<p>Yay I finally got to find out. And those are some awesome acceptances.</p>
<p>Claremont Mckenna is a great school. I only got 7 out of 12 right. Rice and Colgate took me for a spin.</p>
<p>country: Yea, Colgate surprised & humored me. Rice really disappointed me, I really liked it when I visited (though, it was also my first real college visit). I was kinda surprised by Rice, considering they were expanding their class size this year, so the acceptance rate went up. I think I should’ve gotten a WL at least. Oh well–maybe my suspension hurt me. I just wish I could’ve seen the same schools’ admission decisions if my suspension were not there. That’s the only thing that probably held me back.</p>
<p>Mind if I ask why you wouldn’t choose Vanderbilt?</p>
<p>A few reasons:</p>
<p>Financial Aid Package:
Vandy == I’d have to pay 10k per year
CMC == I’d have to pay 3k per year</p>
<p>Atmosphere:
Vandy == Seemed segregated. Frats seemed overwhelming
CMC == Very integrated, people of different ethnicities seemed to interact more.
Both == A lot of parties. Which actually was somewhat of a turnoff, but at least they aren’t over obsessed with schoolwork. </p>
<p>Location/weather:
Vandy == Southern (yuck) and Nashville (didn’t love the city). Not <em>that</em> great of weather
CMC == SoCal. Awesome weather. Near mountains and kinda near the beach!</p>
<p>Other:
Vandy == Ehh, nothing else really
CMC == focuses on the things I like. Has paid internship, travel, and volunteer opportunities. </p>
<p>Financial aid was a huge factor, but if Vandy would have been considerably better than CMC, I would have been willing to pay more. However, I still liked CMC better (aside from finaid).</p>
<p>Answer your question?</p>