<p>Student 615 you are right, let me narrow it down. </p>
<p>U Chicago
Swarthmore
Georgetown
Pomona
Vassar</p>
<p>I would like to go to a medium sized school, but small is good too. I would rather go away for school (east coast) than stay here. In peers, I look for people that are good at what they do who like to have fun, not too snotty, But I know I will find that everywhere. I enjoy classes that you can discuss a lot in, that are rigorous but not impossible to enjoy because the stress will get in the way. As with Professors, approachability is something that is important but not a deciding factor. I weigh dorms ( quality and all four years), and name recognition pretty heavily. Im not in sports, but I would like to go to a school where we win. I was given about the same amount of money for all of the schools, except for Pomona is free, I have to pay about (3-6) for the rest of them, and also I am a finalist for the Bill Gates Scholarship so I dont know how that will work out. I am big on studying abroad, I want to go to England (my brother lives there) and Germany. Also, the gym is really important to me, there has to be a good gym. </p>
<p>The dislikes and like I have come up with about the schools are: Chicago might be too competitive, Swarthmore too rigorous and stressful to actually enjoy learning, Ive heard the dorms at Georgetown are not too nice and Im nervous about D.C, I dont really know how nice it is there, Ive been to Pomona many times, I am there a lot for certain programs and I would feel that I wasnt taking a risk if I went there, and Vassar might be too liberal for me. Im excited for cold weather though (I am sick of the sun). </p>
<p>I would also like to know how serious you guys regard ranking, is that even something I should worry about?</p>