No particular reasons...one of my siblings went there. I was never smart enough to even think of applying to this Ivy...
The CS program has a reputation
Brown attracts a very, diverse interesting intellectual student body (and liberal)
Randy Pausch, who delivered a brilliant lecture about living life, (http://tinyurl.com/38zo2k) met his mentor there.
Most schools are liberal only in the term 'Liberal Arts' for the course catalog. Brown is so liberal they even protest against the computer system not allowing them register for classes whenever they want. See:
http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/july/august_2007/a_course...
The CS program has a reputation
Brown attracts a very, diverse interesting intellectual student body (and liberal)
Randy Pausch, who delivered a brilliant lecture about living life, (http://tinyurl.com/38zo2k) met his mentor there.
Most schools are liberal only in the term 'Liberal Arts' for the course catalog. Brown is so liberal they even protest against the computer system not allowing them register for classes whenever they want. See: http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/july/august_2007/a_course...
Thayer Street (the main campus drag) is a wonder.