<p>Trofast1004:</p>
<p>I felt Brandeis students were more stressed on academics and less well-rounded. My experience at Hamilton: excellent education, faculty more dedicated to teaching than research (where I think the reverse is true at Brandeis), and a great overall collegiate experience. I majored in government and minored in history and </p>
<p>Most students end up in grad school or working in urban areas, namely Boston, New York and DC. They get that experience down the road. Less competition academically. People may counter that Brandeis is more diverse. Certainly it has more international students, however Hamilton is making good progress on diversifying its students. Indeed, they have a large number of first in the family to go to college folks. Further, I didn’t see much intellectual diversity at Brandeis, whereas at Hamilton there is a conservative voice institutionalized through the Alexander Hamilton Institute.</p>
<p>Good luck and let me know if you have additional questions.</p>