<p>Hello all. Hope you've been getting lots of good college news and are not having too difficult a time selecting your future alma mater (or are enjoying spring break, if you're in college).</p>
<p>I've recently had the great luck of being admitted to the three above schools, but I am having quite the hard time deciding where I'd like to go. I will be visiting Swarthmore in a few weeks, and if I can find the money, will be visiting Wesleyan and Chicago as well.</p>
<p>That being said, would any knowledgeable posters be willing to help me sort out my colleges? I'll write a little bit about myself below to give you an idea of what makes me tick:</p>
<p>*Biracial male (Thai/Jewish)
*Middle class family and have to say that I feel most comfortable in an environment that is not wrapped up in totally upper-class values and does not encourage people to flaunt their wealth or possessions
*Financial aid is a large factor in my decision
*Interested in studying either English, Film Studies (edge to Wes), or a social science (psychology, most so)
*Want small classes, intense discussions in and outside of class, BUT a down-to-earth, not pretentious or ivory tower intellectual life (As much as I love philosophizing and debating, I don't want to be around people who take themselves too seriously or always feel the need to top others)
*Passionate about writing, discussion, learning but I have extreme difficulty sitting down and working for more than four or five hours at a time
*Not a huge party guy or a big sports fan but would love to experience some fun parties and have a diverse, lively, exciting social scene
*I like Wesleyan's lack of core curriculum in that I want a degree of academic freedom, but I don't know much about Swarthmore's requirements and Chicago's distribution requirements intimidate me a little (though I love the idea of being an intellectually rounded person)</p>