If you can get into X can you get into Y?

I have had a look at Brown's international applicants page. They state:

In considering whether or not Brown is the right choice for you, you should feel confident that your accomplishments would allow you to be admitted to a leading university in your own country.

I know league tables are not the be all and end all, but they do give a good approximation as to the 'level' of the school.

Considering Brown is around 30th-50th in the world and top 15 nationally, does this mean if you got accepted to a similar university in the UK, which I would assume would be the likes of Manchester/KCL/Bristol, then you are best to look at similar caliber universities in the US?

I say this as someone with conditional offers from KCL, Manchester, Exter, St. Andrews and Cardiff. By no means are these 'elite' but they are in the top 20 in the UK and definitely top 100 world wide. So I am not a Harvard guy, but maybe NYU, USC, etc etc?

Also, I know the admissions systems are completely different so I may not be spot on with this (in fact I am pretty sure I am not) but am I along the right lines with my thinking?

Thank you everyone.

You're kind of on the write lines. Academically, if you're getting offers from St Andrews you're smart enough to get into Brown.

BUT, it's dependent on many other factors. If you need lots of aid (USC and NYU don't give much afaik so I'm guessing you don't), your application should be above-average in competitiveness if possible. Your ECs need to be as good as possible - a lot more than DofE Bronze.

I have had a look at Brown's international applicants page. They state:

In considering whether or not Brown is the right choice for you, you should feel confident that your accomplishments would allow you to be admitted to a leading university in your own country.

I know league tables are not the be all and end all, but they do give a good approximation as to the 'level' of the school.

Considering Brown is around 30th-50th in the world and top 15 nationally, does this mean if you got accepted to a similar university in the UK, which I would assume would be the likes of Manchester/KCL/Bristol, then you are best to look at similar caliber universities in the US?

I say this as someone with conditional offers from KCL, Manchester, Exter, St. Andrews and Cardiff. By no means are these 'elite' but they are in the top 20 in the UK and definitely top 100 world wide. So I am not a Harvard guy, but maybe NYU, USC, etc etc?

Also, I know the admissions systems are completely different so I may not be spot on with this (in fact I am pretty sure I am not) but am I along the right lines with my thinking?

Thank you everyone.

lol KCL, Bristol and Manchester aren't anywhere near Brown's level of selectivity. Brown is around as selective as Oxbridge, but on far less academic and focused criteria

Yes, but yield rates at US colleges are stupidly low as there's no limitations on how many places you can apply.