<p>I am interested in majoring in economics, but would also like to study philosophy. Does anyone have any suggestions in choosing between Georgetown, Cornell, and Brown? Student life? General suggestions?</p>
<p>Have you been accepted to these schools? Or are you a junior planning for next year?</p>
<p>I have been accepted to all three schools.</p>
<p>As a freshman at Georgetown, I can tell you that it is amazing in almost every way. Not sure how important your major is to you, but the philosophy department here is excellent, the economics department not so much. I came in as a prospective econ major and have been sufficiently bored to death, although to be fair I've heard that from friends at the other two schools as well, and I've also heard of friends with good teachers here. Last year I was choosing between Wash U, Northwestern, Cornell, and Georgetown, and there was tons of pressure to pick the school highest ranked on US News, but the best advice I can give is to go to the admitted students weekends and find where you see yourself fitting in best .... that's what worked for me. Georgetown is amazing though, for more reasons than I could even name.</p>
<p>As a current student at Georgetown, I would have to say that I would have chosen Brown in your shoes. Last year I was choosing between Georgetown and Cornell among other schools, and for me Georgetown was a no brainer in that instance. I really do believe their academic reputations (in non hard science fields) are nearly identical, but then Georgetown's location, weather, and size blew Cornell out of the water (for me at least). </p>
<p>Georgetown does have great programs in both econ and philosophy however, Brown was always my dream school (got waitlisted). The Ivy League name certainly helps, but I loved the whole idea of Brown, especially the Open Curriculum. My only academic complaint about Georgetown is definitely the fact that the core and my major requirements are so huge, I have very little space for electives. Overall, I wouldn't trade Georgetown for the world now, the location alone makes it hard to pass up. But, one year ago I probably would have enrolled at Brown given the option.</p>
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<p>For economics I recommend the University of Chicago or Northwestern University, although MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Penn & Yale are outstanding, but too hard to get admitted into. Of your listed schools, I would eliminate Georgetown unless being in D.C. was important to you. Brown is probably your better choice between Cornell & Brown. But I bet that you were not thinking of economics as a major when you applied to these schools. Regardless, in undergraduate school you will get the basics and these are great undergraduate schools. I recommend Brown for several reasons including ease of switching majors. Since your earlier posts mentioned an interest in philosophy, Chicago & NYU might have been better options.</p>