<p>What are the strengths of each? Differences social life, culture, academics, student population, etc.?</p>
<p>I'm planning to study sociology and/or anthropology with a Pre-Law emphasis, if that's helpful.</p>
<p>The schools are quite similar in many ways. Both are very strong academic institutions and both have gorgeous campuses. Perhaps the biggest difference would be in location. Furman’s location is suburban while Rhodes is urban, which means more stuff to do off campus. Also, Rhodes’ culture emphasizes the importance of community service and the urban location offers many options for this. Rhodes’ athletics are D3 so low-key while Furman is D1. Furman is bigger with about 1,000 more students so perhaps more opportunities for social interaction on campus.</p>
<p>Choosing a college depends on what is the best fit for you. Rhodes has an excellent biology program that allows you to work with professors in small classes. The average class size for the school is 14. Most of the professors in the department are doing research and allow students to participate with them. The college is exclusively undergraduate and that allows you to start doing research when you want to and not compete with graduate students. Rhodes students also have the option to work with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during an 18 month program called the St. Jude Summer Plus Program. If you want more information on the biology department you can visit their site at [Rhodes</a> College | Biology](<a href=“http://www.rhodes.edu/biology/default.asp]Rhodes”>http://www.rhodes.edu/biology/default.asp).</p>