<p>What about the academic reputation, job opportunity, alumni connection of the above two schools if I want to study business, probably finance and banking for undergraduate? many thanks</p>
<p>Competition is such that you have a better than even chance of being denied to both schools.</p>
<p>Its quite hard to compare the two, as Brown doesn't have its own Bschool or as strong Econ (gunners) as schools like Uchicago/Columbia/etc. I find Brown students are more liberal (in both studies and attitude) with less of a career-oriented mindset as the kids in Carnegie Mellon - Tepper (who are almost all gunners and set on getting a top job with many job workshops/job fairs/interview-resume help/etc.) Therefore the avg salaries and top mode companies I usually point to for Tepper would not be fairly compared to Brown's. </p>
<p>My suggestion is:
If you want to do something else in the future or have a change of mind (such as applied math, history, English, etc.), I would say Brown. </p>
<p>If you are deadset on business, I would choose Tepper's unprecedented rise/popularity in the recent years along with its small size (individual attention) and job opportunities/helpful advisors/alumni. </p>
<p>Like Longprime said, both are very difficult to get into as Brown is an Ivy and Tepper was at a 13% acceptance rate last year with a average 4% rank. It might be lower this year and lower still next year (when you apply). </p>
<p>Thus, perhaps it is better to see which school you get into as you may not have to make the decision at all.</p>
<p>I know CMU has an edge in business, espescially its prestigious TSB. I'm an incoming freshman in Tepper but since many close friends of mine go to brown this year, i'm thinking about transfering to Brown next year, anyway, I won't make a decision until I experience the cmu life in person. </p>
<p>any comment about these two schools is appreciated!</p>
<p>Ah okay, well then it becomes much more simple.</p>
<p>I would wait for the dust to settle first before worrying about these things so early. The counselors/career center at Tepper have a lot of answers for your questions and will probably answer them better than anyone here. You should definitely schedule a talk (I think they are mandatory so bring up these questions) when you are with your counselor/advisor (probably Westine).</p>
<p>Not to mention you may make new friends at CMU (a friend of mine a year below me came to CMU but wanted to transfer to his gf's school but needless to say he found another one here). Not that it is indicative with respect to your scenario but I would say wait and see as anything can happen (I made new friends and still keep in contact with my old friends who attend UVA and whatnot). Not to mention the unthinkable (you may be rejected as a transfer) so why not wait until you have the transfer acceptance letter in your hand a year from now before worrying about the decision?</p>
<p>In any case, good luck and congratulations!</p>
<p>thank you for the info!</p>
<p>I'm sure you know this, but I think it's an unhealthy attitude to go into college with an eye on transferring before you've even had a single class. You may do better to think positively...to realize you're about to enter one of the best business schools in the US, that you'll make new friends, meet smart, interesting people from around the world, and most likely have a great time. If you go in looking for reasons to leave, you'll find them. And if you find it's not your thing, then transfer, but I don't think too many transfer out of Tepper. I'd also imagine transferring into Brown might not be too easy. Good luck!</p>
<p>Yeah I'm an entering freshman to CMU econ and I can definitely say that I'd go to Brown over CMU in a heartbeat. I just get the feeling I'm gonna get burnt out at Carnegie Mellon. Already regretting picking CMU with full price tag over 10k merit from URochester haha. I just find that the way college apps work out is that you end up getting rejected from the highest rank schools that are a fit for you (Northwestern and Claremont Mckenna in my case) and get into equally ranked schools that arent a fit. I'm already planning out my transfer apps for next year haha.</p>
<p>@roy...Again, you may be happily surprised, if you allow it. If I may, my son wasn't a great match to CMU on paper. Is outgoing, social, somewhat jockish (but not good enough to play for the U), nonstudying type. He found lots of friends, joined a fraternity, played all intramurals, enjoyed and utilized the city (there are some cool parts). Oakland has 20,000+ undergrads and 10,000+ grad students so there's things going on. And made lots of friends with kids who aren't like him, which is one of the advantages of going to a diverse college.</p>
<p>As far as being burnt out...you don't have to study every minute to do well at CMU. S definitely did NOT, but he did his work and loved CMU and has a great job making gobs of $. End of commercial. I hope you can give it a try. The fun weeklong orientation may change your mind, where you'll meet potential lifelong friends. If then it doesn't work out, by all means transfer, but you'll always lack the special bond (ie the shared freshman experience) that holds people together at the new school. Sorry about Northwestern and CMC...perhaps it just wasn't meant to be. CMU's no comedown from those schools. I hope you can go in with an open mind...you'll be happier that way.</p>
<p>roy, why would you have applied to schools you don't feel are a good fit in the first place? That seems like a waste of application money.</p>
<p>CMU Econ is not exactly Tepper either. HSS is much easier (comparatively) to get into.</p>
<p>yeah im aware that it is much easier to get into, but you still graduate with a degree from tepper so it is similair (my little backdoor). The reason i applied is that it is a good school with good exit opportunities in a good area, it just wasnt at the top of my list.</p>
<p>There is some truth in that but you do not get the same degree as Tepper students do. I suggest looking at the alums' degrees from this year to see the difference. </p>
<p>Mostly it was made to stem the high number of HSS transfers into Tepper. Anyways, my point was I would prob. choose Brown over HSS also. Sorry if that wasn't clear in my original post. </p>
<p>But like others have said, you'll probably find something to like and like you said, at least you have "good exit opportunities". Give it a chance first. Good luck!</p>
<p>PS: The workload is definitely the most guarded secret for schools like Cornell, Uchicago and CMU. It's pretty great recruiters think we work our butt off for our grades when really for most of the majors (especially Tepper and HSS) it is extremely easy. Of course SCS is a different story and archie/drama is also demanding but even ECE majors party and join fraternities. 233lk's (sorry if I misspelled) son's experience closely correlates with my experiences (and those of my friends) as well. A lot of us joined fraternities and have fun. Also, I remember early soph year I didn't do more than 1 hour of homework a week for the first month and I pulled off honors at the end of the semester. Also, except for sudden "bursts" like before exams, you shouldn't work more than 1-3 hours a day on homework/studying.</p>
<p>brown actually has some great opportunities in business
here is the very well-funded program students with a business interest "concentrate" (major) in
Commerce</a>, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship</p>
<p>you may also want to check out some of the student business groups
Brown</a> University Entrepreneurship Program
Brown</a> Social Enterprise Club
Brown</a> Forum for Enterprise
The</a> Brown Investment Group</p>
<p>what's ur comment on Brown VS Tepper?</p>
<p>anyone else?</p>