<p>These days I have been trying to make the final decision of my college selection. Here are the colleges that I was admitted:</p>
<p>New York University(probably with a Summer Academy, an English program for international students)</p>
<p>Brandeis University(as a Gateway Scholar)</p>
<p>Case Western Reserve University(though waitlisted, but I am pretty sure I can get off the waitlist)</p>
<p>UC Santa Barbara</p>
<p>UC Irvine</p>
<p>U of Wisconsin, Madison</p>
<p>U of Miami</p>
<p>U of Washington, Seattle</p>
<p>Tulane University(with FA $20,000 per year)</p>
<p>Ohio State University(with FA $16,000 total)</p>
<p>Although my major is undeclared for most of the colleges, I am interested in biomedical engineering or biochemistry or premed. It seems that Johns Hopkins University would be my dream school, but I was unfortunately rejected. So I make myself a few choices according to current results.</p>
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<li><p>I will enroll at NYU, majoring in BME and probably minoring in finance. That's because my dad has always wanted me to study finance and I am okay with that. As we know, NYU has the best business school across the country and enrolling at NYU seems a good choice. There are a lot of internship opportunities in NYC which make me easier to find jobs when I finish college. Also if I want to go to JHU's graduate school, a recommendation letter from a professor in NYU would be stronger than that from professors in other colleges. But its BME program is not that strong and I am a little bit concerned about my safety at NYU because it doesn't have a campus and there are people of different races and nationalities which make NYC a crowded and jumbled place. (I have been to NYC once and this is just my personal opinion.)</p></li>
<li><p>I will enroll at Brandeis University, majoring in biochemistry. Brandeis is famous for its liberal arts education and has a very strong life sciences department. It also has a premed program which can greatly help me if I want to pursue a graduate education at JHU. But I have to attend a Gateway Program this summer. I learned from CUUS that there are a lot of negative reviews about it and students who got admitted by Brandy as a Gateway Scholar should be careful when accepting the offer of admission. Besides, Brandy has a lot of Jewish students and there are comments that Jewish student are not easy to get along with and many of them have discriminations to Asian students. </p></li>
<li><p>I will enroll at UC Santa Barbara, majoring in chemistry and biochemistry at College of Creative Studies(CCS). UCSB has the most beautiful campus and the most fantastic weather in the U.S., which make it the most comfortable place to live and study. Also UCSB focuses highly on undergrad education because it has much more undergrads than graduates. Although I was admitted by the College of Letters and Science, I can still apply to CCS. CCS is a unique program among all UC campuses. CCS is a fabulous place for students who are determined of what they are going to major. CCS only provides 8 majors and has a student body of 360. The low ratio of the student body to the professor body will guaratee my undergrad education and best prepare me for graduate school. But I don't know much about CCS and whether it is a good reason for me to enroll at UCSB. Another reason that I choose UCSB is that I may want to transfer to UCSD. UCSD is my best fit since it is best known for its biological engineering departement but I was UNEXPECTEDLY rejected after I applied to it. I learned that it is easier for UC studens to transfer to other UC campuses comparing to students from other universities. So I think UCSB could be a good choice.</p></li>
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<p>These are the choices that I can think of, but I haven't decided yet. I'd be more pleasant if you can help me to make my choice or suggest a better one. Thank you very much!</p>