionofBrownUniversityincludestwoprinciples:oneistodiscoveranduseknowledge,andtheotheristointroducestudentsintotheknowledgeworldbymeansofeducation.Specifically,theguidingideologyofBrownUniversityis:thediscoveryandtransmissionofknowledgeareinevitableandintrinsicallyrelatedtotheeducationprocess,andthetwocomplementeachotherandbecomeone.Thefirstprinciplerequiresschoolstofocusonresearch,discoverknowledgeanddiscovertruththroughpersistentandperseveringresearch,andthenusethisknowledgeandtruthtobenefitmankind.Thesecondprincipleemphasizesthesocialmissionundertakenbyuniversities,thatis,tointroducestudentstothetempleofknowledgeandtruththroughthetransmissionofknowledge,cultivatetheirabilitytomasterhumanknowledge,andusethisknowledgetoservethesociety.Ifyoulookatthesetwoprinciplesintheabstract,itisresearchandteaching.Inotherwords,BrownUniversityhasmadeapositionforbothresearchandteachingforitsdirectionofrunningaschoolearlier.

Undertheguidanceofthisschool'smissionanddirection,BrownUniversitytriedtooffergraduate-levelcoursesin1850andformulatedrelevantrulesforgrantingmaster'sdegrees.Accordingtotheregulationsatthetime,afterundergraduatestudentscompletedtheirstudies,theycouldobtainamaster'sdegreeaslongastheycouldsuccessfullycompleteoneyearofgraduatecourses.Duetoinsufficientandcomprehensivepreparationconditionsinallaspects,thispostgraduateeducationprogramwassuspendedin1857.After30yearsofcarefulpreparation,BrownUniversityrestarteditsgraduateeducationprogramin1887,andaddedrelevantrequirementsforstudyingforadoctorateinthisprogram.TheeducationofmasteranddoctoralstudentsinthemodernsensehassinceofficiallykickedoffatBrownUniversity.Underthisnewprogram,themasteranddoctoralstudentsobtainedtheirrespectivedegreesin1888and1889,respectively.Afterenteringthe20thcentury,thegraduateeducationprogramofBrownUniversityhasbecomemorematureandperfect.Facingtheincreasingdevelopmentofgraduateeducation,BrownUniversityestablishedagraduateschoolin1902;in1927,thisgraduateschoolwasrenamedtheGraduateSchool,andBrownUniversitythusformallyestablisheditselfasaresearchuniversity.

AlldisciplinesofBrownUniversityareatthetoplevelamongAmericanuniversities,whichiswhyBrownUniversityisoftenselectedintheannualrankingsofthetop20universitiesintheUnitedStates.ThehumanitiesofBrownUniversityisparticularlyoutstanding.Itsresearchinclassicalliterature,English,history,Spanishandarthistoryhasalwaysbeenamongthebest,andithasbeenhighlypraisedbyacademics.Inthesedisciplines,BrownUniversity’sfacultyandresearchconditionsareamongthebestintheUnitedStates.Inaddition,BrownUniversity'spsychology,mathematics,mechanicalengineering,civilengineering,physics,computerscienceandearthsciencesarealsoquitegood.

Asaresearchuniversity,BrownUniversityhascarriedoutactiveandinnovativeresearchinmanyfieldsandhaswonahighreputationintheAmericanacademiccommunity.

BrownUniversityhascompletefacilities,advancedequipment,leadingtechnology,rigorousacademicresearch,andpurestyleofstudy.Itisawell-knowncomprehensiveprivateuniversityintheUnitedStates.Itranked10thinthelatestcomprehensiverankingsofAmericanuniversitiesin1999and2000.Nameand15thplace.ItenjoysahighreputationamongAmericanuniversities.MostofthehighlyeducatedstudentswhograduatedfromthesedisciplineslaterbecameelitesintheAmericanacademicandtechnologicalcircles.Builtin1771,the"UniversityBuilding"isoneoftheonlysevenuniversityteachingbuildingsintheUnitedStatesbuiltbeforetheWarofIndependence.

BrownUniversityprobablyinheritedtheindependentstyleofRhodeIsland.ItisnotonlyamongtheIvyLeagueschools,butalsoamongthemost“left”universitiesintheUnitedStates.Somepeoplecallit"thelastivytoleavethesixties."Inthemidtolate1960s,BrownUniversityabandonedtheiroriginalsyllabusandimplementedthe"Brownsyllabus"whichwasquitedifferentfromthetraditionalteachingpolicy.Inshort,studentsonlyneedtopass30courseswithinfouryearsandprovetheirabilitytoexpressthemselvesinwordstograduate.AtBrownUniversity,"noonetellsyouwhatclasstotake",aslongastheyareinterested,studentscandevelopfreely.

