The student has not been accepted into any of the CBBs yet.
And now we are throwing in acceptance to its most competitive affiliation program? It’s way too premature.
OP. You would have a wonderful experience at any of these schools.
If you are ok with having only 115 other Asian students or roughly 60 Asian young men in the entire school. For me that would have no impact on my decision. But I am not Asian and don’t have any strong cultural ties.
The cold winters. It’s not like a weekend at Whistler with apres’ ski and all. And then back to relative comfortable weather. It’s cold. Cold cold. And very dark days with sun setting at 430pm after the clocks go back. And the spring has hints of warmth and then two feet of snow the next day.
I personally love it. Fireplaces good books and warm gear make it perfectly fine. But you have to decide if it’s all too much for you.
These schools are elite for a reason. The students like you are super smart, poised and interesting. Also driven. The resources they give to the students are off the charts. The options for entertainment, exercise and enrichment outside of the classroom are equally awesome. They know it’s cold and it’s far away. They bring things to campus for you that people wouldn’t believe.
And jumping in a car to go to Portland or Boston is a road trip for fun. Pro sports etc.