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<p>Actually, Table 6 of the Revealed Preferences study isolates the preferences of students from each of 9 regions. Students from every region preferred Brown over Berkeley. Among students from Region 9 (CA, OR, WA, HI only), Brown was the #7 preference, Berkeley #25. Harvard was consistently preferred at #1 for all Regions; Yale was consistently preferred at #3 for all regions; Brown was consistently preferred at #7 for all regions. Preferences for all others varied by region. Berkeley achieved its highest preference (#22) in Region 7 (AR,LA, OK, TX). </p>
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I don’t see that. The survey questionaire did ask where the student’s parents attended college or graduate school. However, the ranking only covers undergraduate programs. I don’t see any references in the September 2004 paper to grad schools at those institutions. Not sure what your point is here.</p>
<p>Basically, this survey suggests that students who get admission offers from both schools rather consistently choose to attend Brown, regardless of where they live. Of course, like any other survey, it is subject to the limitations of the data sample (the professional adcademics who authored it are candid about this). And of course, the preferences of others may or may not be a good model for your own preferences. But, you might want to at least ask yourself why many top students who have the choice do choose Brown, even though the sticker price is slightly higher for CA residents and much higher for non-Californians.</p>