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Colleges and Universities A-Z Olin College
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<p>Excuse me for making yet another thread. I'm an East Coaster who's also seriously considering Caltech. Last weekend I was 100% sure on Olin. In the past week I've been flip-flopping every few hours between Caltech and Olin. I'll study ECE at Olin, or CS (maybe EE) at Caltech. I love hardcore math and science, which is big plus for Caltech. If I go to Pasadena, I'll hang out a lot with Ph/Ay people. But I love the way Olin does engineering. Blarg..... this is hard.... time to make a list:</p>

<p>Olin:
Engineering = awesome
Tuition = free
Social Life = cool
Location = nearby
Math/Science = not as hardcore as I'd like it to be, but I'll live</p>

<p>Caltech:
Math/Science = awesome
Social Life = I'm a geek and love to sing nerdy math/science songs...
Location = California
Engineering = pretty cool (maybe a bit too theoretical? maybe? I know it IS theoretical, just not sure how I'll like it.)
Tuition = !free, but certainly affordable</p>

<p>Other schools:
I've turned down HMC, RPI, CMU, UCB (not actually, just in my head). Waitlisted at MIT (I'm staying on, not sure if I'll go).
(Actually, now I don't see why this is important)</p>

<p>So that's sorta what's going on in my mind.....
Help! (I'm gonna need somebody.... )</p>

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<p>Olin:
Hands-on education: Friggin awesome
First-name basis with all your profs and the President: Very cool
Passionate Pursuit program: Great for keeping your hobbies alive</p>

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<p>From what I'm perceiving here, they're both pretty equal to each other except cost.</p>

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<p>I don't know anything about Caltech. But I know that at Olin you can make it more hardcore math/science if you want by taking lots of classes in one or the other but also by doing research. In particular, I know of many students who have done hardcore math research while at Olin. Plus you can take classes at the schools Olin cross-registers with. Some of my friends took really high level math classes at Wellesley. I hope this helps.</p>

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<p>Me wents to thinks and me thinks that Olin are me places. :)</p>

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<p>I like Caltech more....</p>