<p>Re post #53 – given the reasons you gave for the colleges you like, I can’t see Colorado possibly being a good fit for you. It seems to me that you are energized with a lot going on around you. I think you might be very frustrated with the block system during all the times your current course wasn’t the one that most intrigued you, much happier if you were taking a mix of courses and coming into contact with a broader array of students during the course of a week. </p>
<p>Also, if you think that the architecture of the school library is important… well, ahem, I don’t really think that you are going to want to consider attending any other school after you see what Chicago’s got. (Use a Google image search to see what I mean)</p>
<p>That being said, I think your mom should let you visit Colorado so you can figure out for yourself that it not what you are looking for. I mean… I wouldn’t have allowed my d. to attend NYU for financial reasons, but it was soooo much easier to let her make that decision after attempting to negotiate with the financial aid department. That way, as a parent, I never had to revisit the decision. There were times when she was quite unhappy* at the college she attended, but not once did I ever hear, “you should have let me go to NYU.” (*Alternating with times she was extremely happy … the reality is that no college is all smooth sailing. If there are ‘fit’ problems, even if only transitory, a small LAC can seem a lot more constraining than a larger university in or near a major urban center.)</p>