<p>I am a HS junior and am unsure of what fields I want to major in yet. But after some research, I have found that Brown and Dartmouth seem like the more liberal of the Ivys. The social life seems more enjoyable and the atmosphere not so competitive. So I’m starting to look into these two colleges. I just want some input on which undergrad programs are considered the strongpoints of these two colleges. Thanx.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is actually fairy conservative in many ways (e.g., a much stronger presence of fraternities). Brown is definitely much more liberal.</p>
<p>The best thing about Dartmouth is that Dr. Seuss went there.</p>
<p>Thanx, but that didnt really answer my question. I wanted to know the strongpoints of the programs offered by the two universities. Like for example, engineering for MIT, business for UPenn, etc.</p>
<p>I know it didn't. I didn't intend to, because I don't know.</p>
<p>I think IR is big at Brown, as well as bio. </p>
<p>It's embarrassing to say that I don't know what my school is supposed to be good at, but I just looked at the classics dept (which is no school's best) and at the whole school itself.</p>
<p>also, I hear there are lots of opportunities in engineering at brown.</p>
<p>IR's a huge program, but there are better ones out there. Comp Sci is one of the top 10 in the nation, and we are one of the few schools with an actual engineering department. There's some pretty random stuff here too. We're the only school with an undergrad Egyptology program.</p>
<p>undergrad neuroscience is particularly strong. three professors wrote the only undergrad neuro book in existance and teach the very popular intro neuro class (1/4 of all brown students take it). there are also amazing research opportunities (one of the founding members of cyberkinetics, the Brown start-up making brain chips for paraplegics is an undergrad)</p>
<p>how does the philosophy dept rate?</p>
<p>Philosophy has a reputation for having a lot of bad classes. Personally, I was pretty much advised against taking anything in that department. However, I've heard decent things here and there in semi-comparable depts, like anthro and sociology</p>
<p>wow, that's surprising :( i assumed that brown would have very good ones. would you advise against applying to brown as a prospective philosophy major, then?</p>
<p>eh. As someone who is taking a philosophy class and a manu of my friends have taken quite a few philosophy classes, that comment really doesn't have too much merit. I enjoy my classes, they enjoyed their classes. In my class particularly, it takes a lot of work, and requires much time devoted to reading, but I mean, it's philosophy...</p>
<p>Since we're on the topic, does anyone know how the Pre-Law program at Brown is, or if there even is one?</p>
<p>Their isn't one... I think usually people choose philosophy or poly. sci. in preparation of law school instead.</p>
<p>...or history or English.</p>
<p>Thanks, tore and calidan.</p>
<p>As long I am of some service. :)</p>
<p>You forgot classics! While classics majors, as a rule, are sexy, they are even sexier when applying to law school. Ooooh yeah!</p>
<p>jnatkins -</p>
<p>Who would you say has the best IR program?</p>
<p>This is kind of a meaningless post, but I just realized that I used "their" incorrectly- I meant to say "there." I feel dumb. :o</p>
<p>And to answer richard's question, I would say that Georgetown, Tufts, and JHU have the best IR programs.</p>