Carleton College vs. Vassar College

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<p>I'm trying to choose my ED(1) School, but I can't choose between these two schools... Could anyone help me by telling what these schools are like (atmosphere, financial aid accessibility, location, etc) please, including which one would be easier for me to adapt to?</p>

<p>Some information about me:
1 Leadership Postion
4 Volunteer Hours per week
SAT: 2010 (latest test score yet to come)
Unweighted GPA: 3.74
Rank: Unknown
Extracurriculars I'd really WANT to have: Cinema club, Badminton</p>

<p>I'm interested in majoring in the Humanities area (not sure, specifically), possibly Psychology. If all goes as planned, there is about 70% that I'd be going to a Law Graduate School. I'm Canadian, but studying in an international school in South Korea. As for the atmosphere, I'd like a more urban location or at least a location that is more accessible to the Cities (I know that these two colleges are not so urban set..). I'd also like a friendly atmosphere (for obvious reasons), and a diverse place.</p>

<p>I heard that Carleton is #1 among liberal colleges in terms of academics, but my brother lives in Manhattan, so I just think that Vassar could be easier to adapt to, since I always turn to my brother for help (despite the 75 mile difference). Please help me decide because I have to by October 14th because of school reasons.... Thank you!</p>

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<p>ECs: Not aware of any cinema club, there’s intramural badminton.
Humanities area: Great.
Psychology: Also very great. High demand, though.
Urban location: Nope. Poughkeepsie isn’t even a college town, which is one of the major negatives of coming here. Don’t expect a town catered around students with nightclubs and what not. A quick look on another website shows that Carleton’s basically the same in regards to nightlife.
Friendly atmosphere: Yep.
Diverse place: Yep.</p>

<p>Also, there are a lot of international students here and they’re a tight community.</p>

<p>In regards to ranking, Carleton is two spots ahead of Vassar on US News. Vassar is one spot ahead in Forbes. I doubt you’re going to find much of a difference in academic quality, and it really depends on what classes you want. We have a great humanities system.</p>