<p>I’ll third the suggestion - if you have one school you like and one you don’t like, but it’s much higher ranked and you’re qualified, it’s generally possible to find a similar higher ranked school that has the characteristics of the well-liked lower ranked school. </p>
<p>The exception would be if you are looking for something very specific and rare - top-ranked politically conservative LACs, for example. If you don’t like W&L, you’re pretty much out of luck in that case, though if you loosen your requirements a bit, a compromise can generally be found.</p>