Yale and Brown: the differences

<p>They have so much in common. What are the differences between these 2 awesome schools? (and please don't get US News Rankings into this)</p>

<p>Yale is more traditional, atmosphere-wise. </p>

<p>Brown is more new-age liberal. And almost LAC-like.</p>

<p>But the differences aren't too huge. They are fairly similar schools.</p>

<p>Oh come on, Brown has practically no curriculum requirements whatsoever and allows an unlimited amount of pass/fail classes, that's a big difference.</p>

<p>I was talking atmosphere-wise.</p>

<p>What about the social scene/atmosphere?</p>

<p>I've heard, though I might be wrong, that Yale is more campus-oriented because the city's not that great, whereas Brown feels and is more urban because it's a nice city and students take advantage of it.</p>

<p>Yale also has something sort of similar to a house system.</p>

<p>The residential system is very different. Brown gives you more freedom to live with people you choose; Yale tried to make each residence a microcosm of the college.</p>

<p>I'd actually want to go to Yale.</p>

<p>Just saw this again after ages. :)</p>

<p>Any other opinions?</p>

<p>Yale is very pre-professional. People there want to be the next big politician author etc., whereas Brown people are less career-oriented. Yale is also considerably more competitive because you share more classes with people in your area of interest.</p>

<p>Really? Is Yale really very pre-professional?</p>

<p>Brown is for hippies, Yale is for republicans...</p>

<p>Those are my stereotypes of the day.</p>

<p>Yale has more top ten ranked programs</p>

<p>milk is a tool</p>

<p>brown is more undergrad focused and lax</p>

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<p>Yale is extremely liberal.</p>

<p>Both are extremely liberal...</p>

<p>My daughter's best friend goes to Yale and loves it. I do think Yalies seem more ambitious. The friend knows at least 3 fellow students who hope to be President of the United States and are careful about which parties they go to and what others see them doing. At 19!
Both schools tend to have wealthy student bodies. Yale in most years has the highest percentage of private school kids among the Ivies. Brown traditionally has the weakest financial aid and many rich kids as a result.
I agree that both are very liberal. Yale in a more politcally serious way, Brown in more of a lifestyle way.
Of course these are all stereotypes.</p>

<p>chicagoboy: Yale is NOT "very pre-professional." I have no idea where you got that idea, it's kind of bizarre. I'm a member of several major political organizations and I only know a handful of people who "know" they want to be the next big politician. 90% are doing the regular college thing, taking classes they like and crossing their fingers and hoping that they find a job when they graduate, haha. </p>

<p>Yale is also not "competitive" in the sense that students compete with each other. Once again, your assertion is patently false lol. Yale is very laid-back, and students do not tend to compete w/ each other over grades, etc. </p>

<p>interrelations: Yale is NOT for Republicans lol...apparently 90-something percent of the student body is liberal.</p>

<p>Yale is also v. undergrad-focused. The fact that it has a strong law school and a few strong grad programs doesn't take away from the undergrad experience. The grad program is overall kind of neglected in most fields, lol.</p>

<p>Yale is Yale. Brown is not Yale. Advantage: Yale</p>

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