Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 15:36     Subject: Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
Anonymous wrote:Ivy is Ivy


The obsession on ivy is stupid. If it is engineering, I would choose Duke.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 15:34     Subject: Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
Pick based on weather and social culture. But both are great choices and it’s far more likely that she’d thrive at both than that one is a significantly better choice for her, so try to help her see it that way.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 15:28     Subject: Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
My kid would choose Brown
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 15:27     Subject: Re:Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
Duke is T10
Brown is T20 2nd tier ivy
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 15:16     Subject: Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
Don’t go to brown
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 15:09     Subject: Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
PS (from weather/culture person) - Congrats!! Both on the Brown admit and the Duke WL admit too.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 15:08     Subject: Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
Weather and student culture are quite different at these schools.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 15:04     Subject: Re:Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I didn’t even know Brown offered engineering


Hopefully they do or OP's child is in for a big disappointment.


Yes they do, it is ABET certified, and they have a great new engineering building.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 15:03     Subject: Re:Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
Anonymous wrote:I didn’t even know Brown offered engineering


Hopefully they do or OP's child is in for a big disappointment.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 15:01     Subject: Re:Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
I didn’t even know Brown offered engineering
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 15:00     Subject: Re:Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
Parchment: 58% select Duke; 42% select Brown when deciding between the two schools.

Comes down to personal fit if the student is comfortable with engineering at both universities.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 14:58     Subject: Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
Anonymous wrote:Ivy is Ivy


Agree so long as the Ivy is Harvard, Yale, or Princeton.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 14:50     Subject: Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
Ivy is Ivy
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 14:42     Subject: Re:Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
She won’t end up majoring in both.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 14:41     Subject: Duke or Brown? Engineering and history.
DD has been committed to Brown but just got off the waitlist at Duke. She’s conflicted because while she would’ve chosen Duke originally, without the Duke acceptance she has grown fond of Brown over the past month. It feels almost back to square one and she doesn’t have long to decide - any thoughts? She’s went to ADOCH at Brown and liked it a lot, but to give her a better sense of Duke we’re planning to let her fly out to Duke last minute for an unofficial visit. She likes the flexibility of curriculum at Brown too but also appreciates the stronger engineering at Duke (plus they have ample flexibility). Any thoughts would be appreciated!