<p>Oh 36 classes to graduate? Oww!</p>
<p>Hey, long time since I saw this :).</p>
<p>This thread mentioned earlier how Brown and Yale are different. Now I'm wondering how exactly they are alike/similar. I've read across CC several times people describing Brown and Yale as somewhat similar, yet I'm wondering in what ways?</p>
<p>I'm reading the thread re: schools similar to Brown. My daughter is very interested. What is a bkdjfkd???? She's a sophomore, has stellar academics, likely to be very strong on sats from early results, heavy theatre resume, some leadership, some community--not so strong as the academics and theatre...how many hours are there in day?!!! I'm trying to get headstart on a preliminary list of schools. </p>
<p>For those who have gotten into Brown, what do you think made the difference? Is there an area she needs to do more in--like leadership & community service? She thinks Brown is #1 for all the reasons mentioned in posts...open curriculum, artsy, liberal, low Greek percent....</p>
<p>We live in northeast in very preppy, conservative town with outstanding public school system. I know geographics will play a role, but do you think Brown, with its liberal stance, could have a bias against students from towns like ours????</p>
<p>eifc7: You live in a conservative town. Does that mean you are conservative? I'm just asking, because if you are, why would you want your daughter to go to a very liberal university?</p>
<p>There are conservative colleges and universities to pick from.</p>
<p>lol, we're "fish out of water" and have been since the day we arrived from NYC. Too long to explain. My daughter chose Brown on her own after doing a little research. It's her decision which schools to apply to. Our role will be guidance on those decisions. Her father has been pushing along the HYP lines. I'd rather see her go to Brown or schools similar to Brown. These schools best fit her personality and needs. I'd hate to see her penalized for coming from this town. I've been reading the ED stats, OMG, it's daunting. I believe she will be competitive. I also hope that if she does apply, when the apps land on the stairs she's at or near the top which translates into being within this new 8% acceptance rate I'm reading about on CC. Of course, that's if after visiting and interviewing and all that's involved, she still believes this to be her top pick.</p>
<p>it says:</p>
<p>Applications (of BROWN) also look at and often prefer
Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Staford</p>
<p>and sometimes prefer
Swarthmore, Amherst, Willams, Smith</p>
<p>And rarely prefer
Tufts, Georgetown U., Bowdoin, Oberlin</p>
<p>eifc7: Brown will not, under any circumstances, "penalize" a student who comes from a conservative town/state/community. </p>
<p>The best thing to advise your daughter, who still has a while to go before applying to college, is to do the activities she loves, and not to do anything just to be impressive to colleges. Admissions officers can usually tell when a resume is beefed up just for college. If she loves theater, then she should devote herself to theater. </p>
<p>Plainsman: Why shouldn't someone who is conservative go to a school like Brown? Diversity has many meanings.</p>
<p>Fireandrain and nsrjsyt--Thank you for your feedback. Yesterday I had no idea what schools were similar matches to Brown. After reviewing cc's boards and receiving comments from people like you, we have a starting base. This is the beginning for us and these boards will be, and already have been, extremely helpful. Also, Fireandrain, I'm glad you answered the question negating my worry re: potential bias toward kids from conservative towns. I doubt her school would address it. It's not exactly a PC question.</p>
<p>PS - When I showed my daughter the acronym in context from a post--"bkdjfkd" she immediately laughed and said it meant a nationally-ranked "whatever." Sure-fire way to identify the kid posters from the adults.</p>
<p>eifc7: There are other threads on CC where kids talk about schools that are similar to Brown. One thing you have to determine is what aspects of Brown you are hoping to match. Is it the curriculum, the urban setting, the liberal and active student body, the size?</p>
<p>My other suggestion is to spend more time on the parents forum than some of the forums that are dominated by high school students. The parents there are very knowledgeable and very helpful.</p>
<p>plainsman i think the whole political aspect of colleges is something that is likely to be toned down a bit during the recession and especially since BO is in office. I mean people care less about social things when the economy is tanking. And he activism on campuses was probably prompted by Bush's policies, but now that BO is in office are liberals going to protest his policies?
I am a very religious conservative student who considere Brown for a while and I was pesonally turned off by the seeming hostility to other viewpoints, something that seems contradictory to the "diversity" so glorified at the university level. But the real reason I did not apply to Brown was the financial aid.</p>
<p>Just to keep this (in my opinion) important thread alive, I find that the atmosphere at Wes and Brown are very similar. My top choices are Brown, Williams, Hopkins, Wes, Cornell, and Duke. They all have good vibes!</p>
<p>My second choice was Vassar. It has an incredible atmosphere and the curriculum is very similar to the one present at Brown.</p>
<p>I think if we are talking about similar skills, it is a shame to leave out Hampshire. It is possibly the most liberal of college and has a very open curriculum. I am a brown student who is quite happy with Brown, but I also adore Hampshire, and if I were to go anywhere else it would be there.</p>