Hi,
I’ve heard back from all of my schools and here are my final choices.
Grinnell College (econ)
Hamilton College (Econ)
Lehigh University (Business)
University of Wisconsin (pre-business will hear back from business program soon)
Babson College (business)
Indiana University(Business DA)
University of Miami (Business)
Bentley University (Business)
Pros and Cons from my POV
Grinnell-
Pros:
Can play on tennis team and loved the team when visiting
intellectual vibe
still somewhat fun
strong academics
great food
Cons:
middle of nowhere
located in Iowa
non-athletes weren’t really people I saw myself connecting with, but connected well with athletes
campus is only okay
job prospects seem not as strong for what I want to do
too small
Hamilton-
Pros:
Strong job prospects
strong academics (possibly best school I got into?)
beautiful campus
can play on tennis team
Cons:
didn’t connect w tennis team
got a vibe I didn’t like while there but could’ve been bc didn’t connect w team
food was eh
too small
Lehigh-
Pros:
strong academics
good job prospects w good business program
more convenient bc not in super small city and is more in suburban city
nice campus
got good vibes when I visited
perfect size
Cons:
city is a bit grimy
school has stereotype to be preppy rich kid school which im not a fan of
I do plan on joining frat but not sure about frats dominating social scene as it does at lehigh
U Wisconsin-
(havent visited, visiting soon)
Pros:
super fun school
liberal and politically active student body
solid academics with good business school
more economically and culturally diverse I feel than small schools bc it’s so big
cons:
wayyy too big and I’ve never pictured myself at a big school
supposedly in city and I’ve always been more of a fan of a campus outside of a city, but I’ll visit and see
Babson-
Pros:
strong entrepreneurship program
decent school
beautiful campus
suburban but right next to boston
could probably make tennis team
Cons:
felt rich kid vibe
a bit too preppy for me
maybe not as strong academically as lehigh, hamilton and grinnell?
Indiana-
havent visited lower on my list
pros:
fun school
pretty campus from what I’ve seen online
great business program
honors program
cons:
weaker school overall
too big
University of Miami-
pros:
decent school
great weather
fun place to go to school
good location
nice campus
fairly good size wise
cons:
reputation is eh in comparison to some of other options
Bentley-
Pros:
beautiful campus
great facilities
supposedly strong job placement
honors program
great size
near boston
Cons:
not as strong academically as other options
I’ve heard there is a rich preppy vibe there