<p>i’ve been accepted to a bunch of schools, but i’ve pretty much narrowed it down to brown and upenn. i really can’t decide on which one…i’m doing the ADOCH and visiting penn this week so maybe that will help in my decision…but i’m also trying to learn what the good/bad about each school is to help me decide…if anyone has any advice, PLEASE let me know!!! thank you soo much. </p>
<p>o and i applied for biomedical engineering if that helps. does anyone know much about the programs at either school?</p>
<p>We just built the new BioMed building and have a very strong life sciences department. Also, we have the COE major that can focus in biotechnology in case he/she (not sure) changes their mind but wants something still related to the field. Check out both, they are very goo dbut very different schools. MTM has it pretty much to the button.</p>
<p>One thing you could do is look at the course catalogs of both schools and see if one interests you more. Brown's online course catalog is boca.brown.edu, or mocha.cs.brown.edu. Mocha>BOCA. I'm sure you can find Penn's catalog on their website.</p>
<p>You may also want to get in touch with professors from both schools if you have any specific questions.</p>
<p>I have a similar dilemma. Accepted at both, deciding between the two. I originally applied through engineering too, but lately i've been thinking maybe math or applied math as a major. If you're sure you want to be an engineer, I'd definitely says UPenn has more resources/facilites/research opportunities. Brown though, in my opinion, has an awesome atmosphere and a more flexible program if you decide engineering is not for you....</p>
<p>brown's biomed engineering is different in that it allows for interesting, multidisciplinary courses of study, and even encourages study abroad as part of the experience</p>
<p>Upenn
plus BME according to the penn kids r the strongest in their engineering school and they say is the hardest too
hope that helps
but brown is good 2 ; it does give u lots of back up plans if you change your mind not to be an engineer anymore
but if your certain about engineering then come to penn</p>
<p>Penn's engineering is much larger than Brown's, with nearly 4 times as many students. This translates into more course offerings and more well-developed programs. However, this may not matter much if the price is less attention from faculty, and fewer research and practical opportunities.</p>
<p>If you switch from engineering to applied math I believe you are still in SEAS at Penn, so the change should be painless. Switching to math may require transferring to the College, I don't know how Penn handles that. </p>
<p>Switching majors at Brown is as simple as showing you can fulfill the requirements. No separate schools, no internal transfers, and you are simply admitted to Brown, where you can major in anything that your talents permit.</p>
<p>ummm im still not sure. i'm not definite about the bioengineering part, but no matter what i do i'll probably stick with something in the science part...</p>
<p>hmm...more generally, what kind of student do you think would do best at brown?</p>
<p>Penn is for a "doer": a person who is very pre-professional. Who is very success-oriented and wants to be a big-wig one day.</p>
<p>Brown is for a "thinker": someone who is very intellectual and appreciates learning for learning's sake. Not to say that someone going to Brown wouldn't be successful of course.</p>
<p>Penn is more frat, cliquey, RA-RA go team and Brown is more chill laid back.</p>
<p>I'm in a very similar position to you. I had originally planned on majoring in engineering but now I'm thinking something else in the maths or sciences. I want brown because I think I fit the description described above and it offers more flexibility than Penn.</p>
<p>i don't think the above distinction necessarily holds, though i'd agree that the culture at brown is more intellectual than pre-professional</p>
<p>penn is for the typical high-achieving but not super-geeky suburban high school student that is so familiar. you all know the kids from your high school that go to penn--penn is filled w/ many more like them</p>
<p>brown--well, there is no typical brown student. brown students are bound together by their passion for sometimes zany, diverse interests, the value they place in free-thought and being independent, and their desire to use college for exploration in preparation for serving the world</p>
<p>DanJH1202, i can assure you that Penn is not simply for someone who is "very pre-professional." The only explanation I can give you as to why you and other people might perceive it that way is because of Wharton. </p>
<p>I'm an English major here at Penn (one of the top departments in the country), and trust me when I say that most of them are not planning on being "big wig[s] one day." We have frats, but are not obsessed with them, I have no idea where you got the cliquey impression, and if by "go team" you mean we actually have school spirit, then I guess that part's true.</p>
<p>And it's not that Penn doesn't offer flexibility, it's that it at least offers SOME structure. It just kind of makes me upset that the information you've received about Penn is: 1) based mostly on unfounded stereotypes and 2) from people like dcircle (nothing against you) that obviously do not go to penn</p>
<p>Speaking of which---dcircle:
Ummm...yea we have a lot of suburban kids, and we have a lot of urban kids, and we have a lot of rural kids, and we have a lot of white kids, and we have a lot of black kids, and we have rich kids and poor kids...it really is obvious that you don't go to Penn...I can assure you that there is no "typical" Penn student, either, and everyone I know has zany and diverse interests.</p>
<p>DanJH1202, if you want information about Penn at all send me a PM...I'd rather you get accurate information rather than rumors, so that you can make an informed decision either way.</p>