Brown vs. USC

I was admitted off of Brown’s wait list and now I feel really conflicted. It seems like USC will offer me a traditional college experience and more connections. The Trojan family is strong! Also, USC has a really nice campus with nice housing and D1 sports and all that fun stuff.

I think Brown will give me more educational opportunities because of the open curriculum. The classes would also be smaller and I would probably get to know the professors. And I’ll be in an entirely new part of the country and I think that’s an opportunity for me to learn. The east coast is probably very different from the west coast.

I feel really emotionally committed to USC because I really thought I was going to end up there this fall. But Brown just popped up! I’m going to be a chemistry major. Financial aid is not a factor.

What are the important differences between the schools? Dorms? Food? Campus life? People? Connections?