<p>After a good bunch of college visits, I've decided that Amherst is my top choice school. It's the only one that really clicked with me, and the only one where I said outright, "I want to go here."</p>
<p>However, I liked a lot of other schools I visited very much...Vassar, Haverford, Brown, Harvard...some harder to get into than Amherst, some easier.</p>
<p>Here is my problem: the only thing I worry about at Amherst is the preppy/jock factor, which I feel is less prevalent at Haverford, closer to nonexistent at Vassar, and while it's present at Brown and Harvard, those are bigger schools with more options.</p>
<p>Should I go with my gut and apply ED to Amherst? Or should I spend my fall doing overnight visits at my top choices to make sure Amherst fits me better than, say, Vassar, or that perhaps I should shoot for Brown or Harvard?</p>
<p>Any thoughts/advice/suggestions/questions?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>