<p>Hi, I'm a transfer student and I'd like to hear any opinions on Beloit College (WI) versus Clark University</p>
<p>I'm interested in psychology and philosophy. I am leaning toward medical school for psychiatry (which means, of course, that it would help to attend a college that is also good in sciences). However, I am also considering research in social psychology or ethics. </p>
<p>Here is my limited point of view so far:</p>
<p>Clark is lower ranked, but has an especially reputable psych dept that seems to offer a lot in the field. Clark also seems to offer many more classes, so I could possibly take more classes in things I like. I don't know if this matters though, because how many classes will I get the chance to take if I enter as a junior? Also, Clark has this thing where a student can get a free fifth year for a masters if she/he has a high gpa. I don't really know if I could do that, but that would be cool if I could apply for med or grad school with a psych masters already under my belt. </p>
<p>Beloit is higher ranked and also seems to be rising in prestige. This makes me wonder if I'd find more friends at Beloit, as they might be more like-minded/academic. Beloit, despite not offering as many classes as Clark, has a major called Health and Society that seems to be a really good combination of what I'm interested in (though Clark has an Ethics and Public Policy concentration that I'd probably do if I attended, at Beloit I'd have a predeveloped major that I could move around in more easily). However, I don't know if a limited class offering will make things annoying for me. Beloit also is only undergraduate (Clark has grad students), so I wonder if I'd get more individual attention there. Both schools are small though, under 3,000 students. </p>
<p>I don't know much about the towns of either, except that neither have much and both are cold. </p>
<p>Here is what I prefer socially: </p>
<p>Tight knit community/future best friends.
Smart, socially aware peers.
Students who are enthusiastic and active in the school.
Really involved profs and advisers.</p>
<p>Here is what I'd like to avoid:</p>
<p>A party school.
Cliquey students.</p>
<p>Please help. I'm sorry if anything I said offends students or alumni, but this is just my summary of the schools in comparision to one another. If I am wrong on any counts, I'm happy to hear why! :)</p>
<p>THANKS!!!</p>