| First of all, there is no ONE factor that's the most important, since each school is different and one person may love a small school and another may love a big school...The other thing is that "intended major" isn't always how it works out and you may go in saying "I'm going to be a doctor" and come out saying "Now I know that I want to be an engineer" and it's very likely (most people actually do change their majors sometime over their university careers)...so yes,
I say find a place where you feel at home, because wherever you go will be your home for probably 4 years (maybe more, maybe less)...and so a place where you'll be comfortable. Maybe that has to do with the vibe and maybe that has to do with the location. Your best bet is to visit the schools, spend a night, do whatever possible to get to know each school beyond the statistics, get to know what it's really like...Then you'll have a better idea of what you're looking for. |