<p>I need some advice on how to decide where to apply early! I had narrowed it down to Columbia, UPenn, & Cornell, but I decided to leave Cornell for regular decision because I really want to go to a city school. I live in a suburb of Albany, NY and so I've always wanted to go somewhere urban for college. A big campus isn't really a top priority issue for me, but I want to definitely get a college feel. Obviously I can't expect the same kind of experience as I'd get with a place like Cornell, but I want to feel like part of a student body and that the school does more for me than just give me classes.</p>
<p>I'm majoring in Biomedical Engineering and I plan to pursue a Ph.D after undergraduate. I know the standings are super close so I wasn't sure if the prestige was a factor for when I'm applying to graduate school, for which I'd hope to go somewhere really good also. I'm pretty math/science and research oriented, but I love history and like reading, so I'm not worried about Core or no Core.</p>
<p>I have visited all three of these schools, and I honestly liked all of them. I was kinda leaning towards Upenn because of its half campus half city feel, but I went to NYC again this past weekend and I thought about how cool it would be to be there, even though I can easily visit whenever.</p>
<p>I can post my stats or more information or whatever else if that helps. Please tell me what you think!</p>