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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a weird question for me, since the two school are so different. Michigan is YUGE whereas Brown is a smaller New England school. A person who will fit in at Brown will find a place at Michigan but the reverse might not be true. The most important decision is where your child will fit in and Thrive. That might make a difference or maybe your child would thrive at both. Only you know that but visit both campuses to be sure and let them spend time there.

Assuming your child is fully happy at both, I unequivocally recommend Brown. Michigan is a great school and a student can get a great education there, but it's not Brown. Many student at Ivy schools are forced above their level because of the small class size and the need to compete. Michigan is huge, which means that it's easy to find a group that doesn't challenge you and makes it easier to skate by. That's death if you're paying $28,000 a year.

[b][b]Don't listen to people who say that only where you go to grad school matters. [/b]A huge part of where students get in to grad school is where they went to undergrad (and where their grad school admission committee went to undergrad). Brown will get a lot less scrutiny than Michigan and that's just how it is. Just like UVA gets more scrutiny than Dartmouth even though both are great schools. A 3.5 from Brown might also carry more weight than a 3.8 from Michigan for these same reasons.[/b]

In the end, both are great schools and if your child chooses what's best, then they'll do well. If they're indifferent then I would recommend Brown for the additional opportunities it provides and the doors it might not close. But the most important criteria is that your child graduate as a happy and enthusiastic person.[/quote]

This poster is spot on!  The only people that say that it doesn't matter where you go for undergrad are the ones who went to lower ranked schools.  [/quote]

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