CMC vs UT Austin vs UW Madison

crouton
Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:07:57 +0000

Hi. Im a senior and just got accepted to all three. heres what im thinking

money is not an issue, we make plenty, but i dont want to spend the extra 15k per year at claremont (as opposed to austin and madison) if its not really worth it… but really, its not that big of a deal
sports are a pretty big deal to me… madison and austin have a leg up, but claremont does actually have some good rivalries and lots of competitive intramural stuff
social life… i dont want to go to college just to party and drink but having an active social life/good dorm life and whatnot is important
weather. id prefer colder weather to warmer weather usually, but id take warmer weather over too cold weather, but colder weather over too warm weather… basically im worried that UT will be too hot and UW too cold… but i think claremont, weather wise is just right
academics
prestige
i know there are huge difference between austin/madison and Claremont. But, the thing is that Claremont isnt the typical LAC. Its part of a consortium, so not only do i get to take classes at claremont but i get to take them at harvey mudd, pomona, pitzer and scripps. So i get the class offerings/student pop of a mid-large uni, but the class size of a smaller LAC. also, claremont was voted by Princeton review in like, the top 20 for quality of life, food, dorms, happiest students etc.


interested in majoring in a humanities related direction - history, english, journalism, politcs, international relations… i really dont know, but strong humanities

thanks for any help and any opinions