<p>I have heard that Hispanic engineers are severely underrepresented at Brown, hispanics already being considered a minority. Hispanics that plan to do engineering tend to not look at Brown as a possible university for this area, therefore most Hispanics that apply to Brown apply to a different concentration. Hispanics accepted to Brown for engineering are more likely also the ones accepted to other universities such as MIT, Caltech, Cornell ect. and tend to choose those other schools instead. Is this true, will Hispanic engineering applicants get a larger advantage of affirmative action??</p>
<p>I would say yes. (remember that posters here are not on AdCom and are just giving educated guesses though.) However, the applicant would still have to show the strengths in the application that would demonstrate a high probability of being able to succeed in the engineering curriculum such as high math scores, grades and level of math and physics etc in HS, and EC that jive with interest. (and not just have applied as engineering interest as a way to get in!)</p>
<p>As with all concentrations (majors) at Brown, you apply to the school only, not to any specific major-- although you do indicate which interests you it is not binding or a major factor for admissions, if at all. Suprisingly this applies to Engineering as well. So your admittance won’t be based solely, or likely at all, on your intended major, you are free to change it.</p>
<p>However if you don’t start your engineering program right away, you won’t be able to finish in 4 years. If you change your mind, remember that you are not required to declare your major until end of Sophmore year so you can change easily. Isn’t Brown cool?</p>
<p>As to why Brown instead of another program in a top ranked uni, I’d say it comes down to what Brown does best: undergrad focused teaching, small classes, interdisciplinary focus, cooperative department programs, small teacher/student ratio (esp in Engineering1:3 ratio in Eng!?), and RESEARCH opportunities all over the place. Work with profs on real reasearch as an undergrad, access to internships, grants from Brown for research as well as REU’s and other sources. </p>
<p>Likely at Brown there are more research ops than internships, since that is the Brown focus in general. So only 30% go right to jobs. More go to research and grad school and professional schools. </p>
<p>A lot of the info you are looking for starts here:
[Admissions</a> | School of Engineering](<a href=“Engineering | Brown University”>Engineering | Brown University)</p>
<p>I think a Hispanic will get an edge as an applicant. Might be particularly important if you are low income as well. It depends on if you are a US citizen or an international as well.</p>