<p>I didn't expect such results, but here they come...well, the question has haunted me for two weeks and I want to end it now..</p>
<p>I would most likely study social sciences at any of the three schools(well, maybe a dual degree at Penn), and I got no financial aid from any of the three.</p>
<p>For Penn, I love its course variety, academic options,and it is indeed a very practical school..But a little bit worried about the Wharton craze..and professor accessibility</p>
<p>Swarthmore definitely has accessible professors and very intellectual peers. But dunno if my visions would be limited spending four years in a relatively small environment(about 1500 people) And I'm not sure if I'd go to grad school( Swat's reputation among grad school is a great advantage)</p>
<p>Brown's open curriculum sounds cool, but Brown offers no minors, if I want to double major, the major requirements would be too much for me to use the freedom the school offers..</p>
<p>Good news is Penn and Swarthmore are in the same Quaker Consortium( students can cross-register) ,but seems that no Penn students ever go to Swat though..</p>
<p>Could anybody help? Better with reasons, thanks a lot lol</p>
Not sure what you mean by “the Wharton craze,” but keep in mind that Penn’s College of Arts and Sciences is more than 3 times the size of Wharton undergrad, has lots of departments that are among the top 10 (e.g., English, History, Anthropology, Religion, Art History, Economics, etc.) or top 20 in the country, and offers over 2,000 courses. Plus, because of Penn’s famous “One University” policy, you can always take courses in Wharton (or in the School of Design, the Annenberg School for Communication, the Graduate School of Education, even the Law School). So just think of Wharton as a bonus, not a negative.</p>
<p>And Penn professors are quite accessible to undergrads, as discussed in many threads in the Penn forum here on CC. For example, besides regular office hours, Penn actually pays for undergrads to take their professors to lunch, and many of them take advantage of that program:</p>
<p>However, the bottom line is that any of these 3 schools is a great choice for a wonderful education, and you can’t go wrong however you choose. It’s really just a matter of personal preference and fit, so go with your gut, and don’t look back! :)</p>