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I'd strongly recommend trying to visit as many of the schools you're considering as possible... that was the way I cut my list down (it went from a hefty 18 to a manageable 7 in a matter of months). Also, if you can't visit the schools, try reading some of the reviews of those who HAVE visited them on CC... <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/visits/%5B/url%5D.%5B/quote%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/visits/.
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<p>I agree with that, and have been visiting as many as I can.</p>
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- Amherst College. POSSIBLE APPEAL: intellectual students, lots of school spirit because of the smaller size, Ivy-league caliber education, small discussion-based classes, no graduate program, beautiful campus and surrounding area, part of a 5 college consortium which offers students the opportunity to take a wider array of classes and a fuller social atmosphere. POTENTIAL DRAWBACKS: rural location, no business major (philosphy of LAS is that you go to graduate school to major in business), the weather, small in size.
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<p>I like Amherst, but for as selective as it is, there are other options that I would prefer.</p>
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- Haverford College POSSIBLE APPEAL: strong academics, highly student-oriented, strong sense of community and comraderie, laidback and friendly student body, attractive campus, academic consortium with Swarthmore & Bryn Mawr & Penn, convinient to Philadelphia, large sports involvement and interest (DIII so not as competitive), student honor stressed through Honor Code. POTENTIAL DRAWBACKS: the Honor Code (depending on your take of it... be sure to look into the Haverford Honor Code before applying), very small student body, Quaker tradition stressed, no business major (LAS philosophy once again).
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<p>The small student body is a negative. The honor code is a positive, but not in the 'I need that' way. </p>
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- Brown University POSSIBLE APPEAL: Ivy League reputation, strong academics, no course requirements, diverse population, very liberal, attractive campus, very social scene, urban environment of Providence (not overly urban). POTENTIAL DRAWBACKS: very liberal (depending on how open you are this is could be good or bad), active fraternity scene (depends on what you're looking for once again), large graduate program.</p>
<p>*If the Haverford Honor Code doesn't appeal to you (or you really like both Haverford and Amherst), try Swarthmore.
*If the liberalness of Brown appeals to you, also try Swarthmore and (in addition) Vassar.
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<p>Brown's liberalness is over the top, but I am fairly liberal, so that wouldn't be too big a problem. Also, I would like to experience some diversity compared to my current 97% white school. What worldly perspective do you gain if you've only seen a specific flavor of it?</p>