<p>Try visiting the campus. That can be an easy way to fall in love, even if it can be a bit superficial. Then try sitting in on a class, that way you can measure how intellectually stimulating the school is, which might be another component in selecting your dream school. In addition, of course you’d do the basic things like researching it online. I’ve found College Prolwer (purposefully misspelled since ******* gets asterisked out 0.o) to be a good website to get an overall aura of the school. Basically if it has all the components you want, and doesn’t have everything you don’t want it’s ideal. Of course, more often than not, people don’t really know what the want, thus applying ED is pretty risky. I’d personally advise against it, especially if you could possibly have financial concerns.</p>
<p>seahawks506, I don’t know. I have been looking at colleges for a long time. My parents and I started researching schools when I was young. We wanted to find a school that I would have a truly amazing experience at. They want me to keep my options open, so they take me to different schools. I guess I am some sort of freak, but I have always been interested in higher education and have had a knack for detecting good and bad vibes on campuses. Anyone who knows me knows that I am always discussing articles on education and how my college visits went. I don’t know why my fascination came at such a young age, but it did.</p>
<p>I could easily choose Harvard because it’s the best school but it’s filled with all those elites… not sure. I guess FA will be a huge factor for me.</p>
<p>i decided i was in love with caltech after i had already been there for a year.</p>
<p>you grow into a school sometimes, it doesn’t have to pop out at you.</p>
<p>I want a school with a great campus (brick buildings, picturesque greens, near cute shopping area preferably), GREAT academics(duh), a student body thats driven, good food, hills, prefeably in New England because of my regional pride but also b/c of transportation and convenience;).</p>
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<p>…trust me, honey, I’m anything but elite.</p>
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<p>the way you use the word honey is condescending, making you feel really elite</p>
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<p>RIIIGHT.</p>
<p>Actually, no. I call most people “honey,” “dear,” “darling,” or “my wonderful friend,” unless they get on my nerves.</p>
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<p>The way you utilize the huge font makes you seem so superior. so elite…</p>
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<p>haha, i totally know what u mean, anyone who bothers with formatting = elite; that stuff is for losers</p>
<p>and so is punctuation, but “elite” habits are hard to break, u kno?</p>
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<p>yea bby, so elite</p>
<p>My dream school at the moment is Emory.</p>
<p>If I had the potential I wouldn’t mind having Yale or Columbia as my dream schools…but that would be unrealistic [for me].</p>
<p>I picked Wharton as my dream school…because it’s apparently the best undergrad business school. But…I don’t rly like the red Wharton building! o_o</p>