<p>I am so confused, are you Asian? Or are you just keeping tabs on the asian populations at each school? haha…</p>
<p>on another note, I would visit UChicago, but I think you might find that (although there is not much partying – which is a plus) it is full of a lot of people who are very grade-oriented, success-oriented, and in “conservative” about life (not necessarily politically) </p>
<p>I, personally, would choose Wesleyan just because it seems to have the best balance. And Wes is DEFINITELY not too liberal. I got the feeling there were many, many different types/groups of students there, some being very leftist, but some also being somewhat privileged/naive. </p>
<p>and I agree that you are selling Oberlin’s academics short. Oberlin is on the same level as the other schools you are considering, academically, I just feel as though it has a very different educational environment than the new england LAC’s do – it’s less competitive. I think of all the schools Oberlin is the most socially conscious and politically active, but not to a “scary” degree. I think there you will find people who are learning for a REASON, not for grades or something else, but people who truly think about things. Oberlin will probably change you the most of all the schools – it just depends if that is something you want. Plus, a lot of students select Oberlin over other “more prestigious” schools simply because it has such a unique, specific niche (the Con, the liberal and socially aware student body) that most people who hear you are going to Oberlin assume that you chose it over other competitive LAC’s (which a lot of people do)</p>