Incontrast,otherIvyLeagueschoolshavestricterregulations.Forexample,studentsatYaleUniversitymusttakeatleast36creditsforcoursesandchoosethreecoursesineachofthefouracademicfields;Columbia’s"coresyllabus"hasverystrictrequirementsforstudentsincompulsorysubjects.Otherprestigiousuniversitiesmayhavecompulsorycoursesorcurriculumdistributionregulationstoallowstudentstodevelopascomprehensivelyaspossible.Brown'slackofrulesandregulationshasearnedittheloveandloyalsupportofatleasttwogenerationsofundergraduates.TheacademicstrengthsofBrownUniversityincludehistory,geology,religion,comparativeliterature,classicalliterature,modernlanguages​​andEnglishwriting.Themorepopularfieldsofsciencesubjectsincludeengineeringandpre-medicine.

BrownUniversityattachesgreatimportancetoundergraduateeducation.IfBrownUniversity’sexistingdepartmentdoesnothavewhattheywant,studentscandesigntheirowninterdisciplinaryprofessionalcourses;Brownalsohassomerareundergraduatemajors,suchasmarinebiology,medicalethics,Egyptianlanguage,moderncultureandmedia,AndevenBrazilianstudies,etc.,canbecalledavarietyofcategories;whethertoawardaprofessorfortenuredependsnotonlyonhisacademicachievements,butalsoonhisundergraduateteachinglevel.

BrownUniversityalsoprovidesstudentswithgoodandthoughtfulconsultingservices.Thissystemcombinesthefirststudentwithaprofessoranda"counselorofthesameage".The"housingconsultant"inthestudentdormitorywillalsohelpthestudentwhenheneedsit.AnAsianstudentsaid:"IhaveanAsianconsultant,afemalepeerconsultant,aresidentialconsultant,anethnicminorityconsultantandaconsultantgroupleaderwholivesonthesamefloorofmydormitory."Theresultsofa12-yearstudyshowthatBrown’sstudentsarequitesatisfiedwithBrown’scollegeeducationexperience.MostpeoplebelievethatBrown'scareerhasmadethebestpreparationsforhisfuture,andtheythinkthatthe"Brownsyllabus",Brown'sacademicfreedomandeducationalphilosophyareexcellent.MoreBrownpeopleevensaythatiftheyhaveachoice,theyarewillingtogotoBrowntogotocollegeagain,and92%willencouragetheirchildrentoreadBrown.

AcademicResearch

ResearchInstitutions

BrownUniversityhasamaterialresearchcenter,acomputercenter,ageologicalscienceresearchcenter,achemicalresearchinstitute,abiomedicalresearchcenter,TheHefroviMuseumofAnthropology,theMarineBiologyResearchCenter,theRhodeIslandNuclearReactor,thePortugueseandBrazilianResearchCenters,thePopulationResearchandTrainingCenterandotherscientificresearchinstitutionsandfacilities.

BrownUniversityhasmanywell-equippedmodernsciencelaboratories,amongwhichthemorefamousonesincludetheBarus-Howleylaboratorybuilding(engineeringandphysics),theLincolnfieldlaboratorybuilding(geology),PrinceEngineeringLaboratory,MetcalfeChemicalLaboratory,MedicalResearchLaboratory,BiomedicalCenter,HunterPsychologicalLaboratory,PlantEnvironmentLaboratory,etc.

BrownUniversityhasawealthofbooksandmaterials,anditisoneofthelargestuniversitylibrariesinNewEngland.Thereare6librariesintheentireuniversitylibrarysystem.TheyaretheLittleJohnRockefellerLibrary,theBrownScienceLibrary(picturedontheright),theJohnHayLibrary,theOvigMusicLibrary,theArtSlideLibraryandPopulationResearchLibrary.

AcademicExchange

BrownUniversityisthemostcharacterful,innovative,openandpopularuniversityamongtheIvyLeagueschools.

Whatmakesthestudentsofthisschoolstunnedisthatthefailinggradeswillnotshowuponthereportcard,andonlyfourcoursesarerequiredinasemester(thisistheminimumrequiredcourseofallIvyLeagueschoolsof).BrownUniversity’sregulations(nearly“noregulations”tobeprecise),freecourseselection(cross-facultycourseselectionispossible),andthelackofrulesandregulationsofthiseducationalsystemhavewonittheloveofatleasttwogenerationsofundergraduatesAndloyalty.

AtBrownUniversity,noonewilltellyouwhatclasstotakeorhowtodo;theBrownsyllabusonlyrequiresstudentstogetagradehigherthanCinatleast30coursesbeforegraduation,andhaveacertainYoucangraduatewithwritingability.Brown’sstudentshavenorequiredcourses,noplusorminussignsforgrades,andfailinggradeswillnotshowuponthetranscript.Onlyfourcoursesarerequiredinasemester.

