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

Brown’s endowment per student is literally 5 times larger than William & Mary’s which is the relevant issue [/quote]

If endowment per student is the relevant issue, schools like Washington and Lee and Richmond have substantially larger endowment per student than Brown.  If the significant increase in the endowment tax passes, this will also be much less of an advantage going forward.  I don't think endowment per student should be a deciding factor, particularly when comparing a private and public school.

If your kid really is set on going to W&M, then they I think should go ahead.  I don't think outcomes for law school will be that different because it is so stat (LSAT and GPA) driven.   LSAT won't differ depending on where undergraduate work is done.  GPA may favor Brown a bit as it has had the greatest grade inflation, but W&M, like all schools, has had grade inflation as well.   If your kid also likes Brown and the cost differential isn't that great, then it will provide that "Ivy-educated" boost in prestige.

Someone described Brown as the idealized version of W&M and I guess I get their point from a size and history perspective, but they have different approaches.  Brown is open curriculum and W&M has a liberal arts core curriculum.  The open curriculum has been a Brown selling point against the other Ivy League schools for 50+ years.  I think a core curriculum is a good thing because we need more people who share common reference points and frameworks to address issues and work together.  But I know there are many that love the freedom of the open curriculum.

Good luck.[/quote]

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