<p>Quote: "I find it very interesting that Brown accepts the #1 student at about half the rate that Penn does." </p>
<p>This fits the impression I have had as a result of our school's history with these schools: Penn seems to have accepted many of the very top academic kids, even when their ec's seemed relatively ordinary. Brown, on the other hand, only seemed to accept a val or sal with unusual ec's, special creativity, very strong leadership, and the like. And Brown has also accepted applicants from our school who were ranked slightly lower, but really had exceptional talents in other areas.</p>
<p>Another thing to remember in thinking about those two schools: Brown's overall acceptance rate is about 5 percentage pts. lower than Penn's.</p>