Undergraduate Admission
Day in the Life
Brown students share moments from their campus life in a series of Instagram takeovers featured on the Admission channel.
Day in the Life
Brown students share moments from their campus life in a series of Instagram takeovers featured on the Admission channel.
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Not sure what that acronym stands for? Here’s a quick guide to some of the places and programs mentioned in the Day in the Life series.
Andrews Commons — one of Brown's main dining facilities, serving lunch and dinner; a main gathering area for first-year students
APMA — Applied Mathematics, an academic division exploring the connections between math and its applications in biology, chemistry, physics and other disciplines
Blue Room Café — breakfast and lunch spot located in the Campus Center
Brown Mock Trial — a collegiate mock trial team that competes on the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) circuit; one of more than 400 student clubs and organizations
Brown RISD Hillel — campus center for Jewish life
DUG — Departmental Undergraduate Group, a community of students sharing a concentration, or related concentrations, that plans events and activities together
Engineering Research Center — building with classrooms, labs and other spaces for interdisciplinary research and study in engineering
Faunce Steps — popular area for gathering and listening to speakers and performers
Figure Skating — one of more than 40 club sports at Brown
Friedman Hall — busy classroom building located off College Green
Grad Center — set of four residential buildings (A, B, C and D) for sophomores, juniors, and seniors
The Hay — John Hay Library, one of three “sacred libraries” on campus that house special collections.
Ivy Room — dining spot located in the basement of Sharpe Refectory, open for lunch and dinner
Jo’s — Josiah’s, a popular late-night dining spot open daily to 2 a.m.
Main Green — also known as College Green; an outdoor community gathering space and the site of Commencement, Campus Dance, concerts and social events
Nelson Fitness Center — multipurpose fitness center featuring exercise machines, a strength and conditioning center and other spaces
OMAC — Olney-Margolies Athletic Center; features an indoor track; basketball, volleyball and badminton courts; and other athletic spaces
Ratty — Sharpe Refectory, affectionately known as the Ratty, is an all-you-care-to-eat, buffet-style dining hall with an in-house butcher and bakeshop
The Rock — John D. Rockefeller Library, Brown’s largest library, with about 1.5 million volumes
Salomon — features the largest lecture hall on campus, with more than 500 seats
Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center — home to a variety of student services offices and meeting spaces
V-dub — Verney-Woolley Dining Hall, an all-you-care-to eat buffet-style dining hall