Excellentsourceofstudents

BrownUniversitypaysattentiontofindingsuitablecandidatesinvarioushighschoolsinadvance.ManypeoplewhohavewontheNationalExcellentStudentAwardorSAToutstanding,highschoolscoresareamongthetoptenintheschool..However,academicperformanceisnottheonlyfactorinadmission.Whetherstudentshavethespiritofindependenceandwhethertheycanadapttothestressfulandstressfulfirst-yearlifeoftheuniversityisalsoanimportantfactortoconsider.Inaddition,recommendationlettersfromhighschoolteachers,performanceinextracurricularactivities,physicalandartisticexpertise,andstudentpersonalstatementsarealsoimportantadmissionscriteria.Brownalsocommissionedlocalalumnitointerviewapplicants.Accordingtotheabove-mentionedcriteria,theadmissionteamdiscussescollectively,andselectsthebestamongthebest.Generally,onlyone-tenthofBrownUniversityapplicantsgottheirwish.In2002,14,600peopleappliedandonly1,420wereadmitted.Therearemanysourcesofstudents,fromall50statesintheUnitedStates,andforeignstudentsaccountforroughly10%.

FreeCourses

AllcoursesatBrownUniversityallowstudentstochooseindependently,whichisuniqueamongallformaluniversitiesintheUnitedStates.Thissystemhasbeeninheritedsincethebeginningoftheschool.AccordingtotheDeanoftheUndergraduateSchool,PaulB.Armstrong,“BrownUniversityallowsstudentstochoosecoursesindependently,aimingtocultivatetheirabilitytomakejudgmentsanddecisionsassoonaspossibleinachangingworld”.Afterthestudentsenroll,theschoolhasnohardrequirementsforthecourses,butonlypublishesthecoursecatalogandintroduction,andexplainshowtochoosecourses.Theschoolgivesstudentsatwo-weekaudition"shoppingperiod".Aftertheaudition,intheprocessoffreeelectives,studentswillgraduallyformorclarifytheirowninterests,andattheendofthesecondschoolyear,theywillestablishtheirownprofessionaldirectionfromthemorethan90professionaldirections(concentration)providedbytheschool.Oncetheprofessionaldirectionisdetermined,studentsneedtostudyandmasterrelatedcourses,usually8to18compulsorycourses.Inordertolayabroadknowledgebaseforstudents,BrownonlyawardedundergraduategraduatesaBachelorofArtsorBachelorofScience.Ifstudentsarewillingtostudyforfiveyearsandmeetthecorrespondingrequirements,theycantaketwobachelordegreesinliberalartsandsciences.

Teacher-studentratio

Theteacher-studentratioatBrownUniversityisroughly1:8.Teachersnotonlypayattentiontoimpartingknowledge,butalsopaymoreattentiontoteachingstudentshowtolearn.Theschoolimplementsatutorialsystem,andtherearecurrently200responsibleandexperiencedteachersemployedasundergraduate"mentors"or"consultants."Theinstructorhopestobeagoodteacherandhelpfulfriendtothestudents,helpsolveproblems,teachandeducatepeople.Wheninstructingundergraduatestoselectcourses,thetutorpaysattentiontoteachingstudentsinaccordancewiththeiraptitude,makinggooduseofthesituation,andgivingtargetedguidance.Forexample,theinstructorwillask"Whereareyourinterests","Howtotreatsciencecourses","Howtounderstandhumanitiescourses",orsuggest"Sinceyouareinterestedinengineering,takemusicorartcourses."Instructorsusuallyletstudentsknowthatgeneraleducationincludesawiderangeofcourses.AlthoughBrownUniversityhasnotestablishedcorecourses,moderncollegestudentsshouldalsounderstandit.IncludingWesternthoughthistory,scientifictraditions,Americanculture,foreignlanguageculture,literatureandcreativearts,healthandlifesciences,applicationsofmathematics,linguisticsandphilosophy,values​​andsocialresponsibilities.

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BrownUniversityadvocates"student-centeredresearch"(student-centeredresearch).research).Eachstudentputsforwardaresearchplanbasedonpersonalinterests,andcompletestheplannedplanthroughhands-onexperiments,datareview,fieldtrips,orrepeateddiscussions.Intheprocessofscientificresearch,thetutorspatientlyguide,thestudentsworkcloselytogether,andthestudents'teamspirit,innovationconsciousnessandpracticalabilityarecultivatedandexercised.

