Should Brown offer a 3-year BA/BS?

mgcsinc
Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:14:44 +0000

If you want a fixed, tired version of a liberal arts education, than Columbia or U Chicago are undeniably better.

Choice is definitely good. What is less good is when there are information deficits about (a) the availability of financial aid at elite liberal arts schools, and (b) the nature of the job market in some fields, which would rather hire an Ivy League grad with an English degree than a state school grad with a degree that is specific to the field.