<p>“How important is it to go to a college with students who share your academic interests? Rice was full of vivaciuous and intellectually-driven potential classmates, but few of them seemed interested in political science or policy studies.”</p>
<p>Well, you do need a core of folks who share your interests, and I’m sure you’d find them at Rice. My bigger concern would be that, if your future career is Washington-focused, you’d likely find significantly more future colleagues at Brandeis.</p>