<p>Vivaldi87, Yes, I applied to Yale because it was EA. Financial Aid packages, in general, tend to be better with EA than with ED because you have some leverage. </p>
<p>To all, I love everything I hear about both universities. I was hoping to get some insight on the downsides of the universities. But it turns out with every downside, there is a positive aspect. Brown gives you freedom with the pass/fail system and it’s more open academically. Yale, while more traditional, let’s you have a shopping period so you wouldn’t need pass/fail because you have a better idea of the class. (I heard from an adcom that Brown is doing away with it’s shopping periods or cutting it down to 1 week maybe) </p>
<p>I’m getting my stuff together to visit both schools. My biggest concern is, which school would i be missing out on most if I chose the other one. The answer seems to be Yale with it’s unique culture and it’s unbounded resources. Yet, trivial, arguements like the onces Byerly strikes up in every single post annoy me. People like that argue with such pretention and authority when often their evidence is hearsay, opinion, and assumptions. Debating with your friends is fun sometimes, but I don’t want to be constantly attacked in class or in dining halls by people who think their opinions are backed by God. </p>
<p>Does Brown have any sort of major rivalry? I love rivalries. Honestly, it’s so fun to hate “the other team” as a unified group. It’s my dream to go to harvard grad school, Undergrad Yalies are so hyped in school spirit with hating harvard. it makes me happy. doesn’t it make you happy?</p>