Would Brown be a good place for me?

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<p>Could Brown be a place for me?</p>

<p>So, all along I’ve been looking at tons of LACS (WAS, W&L, Colby, Bowdoin, Davidson, Pomona, CMC, Grinnell, Middlebury), because I was interested in smaller colleges with an undergraduate focus, and a liberal arts college-curriculum.</p>

<p>Some time later, someone suggested I looked at Dartmouth because it fit my needs perfectly. I took a look at some stuff, and overall I did love it. So I kind of added Dartmouth to my list.</p>

<p>Then some time later someone mentioned I could like Princeton, Brown, and Harvard because it fit me well. So I started looking, and am currently looking at those, but these three are still a bit of a mystery to me.</p>

<p>Here’s the jist of me</p>

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<li><p>I’m interested in a university with a great undergraduate emphasis. I guess it’s a bit stupid for me to be saying this about a research university, but I don’t want to just be taught by assistant professors/PH.D students, I want to work with world class professors whom don’t just shun me aside for grad students.</p></li>
<li><p>I want an institution which has great business school placement.</p></li>
<li><p>I need a school that has great top-firm/business recruitment (since I believe they do scout you when you are an undergrad).</p></li>
<li><p>I desire a college which has a great career-center, as well as plenty of internship/job opportunities.</p></li>
<li><p>I definetly want small classes. I realize that there will always be some classes which have alot of students, but for the most part I desire smaller classes. I’ve heard Brown is one of the Ivys to be able to offer this.</p></li>
<li><p>I definetly will be applying for financial aid. We have no significant assets to speak of, a sister is in a state school on no financial aid/scholarships, and my parents’ combined income is 85-90,000</p></li>
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<p>Obviously I realize Brown is a reach for everyone, so if I come off sounding as if I could get into it…or a top LAC, or another Ivy, I do not mean it. I am just asking if Brown, by these criteria, could be a good fit for me.</p>

<p>if you need more information on me, please ask.</p>

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<p>You do realize that three of your six requirements have more to do with what happens when you leave college than when you are actually there? </p>

<p>Brown has an undergraduate focus, and you can pick and choose your classes to avoid TAs. But many classes do have TAs teaching sections. Same with class size – if you strategically select classes you can have a lot of small classes. But there are many excellent classes that are large, and most students do end up taking large classes, especially the first two years. A lot depends on what you are planning on majoring in. </p>

<p>As for financial aid: you should run your family’s numbers through a financial aid calculator, one that uses the institutional method. That will give you a ballpark figure of what your need is, and Brown most likely will meet your need. If your income is less than $100,000 then your package will not include loans.</p>

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<p>Brown’s one of the few higher-tier research universities with more undergraduates than graduates. That means, from what I’ve heard, professors use undergrads in roles that, traditionally, would only be given to graduates. And from what I’ve heard from the professors, they like drawing from undergraduates to do research (or in one case, having the undergraduate work with their drama professor to write a play). Like in any college, you’re probably going to have to seek out your own opportunities, and at Brown you’re expected to be more independent than most places, but there seem to be opportunities if you look.</p>

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<p>lol sounds like CMC is PERFECT for you</p>