<p>Tufts, Middlebury, Wesleyan, Amherst</p>
<p>I pretty much know that I'm going to major in Econ and possibly double in Math. Which one of these schools will give me the best academic experience and the best job placement out of college. I will tell you that I'm a little creeped out by the especially small size of Amherst's student body. </p>
<p>Namewise, which one evokes the most respect?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Why are you considering those schools if you are “creeped” out by small colleges? Why not apply to larger schools with strong Econ and Mathematics departments, like Chicago, Cornell, MIT, Michigan, Northwestern, Penn etc…</p>
<p>I agree. I’m familiar with many cases of prospective students feeling “creeped out” by the “small size” of the Amherst community. These students typically come from large (4000+) public high schools. Seeing the same person more than once in the same day is a disturbing, unsettling prospect for them.</p>
<p>Amherst will give you the most flexibility to pursue a double major in Math and Economics, given the Open Curriculum. “Academic experience” is difficult to measure, though Middlebury students think very highly of their experience in the classroom, in discussions, in their interactions with professors, etc. Job placement depends chiefly on the intellectual and personal strengths of the individual, but Amherst is the most respected of the schools you’ve named.</p>
<p>None of them would be winning answers on “Family Feud”.</p>
<p>Tufts - clearly the largest school on your list, but, that only begs the question why you’re not looking at Harvard, MIT, Boston U or Brandeis?</p>
<p>Wesleyan - next largest sized school on your list and has an econ/math major [Wesleyan</a> University](<a href=“http://www.wesleyan.edu/econ/newmecoblue.html]Wesleyan”>http://www.wesleyan.edu/econ/newmecoblue.html)</p>
<p>Middlebury - you’re creeped out by Amherst but want to go a place in the middle of Vermont? redrum…redrum.</p>
<p>Amherst - good school. But, now that you’ve started at the top of the alphabet, work your way down. There are other good LACs out there.</p>