<p>Mine is diversity, student density, campus size, physical apperance, academics, majors.
What's yours?? =P</p>
<p>Hmm. Academics, size, physical appearance, student body/diversity, majors, extracurriculars offered, big athletics, and Greek life.</p>
<p>offers my major
high SATs
sophisticated culture
intellectual atmosphere
close to home
not urban</p>
<p>It should be quality of your fellow students, then everything else.</p>
<p>IMO, the determinants of a quality undergrad academic experience are:
- the quality of your peers
- the size of the classroom that you learn in
- the quality of the instruction that you receive
- the institution’s financial strength and its willingness to spend on efforts to support undergraduate students</p>
<p>I also believe that there is a lot more to choosing a college than the academic environment as you will have 150+ hours per week outside of the classroom. I would look for a strong social life and judge it based on the following:</p>
<p>*Welcoming nature and friendliness of the students
*Musical scene (both locally and for bands that come through)
*Athletic scene for entertainment purposes, ie, sports teams
*Greek life (good or bad)
*Strength of party scene
*Size, diversity and cohesiveness of the student body and how this impacts social life
*Weather and its impact on social activities
*Proximity to urban life/arts
*Student activities including community service, club activities, intramural sports, etc.
*Alcohol and drug scene</p>
<p>For Me (And this is why I love UCI):</p>
<p>-Top Programs in Health Science
-Ability To Do Drama
-Prestige, Rank
-Nice Dorms
-Food
-Financial Paying Ability
-In-N-Ou
-Diversity
-Close to the beach
-Close to shopping malls
-Close to Home but not right next to (3 hours away)
-Grad School Opportunities</p>
<p>Honestly I just wanted a university in a city with a good pre-professional program for Physician Asst. studies. </p>
<p>I was just lucky enough that Drexel had what I wanted at an affordable price.</p>
<p>Size: I don’t want to go to a school where I’m simply a number </p>
<p>Campus Life: There needs to be a social sceen of some kind. I refuse to spend weekends reading Chaucer not because I don’t want to, but because there is nothing else to do </p>
<p>Financial Aid: I would like to go to a college and not feel guilty that my parents are going broke</p>