I suppose epiphanies happen everywhere – in libraries, schools, and homes – but I never expected something inside me to click at an all-you-can-eat Italian buffet. Yet, as a few friends, their English teacher, and I sat around slices of pizza debating Anton Chekhov’s “A Man in a Case,” I experienced one of those lightbulb moments. Chekhov tells the story of Byelikov, a man who uses galoshes and umbrellas as physical barriers between himself and reality. In “A Man and a...

Tell us about the academic areas that interest you most and your reasons for applying to Brown. Over the years, I have found all of my favorite subjects to be interconnected by one constant: human nature. English analyzes its inner workings while history shows how human nature is reflected in events of the past. Psychology views the development of human nature from a more deductive perspective, searching for the means to better understand the mysteries of the human mind. While...

How did you become interested in Brown? Brown caught my eye in seventh grade as I read The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. One of my favorite characters, Bridget, an outgoing soccer-player, decided to attend. As a self-described uncoordinated introvert who trips over air, I’m quite the opposite of Bridget, but have always wanted to be more like her. Thus, my enthusiasm for Brown was sparked. In junior year during a March campus tour, Brown became a real goal...