<p>Yes, dcircle chose Brown.</p>
<p>what's the quote..."the workload at swarthmore makes most other liberal arts students shake in their birkenstocks"</p>
<p>swarthmore is definitely academically intense by reputation, but also has a wonderful (admittedly liberal) activist, socially responsible ethos and artsy culture that I found similar to brown. plus, there's nothing wrong with academic intensity :)</p>
<p>(yale and brown can be intense too...any school with very motivated, driven people will have that kind of feel).</p>
<p>Bump...thought this thread might be useful for those applying this year...</p>
<p>Isn't Swarthmore a lady only college? Isn't it maintaining some academic relation with University of Pennsylvania through, I guess, cross registration? Just curious. Maybe, this is a stupid question in this high level of intelectuals.</p>
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<p>No, Swarthmore is coed. As per College Board website, 52% are women and 48% are men.</p>
<p>Hope this will help. :)</p>
<p>Bryn Mawr is the all-women's school in the area. It has very close ties with Swarthmore and Haverford (both coed), and students attending any of the three can register for classes at any of the three.</p>
<p>I agree with dcircle.</p>
<p>Brown is definately intense if you want it to be, not in that egomanically-competitive sort of way, but rather in that self-challenging, fulfilling sort of way.</p>
<p>I had a very hard time between Dartmouth and Brown.Yale was the third. I loved all three... I also chose Brown at the end.</p>
<p>Bump the thread. Applicants may find it useful.</p>
<p>it is a pretty useful thread tetrisfan, thanks!</p>
<p>My top choice is Brown but I'm looking at Dartmouth, University of Rochester, and Williams, all of which are similar in some respects to Brown. Brown is obviously the best though :P</p>
<p>I'm tied between Brown and Williams... Brown has the location edge and a more liberal "alt" vibe, but I really like William's Winter Study program and their cohesiveness. </p>
<p>ARGH! What do I do if both let me in? Or neither!</p>
<p>just wait and see how it turns out
they're both amazing schools
make sure to visit</p>
<p>First get into both...let's hope you do!</p>
<p>dartmouth and brown are my top choices........
and its impossible for me choose between the two.....well thankfully its not my turn to choose yet. </p>
<p>i sort of really wished that brown's location was more suburban....and its feel less "politically correct"</p>
<p>I think they're incredibly similar schools, von_herrs. I think the deciding factors should be location, and the presence of the dominating frat scene at D.</p>
<p>I've heard brown doesn't care way too much about SAT scores, unlike other top schools like Harvard, Columbia, Dartmouth, etc. Is this true? Because I have a 1380/1600, and I want to know if it is even worth applying. My dad doesn't want me to apply to a college where I don't have at least a 20% shot of getting in.</p>
<p>Brown does look the most beyond scores among all the Ivies...</p>
<p>Of course they CARE. But a low SAT score won't bar you from admission. It certainly won't aid your chances, but if that is the only mar on an otherwise stunning application, you are certainly still in the running.</p>
<p>The point is, you will never know unless you throw your hat in the ring and see how things turn out. If you can front the $50 or so for the application cost and you don't mind filling out another app, go for it. Especially if you really liked the school.</p>
<p>I completely agree with daveb about throwing your hat in the ring, but I think a low SAT score has a larger affect than we like to think. I think that it will all but bar you from admission.</p>