Your first year at Brown is a time for exploration. Your Meiklejohn will help you consider academic areas and social activities you never thought of and help you build on your strengths. They are available to provide guidance and advice as you explore Brown’s Open Curriculum.As a near peer for your first year, your Meiklejohn will listen and discuss, while backing some decisions and challenging others. Your Meiklejohn will always respect your autonomy, though they may help you to recognize possible pitfalls, a range of possibilities, and necessary referrals.
The College
For First-Year Students
It’s Not All About Classes
Every piece of Brown is interrelated; our inclusive advising structures provide a framework for your advisors to connect your academic advising with who you are as a person outside of the classroom.In addition to giving you advice on course selection, your Meik's advising might extend to topics like:
- Building relationships with professors and deans
- Helping you navigate academic resources like office hours and tutoring services
- Engaging in co-curricular experiences on campus
- Planning your academic path
- Exploring extracurricular opportunities
- Utilizing Brown's non-academic resources
Your Meiklejohn may not be able to help you with every problem you encounter at Brown, but they will know who can help you. Meiklejohns are experts on finding resources on campus and are eager to help in any way they can.
A Year-long Relationship
Don't forget that your first year is exactly that--a year. Your Meiklejohn knows this, and will be with you for your entire first year at Brown. Your questions might change as you acclimate to Brown's campus and curricular culture, and your Meiklejohn will be right there alongside you. Don't forget about them; they won't forget about you.