Brown or uPenn? [chemistry, pre-med]

[Lindagaf]

@Quello_Italiano

Additionally, my annual tuition is $29K, which is 8K more than Brown

Brown.

@Quello_Italiano

there are more connections to be made at Penn

How so? People make tons of connections at Brown.

@Quello_Italiano

it’s just a mini version of home

Is this a desirable thing?

@Quello_Italiano

Also it’s the “social ivy” where there are a lot of parties that I’m interested in

Hmmm. Brown is NOT lacking for parties. At all.

@Quello_Italiano

The only issue I have with uPenn is that it appears to be much more competitive than Brown.

This is a big negative. Plus you said the campus feels lackluster at Penn.

@Quello_Italiano

I loved Brown’s campus and its vibe. Brown felt like a community, where everyone builds each other up that I adored. Brown does have an open curriculum and allows us to pass/fail courses if we choose. It appears to be much less stressful and more relaxing, and I think I’ll be happier there overall.

Apart from the $32,000 you’ll save over four years, this is by far the main reason to choose Brown.

I doubt one person on this forum will say choose Penn over Brown. These schools are peers. There will be no benefit in choosing Penn that will make it worth the very large amount of money you will pay over Brown.