God Id Great

God is great, God is good, Let us thank Him for this food..." When I was a boy, I recited this prayer three times daily. Once it occurred to me that God probably didn't need to be reminded of how great he was, I quit. Surely he already knew of his greatness; and if he didn't know after the hundreds of times I'd told him, then he hadn't been paying attention. I'm not sure why, but writing an essay explaining to admissions officers why I want to go to their school reminds me greatly of my childhood prayers. Brown is great, Brown is good, but why? In high school, I was always the kid to register for unnecessary courses just because they interested me. To get permission I had to bend my counselors arm. During my first year at community college, my head spun from all the new freedoms I was given. When the spinning stopped, I noticed I didn't have the freedom to take any class I wanted; I was repeatedly reminded that certain courses were out of my degree plan while trying to register for my second term. Brown's open curriculum prevents students from having these problems. The satisfactory/no credit system goes one step further by eliminating the stress of letter grading, and encourages students to take courses they otherwise might not. I honestly can't think of a reason why I wouldn't apply to Brown. I would usually reserve this spot in my prayers to explain why I deserve what I'm hoping for-in this case, acceptance to Brown. But it's been so long and I'm out of practice, and maybe lobbying one's own prayer requests has gone out of style. One thing I know is that I'm a fit for Brown. My heart and spirit have been with Brown all along, and now they're waiting for my body to catch up. I'll have to pray that it does.

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