<p>When I was trying to decide between UR and a couple of other “brand name” schools, I came to a couple of conlcusions. First, is that at the levels of the two schools you’re talking about, you’re going to get a great education at either. It’s up to each individual to seek out that education and take from it what they can. Second, and probably the most important, is where do I feel comfortable? I took overnight visits and stayed with current students at three schools. I didn’t feel comfortable at all at the school I thought was the leader at the time. The kid I shadowed decided to blow off his classes (not because he had been partying the night before or anything, he just didn’t feel like going). It was a struggle to find someone else who could take me to a class. The class I ended up going to was nothing more than a lecture and I feel asleep it was so boring. In general, I just wasn’t as impressed with the “brand” school as I thought I would be. </p>
<p>At UR, the educational emphasis is really on undergraduate education. You don’t have “star” professors that do nothing but research or teach grad. classes. You have them as advisors and your everday courses. For an undergraduate education (especially business), I’m not sure that it can be beat. </p>
<p>I would really recommend sending your son down and allow him to spend the night at the schools to see what’s it’s like for more than just a tour. It will allow him to see what the culture is at both schools, give him the opportunity to sit in on some classes and see what it’s like from a student’s perspective.</p>