<p>I have got into both Northwestern and Brown. I plan to major in eco . Which would be a better option?</p>
<p>Both are excellent schools, and the difference in programs at that level is small. Go for whichever fits YOU better. They are COMPLETELY different in atmosphere. I got into NU and was WL at Brown, but I'm not going to fight to get into brown because NU is a better fit for me. GO WITH YOUR INSTINCT! good luck.</p>
<p>NU all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Hey callthecops2, you're from tcis i hear...you'll be attending NU?</p>
<p>majalan, think chicago vs. providence...and from my limited knowledge, northwestern has a stronger econ department than brown does..</p>
<p>i think Brown wins in this battle... ru kidding, just by selectivity, an ivy league with a 15 percent acceptance rate with some of the brighest kids in the country (NU is great, don't get me wrong), but Brown wins this debate</p>
<p>hm, i got into both brown and northwestern also though I'm going for northwestern i think. Chicago anyone?</p>
<p>hell yeah chicago.</p>
<p>northwestern is the perfect distance away from it. you don't feel suffocated by the city because evanston is so calm. but when you want it, chicago is only a short el-train ride away...</p>
<p>kimfuge...im deciding between U of Warwick in england and NU...which school are u from? btw one guy from SFS got into Harvard! %$^@&!!!</p>
<p>bball87,</p>
<p>I am sure the OP is aware of the selectivity and obviously, he's not asking about that. In econ, NU is better than Brown. Brightest kids? NU also has won college fed chalenge two years in a row--apparently some of the brightest econ majors in the country are at NU. ;)</p>
<p>NU also has business/management-related classes offered by LOC in SESP and industrial engineering/management science (4th in the nation) in McCormick.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/ugrad/conc/loc/curriculum/%5B/url%5D">http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/ugrad/conc/loc/curriculum/</a>
<a href="http://www.iems.northwestern.edu/content/courses.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.iems.northwestern.edu/content/courses.asp</a></p>
<p>callthecops2, i'm from SIS...we also had a harvard for EA...:)</p>
<p>A friend of mine was rejected from Northwestern, but got into Brown. And according to a U.S ranking...Northwestern is #12 and Brown is #15 (probably biased...I don't know). Is the Ivy League title the only thing making it stand out?</p>
<p>it is also MUCH more selective</p>
<p>30 percent acceptance rate to 15 percent acceptance rate</p>
<p>i got into NU last year, and got rejected by Brown</p>
<p>very, very few people chose northwestern over brown. if you go to brown, most of the people who applied to northwestern will have gotten in. if you go to northwestern, very few of the people who applied to brown will have gotten in.</p>
<p>So selectivity makes the econ program better? The caliber of students are about the same despite the admission rate difference. bball87, even you got rejected by Brown, I doubt you are not as bright as an average Brown student. I do know the caliber of econ faculty at NU is better. lol..</p>
<p>As far as econ goes, Brown isn't even in top 20. I also doubt Brown has as much variety of econ/finance/business courses offered as NU does especially when considering all marketing/business/management courses also offered in loc program, medill (marketing), and management science department at NU.</p>
<p>its not really the caliber of students, its just selectivity, i know for a fact I am as qualified/smart as most kids at Brown are</p>
<p>in fact, i had better # stats on paper than the kids who got into Brown at my school, but I guess they were "more unique" otherwise</p>
<p>Northwestern econ > Brown econ (not to mention Chicago >>>>> Providence)</p>
<p>Btw, the SAT averages at Northwestern and Brown are almost identical - im trying to imply that perhaps the selectivity discrepency between the two schools isn't as large as many people think.</p>
<p>The difference in the quality per se of the economics departments at Northwestern and Brown will have very little effect on an undergraduate, and probably would have no effect at all. Brown has some outstanding economists and is more than capable of challenging any undergraduate. It would be recognized as serious training, in general and in economics and technical specifics of economics, by any graduate economics program or MBA program. As, of course, would Northwestern.</p>
<p>The difference in the economics rankings matters if you want to get a Ph.D. in economics. There it would be relevant. For an undergraduate it would generally not make any difference at all. The training for an undergraduate does not get close to what differentiates Brown and Northwestern in economics in terms of faculty quality.</p>
<p>The choice is much more sensibly based on the general reputation of the schools and your match with each school's personality. And yes, location. Evanston alone nearly beats Providence...then throw in Chicago. There is also some issue of size, and here the economics comparison might matter. Northwestern has a larger Ph.D. program in economics and is more of a "full service" program. As such it will probably have broader offerings for undergraduates in the subject in any given year. At NU there simply are more people with interests in a wider variety of sub-specialties.</p>
<p>Brown is more selective of course but that by itself is of minor importance. As an Ivy League school Brown gets a lot more fantasy applications from people who have no chance but also no real idea what Brown means in comparison to a Northwestern or a UChicago or a Wash U. They get turned down.</p>
<p>Northwestern is in a good community with easy transit to Chicago, which is probably important if you want to study economics (mind you--economics happens everywhere). Also, Northwestern hosts a traditionally excellent economics program (as indicated by calibre, not reputation or history. I mean orthodox-like style). NWestern is a little more preppy and a little more of a stereotypical college campus (this is my college sweatshirt) but these are just atmospheric characteristics--you have to decide if you like them.</p>
<p>Brown (not as familiar, but did do some research) has much more flexible academic curriculum and, if you are very self-motivated, has such resources that you might consider Brown to pursue unique study projects (sorry that's ambiguous, but you can do more of your own thing here). I'm sure that Brown's faculty and courses are not poor (Ivy League has to be good for something), but the academics do not currently gain the same recognition of calibre as NU (you can't know until you visit--any Brown Econ majors?).</p>
<p>As far as prestige goes, Brown may help you out. Nevertheless, prestige means very little. It might help you tell your friends where you're going to school as an Int'l student and it might help you sharpen your resume (even though some old people--the people that control jobs--think that Brown is too liberal and thus incompatible with corporate culture (that's a weak argument--you probably wouldn't want to work in a place like that anyway)), strong performance and a remarkable UGrad research project at any university could make up the same difference. Are you going to grad school? If so, prestige between Brown and NU will matter very little for admission and even less when you have a second degree (that's the only one they look at), so you might want to consider finances as well.</p>
<p>Best luck.</p>
<p>Chicago vs. Providence isnt really important, cuz providence is as close to boston as evanston is to chicago... So they both have major cities close by...</p>
<p>Brown also has new york, which is less than 3 hours away..</p>