<p>I know it gets ragged on a lot, but I think Brown is an academically amazing school. Of all the schools we visited, only Chicago IMO had a more intellectually exciting feel about it.( You know when you can close your eyes and hear just great conversation happening all around you?) Brown kids just seemed so cool and self possessed. So adult.</p>
<p>And I looooooooved their admissions staff and the prof who so kindly exchanged many emails with son. </p>
<p>Penn is gorgeous. Philly is my favorite city. But my son felt that it was way too preprofessional.(And he wants to be a lawyer 
) And I felt that preprofessional aside, the kids seemed a tad immature. There are definitely groups and cliques.</p>