USNWR: To what extent?

<p>Looking at rankings to get an idea about a college isn’t a bad idea, but I wouldn’t base it entirely/100% on that, or even the majority of your decision. Base your choice more off of the strength in your major if you are mostly certain about that as well as the fit. Everything you’ve listed is a small LAC so they are similar in that way but you need to determine which one offers the best fit for you (and then consider things like $ if that’s a factor in your decision, talk to parents about it). Rankings aren’t going to tell you if you’ll like the fit at the school, and fit is important especially at small schools like that, like a previous poster mentioned too.</p>

<p>If you have specific questions, I go to Illinois Wesleyan and you say you’ve been accepted to IWU, so I’d be happy to help you for that one. Congrats on your acceptances so far!</p>