<p>i know i have less than a week to hear back from my schools, but a week from then i have to pick one of these schools to visit. It will be brown or penn vs one of my more financially viable choices... but long story short, i need to pick between BRown and UPenn. </p>
<p>Iv already visited both schools, and liked them both. based on visit alone, i liked Penn more, but maybe thats because i was able to see the start of the night life by walking around campus on friday at 11pm... didnt get the same opportunity at brown. But while in philly, i fell in love with locust walk and the campus in general (other than the high rise dorms...)</p>
<p>I lived 15 min outside of providence for 13 years, so am familiar with brown in some regards, but really had not spent time on campus before my visit. i love thayer street, and i like the fact that the brown campus is somewhat less city based than that of UPenn. Also, in some ways im turned off from the fact that i know providence. sometime i think it would be good to experience a change of scenery, but then again, i loved providence while i lived near by. </p>
<p>I plan on going to medical school after college, but would like to major or at least study music as an undergrad. But i have some other concerns/thoughts
-I know that UPenn is almost 2x the size of brown, but is this size difference tangible? most of my other schools are around the same size as brown... and feel like i might want a smaller school
-I really like browns open curriculum. i dont really feel the need for a core
-do the schools have different social environments besides the liberal swing at brown? I want intellectual but with parties stil
-I really want a sense of student body unity and college pride, even if it doesnt come from athletics (but athletics are a plus)</p>
<p>ill appreciate any thoughts or suggestions! ironically, it would be convenient if i got rejected from one of the schools. but for now, advice?</p>