<p>I like Haverford. It's location and the science department. However, I am concerned about social life at Haverford since I researched a little bit and some people are expressing that social life is somewhat limited.
I like UMichigan, but I feel that it is kinda too big. Also i am a out of state student, so I will have to pay a lot to go to the college. I know UMichigan is also pretty good for science, and the weather is ummmm not very favorable either, I heard.
I like Emory because I live in GA and it is closer to my home. However, my parent and I somewhat feel that I should go to the North, instead of staying at South.</p>
<p>At this point, I am leaning toward Haverford, but hmm what should I do??
any advices? suggestions?
thank you!</p>
<p>I’m freshman here now, and I love it, wouldn’t pick any other college if I could. I won’t bore you with why it’s great for all the standard reasons (academics, opportunities and such). </p>
<p>I love the social life here. I guess a bit of this depends on what you want out of the social life on campus. Basically, there are always parties, often dances, and a concert or two or three on campus every weekend. I guess if you are looking for gigantic parties or dances that you can always count on to be really “good”, you might be a bit disappointed a few nights. A lot of this is subjective though, and depends on if you’re going to be drinking or just want to hang out with friends and stuff like that. But I would stress that there is almost always stuff to do on campus, and if you factor Philly in (which I highly recommend), you open yourself up to an almost endless array of places to eat and things to see. I think it’s also important to realize that once you get situated in college all of this will feel a lot different, at least it did for me. You’ll prolly find your niche with a group of friends and more often than not be satisfied hanging out with them or checking different things out on the weekends. </p>
<p>But one last thing on what really makes the social life here great: the atmosphere. I’ve talked to a lot of students and prospectives who made the choice to come here, in the end, because they felt so welcomed. It was true for me. There are all types of people here (really, there are, I think that’s one of the strengths of Haverford too) but I do feel that there is some sort of underlying decency or ethic that kind of pervades the student body, perhaps facilitated by the Honor Code, perhaps not. Either way, there’s just no pressure here- I’ve heard things about some other colleges where there’s a lot of social pressure and difficulties getting into parties and such. Haverford is so devoid of any of those problems.</p>
<p>Thank you for this post! Although I’m not looking at UMich or Emory, Haverford is one of my top choices, and I’ve been scared about social life. I’m a junior and starting apps this summer. Thanks!</p>
<p>Honestly, after visiting Haverford, it made me want to go there sooo badly! My top choices are Princeton/Columbia (though even with a 4.9 weighted GPA and a 2330 SAT I doubt I’ll get in), but if I get into either of those and also Haverford, I gotta say I’ll definitely have to make a big decision, because Haverford seemed amazing!</p>
<p>Going alway from home and explore by yourself is always nice, but if you turn down Emory just because of that is a crime! I was just like you when I was in college, I turned down UC Berkeley because I want to “explore” and went to Emory instead. Emory is definitely an amazing place to live, the campus itself and the surroundings. The school itself is not too big like many public schools, and not too small like many LACs which feels like a continuation from high school. The academics and especially the professors are amazing, really approachable after class. My classmates and I were invited to one of the professor’s house for dinner and he even let one of the students live in his big(I mean huge) house for free over the summer. Besides, living close to home is not a bad thing at all. Think about the home made food for the weekend, and free laundry anyone?</p>