<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I’m looking to potentially leave my current school to go to one of these two universities. I have <48 hours to make a decision, so any help would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Academically, I’m going to probably be majoring in Economics. I think I prefer Brown’s atmosphere, but I’m a bit concerned that the university’s job placement is weaker than Penn’s.</p>
<p>Socially, I’m choosing my leave my current school due to a lack of intellectualism and the large presence Greek life has on campus. Ultimately, I’m looking for a diverse university that is not so exclusive and homogeneous in terms of the types of students and social offerings.</p>
<p>I’m getting down to the wire, so any help would be appreciated!</p>
<p>Are you saying you’ve accepted to both, or just which one you should apply to? That’s pretty unusual for a transfer student, considering the 5% acceptance rate for transfers.</p>
<p>It’s a little silly to make a choice based on a “university’s job placement” office – you will still get to see most major employers at either school and will still need to sell yourself as an individual during any interviews. No job placement office is going to do your sales job for you.</p>
<p>Yes, I’ve gotten into both. Sorry, should have made myself clearer.</p>
<p>Job placement isn’t the only factor of course, but I’m looking to get an MBA down the line, so immediate job placement/on-campus recruiting opportunities are definitely a factor to consider.</p>
<p>The honest answer is that there are no bad choices for you. Brown does have an unusual prepackaged dual major in economics and computer science. If that doesn’t appeal to you, the lack of distribution requirements at Brown gives you the opportunity to pursue multiple disciplines of your own choosing. Barrett Hazeltine is said to teach a couple of truly amazing business classes:</p>
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<p>Thanks for your insights - much appreciated. :)</p>
<p>Hey, you said “socially, I’m choosing to leave my current school due to a lack of intellectualism” and strong frat/soro presence, then I would choose Brown. Honestly, it’s a great place to be and only about 10 percent of the students are in frats and sororities which is much lower than at Penn. However, I don’t know a lot about the Econ program at Brown.</p>
<p>A Brown undergrad degree with a Wharton MBA might be your best combination. It’s been said you should attend different schools for undergrad and grad school to gain a broader perspective.</p>
<p>^ As I said in my other thread, the Duke v. Georgetown post was from 2011.</p>
<p>Also, huge thank you to the two other posters who left their thoughts above - I really appreciate all of your help! :)</p>
<p>Greek life at Penn is about ~30% compared to Brown’s ~10%. While greek life varies from school to school if you’re leaving your old school because of greek life it might help to choose the one with a much smaller greek population.</p>