<p>Two very different schools. Any insiders’ views? Is Cornell too remote to get to NY downtown? I prefer arts and humanity stuff, like art history. It would be great if I can learn a new language. </p>
<p>Your advice is much appreciated!! thx!</p>
<p>I think it would be better to go to Brown, becuase Brown seems to have better reputation for history.</p>
<p>are the students taught by TA or professors? are the professors approachable?</p>
<p>“Is Cornell too remote to get to NY downtown?”
It is not wilderness there, if that’s what you mean, they have roads there and everything,they even connect to highways that can lead to NY downtown. In 4-5 hours, anyway. Running water too. They even have buses that run there, leaving right from campus. They even have planes. Of course you are free to proceed the old fashioned way, use your machete to slash through the forest, then get the dog sled going.</p>
<p>Current students may correct me if I misspeak here, but:
Lectures are taught by professors, but many classes of some size have TAs helping with grading, and in larger classes TAs run recitations and labs. On the other hand one has humanities seminars where it is just the professor and a small class.</p>
<p>They offer a lot of languages. My D2 took one art history class there and really enjoyed it. Re #2 above, “history” and “art history” are different subjects. FWIW, D2 has also taken several history courses there, and really enjoyed them too.</p>
<p>Brown is not too close to NY downtown either</p>
<p>I am a Brown HIAA (Hist. of Art and Architecture) alumnus, and HIAA is a smaller department at Brown, unlike History, but all classes are taught by professors either way from my experience. The largest art history class which I think is Modern Architecture with 450 people has TA sessions since you never get one on ones with the professor. But, on the other hand the reason 450 take the class is because the lectures are great. As a concentrator I had this professor for my senior seminar and actually liked his lecture class better. </p>
<p>Neither school is in NYC so I don’t know why we’re talking about it. Most of your time is spent on campus in the city where you are attending, so small town upstate NY or Providence. Personally, I love Providence. The arts scene here is better than most places and Prov is now calling itself “the creative capital”. With RISD next door you can register for classes for Brown credit in whatever you want, including glass blowing which I think is fairly awesome. You could also go check out the brushstrokes on a Monet or Rodin’s stonework at the RISD Museum right next to Brown’s art history building.</p>
<p>Brown is probably more of an arts and humanities school than Cornell, but is trying to be more sciencey as of late. Cornell engineering is supposed to be great, but I knew a transfer from Cornell who studied Engin. at Brown and did fine with med school acceptance so… where will you be happiest? Up to you!</p>
<p>thx! so how about the accomodation?</p>