Need help choosing a college

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>I'm going to be crossposting this at both the Brown and Columiba forums.</p>

<p>Ok, to begin, I want to be a writer and will be wither majoring or concentrating in writing at whichever school I go to, so the rigorousness of their programme is very important. I was accepted to all of the schools that I applied to: University of Miami, Florida State, Pratt, Oberlin, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Brown, and Princeton.</p>

<p>Now, I’m having a really hard choosing. Right now it’s between Pratt and each of the Ivys. Columbia and Pratt have the advantage of being in New York, which means there will be much inspiration and contacts that I could make. Brown and Pratt both do not require me to take any core classes. Pratt and Princeton are offering me the most money and Princeton is not so far from Manhattan as Brown. I think I might be willing to deal with Columbia’s core and Princeton really only has one required class and it’s a writing class.</p>

<p>Then, there is the fact that Princeton and Brown don't really have Creative Writing majors but sub-programmes in it, Princeton's which is only for a tiny percentage to ger in each class based on an application. Still, I was told even from a teacher at Pratt that it was not rigorous enough for me.</p>

<p>I want to be surrounded by people who want to learn but aren’t arrogant. I want to get all that I can from the school as a writer.</p>

<p>What do you think I should do?</p>

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<p>sorry for my ignorance, but i have never heard of pratt? so it is in nyc, i gathered that, but i really have never heard anything about pratt. maybe i am just ignorant, i really don't know.</p>

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<p>basically, i think that any of these schools could put you where you want to be. very seriously, i do. i'd say, which one will you like the most? where do you feel most at home? etc, etc, on with the cliche answer. then again... i'd choose princeton, but that is my number one school, but i guess you did post this on a princeton forum...</p>

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<p>Princeton's creative writing program, according to this article, is the "crown jewel" of its creative arts program. Also, you'll be surrounded by a diverse and interesting group of people with high aspirations. I'd advise you to take a campus visit, because when I visited the campus I found the students to be very friendly and un-snobby, contrary to my previous perceptions.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2005/03/23/news/12403.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2005/03/23/news/12403.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Ok, well Pratt Institute is an arts school in Brooklyn. Actually, it is one of the top arts schools in the nation, and the only one in NYC with a campus.</p>

<p>Also, I cannot do any campus visits so you guys online are my only hope!</p>