Thanks for advice so far. I think I’m going to live on campus, but avoid greek life and find living arrangements that aren’t exclusively for freshmen. Meeting and networking with grad students also seems like a great idea. I’m well aware of what my interests and desired major are (economics).
As for schools, I won’t hear back from most until April 1, but here they are. @warblersrule, you make a good point, but there seems to be a trend in that schools like UWashington tend to be more prestigious than places like Evergreen State, which has a higher average age.
Heard from:
UConn (accepted)
University of Arizona (accepted)
Charleston (accepted)
Waiting on:
UVA
Williams
Tulane
NYU
UNC Chapel Hill
UChicago
UMich
The only schools I’ve gotten into so far are more or less safeties. I think a place like NYU would be a great fit in this context (large urban setting).