<p>daughter accepted to these three schools. would appreciate opinions regarding advantages and disadvantages of these schools.</p>
<p>Brown is very liberal,faculty and students alike. My conservative parents(actually, more moderate) were not comfortable with what brown "might do to me"!!! Dartmouth would be more "Yorktown north". Going forward past graduation, how could you not eliminate W and M??? But then I am what is called on these boards a flat out "reputation whore". My view is that I am not alone in that---and I hear my parents and their friends always asking, "Where'd he/she go to school" even about 50 year old adults. I'd rather say an Ivy.</p>
<p>There both great schools, but if you like real diversity, as I do, you would probably prefer Dartmouth. Both schools are ethnically diverse, but dartmouth is also ideologically diverse. There have been a few threads on the Brown board attacking non-left political positions and people. That's cool, but if you prefer to have many points of view vying for attention in an open market of ideas, I would highly recommend Dartmouth. If you have a high tolerance for political correctness, Brown is a fantastic place to be.</p>
<p>They are both great, however.</p>
<p>As to W&M, it is different to the extent that it is a public school and apparently has less endowment than the other two, that obviousy it is in a much more moderate climate with all the attendant implications and that there is apparently no grade inflation, unlike the ivys. It is definitely an academic heavy hitter and graduate schools absolutely do recognize it. </p>
<p>Many would consider the lack of core curriculum at Brown to be an advantage. </p>
<p>Dartmouth definitely provides an undergraduate-focused education, an LAC feel with university opportunities.</p>
<p>I sense all three provide a warm community.</p>
<p>I agree with ohmadre -- all three are great for different reasons. It depends on what your daughter prefers in terms of the nuances of each school.</p>