Selective prestigious scholarship at a a top 30 LAC vs normal student at a top 15 University
I get to meet important guests, research with a professor of my choice, etc. vs normalness at a top 15 university
thats all haha - both are great fits and both are amazing
opinions?
and both cost almost the same with FA
Fancy scholarship and all that comes along with it sounds pretty cool to me.
Truly don’t think you could go wrong either way. Congrats on great options!
yeah maybe @arc918
Fancy scholarship at top LAC will yield a lot of opportunities.
Are both a good fit? Have you visited, attended a class in your major and a freshman English seminar, eaten in the cafeteria… ?
Any personal preference based on 'gut feeling '?
Go to accepted student visits at both, see how it feels.
i cant visit im an international but they are both veryyy similar thats the only difference i can think of
A top-30 university, unless it is one of the few that are undergraduate focused and have less than 10,000 students is likely to feel very different than a LAC- not better or worse, just different.
Best to try to answer the question @MYOS1634 posed regarding fit- size of classes, are classes taught by professors, are research opportunities available- does this matter, what’s the campus vibe like - something for everyone or like minded culture, is it a diverse student population, are athletics a big focus, is the location urban, suburban or rural - preference?
Given the difference between the US uni vs LAC structures vs what is available almost anywhere else, it’s distinctive and something to consider.
Do you have a Fiske guide, or access to niche?
If you give the names of the colleges, we can probably give our a better idea if the differences if you can’t find them on your own.