<p>@menloparkmom: I don’t want to go to USC for a wide variety of reasons, including testimonials from former students, the unpleasant setting, and the fact that I’d be paying a fortune and competing viciously for an education that is probably below what I’d get at other schools.</p>
<p>@pierre0913: Of those ten, Berkeley, Michigan, and Mudd are currently on my list. Rose-Hulman is definitely possible, although its setting is even worse than Purdue and it doesn’t get much less diverse.</p>
<p>@Uncle Jon: Thanks for the info. I think one of my friends visited Purdue (he has family in Indiana). So I’ll ask him for his take.</p>