John Brown University

Describe the academic interests that most excite you and explain how you would use Brown’s Open Curriculum to explore them broadly and in depth.

Discuss an aspect of your upbringing that has inspired or challenged you, and how it shapes the perspective and contributions you would bring to the Brown community.

Describe something—ordinary or extraordinary—that brings you joy, and what this reveals about how you engage with your work and the world.

Provide three individual words that best describe you.

If you could teach a class on any topic—academic or not—what would it be about and why?

In a single sentence, explain why Brown is a good fit for you.

Reflect on why you wish to become a physician and explain why Brown’s combined liberal arts–medical PLME program is the best pathway for your academic, personal, and professional goals.

Either describe how you hope to make a positive impact as a future physician, or explain how your personal background gives you a distinctive perspective on medicine and health care.

Explain why combining Brown’s wide-ranging liberal arts curriculum with RISD’s experimental art and design education would create your ideal undergraduate experience, how you would integrate learning from both institutions, and how you would contribute to the Brown|RISD Dual Degree community.