<p>If you valued the LAC style a bit more than the U-style, how would you consider a decision between Midd and Brown? (Tradeoff between getting the LAC you like, vs. not going Ivy).</p>
<p>How about for econ majors? ...who may want to go on to grad school in econ (or b-school)?</p>
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<p>You're going to have access to more companies recruiting at Brown, but there is also going to be more competition among your classmates who also want these jobs.</p>
<p>thanks. any other ideas?</p>
<p>Have you visited both? Did you feel more comfortable at one vs. the other?</p>
<p>I have visited both, but I'm not the student. My friend loved both schools and was comfortable with both - but perhaps feels Midd is a stronger fit in some ways due to the location (clean living, outdoors, and all that)...and the perception of the accessibility of profs, which appears to be exceptional.</p>
<p>The key may be the tradeoff....out in the world, everyone understands what Ivy means, whereas a more selective audience appreciates the LAC values...</p>
<p>I would guess that for applying to top grad schools that either is just as good. If you're going for a job in the northeast with an elite firm, both colleges pull weight....but if you're going far away for a different kind of career, that the Ivy name creates some instant recognition and access that is hard to replicate. </p>
<p>Anyone have thoughts on that line of thinking?</p>
<p>Far off in other parts of the world, most people think Brown is just a color. The only U.S. colleges that are universally known are Harvard, Yale, and perhaps Princeton, Stanford and MIT. But I'm not even sure about the last 3. In this country, more people in the general population will know about Brown than Middlebury, but among academics and people who hire for large companies, both names will carry weight.</p>
<p>Thanks.....the Yale decision isn't in yet (nor is Dartmouth - a smaller Ivy). (The transfer decisions really span the spring calendar.)</p>