<p>I feel like someone ought to defend Brown engineering after some of the comments here.</p>
<p>With all due respect, morissmm, YES Brown has an engineering program and one that is respected.</p>
<p>sacchi, I suggest you look up the name Charles Giancarlo. He concentrated in electrical engineering at Brown and to say that he has been successful is a total understatement. The one building named after him at Brown is testament to that success. </p>
<p>I know many people who concentrated at engineering at Brown and all liked the program and have done well after graduation. Brown’s engin program emphasizes entrepreneurship, which perhaps appeals to a certain type of student but is still attractive to many. Students deal with professors and not TAs as they do at some larger programs. Yes it’s a small program compared to Cornell, and it needs improvement (which Brown is focusing on now), but it is still respected and produces many successful engineers. </p>
<p>And yes, the applied math program at Brown is also very good.</p>
<p>Rice may be the best option for this student because of the financial situation, but Brown engineering is nothing to sneer at.</p>