Should I apply for Bates? Job prospects for graduates?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm guaranteed UCSB by ELC, and may be applying for Tufts, UCLA/SD/SB/B, Dartmouth (maybe ED), Haverford, Pomona, Brown, Cornell, Oberlin, University of Chicago (EA?), and Vassar. I need to trim my list a little, hence my question.</p>

<p>I like Bates for the friendly student body and its Outdoors Club, but I can't decide if I like it more than UCSB, which is in a beautiful location, but has way too many people. Since UCSB is a guarantee, it makes no sense for me to apply somewhere I like less than UCSB.</p>

<p>Which, in your opinion, has a better reputation and will probably land me a better job post-grad?</p>

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<p>Do you think you’ll end up living on the East Coast?</p>

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<p>If you want to go to grad or proffesional school you should pick Bates easily. Otherwise its up to which campus you like more.</p>

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<p>I can definitely see myself at an East Coast college, but Lewiston, Maine, doesn’t do anything for me. Why would going to a LAC be beneficial if I’m aiming for grad school? I understand that the professors’ recommendations will be more personal, but wouldn’t a larger university have more opportunities for EC involvement?</p>