Brown vs Dartmouth

fireandrain
Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:36:43 +0000

Academically, I don’t think you can say one is better than the other. They are both excellent places with stellar reputations. Rumor is that there is a lot of drinking at Dartmouth – and typically schools in remote rural areas have much higher drinking rates than schools in urban areas.

I agree with Uroogla that your decision should be made based on more personal factors. Do you want to go hiking and skiing on weekends? Then go to Dartmouth. If you want to volunteer in an inner-city neighborhood or take a train to Boston, go to Brown. Also look at transportation – for most people, getting to Hanover, NH, is not as easy as getting to Providence, RI.