<p>Actually, most of my problems had to do with the fact Smith was a single-sex college and that it lacked research opportunities in animal behavior of a kind that interested me. I was somewhat disappointed with lack of rigour in courses I happened to take. Both Swarthmore and UChicago would solve these problems, I think -they would both solve the first two for sure. Honestly, in real life I’m not much of a complainer at all, and I rather liked what community feel there was at Smith and at my small high school. I’m just going into agonizing detail over other possible problems with colleges in my struggle to differentiate what I could get out of education at Swarthmore vs. UChicago for my decision-process. I half-suspect I’d have more fun at Swarthmore, but mature/learn more at UChicago -but who knows? After three years at a hardcore math and science charter school and then a year at a women’s college, fun sounds awfully tempting…</p>