<p>OKAY, I was recently accepted to Princeton, Yale, Harvard, and Stanford and I have a very small amount of time to choose. I have almost narrowed it down to Princeton and Harvard, but I still have Stanford and Yale.</p>
<p>Please help me choose</p>
<p>Biology Major with interest in English Composition, Economics, and Chinese.</p>
<p>Looking for:</p>
<p>Strength in Majors
Great undergrad experience
Not-too-hard competition
Amazing profs
Cool classmates
Campus/City "fit"
Good social life
Overall convenience and comfort
Hate to admit it...but prestige</p>
<p>Those four colleges are all so prestigious that it's basically moot. Princeton is the smallest and supposedly has the best undergrad focus, but Princeton scares me and they don't get much sex. Harvard is in the best location of the four, but I'd go with Yale.</p>
<p>All of them are strong in every area you pointed out. It all comes down to an unusual combination of gut reaction and careful analysis - it's really a choice that you alone can make. Sorry it doesn't help, but don't let us persuade you - YOU have to live with the decision. (After all, we already made the best one. ;))</p>
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isnt it sad that amongst hyps, we're talking about the relative promiscuity of the student populations
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Well, you are spending 4 whole years with these people, and more if you decide to go on to graduate school there, so I guess you'd better make sure you'll have some fun there while you're at it :P</p>
<p>I agree though with those that have said this before me: I think something as important as college is something you alone can decide on. Take every aspect that you feel is vital into consideration, which is what you seem to have done based on your list, and try to figure out which would fit your personality best. Are you in a position to visit each campus to see it and live it first-hand? From what I've heard (of course I haven't had to make that decision yet, but soon!), experiencing it for yourself is key. Then I suppose, from there, you need to just figure out at which of them you could most see yourself living. Take the people, the staff, the weather, the atmosphere, the architecture, everything into consideration, and make sure you only make this decision for you, not to satisfy anyone else. All of these are tremendous schools and you can't make a bad choice, as long as you make it based on what you want. :)</p>
<p>Good luck, and be sure to let us know when you do decide!</p>