Where to go?

College Search & Selection
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<p>So, after great disapointment over my rejections, I've started to look twoards which school I want to attend next year. If you got into this list of schools, which one would you pick?</p>

<p>All of the schools I have been accepted into:
-University of Portland
-University of Utah (in Honors Program)
-Bryn Mawr
-Smith
-Lewis & Clark
-Sarah Lawrence</p>

<p>*Some things to consider: *</p>

<p>-I plan on applying as a transfer to Vassar and Colgate next year, if that influences your vote. </p>

<p>-Despite the great community, music scene, freedom of choice in study, and proximity to NYC, I am am not convinced that I will be able to keep up with the loose structure of Sarah Lawrence. They did, however, give me a $12,000 scholarship that is renewable for 3 years.</p>

<p>-My entire family (other than my immediate family that live here) reside in UT. Normally, this would be okay, but I do not get along with most of my family and do not want to have them breathing down my neck for money, time, etc. That's just one stress I feel that I do not need on top of my studies in college.</p>

<p>-I really liked the University of Portland when I visited the school, but I fear that because they are not listed on most school rating websites that their name is not known well enough to seem impressive on a transfer application. I was, however, given a scholarship for $56,000 for 4 years.</p>

<p>-I have gone to an all girls school for the past 8 years and feel that I want to move on to a Co-Ed institution. But at the same time, I do not want to write off Smith or Bryn Mawr just because of that, because they are considerably the best schools on my list. On this note, however, I will say that I am not too fond of the personality of the typical Bryn Mawr student. I apologize in advance if you are close with a Bryn Mawr student, or are one yourself, but in my experience I have never met one that was slightly interesting. On the otherhand, Bryn Mawr has the best dorms on my entire list (minus some of the University of Utah's Honors housing).</p>

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<p>I live right by Bryn Mawr and spend a lot of time in the area, and yes many of those women can be very stuck up. The surrounding area is a lot of fun though with much to offer and there are plenty of other schools nearby with fun intellectual students to interact with. Also Bryn Mawr College is constantly with students from Haverford so don’t worry about being with all girls. The academics are very well recognized and the students at Bryn Mawr have often been referred to as “intellectually sexy”.</p>

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<p>Smith is nearby and in a consortium with three coed schools including UMass. The opportunity is there to have a lot of coed experiences while attending one of the best schools in the country.</p>

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<p>Because I am from Portland, and know a little about the schools you got into, I have a little advice: if you are already set on transferring in one or two years, don’t feel the need to be by family, and have already attended an all girls school, I would definitely advocate for one of the two Portland schools on your list. Portland is an interesting city, and both schools (L&C and PSU) are well regarded here. If you got scholarships on top of that, even better, that way you won’t be carrying debt from your first few years of college over to your dream university. That being said, if you end up in Portland, be prepared: you may not want to transfer after a year or two, so be open minded.</p>