<p>I visited and liked all of these schools, but I can't choose one! Well, I chose Hamilton, but I got deferred. Could someone just fill me in on there own perceptions of any of these schools? Or which one they believe to be "better"? If you want to know more about me, this is basically it. I go to a prep school in NJ, I will need finicial aid, my ACT score is a 31, and I have a 5.2 GPA on a 6.0 scale. I am taking three APs this year (AP Language, AP World History, AP Comparitive Gov't and Politics) and I took two last year (4 on the AP US History exam and a 5 on the AP Literature). 740 on the SATII Lit, 700 on the SATII US History. Soccer, winter track, and am a coxswain on the rowing team. Not sure if I would want to do a sport in college, but if I did I would cox no higher than d3. Please help! I would appreciate anyone's opinion or experiences.</p>
<p>^i think this is in the wrong thread, if you haven’t already found out.</p>
<p>Not sure if this’ll help, but about Lafayette Engineering:</p>
<p>If you’re planning on doing Engineering, definitely Lafayette.
It has ABET accredited Mechanical, Electrical and Computer, Civil and Chemical Engineering programs. I love the fact that I can go talk to my professors anytime. Mechanical Engineering is the largest department and there’s still only about 50 students in my year. Small school=opportunity to work with the professors. I’ve worked with a professor every summer and this past semester too. Super small class sizes even in engineering (25 is the most i’ve seen for engineering classes). </p>
<p>May be post this thread in a different sub-forum? like Parent’s Cafe?</p>
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[url=<a href=“http://www.nescac.com/sports/rowing/2011-12/NCAA/NCAA_Selections_051512]Three”>http://www.nescac.com/sports/rowing/2011-12/NCAA/NCAA_Selections_051512]Three</a> Teams Chosen For NCAA Rowing Championships - NESCAC](<a href=“http://www.nescac.com/sports/rowing/index]NESCAC[/url”>Rowing - New England Small College Athletic Conference)</p>
<p>Bates has a very strong rowing program but like many D3 programs it’s possible to make the team as a walk-on.</p>