<p>I have been very fortunate to gain acceptance at both Dartmouth and Brown.</p>
<p>I aim to study economics and/or engineering</p>
<p>It would be helpful if any of you would be willing to give me some advice on the pros and the cons of both universities in relation with my interests and also just in general.</p>
<p>My interests:</p>
<p>-I do Mountaineering and Rock climbing so I would like to continue climbing during university.
-I play an Indian classical instrument and I compose fusion music with a band.
I therefore want to also pursue this interest in during university.
-I like going out into the city, partying (who doesnt..haha)
-I have also been in the executive student council and thus am interested in joining student government.</p>
<p>I have visited both Dartmouth and Brown and I find both campuses very appealing. Although Dartmouth has a non-urban environment, it offers a lot of climbing. Does anyone know whether there are any rocks or climbing gyms near to Brown? On the other hand Brown has providence to offer.</p>
<p>I am really lost at the moment....please give me advice</p>
<p>my daughter had the same choice last year and she chose dartmouth. i think she felt the two schools were comparable academically, socially,etc.. for her, i believe, it came down to feeling more comfortable on the dartmouth campus and with the type of students at dartmouth. you probably can't go wrong with either school. if you can you should attend dimensions and a day on college hill. it probably would also be helpful for you to browse thru back issues of the student newspapers for both schools to get an idea of the issues of the moment and the general climate of the schools.</p>
<p>-I do Mountaineering and Rock climbing so I would like to continue climbing during university. -dartmouth
-I play an Indian classical instrument and I compose fusion music with a band. -not sure</p>
<p>-I like going out into the city, partying (who doesnt..haha)
-you cant really go to any city and party without going 2 hours to boston, but partying is one of dartmouth's strengths. Im sure brown has a party scene with all the hype about that lgb run parties
-I have also been in the executive student council and thus am interested in joining student government. -both schools</p>
<p>its really up to you, you cant make a bad choice</p>
<p>For what it's worth, my roommate was accepted at Dartmouth, Brown, and Columbia. He visited Brown and loved it, but saved Dartmouth till the end, and knew it was where he wanted to be.</p>
<p>Another thing to consider, if you're majoring in econ or engineering (or pretty much any other field), you'll likely be spending the vast majority of your life living or studying in a (sub)urban setting. Why not give more rural living a try? Hanover isn't quite as rural as you may believe (have you visited West Leb?), and worst comes to worst and you absolutely can't stand it (very uncommon here), then it's only four years with an amazing community of individuals up in the woods :D</p>
<p>Although opinions you receive on this board will naturally be biased, I would urge you to strongly consider Dartmouth. I can virtually guarantee you will not regret it!</p>
<p>Hey, I have to decide between the same schools (+Williams)! Right now, I'm definitely leaning towards Dartmouth, but we'll see how the visits go.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your quick response and the time you have put in to responding to each of my questions.</p>
<p>Unfortunatelly I will not be able to visit either of the colleges before the college decision deadline as I'm living in The Netherlands and have
the IB examination in may.</p>
<p>Chatting with you guys is therefore especially instructive and important.</p>
<p>I would definitely choose Dartmouth if it were me, especially if you're leaning toward economics. As you can see on their forum, Dartmouth's graduate business school is the best in the nation, so probably their undergraduate program is great also. Of all the schools we visited, we liked Dartmouth the best and thought that all their administrative policies were well-reasoned and efficient. Because of their adaptability and strong leadership, the school was just named one of the ten most enduring institutions in the world. (a little too exalted of a title, but that's what the guy thinks) Dartmouth also ranks higher on the list of best feeder schools for gradutate programs than Brown. But, especially since you're an international student you have to remember that under Dartmouth's D-plan your academic year schedule (what semesters you have to attend and which you don't) will vary. For example, one year you may be home during the fall semester, and the next you may be home during the winter semester. I don't know if that would present any additional problems for you as far as making it more difficult to see friends and family at the same time they are on vacation or free. If you have to work while not at school, only you know if in the Netherlands having a different schedule would make it easier or harder.</p>
<p>Hey, you may want to consider that at Brown you can easily double major in econ and engineering, whereas at Dartmouth, that would be reallllly tough, maybe impossible</p>
<p>To be honest as a former Dartmouth student the business school had nothing to do with the econ dept. People confuse grad rankings and colleges way too much.</p>
<p>You have to pick on lifestyle. I chose Dartmouth for its LAC-ness, but I loved Thayer street at Brown and the more urban setting. I ended up choosing Dartmouth and loving it, but I easily could have gone to Brown.</p>