Brown vs. W&M (Monroe) for humanities?

[Anonymous]

Brown hands down.

[Anonymous]

What's your kid's argument for Brown, other than "Ivy"? I think Brown is great for self-directed kids who want to study particular things and want/need the freedom of the open curriculum. But if those aren't the things you most value, I don't think it's necessarily all that great. (My spouse attended and had a mediocre, disjointed experience, so that colors my view). The kids we know who go are very smart, very nice, and not competitive or aggressive in the slightest.

[Anonymous]

Brown. How is this even a serious question?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Brown has tons of grade inflation!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Congrats!
Brown is a way harder admit and recognized as such. Many people have never heard of William and Mary.

Many people haven't heard of Brown.

I'd say the people who are aware of Brown are also familiar with William and Mary.

[Anonymous]

Neither W&M nor Brown are known by the general public outside of their respective regions but amongst people in higher education Brown is more well known. If that matters to you.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Brown waitlist quite active this year.

[Anonymous]

Brown will cost you extra 100000 (about) but it’s a good deal!

[Anonymous]

My W&M Monroe scholar was rejected by Brown. We’re in state VA. But if she’d gotten into Brown and wanted to go, we would have paid for it. It’s a great school. Does have more grade inflation than W&M.

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Anonymous wrote: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!

If you plan classics/ancient history as a major, I'd recommend the less expensive option. Law school is stats (LSAT and GPA) driven. The school is much less significant.

[Anonymous]

My kid graduated from Brown 4 years ago, breezed to a 4.0 double concentration (major) in the humanities. Was a little disappointed in how many rich, mediocre students there were but had 4-year access to top scholars in their field, had funded research opportunities, and got great recs that led to a phenomenal graduate program placement

Brown is one of the few Ivy League schools where top faculty engage full time with undergrads. The clout you get from a personalized Letter of Recommendation from a leading scholar combined with the research opportunities results in a very competitive grad school application that might be hard for a student from a public institution to match

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid graduated from Brown 4 years ago, breezed to a 4.0 double concentration (major) in the humanities. Was a little disappointed in how many rich, mediocre students there were but had 4-year access to top scholars in their field, had funded research opportunities, and got great recs that led to a phenomenal graduate program placement

Brown is one of the few Ivy League schools where top faculty engage full time with undergrads. The clout you get from a personalized Letter of Recommendation from a leading scholar combined with the research opportunities results in a very competitive grad school application that might be hard for a student from a public institution to match

Public has nothing to do with it. Is Michigan lesser than Elon? Didn't think so. Watch your mouth next time before spouting off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid graduated from Brown 4 years ago, breezed to a 4.0 double concentration (major) in the humanities. Was a little disappointed in how many rich, mediocre students there were but had 4-year access to top scholars in their field, had funded research opportunities, and got great recs that led to a phenomenal graduate program placement

Brown is one of the few Ivy League schools where top faculty engage full time with undergrads. The clout you get from a personalized Letter of Recommendation from a leading scholar combined with the research opportunities results in a very competitive grad school application that might be hard for a student from a public institution to match

You will absolutely get time with faculty, personalized letters of recommendations, and research opportunities at W&M.

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Anonymous wrote:Brown waitlist quite active this year.

Yes, have heard of multiple kids getting off waitlist, plus what I read here. Must not be good yield this year.