EducationalRequirements

DepartmentSettings

BrownUniversityhasmanycollegeswithfinedivisions.ItsmaincollegeiscalledUniversityCollege,followedbymedicalschool.Theformerisaliberalartscollege,andthelatterisaprofessionalcollege.Othercollegesarenotentities,suchastheGraduateSchool,WaylandCollege,etc.Thereare44departmentsanddepartments,suchasAmericanCivilization,Archeology,AppliedMathematics,Art,Biomedicine,Biostatistics,CommunityHealthCare,ClinicalNeuroscience,FamilyMedicine,PsychologyandHumanBehavior,Radiology,Surgery,Medicine,PathologyandExperimentalMedicine,Chemistry,Classics,ComparativeLiterature,ComputerScience,EastAsianStudies,Economics,Education,Egyptology,Engineering,English,FrenchStudies,Geography,German,SpanishStudies,HistoryofMathematics,History,ItalianStudies,Mathematics,Music,Philosophy,Physics,PoliticalScience,Psychology,SlavicLanguage,Sociology,DramaandDance,etc.Theschooldoesnothavearestrictivetimetable,andeachmajordirectionormajorhasitsownrequirements,butstudentscanchoosecoursesthatexceedtheserequirementsfromawiderangeofcoursesofferedbytheschool.Alargenumberofcross-professionalcoursesareavailableforstudentstochoosefrom,andstudentsareencouragedtoexplorebeyondtheirmainmajors.

ThedegreethattheschoolcanconferisaBachelorofArts,including80fieldsofhumanities,socialsciences,mathematics,engineering,naturalsciencesandphysicaleducation;BachelorofScienceincludesappliedmathematics,aquaticbiology,andbiology,Biochemistry,Biostatistics,Biophysics,ComputerScience,Engineering,Geography,Physics,Psychology,PureMathematics,etc.;dualdegreesinliberalartsandsciences,thetwodirectionscanberelatedorindependent;masterofarts,MasterofScience;DoctorofMedicine,with8yearsofconsistentstudy.Inthefirst4years,IhavemainlystudiedtheBachelorofArtsandScienceandobtainedthecorrespondingBachelorofArts/Science.Inthenext4yearsofmedicalstudies,theycanalsodeepentheirstudiesinacertainotherprofession;theyarealsoexpectedtoobtainabachelor'sdegreeorhigherinacertainotherprofessionwhentheyobtainadoctorateinmedicine.

BrownUniversityhasgraduateschoolssuchastheSchoolofMathematicsandPhysics,theSchoolofBiologyandMedicine,andtheSchoolofEngineering.Itsgraduatecoursesareexcellent,especiallyappliedmathematics,classicalliterature,mechanicalengineering,comparativeliterature,philosophy,arthistory,Russian,mathematics,English,Spanish,history,civilengineering,economics,geologicalsciences,computerscience,French,materialsciences,linguistics,German,psychologyandotherdisciplinesarerankedinthetop20.Somenewlyopenedmajors,suchasbiostatistics,alsobenefitfromsmallclassteachingandexcellentteachers,andhaveagoodreputationinthesociety.Theschoolalsohasdozensofundergraduatemajorscoveringawiderangeoffields,thebestofwhicharecomputerscience,religion,andappliedmathematics.Inaddition,theschoolhasamaterialresearchcenter,acomputercenter,ageologicalscienceresearchcenter,achemistryresearchcenter,abiomedicalresearchcenter,aHefroviMuseumofAnthropology,amarinebiologyresearchcenter,aRhodeIslandnuclearreactor,aPortugueseandBrazilianresearchcenter,PopulationResearchandTrainingCenterandotherscientificresearchinstitutionsandfacilities.

MajorSetting

Literature

VisualArtsClassicsHispanicStudiesAmericanStudiesLinguisticsEastAsianStudiesAfricanStudiesGermanStudiesMiddleEasternStudiesComparativeLiteratureItalianStudiesSlavicLanguagesStudySouthAsiaStudyLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanStudyArtHistoryandArchitectureArcheologyandAncientWorldLiteratureArtLiteratureandEnglishCultureModernCultureandMedia-GermanItalianContemporaryCultureandMediaPortugueseBrazilianStudiesRenaissanceandEarlyModernStudiesMusic-EthnicMusicStudyFrenchStudies-FrenchEarlyCultureFrenchStudies-FrenchCivilizationFrenchStudies-FrenchLiteratureMedievalCulture-LateAncientCultureModernCultureandMedia-FrenchMusic-MusicHistory,TheoryandCompositionDramaandArtPerformanceResearch

HistoryStudies

Ethnicstudies,archaeologyandancientworldEgyptandancientWestAsiastudymusic-musichistory,theoryandcomposition

