<p>How is engineering at Brown, especially in respect to the other Ivies? I have to visit Brown, Dartmouth, and Cornell in June, and I’m trying to get a better grasp of Brown.</p>
<p>thanks
tux</p>
<p>outstanding if you want maximum flexibility outside of your engineering requirements
brown has the oldest and most well-established undergraduate engineering program in the ivy league
<a href="http://www.engin.brown.edu/index.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.engin.brown.edu/index.htm</a></p>
<p>yeah, i've actually heard that engineering is the most popular major at brown! does anyone know how rigorous the requirements are for an engineering concentration? would it be viable to have a double concentration with engineering and say, some other science-related area?</p>
<p>^^
check your sources...<a href="http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=3746&profileId=7%5B/url%5D">http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=3746&profileId=7</a></p>
<p>"Most well-established?" What does that mean?</p>
<p>If you want to go for Engineering specifically, go to Cornell.</p>
<p>my source was the brown daily herald. im not sure how to insert a link, so i just copy-pasted the web address. the article mentions engineering towards the end. I think that probably the collegeboard hasn't been updated in a while. either that, or it reflects the fact that engineering is the most popular INTENDED major, and that people do not actually pursue it once admitted. </p>
<p><a href="http://media.www.browndailyherald.com/media/storage/paper472/news/2007/04/03/%5B/url%5D">http://media.www.browndailyherald.com/media/storage/paper472/news/2007/04/03/</a>
CampusNews/Admission.Rate.Drops.To.Record.Low.Of.13.5.Percent-2819481.shtml</p>
<p>wait heres the right link</p>
<p>it's the most popular when applying, because a lot of people change there minds, and some who checked "engineering" might just be trying to get a small leg up....</p>
<p>yes exactly. i personally know girls who do that just because very few women are in engineering, and they think it will give them an advantage. drives me crazy.</p>
<p>Agree..I saw that first hand during STEM, however..not too many girls though</p>
<p>Smv, oh okay. Makes sense for the reasons above.</p>
<p>what about Penn Eng vs Brown Eng ?</p>
<p>I am a Brown engineering grad from the late 70's.</p>
<p>If you are serious about engineering, then Cornell is probably your best bet. And look at some other eng schools as well. If you intend to go to business, law, or med school, or for a PhD, then Brown is fine.</p>
<p>But actually, I think a Brown education is wasted on engienering. Consider a BA in engineering (if Brown still offers it), and take lots of history, econ, etc. Get the most out of the liberal arts opps.</p>
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<p>If you are serious about engineering, then Cornell is probably your best bet. And look at some other eng schools as well. If you intend to go to business, law, or med school, or for a PhD, then Brown is fine.</p>
<p>But actually, I think a Brown education is wasted on engienering. Consider a BA in engineering (if Brown still offers it), and take lots of history, econ, etc. Get the most out of the liberal arts opps.
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<p>If my ultimate goal is to get an MBA from Harvard/Stanford, then would Brown be a better choice for Computer Engineering over Cornell?</p>
<p>Girls applying as engineers doesn't mean anything. Most of those girls don't have anything to prove they want to be engineers.</p>
<p>what exactly is the difference between a BA in engineering and a Sc.B?</p>
<p>collegehopeful78: Girls applying as engineers doesn't mean anything. Most of those girls don't have anything to prove they want to be engineers.</p>
<p>What do you mean by "they don't have any thing to prove they want to be engineers"? What do expect them to "prove"?</p>
<p>how hard is it to double major if one of your majors will be engineering?</p>
<p>This includes activities but not limited to taking computer classes, robotics, engineering camps. I know a lot of who girls who said they wanted to be engineers just to get a leg up but it doesn't work because everyone does it. It would only be significant if there were activities to show a true interest.</p>
<p>Many Ivies have great undergraduate engineering programs. Your best bet is to visit each college for 2-3 days, sit in on a few classes (engineering and others), and talk with as many students and professors as possible about their experiences there, and where grads end up.</p>
<p>Here are how the Ivy+MIT engineering disciplines, plus chem, biophysics and physics (since all are great preparation for grad engineering) programs do in the Chronicle of Higher Education's 2005 Faculty Scholarly ranking.</p>
<p>Brown, Darmouth: None ranked in top 10</p>
<p>Harvard: biophysics #2, physics #2, chemistry #1</p>
<p>Columbia: chemistry #6, civil/environmental eng #7, electrical eng #6, env health engineering #1, industrial eng #8, mechanical eng #4</p>
<p>Cornell: physics #3, aeronautical eng #3, chemical eng #6, computer eng #1, electrical eng #1, env health engineering #6</p>
<p>Yale: biophysics #3, chemistry #2, electrical eng #4 (tie with MIT), mechanical eng #3</p>
<p>UPenn: biophysics #4, agricultural eng #2, biomedical eng #1, chemical eng #5, mechanical eng #6</p>
<p>Princeton: aeronautical eng #1, electrical eng #2, materials eng #5, mechanical eng #8</p>
<p>MIT: chemistry #3, aeronautical eng #7, civil/environmental eng #6, electrical eng #4 (tie with Yale) , materials eng #8</p>