“This is going to be a very special dinner”, my parents had told me. I was about 12 years old, and I was certainly no stranger to gourmet food. I remember unfolding the menu and seeing “it” listed on the appetizer page. As I ordered, the rest of the table squealed. The dish they were repulsed by was something I couldn’t have been more excited to taste. “You’re going to eat snails?” cried my little sister. I, an American 12...

I could not be happier at Brown University. Being an Ivy League school, the classes are extremely challenging. However, there are so many resources available to help students through the challenge. The professors (and yes, undergraduate courses are actually taught by professors here) are always available. Because the faculty:student ratio is so low, they are readily accessible. Most of the classes here are either seminars (3-20 students) or small lectures (20-60 students) with the exception of a few large lecture classes. Even...

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