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<p>I've hesitated posting to this thread. Please suffer an old alum OK? BalletGirl made a similar posting across some other forums.</p>

<p>EVERY matriculant to Brown this year (except those who got in and accepted Brown through ED), turned down other schools.</p>

<p>It's safe to assume that the schools turned down are a mix of top caliber schools, some solid public programs and maybe even some lesser known schools. Other Ivies, other top 50 schools, maybe some out of the way but otherwise wonderful smaller schools.</p>

<p>My concern (and it may be unfounded -- please ignore if this is so) about threads like this is it may become a vehicle for saying : "look at the schools that I consider less than Brown."</p>

<p>While no one might explicitly say this, ask yourself this question: Let's say Student A accepted Brown but turned down Princeton and UCB. Student B accepted Brown over UCSD and a Rose-Hulman.</p>

<p>Why does student A feel more likely to share with others that he turned down P'ton and UCB rather than student B about UCSD and RH? What would you call this?</p>

<p>I think it's vanity. Have you noted that very few listed their lowly "Safeties" or schools w/o top shelf prestige? Are we to assume that people ONLY applied to and were accepted by Stanford, GTown, NWU, Princeton? Curious, no?</p>

<p>I turned down Brown and three other schools for another Ivy. They were three top engineering schools -- Michigan, Purdue, Rose Hulman To this day, I can honestly say I would have been honored to attend and graduate from Brown or any of those other three. I'm 100% happy with the school I attended but don't doubt for a second that I'd had a wonderful time at Brown.</p>

<p>To say that you ARE a Brown Student doesn't necessarily mean brandishing the fact that you AREN'T a Princeton Tiger, Michigan Wolverine, Stanford Cardinal, etc.</p>

<p>If this doesn't apply to you and you only posted because this thread piqued your interest -- then great. However, in your Brown career and afterwards, expend the necessary energy not to boast. What's boasting? Only you can determine that. Best of luck to all of you. Enjoy Providence!</p>

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<p>^^^
Relax, i think this thread was just out of pure curiosity, and if it wasn't....still relax, please...</p>

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<p>I don't think that it's neccessarily boasting to tell others which schools you chose Brown over. Just because individuals say that they chose Brown doesn't mean that they think that the other schools are not as good. Financial aid considerations, location, and career-specific opportunities may have made Brown a more accommodating match for them.</p>

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<p>I think T26E4's post is right on the money</p>

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<p>myopinion and chameli1: in my post, I allow for the fact that this thread can be innocent and subscribed to because of curiosity. However, I'm also aware of human nature to "bring out the best silverware", you know. If you're a Ivy student or impending one, you'll often be faced with scenarios where name-dropping of your alma mater will only be because of vanity and modesty would direct one to not do so. I'm not saying one should be ashamed of one's accomplishments. Not so at all. However, twenty years out from college, daily I'm in situations where it's best to NOT divulge my alma mater -- I work with many fine people who have barely graduated HS and it would just be inappropriate.</p>

<p>Now get me to an alumni event or a college info fair: I'm one of the biggest cheerleaders for my school, period.</p>

<p>I'm hopeful that all of you learn that awkward dance how to be proud yet not boasting. Again, enjoy Providence -- especially all you new Freshmen! Congrats!</p>

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<p>I don't feel like debating, but as a transfer (from Northwestern), Georgetown, Wesleyan, Tufts</p>

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<p>I choose Brown over all the others, cuz I love the academic freedom, and RI is gonna be amazing, of course.</p>

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<p>Swarthmore, Penn, Vassar, Puget Sound...</p>

<p>LOVE BROWN</p>

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<p>I think some people have had difficult decisions to make and are simply looking for a little company and a little reassurance. To see that others have been faced with the same hard choices and have made a similar decision provides that.</p>