<p>How many people here thought there was a particular school they were going to like, and it turned out to be nothing like you imagined it would be.</p>
<p>All these schools were originally at the top of my list: </p>
<p>Harvard...what a disappointment. From the campus itself to the interview to the general feel.</p>
<p>Also, sadly, Brown. Brown was originally one of my first choices (for a while, first). But the more I found out the more some of the negative stereo types seemed to be true. I still like Brown, but it's not what I imagined before I started checking it out for real.</p>
<p>NYU...it's not a campus! Where's the campus?</p>
<p>Columbia...it felt like a besieged fort in unwelcome territory.</p>
<p>I should've really loved Princeton, I still wish I could. I don't even mind the preppy eating-club atmosphere or suburban New Jersey.</p>
<p>But I just know too many neurotic, high-strung students there who hated their experience and sporty/Southern belle types that turn its Ivy League resources into a farce.</p>
<p>Anyway, sorry Princeton!</p>
<p>PS- Kalidescope- hope you don't add D to that list.</p>
<p>Brown: hated the feel, seemed really uptight and just not for me.</p>
<p>Tufts: didn't like the campus, didn't want the reputation of an Ivy League reject. Applied in case I turn out to be one.</p>
<p>Georgetown: I had heard beforehand that it was overrated, and I think that was an accurate assessment. Didn't seem like the students we met were all too impressive.</p>
<p>Stanford: so big, too much for me.</p>
<p>On the other hand, I predicted disliking Wash. U., but I turned out to love it.</p>
<p>I HATED Oberlin when I went to see it. Thought is was gonna be cool, and it wasn't.</p>
<p>I also HATED Cornell...very much. The people are particularly cold and unfeeling (even for the north-east), and the campus isn't nearly as beautiful as I had anticipated.</p>
<p>I didn't want to be in an urban setting and as urban settings go, JHU is in a class by itself. The campus wasn't bad, but it seemed pretty dead to me.</p>
<p>Ditto to JHU, Homewood is an awful area...even though it doesn't look like the stereotypical bad urban neigborhood. And besides that, I was on campus while school was in session, and I was like 10 people walking around, and only 2 of them were even talking. Deadest place ever.</p>
<p>All those Biomed folks were probably studying for their MCATs.</p>
<p>Hm... I was actually really impressed with Brown. I was also very impressed with Boston College (I thought I was going to hate it) and Haverford.</p>
<p>One college that I thought I would like more is Georgetown. I still really like it, but the campus just isn't campus-y enough. I guess I just expected more gothic, Ivy-like campus traits.</p>
<p>Another is Penn. I guess I was expecting it to be more centralized, and less urbanized. Same with NYU (no campus whatsoever).</p>
<p>I thought I would like Columbia a lot more, but for some reason I wasn't all that impressed. And way back in the beginning of my college craze, I thought Wesleyan sounded great...then I visited. and, yeah, wow. one of the major things that steered me away from the small LACs, thank god lol.</p>
<p>Brown was iffy for me...i kinda regret not applying now.</p>
<p>NYU i never liked, but I applied b/c it's close to home and my mom went there, so i figured i'd have a good shot at it. but, i had too many reaches and not enough regulars, so I applied there.</p>
<p>Yale was the opposite - i was totally indifferent to college in November of junior year, and when I went to visit, i was just in love. i came home and was like "Must...raise...SAT scores." even though I did notice the shady section of town lol</p>
<p>One of the campus libraries we went to had these old computers that were not even flat screens or Apples!!!</p>
<p>The school is surrounded by a decaying city that is riddled with bums and hobos.</p>
<p>When I went up there I met up with friends of mine who go there and they told me that sometimes the classes were too crowded and that too many TA's taught classes. They also said that sometimes it was hard to get a minute with counselors because there is such a large amount of students.</p>
<p>Basically, I was not impressed at all. After visiting Berkeley, it quickly slid down my list. I kind of feel sorry for all of the people at my school who are dying to go to Berkeley and are anxiously awaiting the March 31st decisions. They don't even know.</p>
<p>No- the Haight-Ashbury is actually in San Francisco... UC Berkeley is in, well, Berkeley, which is on the other side of the Bay.</p>
<p>And King- you didn't like Berkeley (the city)? I live like 5 minutes from there, and it is seriously one of the coolest and funnest places ever! I love going there and hanging out with my friends. Yes, there are a lot of bums, but they're friendly and harmless. :)</p>