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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son went to a very intense, high-achieving private HS and tells me he feels like Brown, where he is a freshman, is not quite intense enough for his tastes (and he is taking 5 rather 4 classes, all STEM, many with sophomores and even juniors): very soft curves, grade inflation, etc. I know that confirms a cliché but this is his experience. His close friend from HS is at Princeton, which is quite different: strict curves, Cs common, etc.  I suppose the Brown kids are happy, the P kids demoralized? [/quote]

Very old info but my dh went to a super intense private HS and then coasted at Brown for four years. Didn’t get much out of college. [/quote]

I have a junior at Brown. If your child "didn't get much out of college" there, they missed the point. Coasting on grades and getting something out of college aren't mutually exclusive. The whole point of college, and Brown does this particularly well, is the opportunities and engagement. You can find the coursework easy and still gain a ton. Depending on interest/concentration, this might mean hours in the Design Lab, on the stage, interning, volunteering, competing academically/professionally (things like F1 club, etc., but obviously that's for engineering types). Brown does an amazing job on this front. Students don't have to be demoralized to be challenged. This is where Brown's reputation derives from and IMHO it's a positive, not negative thing.  [/quote]

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