Science

Biochemistry,Mathematics,Psychology,AppliedMathematicsMarineBiologyEngineeringandPhysicalGeologyScienceBiochemistryandMolecularBiologyChemistryPhysicsCognitivePediatricsBiophysicsBiostatisticsMathematicsEconomicPhysicsandPhilosophyComputerBiologyCognitiveNeuroscienceMathematics-ComputerSciencePhysics-MathematicalPhysicsAppliedMathematics-ComputerScienceAppliedMathematics-ComputerScienceAppliedMathematics-BiologicalAppliedMathematics-EconomicGeology-Biogeology-ChemicalGeology-Physics/MathematicsHumanBiology-BrainandBehaviorHumanBiology-Ecosystem,EvolutionandEnvironmentHumanBiologyStudies-HealthandDiseaseHumanBiology-RaceandGenderPhysics-AstrophysicsPhysics-BiophysicalStatisticsPreparatoryCourse

Economics

Economics,Mathematics,Economics,Business,OrganizationandEntrepreneurAppliedMathematics-Economics

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EducationResearch

Management

Business-OrganizationandEntrepreneurPublicPolicyandAmericanStructure

Engineering

ComputerScienceAstronomyEngineeringandPhysicsBiomedicalEngineeringUrbanStudiesArtHistoryandArchitectureComputerScience-EconomicsandMathematics-ComputerScienceEngineering-MechanicalCivilEngineeringEngineering-ComputerEngineering-EnvironmentalEngineering-ElectricalEngineeringEngineering-ChemicalandBiochemicalEngineering-MaterialEngineeringManagement

Philosophy

ReligiousResearchPhilosophy-EthicsandPoliticalPhilosophy-PhilosophyofLogicandPhilosophy

Medicine

CommunityHealthServiceNeuroscienceCognitiveNeuroscienceHumanBiology-HealthandDiseaseBiostatistics

Law

SociologyAnthropologyAfricaResearchDevelopmentResearchSouthAsiaResearchGenderandSexResearchScienceandSocialPublicPolicyAndtheUnitedStatesStructureInternationalRelations-PoliticalEconomyandSocietyInternationalRelations-SecurityandSocietyInternationalRelations-PoliticalEconomyandSocietyInternationalRelations-SecurityandSocialPolitics-AmericanPolitics-InternationalandComparativePoliticsPolitics-Ethics

AdmissionRatio

BrownUniversity’sadmissionscompetitionisextremelyfierce,withanundergraduateenrollmentrateof9.6%,whichisthesixthlowestacceptancerateamongalluniversitiesintheUnitedStateswiththerighttoconferdoctoraldegrees.

Thelatestadmissiondatain2019areasfollows:

Numberofapplicants:38,674Numberofadmissions:2,552.

Acceptancerate:6.6%.

TheprogramofLiberalMedicalEducation(PLME),whichisan8-yearbachelor'sdegreeplusadoctorofmedicine,isappliedatthesametimeastheapplicationforundergraduateadmissioneachyear.PLME'sacceptanceratehasbeenaround3%formanyyears;in2015,theacceptanceratewas2.66%.Studentsintheschoolcomefromall50statesintheUnitedStatesandmorethan90differentcountriesintheworld.

TheBrownUniversityFundingProjectprovidesstudentswithapproximatelyUS$700millioninscholarships,grants,loans,etc.eachyear,whichallowsmorethan50%ofstudentstoreceivefinancialaid.

Culturaltraditions

Universitymotto

ThemottoofBrownUniversityis"WebelieveinGod",whichmeanstobelieveinthetruthlikewebelieveinGod.ThisschoolmottocomesfromamottothatappearedduringtheCivilWar.WiththeexpansionofChristianinfluence,thismottofirstappearedonthetwo-centcoinissuedbytheUnitedStatesin1864.In1956,aCongressbillwaspassed,"WebelieveinGod"officiallybecametheofficialmottooftheUnitedStates."WebelieveinGod"isthenationalmottoinArticle302ofTitle36oftheUnitedStatesCode.Onepossiblesourceof"WebelieveinGod"isthelastsectionoftheAmericannationalanthem"TheStarsandStripes.""TheStarsandStripes"wascreatedin1814byFrancisScottKey.Thissongcontainsanearlyversionofthephrase:"Thisisourmotto:'InGodisourtrust'."(Andthisbeourmotto:'InGodisourtrust'),anotherpossiblesourceisAbraham·AbrahamLincoln'spersonalsecretary,JohnMiltonHay.AsagraduateofBrownUniversity,hisschoolmotto"InDeoSperamus"istheLatin"WeBelieveinGod".ThisschoolmottoofBrownUniversityhasalwaysaccompaniedthedevelopmentofBrownUniversity.Withthedevelopmentofhistory,ithaspenetratedintoallaspectsofBrownUniversity.

