<p>I can assure you that while “old alums” don’t complain about Brown’s ranking, we DO complain about the increased emphasis on graduate programs. – Do you live on another planet or …, why almost every IVY school in wiki has all sorts of rankings posted (like ARWU, Forbes, US. News & World Report, Washington Monthly, GRWU, QS, Times), please see [Brown</a> University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_University]Brown”>Brown University - Wikipedia), [Princeton</a> University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton_University]Princeton”>Princeton University - Wikipedia). Brown is a private school, it needs to compete with other institutions on research, students, faculties, fund-raising
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And what’s wrong with graduate/professional program? Do you mean great graduate program cant co-exist with great undergraduate? Please tell me on the fact on Princeton, Harvard … </p>
<p>To me, i don’t complain about its undergraduate education in Brown, it is top on the nation without any doubt. Look how many Rhodes Scholars produced by Brown last year, [Four</a> from Brown receive 2012 Rhodes Scholarships | Brown University News and Events](<a href=“http://news.brown.edu/features/2011/11/rhodes]Four”>Four from Brown receive 2012 Rhodes Scholarships | News from Brown).
How many Brown students has been selected to other elite medical schools each year, i would only pick a couple of med schools i saw yesterday on CC board (not just the admitted number but compare the size of Brown university to other big size schools) - [Who</a> Chooses WU](<a href=“http://medadmissions.wustl.edu/HowtoApply/selectionprocess/Pages/WhoChoosesWU.aspx]Who”>http://medadmissions.wustl.edu/HowtoApply/selectionprocess/Pages/WhoChoosesWU.aspx) [Yale</a> University Bulletin | School of Medicine 2011?2012 | Enrollment for 2010?2011](<a href=“Welcome | Office of the University Printer”>Welcome | Office of the University Printer)
I think the statistics on entering top law and MBA programs are the same. Brown still is one of the very top in the nation in terms undergraduate education.</p>
<p>Point is, do we want to always be the top feeder producer to other elite schools, not/less developing/emphasizing our own graduate/professional programs? We have best students and curriculum in the nation, why we want others to grab the crown; Is it fair to the graduate/medical students and current faculties here?? </p>
<p>For those who attend their graduate/professional schools in other institutions, (because Brown has lower ranking in many graduate/professional studies - see [PhDs.org:</a> Jobs for PhDs, graduate school rankings, and career resources for scientists and engineers](<a href=“http://www.phds.org/]PhDs.org:”>http://www.phds.org/), so they apply to better ranking schools after graduate.) They naturally have another alma mater. Maybe this is one of the reasons why our endowment is the smallest among IVies. </p>
<p>Since this a college board (lots of high school students and their parents will see/evaluate), I like to share a little on open curriculum, many schools in the world have adopted this philosophy for their first year/second year students, not just Brown. </p>
<p>Each department in Brown has its own core requirements before you can take advanced course and get a degree. You are free to take any course, but it doesnt bring you a degree until you fulfill its requirements. At Brown, if you want to get A in science or engineering, you are mostly on top 1/3 in the class, the competition is rigorous, but learning environment is very enjoyable. Some people may say, other Ivies will laugh at Browns open curriculum, well, until they come to Brown study and feel the rigorousness (During finals, students sleep less than 4-5 hours a day is a norm, very few students slack off (because of the learning environments, you will not and you are not going to choose to do so), dont be fooled!!), they will appreciate how good Brown is. </p>
<p>One thing I would like to continue stand my position is - Wall Street opportunities. For those Brown graduates and entering top elite business school, after they graduate, one of the employment opportunities is wall-street, so whats the difference if Brown has its own top business program.</p>