<p>I'm having a hard time picking.</p>
<p>Colgate:
Pros: Small, beautiful campus, more opportunities for internships etc, name recognition?
Cons: Middle of nowhere, very frat oriented nightlife</p>
<p>Brandeis:
Pros: Small university, more laidback nightlife, great location near Boston,
Cons: Jewish stereotype, less attention for undergraduates</p>
<p>I'm going to Brandeis next year. If you aren't Jewish, I wouldn't worry about the Jewish stereotype at all.</p>
<p>If you are Jewish, like me, I wouldn't worry about it all. Brandeis has high Jewish population, but its not all Jewish. And what exactly are you worried about? That people will think you're Jewish?</p>
<p>Colgate is by far older than Brandeis and has gained more prestige that way, but I'd say they're both equal about on name recognition.</p>
<p>Brandeis is not typically beautiful, like at all, but there's alot of lovely forestry and topography around the campus, which I think makes it lovely. There are just like...green buildings. Boston's a huge plus too. And I never really thought of Brandeis being graduate-orientated; its big grad school (Heller) does not even have an equivalent undergrad program anyway. Classes are still definitely small and profs are easily accessed. </p>
<p>And I wouldn't worry about "the Jewish thing" either way.</p>
<p>(I'm too going to Deis, so I'm biased).</p>
<p>Brandeis is undergrad focused as well. It's a fairly small university.
It's simple, if you want a big city nearby, go to Brandeis.</p>