Carleton, Oberlin, Macalester--help with choices please!

lulubird
Sat, 29 Mar 2014 19:10:34 +0000

Hi everyone. I overapplied, and I have narrowed down the schools that accepted me to Carleton, Oberlin, Hamilton, and
Macalester. There’s also Brandeis, but I’m leaning much more towards the midwest LACs.
I want to major in bio/biochem/neuroscience, and be involved in choral music. I want to be surrounded by friendly, unique, welcoming individuals. While I’m interested in the topic of political science, I don’t want a ton of people protesting and debating around with me–I’m not a very argumentative person. I’m not concerned with weather. I received significantly more money from Hamilton, but I don’t think I would fit in with the East coast culture. Oberlin and Carleton gave me nearly the same amount.

Since I got my Carleton decision early, I’ve grown very attached to it. It’s extremely academically rigorous, has a really quirky, friendly student body, and just seems a good fit to my personality. Oberlin is a close second, as I know it’s similar to Carleton in many aspects. I had really nice interviews with these two schools in particular. But I’m concerned that the conservatory will make spots in high level choirs more competitive. Basically, I’m torn between the two, but I feel that I would really love Carleton in particular. :(
P.S. I’m going to visit both, and do overnight stays.