Our students were the most relaxed today. They got to sleep in till 9 ish and were greeted by a Pajaro Valley High School graduate, that made them all feel right at home.
Alexis Rodriguez-Camacho, bottom right in photo, walked the students all around campus and up and down Thayer Street. They made it to the Latinx center and just about every student space. Kids even got to see inside dorms, which has been limited so far. A great capper was when he took us into a classroom, plugged his computer in and played an inspirational Tyra Banks video, which he says helped him focus his personal statement. You could see the students minds churning as he facilitated a conversation around being authentic, as opposed to getting locked into what everyone thinks a personal statement is supposed to be.
Brown was noticeably more collegey with young people in the quad studying or holding hands or playing frisbee or even just napping. There was a real community, relaxed feel but still very academic centered. The students remarked how relaxed they felt...maybe it was a Saturday thing, maybe it was Alexis, or maybe it's just Brown University....
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