<p>I realize that my posting this here almost guarantees a certain degree (however negligible) of bias, but as the deadline for a reply draws ever closer, I would love it if you could give me an honest assessment of which school would better meet my needs, both socially and academically. A few things to take into account:</p>
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<li>I want to go on to law school after completing my undergraduate studies, so I'm factoring prestige into the decision-making, particularly apropos of how big of a feeder either school is. If you could provide me with statistics for both schools in that regard, it would be greatly appreciated.</li>
<li>I've heard that Dartmouth places a lot of emphasis on Greek life--and while, to be sure, I don't want that to be a deal-breaker, I really do not foresee myself joining any such organizations. If that's the equivalent of social suicide... it might not be the best fit.</li>
<li>The rationale behind my opting to apply to those two schools instead of, say, U Penn, Columbia, or Cornell, the other larger Ivies, or similarly top-ranked research universities (with the exception of WUSTL and Dartmouth, I applied only to LACs) was simple: I think I would do substantially better in a tight-knit community where I can get individual attention, where I can learn people's names, etc.</li>
<li>If it matters, I plan to major in political science/international relations. I'm a literature and history enthusiast and can only just palate math and the math-intensive sciences (I opted to take Biology for 3 of my 4 years in high school and tested at the standard level for IB Biology).</li>
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<p>Thanks in advance.</p>