Advocatingfreedom

BrownUniversityadvocatingfreedominbothacademicandnon-academicaspects.ItsundergraduatecoursesarethereforehighlyrespectedbypeopleintheAmericanhighereducationcommunity.Here,studentsaretreatedequallyasadults,andtheycanindependentlychoosethemajorsandcoursestheyareinterestedin.However,becausetheschoolisapopularkeyuniversityforAmericanstudentstoapplyfor,thestudentsadmittedtotheschoolareallexcellentperformers,sothecompetitionamongstudentsisalsoveryfierce.Therearenearly8,000studentsintheschool,includingnearly1,500graduatestudents.

LikeothertopuniversitiesintheUnitedStates,BrownUniversityhasneverrelaxeditsemphasisonundergraduateeducationwhileemphasizingresearchandthedevelopmentofgraduateeducation.RegardlessofwhetheritisfromBrown'seducationalpurposeorfromthebasicfunctionsoftheuniversity,theteachingworkofBrownUniversityisindispensable.Asamatteroffact,asastronghumanitiesatBrownUniversity,fromthefirstdaytheschoolwasfounded,ithasattachedgreatimportancetotheteachingworkof"professionalandpuzzle-solving".Ittookmorethan100yearsforBrownUniversitytoformallystartpostgraduateeducationin1887.Timetoexplore,improveandimproveteachingmethodsinordertoreceivethebestteachingresults.Forexample,BrownUniversityhastriedsmall-classdiscussionteachingmethodsearlier.Evenafterthegraduateschool,BrownUniversityhasnotstoppededucatingundergraduatesQualityimprovement.Thepromotionofthecreditsystem,tutorialsystemandinterdisciplinarysystemintheschoolreflectstheimportanceofBrownUniversitytoteachingtovaryingdegrees.ThetotalnumberofstudentsatBrownUniversityis7,700,ofwhichonly1,350aregraduatestudents.ItcanbeseenthatundergraduateeducationstilloccupiesaveryimportantpositioninBrownUniversity.AccordingtothetraditionalpracticeofBrownUniversity,undergraduatesstudyingatBrownUniversitycanfreelychoosecoursesintheundergraduatecollegeinthefirstandsecondacademicyearsaccordingtorelevantregulations.Inordertohelpstudentschoosecoursesreasonably,BrownUniversityhassetupaspecialacademicadvisorygroupandindividualadvisorygrouptoprovideconsultationonthelearningandpersonalissuesthatstudentsneedtoknow.Since2012,allgraduateeducationatBrownUniversityhasalsobeenprovidedforeachStudentsconfigureAcademicAdvisorandStudentAffairsAdvisortoprovideguidanceandassistance,whichisthesameasthatofundergraduates.

Generally,afterafreshmanisadmitted,ateacherorteachingsecretaryisarrangedtoserveasthestudent’sstudyadvisorandisresponsibleforansweringrelevantcourses.Characteristicsandotheraspects.Inmostcases,whentheschoolselectsconsultants,theyareoftenselectedaccordingtotheprofessionalvolunteersonthestudent’sadmissionapplicationform.Therefore,theconsultantisactuallyafreshmanteacher.IfthestudentisfoundtobedissatisfiedwiththeconsultantorbothTheprofessionalinterestsofstudentsareverydifferent,andtheschoolwilltrytore-arrangestudyconsultantsforstudents.Inthesameway,afterundergraduateshavetheirownprofessionaldirection(ingeneral,theprofessionaldirectionmustbedeterminedbeforetheendofthefourthsemesterofadmission),theschoolwillDesignateprofessorsofrelevantmajorsasstudyconsultants,andprovidestudentswithspecificreferenceopinionsonvariousmajors.Inshort,inundergraduateeducation,BrownUniversityalwayspaysattentiontorespectingthewishesofstudents,andatthesametimeconstructivelyguidestudentstomakethemDon’tmakedetoursandfindthebestfitbetweenthestudents’personalinterests,careergoals,andactualabilitiesandthecoursesofferedbytheschool.

