<p>guitarclassical- hm, I didn’t realize that about WashU. I was just attracted to the size and excellent academics, but if its focus is preprofessional that’s definitely not something I’m looking for. Thanks for making me aware of that, I’ll take it off my list. </p>
<p>Yale is definitely another school I’m considering, but it is just as if not more competitive than Brown, and I think it is wiser for me right now to have some solid safety and match schools since I already know that Brown is my dream reach.</p>
<p>Yes, I didn’t really feel an affinity with the atmosphere at Amherst (from what I’ve read and heard; I haven’t visited), and while some of the other LACs look awesome to me in both academics and atmosphere, the small size is the key factor that’s turning me off. Maybe 2000 would be okay for me, but even that’s a stretch. So I’m not even considering all these excellent LACs with <2000 undergrads just because they’re too small for me, and I think that’s a very important factor in choosing schools.</p>
<p>soozievt- Vassar does seem like something I should consider. I was initially turned off by the fact that it was an all women’s college fairly recently but as long as it’s not influenced by that presently, it seems like a good possible target/reach. I actually went on a tour of Tufts and didn’t really like it- don’t get me wrong, the academics are stellar and the school overall seems excellent. However, I just didn’t feel too comfortable on campus and that’s everything. I felt like in general the student body was very politically motivated and while international affairs and politics do interest me, I don’t think I’m as into it as students at Tufts are. </p>
<p>tk21769- Yes, that was exactly my line of thinking with Yale. It is absolutely a great school to consider, but it is just as much of a reach as Brown, and I need some safeties and targets. As for Chicago, I don’t really that recommendation considering I love Brown. It seems like the atmosphere and student type at UChicago is much different, and not something I’m looking for. Wake Forest seems good, but one thing I was worried about is that it doesn’t seem to have an excellent reputation the way other schools I’m considering do. I know that shouldn’t be the key factor, but it’s in the back of my head that it is not a very “known” school (at least among people I’ve talked to.)</p>