<p>My friend was deciding between Redlands vs. Oregon State.</p>
<p>My son has narrowed it to Penn vs. Pomona. (I think)</p>
<p>Sigh. Can’t wait till May 1st!</p>
<p>Way back in the day, I applied to 3 schools: Lafayette, William & Mary, and UNC-CH. I have no idea what I thought I was looking for, but apparently it was somewhere on the East Coast.</p>
<p>I’ve heard of a few Northeastern vs Elon. (Why does Elon keep coming up on this thread?) The only connection I see there is engaged learning. </p>
<p>This is a fun thread!</p>
<p>Oberlin vs College of Wooster vs Skidmore</p>
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<p>That’s really interesting. Were there other reasons that he chose CMU? Harvard actually has a pretty good CS program (top 5 or 10 in the NRC ranking, top 20 in US News). A Harvard prof won the Turing Award this year, also.</p>
<p>Well I’m stewing between UVA and Penn. People thought that was weird, but I think it’s a bit more normal than some I’m seeing lol.</p>
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<p>And the verdict is Whitman 
That was definitely an interesting thought process to watch, especially considering the price was equal.</p>
<p>I’ve got a friend who is likely picking Montana State University - Bozeman over Harvard, because of a scholarship and the skiing opportunities.</p>
<p>I’m not sure I’m buying Montana State over Harvard! Are you making this one up???</p>
<p>I’m deciding between UW-Madison, Hendrix, and Wesleyan…</p>
<p>Good friend of ours – Cal State Chico vs. UCB. Is not a partier. Picked Chico.</p>
<p>S1 – UChicago vs. MIT for CS/math.
S2 – Tufts vs. UChicago.</p>
<p>Most interesting decision from my friends is Miami (FL) vs. Lafayette. I’m predicting Miami.</p>
<p>does Georgia Tech vs. Carnegie Mellon count? haha</p>
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<p>If you’re considering the CMU College of Fine Arts, it does! :)</p>
<p>My daughter’s friend –
Colorado School of Mines vs. Linfield College (Oregon). </p>
<p>She’ll attend CO School of Mines, studying engineering physics.</p>
<p>I have a friend who chose University of Baghdad over Princeton, and yes his last name was Hussein 
[remember he was our guy and CIA is famous for sending spawns to Princeton]</p>
<p>How about Eastman School of Music v.s Caltech engineering? :p</p>
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I actually believe this one. One of S’s best friends is graduating this spring with a BS in Physics, but he spends half his time in the music building because he is a very talented instrumentalist (in h.s. he was rated the top player on his instrument at All-State tryouts 2 years in a row). He’s going on to a graduate degree in Acoustical Engineering… or something to do with acoustics.</p>
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<p>OK, now this is just getting downright weird.</p>
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<p>I was going to claim weirdness on this one too, but I also know someone who’s both a biotech genius and a conservatory-level trumpeter, as well as an Ph.D. Biologist from MIT who’s a pro banjo virtuoso and has toured with Springsteen. I’d suspect that tech whizzes may often have highly-developed musical skills.</p>
<p>However, if Eastman vs. Caltech is for real Mixter, it’s clearly the new #1 !</p>
<p>We are still waiting for RPI- I want that #1 title (for Hampshire v. RPI). ;)</p>
<p>Choosing between USC, Swarthmore and University of Hong Kong.</p>