<p>I’ve been accepted to Brown, Cornell, and Georgetown. I’m looking at Brown’s COE concentration, and Cornell’s Economics major. Any thoughts on that?</p>
<p>I can't speak much about the COE program at Brown, however...</p>
<p>I attended Cornell, but when I studied at Oxford I had many friends there who were students at Brown. We were all studying economics at Oxford (or more precisely, PPE) and I would say our academic backgrounds at our respective institutions were pretty similar. Brown seems to offer better options with applied math and theory, whereas Cornell offers better options in applied economics (labor economics, consumer economics, public finance). That being said, the Math Department at Cornell is wonderful, too, and a lot of students double major in math and economics.</p>
<p>Attend Brown if you want to experience the Open Curriculum. Attend Cornell if you want to attend a big, expansive research university with students from all walks of life studying all sorts of different subjects. There is a pretty distinct campus culture at the two schools, as well, so visit both campuses to find which one you will be most comfortable with.</p>
<p>Georgetown is a notch below both Cornell and Brown, especially for economics. The SFS is pretty well-regarded, however.</p>
<p>PM me if you want more info on the COE program</p>
<p>Ok, now I guess I'll be choosing between Brown Econ/COE and Cornell Economics. If I went to Georgetown, I would probably major in Political Economy, but now it seems unlikely. Any more suggestions between Brown and Cornell's econ programs?</p>