American Studies: Brown or Columbia?

BrownParent
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:45:58 +0000

You might consider asking in the Grad Student forum, since there are mostly undergrads here. Some might know the department.

Brown has a small grad student population so if you are willing to extend your friends to upperclassmen then you will have a wider social life. But I think it is usual to have a weekly department grad student tea to mix and discuss current work. The immediate surrounding area is good, with about 3 small commercial districts. Then you have the small city at the foot of college hill, just beyond the river. Easy to get to Boston or Newport to get away occasionally.

I thought that was supposed to be a really good dept at Brown, but I don’t know much about it. edit to say: I see it is the Ph’D program that is well regarded at Brown. I don’t think the one year program MA is comparable to the 2 year at Columbia. Make sure you know what you want because these ARE really different things. What is your Aim?

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