<p>Oh, gosh. This is hard for me because they’re both amazing schools. For most of my time in high school, I was actually almost certain that I’d apply early to Brown. Until I met Carleton and applied ED here instead. I wrote a long post about this a while ago, and it’s #8 in this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/carleton-college/836833-carleton-ed2-rd.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/carleton-college/836833-carleton-ed2-rd.html</a></p>
<p>That being said, money really changes things. If your son could be equally happy at both schools, Brown might be the right choice. You can’t go wrong either way–he has two fantastic options.</p>