<p>Which college do you guys think is the better fit for me? Which college has better reputation when it comes to the career world? I'm planning to major in Economics and double minor in English and Philosophy or something. I also plan on going to law school, depending on what the future holds for me.</p>
<p>I dislike that Dartmouth has a lot of parties and fraternities, but since it's a large school I can probably find my own niche. And it does have the "Ivy" reputation. I feel like I would fit better at Williams but I heard from some people that most kids there are typical private school students and there isn't a lot of diversity. I'm not a fan of the Dartmouth Trimester and the 4-1-4 System at Williams seems pretty cool, but neither of those aren't really a big deal for me.</p>
<p>Well at under 5000 undergrads, Dartmouth is not exactly large!</p>
<p>I think the 2 schools attract similar student bodies. Thy have a huge number of cross applicants. Williams did away with frats, but it still has a party school reputation just like D.</p>
<p>For what you describe, I’d go with Dartmouth. It is considerably bigger, has a truly great Econ department, is better known in the corporate world and is a bit more diverse.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is harder to get into though, so apply to both</p>
<p>If you’re accepted to both schools, then visit both and see which one clicks for you. The are almost equally selective. Neither school will give you any significant advantage over the other in law school admissions (which is mostly about LSAT scores and GPA). May as well base your choice on personal subjective preferences (“fit”).</p>
<p>I’m probably going to do a visit myself soon, but the reason I’m asking CC is because I plan to apply via Questbridge, and since it’s binding if you’re accepted, I just want to make sure I make the right decision.</p>
<p>Calvin, Will you be able to visit before you make your QuestBridge choice? The similarities between the two schools are easy to pick up from afar, but the differences only become apparent upon a visit.</p>
<p>I would agree with the above comments that law or other graduate school acceptances are about equal. On the Eastcoast career opportunities and networking are about equal too, but worldwide Dartmouth has more name recognition.</p>
<p>I would take exception with the statement that “[at Williams] most kids there are typical private school students and there isn’t a lot of diversity” All small privates have difficulty recruiting high achieving minorities especially those that are not located in urban areas. Having said that, Williams does better than most. New England, just isn’t a racially diverse area.</p>
<p>And all selective eastcoast schools – Ivies and LACs – have a disproportionate number of kids with private school educations. But, again, there are fair number of middle class public school kids too and plenty receive some degree of financial aid.</p>
<p>My son is a Wiliams grad. He applied ED and had a wonderful experience, which has carried on after graduation into jobs and graduate school placement. He and his friends are doing very well and Williams faculty and network has played a big part in their accomplishments.</p>
<p>Dartmouth wasn’t one of my son’s schools of interest because it isn’t particularly strong in the arts, which may or may not be an issue for you. What you like do when you’re not in class (your ECs) may be a determining factor. I would definitely give Williams the edge for music and art. About the same for sports.</p>
<p>Williams has excellent departments in all three of your targeted disciplines and double or even triple majoring is fairly common. For my son, Winter Study (January semester) was big plus as was Williams’ outdoorsy environment.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the reply! Based off your comment, Williams looks very appealing to me. I love the outdoors, and being snowed in a rural town in Dartmouth doesn’t seem so fun. And I’m definitely planning on joining to Symphony Band or Orchestra in college. </p>
<p>As of right now, I’m definitely leaning towards Williams. But I’m going to visit both schools over the summer and hopefully I can make a final decision then. Again, thank you!</p>
<p>Why don’t you visit both in winter. You will see that both are extremely rural and snowed in! Neither is the right scool for you if snowy winters dont sound fun. Dartmouth is actually the bigger, more cosmopolitan town!</p>
<p>My friend who goes to Williams described Williamstown as a place where “everything is only open every other Thursday from 12-12:30”. That being said, Williams does seem like a better place for you.</p>
<p>You seem to like Williams better? I feel that you’re speaking more positively about it, so I say pick Williams. But both are amazing schools and if you are accepted to both, you can’t really go wrong (provided you applied for the right reasons and you have a positive attitude).</p>
<p>Personally, Williams has not appealed to me. I’m not sure why, since schools like Amherst, Middlebury and Wesleyan appeal to me. I feel like Williams is kind of the “big name” Harvard-like of LACs… which goes against why I like LACs in the first place…</p>