<p>Join the proud community of Quakers at the University of Pennsylvania, and buckle up for an intense and amazing 4 years :)</p>
<p>@Nauset</p>
<p>The marginal difference in academics is not going to make nearly as much of a difference to your college experience as you knowing which type of environment you would prefer. Some people like a big school and an urban setting. Some people prefer something smaller and intimate in bucolic countryside.</p>
<p>Final piece of advice: you don’t need to let any colleges know until May 1. Go visit the schools, take your time, and then make your decision. You have all the other information you need at your fingertips. Just don’t look back.</p>
<p>To temporarily renege on my previous advice: these are some videos that you might find interesting and enlightening regarding the current state of affairs at Penn.</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - Penn: Making History](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhaEk6NkYtE&feature=channel_page]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhaEk6NkYtE&feature=channel_page)</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - “There’s Nothing Stopping Our Students”](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwXzwfHmQck&feature=related]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwXzwfHmQck&feature=related)</p>
<p>I actually have a concrete question related to the OP’s topic: How do the foreign language departments at Williams compare to other top schools (in my case, Cornell’s)?
I want to know whether or not they’re strong, as I will be taking a few of them in college and will major in at least one, minor in another.</p>
<p>Cornell’s French and German programs are both top ten; Williams, as a liberal arts college, isn’t ranked.</p>
<p>That’s not at all important on the undergraduate level: I guarantee you that Williams will prepare just as well - if not better. You’ll probably receive a lot more attention.</p>