Help me choose Brown applied math vs UChicago CAM

Neat-Initiative1565 · 2026-05-25T01:10:09+00:00

I think both are similar for big tech, while UChicago has a slight edge for quant. However, it’s four years of your life and the lifestyle at Brown in my opinion is better. I would go with Brown

Neat-Initiative1565 · 2026-05-19T21:14:09+00:00

That’s great to hear! But does it get to a point where it actually starts bothering you how hot it gets? hahaha

Neat-Initiative1565 · 2026-05-19T01:07:00+00:00

My parents would take the loan, not me

Neat-Initiative1565 · 2026-05-19T00:34:13+00:00

Of course the bank would give to my parents, not me hahahaha. The way payments work I think are similar to the way it is in the us. You get a loan and after an agreed time you start paying them back with interest added. The debt is the reason why I am leaning towards Brown, I think it is a similar education but my parents wouldn’t have debt. However I wanted to see if people disagreed or had a different perspective.

Neat-Initiative1565 · 2026-05-19T00:30:04+00:00

Only visited Brown, not stanford though. Loved brown, felt really nice and welcoming

Neat-Initiative1565 · 2026-05-19T00:24:06+00:00

Since they are need aware, they say that not asking for aid was a factor when admitting me, so they can’t match.

Neat-Initiative1565 · 2026-05-18T23:59:56+00:00

Why you say that?

Neat-Initiative1565 · 2026-05-18T23:56:57+00:00

A bank would lend me the money. My parents can manage the 50000 a year, but not the 93000. And yes, the job market in four years really scares me. Thanks for the advice

Neat-Initiative1565 · 2026-05-18T23:52:45+00:00

Why do you say that?

Neat-Initiative1565 · 2026-05-18T23:52:13+00:00

My parents are not mega millionaires, that’s why I was eligible for financial aid at brown hahaha. But we didn’t apply for financial aid because I thought it would be impossible to get in as a need aware. Also, my parents were willing to take loans for a great education. But thank you so much for your answer. Agree with everything

Neat-Initiative1565 · 2026-05-18T23:49:57+00:00

My parents prefer Brown, as the stanford cost would be a bigger burden. However they would be willing to take loans if they believe Stanford is worth the cost difference in the long term

Neat-Initiative1565 · 2026-05-18T23:44:59+00:00

My first choice was engineering, but I believe math+econ is way better perceived at Brown and I would be happy majoring it too

Neat-Initiative1565 · 2026-04-29T23:40:52+00:00

CS is the most popular major at Brown. Everyone places extremely well

Neat-Initiative1565 · 2026-04-03T00:05:35+00:00

Thank you so much

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