Campusenvironment

TakethearchitectureofBrownUniversityasanexample.Onits142-acrecampus,therearemanybuildingsthatreflecttheclassicalarchitecturalstyle.Forexample,the"UniversityHall"(UniversityHall)builtin1771istheonlyremainingsevenuniversitiesintheUnitedStatesbuiltbeforetheWarofIndependence.Oneofthebuildings,whichtypicallyreflectsthearchitecturalartoftheBritishGeorgianera.Between1776and1780,theuniversitybuildingwasusedasabarracksandhospitalforAmericanandFrenchsoldiers.Sofar,thisbuildinghasbeenbuiltfivetimes,andItwasdesignatedasahistoricAmericanlandmarkin1963.AnotherexampleForexample,thesecondbuildingofBrownUniversity,"HopeCollege"(HopeCollege),wasbuiltin1822.ItsstyleisablendofBritishroyalarchitectureandAmericanrepublicanideas.ThisisahousegiventoBrownUniversitybyNicholasBrown'ssisterasadormitoryforstudents.Afterbeingcompletelyrebuiltin1959,the"HopeCollegeBuilding"isstillusedasastudentdormitory.Inaddition,BrownUniversityhasmanyfamousbuildingsbuiltinthe19thcentury,suchastheMaddockAlumniCenterbuiltin1828,theRobisonHallbuiltin1838,andtheWilsonBuildingbuiltin1891.Hall)andsoon.Thesebuildingsaresimpleandelegant,majesticandsolemn,silentlynarratingthelonghistoryofBrownUniversitytopeople,andatthesametimeshowingpeoplethesacredauraofBrownUniversity,aninstitutionofhigherlearning,withasolemnmanner.Likemostuniversitiesestablishedduringthecolonialperiod,BrownUniversitywasalsogivenastrongreligiouscoloratthebeginningofitsestablishment,withthemaintaskoftrainingandcultivatingclergy,andalsoinchargeofcultivatingtalentsinhumanities,languageandlogicdisciplines.ButbecauseBrownUniversityislocatedinaplacewherereligiousideasaremorecheerful,andthepeopletheretraditionallyadvocatetheseparationofpoliticsandreligion,BrownUniversityisrelativelynotcompletelycontrolledbythechurch,buthasgivensecularforcesaconsiderablevoiceearlier..Therefore,BrownUniversityopenedcoursesinnaturalsciencesbeforemanyotheruniversities.

Livingenvironment

Providence,whereBrownUniversityislocated,isamedium-sizedcitylocatedinRhodeIslandontheeastcoastoftheUnitedStateswithapopulationofapproximately160,000.

ItisthesecondlargesturbancenterinNewEnglandandthehubofRhodeIsland'sindustrial,agriculturalandshippingindustriesatallstagesofdevelopment.Itiswell-knownintheUnitedStatesforitslonghistory.Thebuildingshereareunique,andthelivingfunctionsherearegood.Itisconvenienttobuyordinarydailynecessitiesorleisureandentertainment.WaterfireisthemostfamouseventinProvidence,whereBrownUniversityislocated.Everyyearfromthebeginningofsummertotheendofautumn,bonfiresaresetonthecanalthatrunsthroughthedowntownofthevillage,alongwithconcertsandnightmarkets.Thegroaningcracklingoftheburningpinewood,andthelightsontheshoreandintheriver,makepeoplelinger.

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2021U.S.NewsWorldUniversityRanking101

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2020MoscowInternationalUniversityranking45th

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ChildDevelopmentandPsychology

1

Psychology(comprehensive)

34

Education

9

ComprehensiveEducation

2

1

MathematicsandStatistics

14

23

25

AppliedMathematics

1

4

3

Mathematics

12

Physics

9

112

168

Chemistry

10

InternationalRelationsandNationalSecurity

7

33

39

EnglishLiteratureandLinguistics

9

15

168

Famousalumni

BrownTheuniversityseemstohaveaspecialrelationshipwiththepresident’schildrenandismostpopularwiththem:JohnFitzgeraldKennedyII,sonofJohnF.Kennedy,andAmyLynnCarterAntonucci,daughterofJimmyCarter,ColombiaMaríaAntoniaSantos,daughterofPresidentJuanManuelSantosCalderón,spenttheircollegetimehere.EventheonlydaughterofPresidentWilliamJeffersonClinton,ChelseaVictoriaClinton,wasoncerumoredbythemediathatshewouldgotoBrownUniversity(afterchoosingfromlefttoright,shefinallywenttoStanfordUniversity,knownasthe"WesternIvy".).ThisreflectsthepopularityofBrownUniversity,indicatingthatitsstatusintheacademicworldiscomparabletootherIvyLeagueuniversities.

TheheroineEmmaWatson(playingtheheroineHermioneGranger)inthemovieseries"HarryPotter"enteredBrownUniversityin2009andstudiedEnglishatOxfordUniversity.ReturnedtoBrowninthefallof2012tocontinuestudying.

OscarandGoldenGlobewinnerBenAffleckreceivedadoctorateinartfromBrownUniversityin2013.

FedChairJanetYellenreceivedabachelor'sdegreeineconomicsfromBrownUniversityin1967withhonors.

ThecurrentPresidentoftheWorldBank,JinYong,graduatedfromBrownUniversitywithaBachelorofArtsin1982.

QiuZeng(playingHiroNakamura),oneoftheheroesintheAmericandrama"Hero",graduatedfromBrownUniversityin1997.

PangJianguo,aTaiwanesepolitician,hasservedasamemberoftheTaipeiCityCouncilandalegislator.

YangWei,SecretaryofthePartyLeadershipGroupandDirectoroftheNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina.FormerpresidentofZhejiangUniversity,solidmechanicsexpert,academicianoftheChineseAcademyofSciences.

