Cornell, Amherst, or Brown?
Made a similar post earlier, but now have an acceptance to Brown as a transfer via the RUE program. I’m 24 going on 25 next month, and the consensus last time was Cornell, but curious to see what it is now given the option of Brown. All are full-rides.
I should note at Cornell I’d be a junior, at Amherst a sophomore, and at Brown I have the option of startingas a freshman!
amherst >= brown >> cornell
Agreed.
Based on the most helpful WSO content, here's a breakdown to help you decide between Cornell, Amherst, and Brown:
Cornell:
Brown:
Amherst:
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Ultimately, your decision should align with your career goals, preferred academic environment, and how much you value the unique aspects of each school.
Sources: Brown vs. Cornell, Transfer from UVA (Pre-commerce + Echols) to GTown, Vandy, ND (Econ), Brown, WashU (Olin), Cornell (Econ), Chicago or stay?, Is Brown a target? How about Williams?, Should I transfer from my T20 semi-target to a stronger target?, UVA or Cornell?
For IB recruiting and general cost savings, I'd probably consider Brown = Amherst (because you can recruit for junior summer right away, unless you feel that your resume is so weak that you need that freshman summer at Brown to pad it up. In a vacuum, would choose Brown but not sure of your financial situation) > Cornell (junior year means you missed recruiting).
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All are great options and you can't go wrong with any. If you work hard at any of these schools you will have plenty of opportunities to do whatever you wish to do. Congratulations!
I went to Cornell. I'd say Cornell's network and volume are much larger than the other two. However, I would recommend going to Brown because it's less competitive, so you could argue that per capita is better. Also, I think lives are also better at Brown compared to Cornell. You don't really have to consider Amherst because Amherst is just a worser version of Brown
Amherst is a worse version of Dartmouth.
I hate this assumption that liberal arts colleges are all going to be like Brown when they aren't.
when i visit my friend at brown's campus, it does give a sort of liberal arts college feeling, maybe just because brown is so artsy and RISD is next door, especially when you are comparing to Cornell, which is just an ultra-competitive vocational school
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