<p>Well, you might be over-thinking it.</p>
<p>Considering these are all exceptional schools, I’d recommend you “go with your gut.”</p>
<p>Sure, events are all designed to be very appealing, but you should have gotten a general sense of the college. Did you spend time “off-script?” (With random students on campus.) That can be one of the best indications.</p>
<p>We don’t lie to you at ADOCH and you can get a very clear sense of campus culture, I think, from being here and talking to current students who will answer your questions candidly.</p>
<p>It’s not about the programming, though it is informative, it’s about talking to the students who are there and the admitted students and getting a feel for what makes each place unique culturally.</p>
<p>FWIW-- the people in this thread would probably be chastised at Brown for being idiotic liberals. Seriously. There are very few people who think it’s cool to screw around with people based on their beliefs in a context like this. Part of a “liberal” (not political) environment is being a place where all viewpoints can be comfortably expressed and find audience, not a place where identifying yourself as having a certain viewpoint leads to inane side discussions that are based on association fallacy.</p>
<p>Choose Harvard. no brainer</p>
<p>If you could get MIT to match your Harvard aid, I’d choose MIT. Your intellectual interests are what MIT truly excels at. Also, from what you’ve described, I think you’d fit in better. If not, I don’t think it makes any sense to pay double at MIT than you would at Harvard. Between Harvard and Princeton it’s a true toss-up, and I’d ditch Brown, if I were you.</p>
<p>Princeton is the most conservative out of all the other ivy league schools. It also has an amazing math department. I think Princeton can give you the best undergrad experience.</p>
<p>Im with you as a conservative 
(and just to all you liberals im not stupid and obama already accumalted over $3 trillion in debt) BUT ANYWAY, definately go visit the colleges, and just see where you could fit in the best. Who cares how prestegious a school is… Go where you want and have no regrets. I’m sure you’ll do great wherever you go since you could get into any of those schools.
-Bill</p>
<p>^Thanks for the support :)</p>
<p>Morsmordre: That’s exactly what I was thinking… MIT definetly won’t match my aid :(</p>
<p>Leaning towards Harvard a bit…</p>
<p>^On the bright side you can x enroll. By the way, I have nothing against you (and I congratulate you!)… Just that I find most conservatives a bit idiotic, I guess you proved me wrong :).</p>
<p>Tee-hee, this thead has been very interesting to say the least. </p>
<p>Anyways, you are in a tough situation, but look at it this way, you can’t make a wrong choice. These are great schools you can go to, so just go to one you see yourself getting the most benefits from. I would imagine MIT and Princeton being your best fits, but since I am a moderate, I would have chosen Harvard. :D</p>
<p>“Anyways, you are in a tough situation”. In four years, I would LOVE to be in this situation… :)</p>
<p>Princeton
Harvard</p>
<p>Brown</p>
<p>in order of appropriateness for you.</p>
<p>I’m glad you all found this thread interesting… :)</p>
<p>I feel like I’m leaning towards Harvard… but I have yet to visit Princeton/Brown</p>
<p>principalviola, you are forgiven.</p>
<p>I think you should HIGHLY consider the benefit of having both Harvard and MIT to your disposal… MIT for math/science, and Harvard for humanities? Plus Boston/Cambridge is probably the best city of all those.</p>
<p>I agree with swimfast… go republicans</p>
<p>Ya and Harvard is one half the cost of MIT…:)</p>
<p>I’m Bostonian, I love it!</p>
<p>pnthrs11: I was controlling myself, but the idiot radar just beeped. We, almost, were back on topic too!</p>