<p>Hi!</p>
<p>I've heard good things about Brown University; especially their CS Program for undergrads?</p>
<p>How good is it; and can Indian internationals get in with FA?</p>
<p>Any thought? :)</p>
<p>Brown has a really amazing Computer Science department. Rivaling those of many other colleges. However, don’t expect it to show up on the rankings 
That hardly matters as it is. Also, Brown as a very unconventional style of education that provides you with so much freedom that if you cannot handle it, you’ll spoil yourself. For example, you just need to complete 30 four-credit courses throughout your stay there only 15 of which need to be taken at Brown. Also, if you don’t find anything to your liking, you can create your own major(concentration)! Anyway, it’s an amazing school.</p>
<p>Don’t know about getting in with FA, but I got in without.</p>
<p>Good Luck! :)</p>
<p>@Tizil7 -</p>
<p>You did apply international, right? Also, did you get any scholarships - institutional/other…?</p>
<p>Yep, I’m an international. As for scholarships, none. I think what you’re referring to are institutional grants which are part of the financial aid package that the university will offer you.</p>
<p>Ok. I meant merit scholarships and the like.</p>
<p>Also, while you’re at it, what do you think of CS programs at RiceU(TX), UTAustin, PrincetonU, Yale… Also, do you recommend any others for me to check out?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>AND, if anyone else knows, how are international chances at BrownU?</p>
<p>Well, I’m not qualified to comment on Rice, Austin or Yale since I never checked their program neither do I have friends there. However, I can say that Princeton does have a respectably good CS program. I do have two close friends going there. But to be honest, they didn’t have much choice. Both of them had to choose between UIUC, Cornell and Princeton.</p>
<p>As far as I know, your chances as an international would differ from domestic students only in the way that international applicants usually are more competitive because of the very fact that few are accepted. Also, your ability to pay will affect your chances against a domestic student because Brown is need-blind for American students, whereas it is need-aware for international and transfer students.</p>
<p>Basically, seeing that 9.6% was the overall acceptance rate and 8.53% was the RD acceptance rate, you can safely assume that the acceptance rate of the average international student applying regular decision would be lower than 8 in 100.</p>
<p>Sources:
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Here, I have removed from the total number of applicants and total number of admitted students, the ones admitted in the early round to calculate the early admission rate. These facts are easily available using a quick google search on Brown’s and Dartmouth’s news pages. Similarly, you can calculate the early acceptance rate of internationals to be safely below 19.04% or 19 in 100 students.
</p><p>Hmmm. I see.
Thanks for the info. :)</p>
<p>Can you recommend any other colleges with good CS undergrad courses, where internationals have better chances?</p>