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I remember being so unhappy when I did not get into Brown 25 years ago. I ended up going to a different school and was just as happy. I think there is too much pressure on kids to go to "prestigious" schools and more time should be placed on finding the best fit.
I think the path you take is affected by many things other than college major. I was an engineering major
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By Jessie "Calorie Contessa" on Jul 10th 2009 at 8:48AM
This must be an old report because Emma Watson is going to Columbia University.
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By K.E. on Jul 10th 2009 at 9:41AM
I remember applying to and being rejected from my first choice schools. I was scared stiff knowing that a young kid from Rhode Island (who never left the state)would be hopping on a plane to attend Texas A&M University. Best choice of my life. You just don't attend A&M, you become part of it. I loved the school so much that I graduated "Cum Laude" with a Bachelor of Architecture and today am retired and "very comfortable" and happy.
"Gig em, Aggies"
By Joe G. on Jul 10th 2009 at 10:25AM
As a Rhode Islander, Brown University is not as prestigious as many would like to think. It has opened the door to too many substandard students, hence dragging it down. Harvard and Yale have maintained their population with only a small minority of students who are substandard. It's all about federal funding these days. Are surprised the almighty buck is in the forefront? We shouldn't be.
By janice skorupa on Jul 10th 2009 at 11:11AM
Actually Emma Watson is going to Columbia because my sister is going to Columbia in the fall as well and one of the workers there said she was attending Columbia.
By Lynette on Jul 10th 2009 at 11:39AM
Since I live right near it I have to say Brown is not all it's cracked up to be. Especially the students who can't cross the street properly and just decide to walk out in front of moving cars. Get your head out of your college ass and pay attention to common sense.
By starswithnolight on Jul 10th 2009 at 11:41AM
The question in your article is, "Which college did you attend? Let us know!" Both my daughter and I went to Vassar, worked our tails off, and received a top-notch education--so good, in fact, that I coasted through my first graduate degree because I had already learned most of the graduate-level material at Vassar. I was in one of the last all-female classes at Vassar; my daughter went to Vassar's co-ed incarnation. Most of the students in her class were extremely
bright, intellectually accomplished, and curious about so many things! The campus is even more beautiful than it was in my day. Warning: this is not an easy-A school: the faculty remains as hard-nosed and demanding as in my day. But there is a social life (although one can't find it in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.!).
By Ellen on Jul 10th 2009 at 12:49PM
I live near Brown & I have worked there.
It's rich kids, & more rich kids.
They and their parents like it because nobody flunks out of Brown. You just take a course again if you failed it.
By Paul on Jul 10th 2009 at 1:36PM
Aol, What does this page have to do with a potter star? If you are going to use teasers, at least make them relevent to the story
By Kermit on Jul 10th 2009 at 2:07PM
First of all, Emma Watson is not going to Columbia University. Do some real research, and find a reputable source that states that. (Online gossip sites are not reputable.)
Second, Brown has opened its doors to substandard students? It's not as if Brown was ever in the ranks of Harvard and Yale and no one ever claimed it to be. If being among the top 20 schools in the nation isn't good enough for you, then go ahead and try to get into Harvard or Yale yourself.
Third, stupid people walk in front of cars EVERYWHERE. But I'll just listen to you and think only Brown students do.
Fourth, Ivy League was founded on "rich kids." And if you had any sort of knowledge on the subject, you'd know that accept more and more poor (but still bright) kids every year. On top of that, I know two kids who flunked out of Brown, and your claim that students can just retake any class they fail is false. For someone who's "lived and worked there," you hardly know anything about it.
I'm pretty sure none of you have any good reason to make baseless claims and attacks upon the school I'm going to in the fall. And by the way, I'm extremely poor (and not in the way you people claim you're poor because you pay too much taxes.)
By alex3737 on Jul 10th 2009 at 2:25PM