Brown vs. W&M (Monroe) for humanities?
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Anonymous
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DC (a classics/ancient history major with an eye toward grad school or law school in the future) was all set on W&M (OOS) as a Monroe Scholar, but got off the waitlist at Brown yesterday.
W&M seems like a near-perfect fit, but it feels hard to turn down an Ivy. Any thoughts on Brown vs. W&M Monroe for a humanities kid, specifically campus experience and law/grad school placement? Thanks in advance for any input! |
Anonymous
| W&M. Great choice. |
Anonymous
| Brown for sure, unless she really loves W&M more. Monroe scholarship is a pretty nice distinction in itself. |
Anonymous
| If money is no object, Brown. Otherwise, stick with WM. |
Anonymous
| I guess I wouldn't go to an Ivy just because it's an Ivy. I'd look at the school fit and environment for both of those, Go where the student feels like they could have a great 4 year experience. WM will serve you very well for law school admissions if that's the goal. |
Anonymous
| Brown if money is not a factor. But W&M Monroe is very nice. |
Anonymous
| Brown is amazing. Isn't Monroe only 10k? |
Anonymous
| OOS, I'd go with Brown. Monroe is prestigious and great but the summer money might be pretty easy to come by at Brown. |
Anonymous
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First off, both are great options.
If you’d be paying the full sticker price at Brown, which looks to be ~$97,000 a year, and you’d be paying the OOS Monroe rate of ~$63,000, I’d personally set that $34,000 a year towards eventual law school bills. |
Anonymous
| W&M just because your DC could probably get a better gpa (much better?) at W&M which is basically all that matters for law school other than LSAT and work experience. That said, if Yale Law is her dream, go to Brown because they give a bump for Ivy+ schools. |
Anonymous
| Brown all day. |
Anonymous
+1 unless you have so much money that the difference is meaningless to you. |
Anonymous
| Not even close, Brown beats WM on recognition, prestige and academics. Students there are way more cerebral. Need to like city setting and there is a heavy dose of woke. Very different from sleepy WM which is a pretty dull place all in all. |
Anonymous
| If you want your kid to get a quality education surrounded by inquisitive peers stay at W&M. If you want your kid to walk away with a 4.0 and spend 4 years with a bunch of snowflakes then Brown is the choice. |
Anonymous
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Congrats!
Brown is a way harder admit and recognized as such. Many people have never heard of William and Mary. |