Hey there! Looking for advice on which college to attend. I was admitted to several colleges, but as it stands Wellesely, Vassar, Smith and Middlebury are my top choices (still waiting for Brown and Reed-- but I’m assuming I won’t get into Brown).
About me: I’m interested in politics, international affairs, but also documentary film-making/photography and conceptual art. I think I’d like to go into journalism in the future. Extra-circulars I do are interning at a social advocacy law firm where I take photos/make videos, president of my Model United Nations team, diversity club, and queer-straight alliance. My biggest concern with this process is finding a school that is academically rigorous, while not overbearing. Yet, I don’t want to go to a school that is a liberal echo-chamber. Although I identify as a democrat I want to go somewhere that my views will be challenged, and do am afraid of “PC” over-censorship. I’m not sure if I’d actually go to Middlebury, I’m really not preppy at all (listen to indie music, dress alternatively, etc.) and feel as though I won’t fit in there. I’m also a lesbian-- but as I understand it all these schools are pretty accepting. I love Wellesley for its academics and the shared intellectually curiosity, but do worry if even there its too preppy or if the rigor dissuades people form exploring the arts. I like smith and vassar but worry they both might be liberal echo chambers where my intellectual growth my be limited.