Excitement, energy and a desire to explore: Class of 2024 undergrads arrive at Brown After a postponed arrival due to the pandemic, Brown’s 1,756 first-year undergraduate students began their first term at the University on Wednesday, Jan. 20 — and five of them shared their stories. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — “Surreal.” That’s how first-year undergraduate Briannah Cook described her arrival at Brown less than a couple of short weeks ago. Beginning their Brown experience is exciting for first-year students in any school year. But for many members of the undergraduate Class of 2024 — whose start was delayed until the spring term to help the University manage the density of students on campus during the pandemic — it has been hard to believe that they have arrived.