Hi! I’m a senior and I live in NJ. I got into all my top schools and narrowed it down to Occidental and Brandeis. I was fortunate enough to tour Brandeis, however due to
covid-19 I could not tour Occidental. Both of the schools gave me the same amount of money and seem (around) equal academically. I am okay with going to either distance wise, as I want to stray from home.
If anyone can help me understand certain aspects of the school, that would be greatly appreciated!
- the social scene
- greek life (if I am not part of greek life, or sports @ oxy, will it be difficult to make friends)
- balance between social and academic life
- will going to Occidental make it harder to find a career/attend graduate school
- major differences between the SCHOOLS (excluding location)
- insight on which is a better college city: Boston or LA
- anything else that might seem relevant
Thank you all so much!