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[quote=Anonymous]If enough Northwestern upperclassmen are moving off campus to downtown Chicago then that's a strike against the school for me. There's something unique about a tightly knit campus environment where most people live on campus or just off campus in areas that are by default extensions of the campus. It's a great vibe. I'm sure downtown Chicago has lively areas that are fun but why rush there when still in college when you have your entire adulthood ahead of you?

Providence is a lovely, small city and Brown is in a gorgeous historic part of Providence. While it's no Chicago there's easy access to both Boston and NYC for weekends and Rhode Island has waterfront areas too. Brown's outing club takes students up to the mountains in New Hampshire for camping, so the access to both urban and natural activities is great.

One really can't go wrong with either school. I've known plenty of graduates of both and going by them the schools are more similar than dissimilar. Go with gut instinct. But I will offer this advice: don't focus too much on amenities off campus or outside the campus neighborhood. The vast, vast majority of undergrads at the top colleges spend almost all their time on campus and with campus activities and clubs and if they live off campus, it's going to be right off campus. Agonizing how often you might go to the museum or bars or even camping is a moot point for most (some students certainly prioritize being in urban areas or right by camping/skiing/beaches but neither Brown or Northwestern fall in those categories as, say, Columbia and Dartmouth do). [/quote]

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