<p>I already posted a topic similar to this, but it was late at night and my grammar was barely understandable, hence it got no replies.</p>
<p>I'm having trouble deciding where I want to go: Brown, or Wash U? Brown has a great open curriculum and it has a lot of intellectual smart kids, and I will feel at home with the people there. However, it's in Providence, which is kind of cramped and industrial.</p>
<p>Wash U it seems has a great environment, great campus, and a very helpful community in general. It also has a great med school, and I feel that it will offer me more resources if I choose to do premed (my most likely option). However, it does not carry the same prestige as Brown. Some of my friends don't know where Wash U is! </p>
<p>To me, prestige is probably more important than other people I know, because I am a first generation Chinese immigrant and I need to "plant my seed" per se. However, prestige comes with a price, Brown is barely giving me any money when Wash U is giving me 10k excluding loans.</p>
<p>What are some of your opinions on this subject? I also got into Rice, Northwestern, and Emory, but I do not plan on going there unless you can give me a very good reason to do so. My main interests are medicine and engineering, but not so much engineering because of the relatively low pay.</p>
<p>However, I urge you not to choose schools based on prestige, but rather on where you would be happier. Which is a better fit for you? If you want to be doctor, which school would provide you with the means to do this? No one can really answer that question but you.</p>
<p>Of Brown and Wash U, I think Brown is much stronger. Wash U has gotten popular in recent years and is becoming more selective, but from what I see Brown attracts much smarter students while Wash U still tends to get most of the people who got rejected from the Ivy League.</p>
<p>Also, the area right around Wash U is very nice but the city of St. Louis is pretty boring. I would go with Brown.</p>
<p>Academically i think Brown is better. However, I tripped two times while I was there becuase of the cracked pavement. I also think it is too cramped and that was why I didn't apply.</p>
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<p>Lol wow. </p>
<p>I don't really think WashU is the place for ivy league rejects, but to each his own. I would choose Brown because it is the better school, IMO. For your situation - contemplating pre-med - WashU is considered one of the best, right up there JHU, so you obviously won't be hindering your prospects by choosing WashU over Brown. They're both great...congrats!</p>
<p>I'm not sure what you mean by cramped. Providence has some great neighborhoods with really excellent restaurants and you can hop on the Amtrak and go to Boston or NY.</p>
<p>I just think that the average student at Brown is smarter and more intellectually driven than the average student at Wash U.</p>
<p>I did not apply to either school but know people who attend and people who are considering both schools. I get the feeling that students at Wash U are smart people who want to go to a good school so they can get a good job, while those who go to Brown tend to be very interested in learning and a vibrant intellectual atmosphere.</p>
<p>Hmm...well, just based off of stats and such, your statement that the avg. student at Brown is "way smarter" than that at WashU is unfounded. I have not met students from either though so I cannot speak from personal experience, but even then I would not be willing to make such a generalization based on a small sample.</p>
<p>Yea just edited my post. Haha confused two threads.</p>
<p>But the same thing holds. Most of the students who go on to Brown from my high school are very impressive while most of the students who go on to Wash U are smart but not in the same league of students.</p>
<p>I agree though - Brown is more selective than WashU and the students seem to be more of Columbia/Dartmouth even Harvard quality than those at WashU. Still, I don't think the differences are that drastic - Brown just accepts a smaller percent.</p>
<p>Selectivity-wise Brown and WashU are very similar (those who say otherwise are not familiar with WashU admissions stats/standards).</p>
<p>Many people pick WashU between the two even when there is no financial difference for them (especially for life science - premed - opportunities for research/internships are a lot better at WashU + they have #2/3 Med School).</p>
<p>In your situation (with 40K difference over 4 years) WashU is no-brainer.</p>
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<p>The yield rate for Brown is considerably higher than WashU, and the revealed preference rankings have Brown at #7 and WashU at #65. As a recently admitted student to WashU, I have no reason to bash the school or put it in a negative light, but when I see statements like the one made above I cannot help but question their basis.</p>
<p>You do bring up great points however - money + top 3 medical school at WashU really should make this a no-brainer, but Brown is also very desirable.</p>