WangRen,memberoftheChineseAcademyofSciences,apioneerintheintegrationofChinesemainlandmechanicswithgeologyandsolidgeophysics.

BrianMoynihan,ChairmanandCEOofBankofAmerica,graduatedfromtheHistoryDepartmentofBrownUniversityin1981.HisdaughterisalsoajunioratBrownUniversity.

DingQicaiisaprofessorattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicagoandanexpertinsolidmechanics.

YangAnze,aChinese-Americanentrepreneur,theoriginalcandidateoftheDemocraticPartyforthe2020USpresidentialelection.

LiWenxiongisaprofessorattheUniversityofChicago,amemberoftheAcademiaSinicainTaiwan,amemberoftheAmericanAcademyofSciences,andamemberoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences.

Admissioncriteria

Undergraduateapplication

SATaveragescore:

SAT1reading:660-760

SAT1mathematics:670-770

SAT1writing:670-770

UndergraduateapplicationACTscorerequirements

ACTComprehensive:32-35

Languagerequirements

IELTS:UndergraduatestudentsacceptIELTSscores,pleasecontacttheschoolforscorerequirements;graduatestudentsmusthaveascoreofnolessthan7.0

Deadlineforundergraduateapplication

ED:November1

RD:January1

Applicationmaterials

BrownUniversityundergraduateapplicationthroughtheCommonApplicationsystem,Therequiredapplicationmaterialsinclude:

  • CommonApplicationapplicationformandBrownUniversitysupplementaryapplicationform;

  • Officialhighschooltranscripts;

  • Mid-termexaminationreport;

  • Recommendationletters:2letters,writtenbythemainteacher,suchasapplyingformedicaleducationprogram(PrograminLiberalMedicalEducation),oneofwhichmustbewrittenbyamathorscienceteacher;

  • SAT/ACT+writingtranscripts:2SATIItestscoresarerequired,medicalscienceisstronglyrecommendedApplicantsforPrograminLiberalMedicalEducationshouldsubmitatleastoneSATIIsciencesubjecttestscore;

  • TOEFL/IELTSscorereport:IfSATreadingscoresabove650,Noneedtosubmitthismaterial;

  • Alumniinterview;

  • Supplementarymaterials:ifyouapplyformusicorvisualartsmajors,youcanSubmitpersonalworks.

Note:TheBrownUniversityMedicalEducationProgram(PrograminLiberalMedicalEducation,abbreviation:PLME)lastsfor8years,establishedbytheWarrenAlbertSchoolofMedicine,andisanIvyLeagueTheonlymedicalprogramintheleagueschoolthatislinkedtothispost.

ApplicationSuggestions

Payattentiontohighlightingyourownadvantagesandstrengths.

BrownUniversityAdmissionsOfficeDirectorJimMillersaidthateachuniversityhasdifferentevaluationmethodsforadmissionsapplicants,andthereisnouniformstandard.Eachschoolevaluatesstudents’academicperformance,interviews,andpotentialacademicperformance.Thefocusisdifferent.Therefore,whensubmittinganapplication,studentsshouldpayattentiontoshowingtheiradvantagesandstrengthsinallaspects,sothattheassessmentteachercanunderstandthemselvesmorecomprehensively.

Inaddition,youmustdoaresearchontheschoolyouwanttoapplytoandsubmitanapplicationformwithideas.

Relatedfees

Undergraduatefeesandscholarships

Tuition($/year):

43716

Caninternationalstudentsapplyforscholarships

Yes

Accommodation($/year):

11258

Caninternationalstudentsapplyforneed-basedscholarships

Yes

Bookfees($/year):

1360

Doesapplicationforaneed-basedscholarshipaffectadmission:

No

Transportation($/year)

1764

Averagescholarshipforinternationalstudents($):

40904

Overallone-yearcost($/year):

58098

ApplyDoscholarshipsrequireSAT/ACTscores:

Yes

Guarantee(tenthousandRMB):

indefinite

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Professionaldirection

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Tuition

PublicAdministration

Oneyear

US$39928

MedicineandNursing

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US$39928

ComputerandInformationScience

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US$39928

Naturalresourcesandenvironmentalprotection

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US$39928

Psychology

Oneyear

US$39928

Education

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US$39928

Linguisticsandliterature

oneyear

$39928

PhilosophyandReligiousStudies

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US$39928

NaturalScience

Oneyear

US$39928

ArtDesignandArchitecture

Oneyear

US$39928

Engineering

Oneyear

$39928

PerformingArts

Oneyear

US$39928

BiologyandBiomedicine

Oneyear

US$39928

SocialSciences

Oneyear

$39928

MathematicsandStatistics

Oneyear

39928USD

HistoryandCulturalStudies

Oneyear

US$39928

Business\Management\Finance

Oneyear

$39928

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