originally published in the brown daily herald
since the eighth grade, attending brown had been my biggest pipe dream. i was absolutely infatuated with its idiosyncratic and captivating community and was immediately able to envision myself within it. when it finally came time for me to pour my heart into my early decision application four years later, i was devastated to find that one of the supplemental essay questions had been significantly altered (since the 2015 admission cycle, it turned out). no longer would any applicant be asked, “why brown?”…
