<p>I chose Harvard over Amherst with Schupf Scholar. I think top LACs are incredible, and like gibby said, you’d get the same education at Harvard and a top LAC. </p>
<p>However, Harvard’s research activity is much, much higher than Amherst’s. (obviously, Harvard is a research university) Which means I’d have much more opportunities in the biological sciences in terms of lab/research positions. And I actually like the community feel of Harvard more than Amherst. Maybe it’s because my high school class is very small (my class had 112 students) and I feel like I want to get to know and interact with more people, and I would still have smaller community within Harvard (the House.) Amherst students are just as smart as Harvard students, but by numbers, Harvard has more of them. </p>
<p>Plus, Harvard’s financial aid package was far superior than Amherst’s (or any other package FWIW.)</p>