<p>zhangvict,</p>
<p>if u are so care about rankings (since u brought up), i don’t know which ranking you will go by.
i advise u go by “fit”, not ranking. Like a company u work with, when u (or they) find u doesn’t fit in, you will either quit or being fired within short time. </p>
<p>When you think Brown is easier than UC-santa babara or even UC-Berkely, because of some ranking info (some are based on graduate school, some are UG …), if if your are luckily accepted by Brown, you will find out it is much much harder than you think. </p>
<p>God bless you!!!</p>