Northwestern (econ) vs Stern vs Berk

<p>i am very torn among the three choices.
as for location, im from the west coast and think San Fran>>>NYC or Chicago and i
I'm most interested in doing Finance, so Stern may also be a good pick, and will get me lots of opportunitiesbut I hate the fact that the school doesn't have a campus and NYC might be awesome and all but i would think 4 years there may be a hectic experience. Also i heard that there is no school spirit and a lack of communication among the students.
I want an outgoing student body, close relations with the profs, and small classes which NU seems to offer. I'm also very interested in intl relations, philosophy, etc. so its strong liberal arts program will also be a bonus. but since i've been set on business, esp. finance for years now, I want to go to a school that has an undergrad business program.</p>

<p>you can obviously see that all three schools have some pros and cons for me. berk is a very close first for me at the moment, but my preferences has changed about 20000 times in the last two weeks and the thought of going to a school where i will be nameless with lots of nerdy engineering students who do nothing but study (false and preconceived stereotypes, i know. but it's a view i've had about berkeley for a while nonetheless) is rather daunting.</p>

<p>any advice? thanks in advance</p>