<p>why is this board so dead?</p>
<p>the board's probably dead because everyone got confused by COols875's remark. at least i did. i was wondering a) how you can string amherst and williams together in a non-hostile sentence, since i've never seen it done before, and b) how columbia can be in that person's second tier of choices.</p>
<p>sorry for the confusion. Amherst and Williams.... both incredible schools and I'll leave it at that as to not stick my foot in my mouth anymore. ;-) Columbia would be on the second tier just because of personal choice. I am not all that confident about spending four years in the middle of a city, but thought I'd apply and maybe give it a shot. And the truth is, any one of those schools is incredible. I just have williams at the top because of how comfortable I felt when visiting.</p>
<p>(stanford's dorms are definitely gross)</p>
<p>I'm pretty baised in Amherst's favor. </p>
<p>ariadne, have you stayed in any of them?
(my friend saw rats in one)</p>
<p>yeah, i was in terra, in the cowell cluster. supposedly they're some of the better dorms...i just really didn't like the bathrooms, or the tiny, dark rooms. it didn't feel like i was in california till i got outside. :P</p>
<p>Amherst is my first choice, then Vassar and Kenyon.
Princeton comes 4th. Other universities whose student body is over 3000 are always on the lower rung.</p>
<p>swarthmore first. then amherst and vassar. then haverford. then everything else (6 ivies, gtown, tufts, bc)</p>
<p>out of curiosity.</p>
<p>why do you prefer swarthmore, and why do you, williamzhang, not prefer princeton? (just based off of the size?)</p>
<p>seems Vassar is cool here. Pity Haverford has strong connection with Taiwan so rumor has it that Haver doesn't admit mainland students.
darkstarrsing, Princeton is wonderul. It's just among one of my FAVORITES. During Princeton's interview, I mentioned what set Princeton apart from other national universities. But I'm more inclined towards a small school because I have had the experience of the disadvantages that a big school will impose. Still, Princeton is among my top choices, but definitely not the first.</p>
<p>To williamzhang: you said Princeton is your fourth choice, and I think you should keep that mentality and not let other people dissuade you from it. (Anecdotally, I have heard some not-good things about Princeton in terms of general respect for the international/minority community).</p>
<p>Top choices (all about equal in my eyes, with Dartmouth a little ahead): Dartmouth, Amherst, Williams, Middlebury. In at Amherst, so I guess that's a good sign for the rest...</p>
<p>first off, i ruled out the ivies because i want to be a person, not a number, and i do not want to assimilate into the crowd and then do worse off when it comes time to apply to grad school. argue that princeton and dartmouth focus on the undergrad, i really don't care: my opinions remains. now, why do i prefer swarthmore over amherst? well, they're both considered equally prestigious and academically rigorous, so that's not it. but swarthmore is known for its poly sci dpt. the amherst coach was never at any of the tournaments i was at, which i was quite angered about since i went to ones all over the e.coast. thus, since amherst never saw me play, i was never offered an official spot (as opposed to swat, vassar, and haverford). i don't think i want to chance walking on. however i must say that i think i'd fit in better socially at amherst than swat, but oh well, you can't have everything. vassar was amazing socially; the team was so nice as opposed to swarthmore (they weren't really lol), but i think i would be looked down upon if i chose vassar over swarthmore or amherst. i mean, don't get me wrong, vassar's a great school, but SAW is way up there..i'm still unsure about that. and haverford, well, haverford.. idk, seemed pretty miserable: bunch of boring rich kids? perhaps i am mistaken.</p>
<p>For me it's Amherst, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton or Williams right now. But I heard there's a big hole in the Williams campus and I'm afraid about the experience at Harvard being to lonesome. So Amherst is deffinitely among the top choices.</p>
<p>Yeah, I have Williams as number 1, but it seems like an eternity before these letters will ever come. If I am not accepted at Williams and somehow admitted at Amherst, I will definitely have to give it another look, maybe my visit just did not do it justice. Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>I'm having trouble deciding. I was accepted to Williams but have yet to receive a rejection or acceptance letter from Amherst and Vassar. I'm somewhat worried about the construction occurring at Williams. The student center and library are both over budget and their completion dates pushed back.</p>
<p>Don't worry about the fact that they are over budget. Williams is SWIMMING in money (as is Amherst, and, to a lesser extent, Vassar). But, if you don't want to go to a school where there is a lot of construction, then your concern is legitimate.</p>
<p>bogororo:</p>
<p>does "big hole in the campus" reference the ongoing construction or a figurative divide in the student body? haha i'm a nerd for asking, i suppose, but i'm seriously considering williams at this point and am looking for any criticism.</p>
<p>that said, amherst is my first choice because of the sudden feeling i had when i visited.</p>
<p>Oedipus, if you want advice, talk to your da... uh, your mom.</p>
<p>geekinpink, I was talking about the construction going on at Williams. I am not sure about the student body. As you can notice from my location I'm in a position which does not qualify me very much to make judgements on schools, relying on second-hand information - my decisions until now are based eniterly on what I have heard, not on actual experience, so feel free to correct me wherever I might be wrong!</p>
<p>Thanks,
Bogdan</p>