<p>Yes. My current plan is to see if Caltech passes two “checks”: 1) affordable 2) I’ll really enjoy it there. If either of those doesn’t work out, I’ll move on to looking at the rest of my schools, all of which will have to pass these same “checks.” Columbia has already passed check 2, because I really enjoyed myself when I visited and stayed overnight, but everyone’s claims about their engineering program’s weaknesses is making me reconsider. Could anyone provide more insight on Duke vs. Columbia? I’ll just say that I like Columbia’s location more, Duke’s weather more, campuses are kind of tied, and probably Columbia’s “student life” a bit more. I have plans to get at least a minor (doubt I can take a second major, but if I can, maybe I will!) in business/economics, as it’d be a good pairing with engineering. Would one of these be better than the other for that? My focus is still engineering, particularly aeronautical.</p>
<p>I’d like to continue thanking everyone for their insight as well; it’s really helping me as I compare schools and look at each one’s pro’s and con’s.</p>