<p>Sorry, this is pointless. Brown is far more prestigious than my state school: however, if someone got into both, but lacked the independent drive to make use of Brown’s open curriculum and self-driven atmosphere, I’d recommend they stay at home. It truly is a matter of where you’ll most thrive, especially as any difference in prestige is relatively small (both have low acceptance rates, both have well-renowned fields, both have great grad-school placement, etc.)</p>