<p>You might want to check out the Princeton Review best colleges guidebook on the two schools…its pretty accurate. I transferred from Columbia to Dartmouth; personally the greater attention, more available resources, and stronger community made Dartmouth a better experience for me. I can see others not caring about these factors and enjoying the diversity and access to NYC. They are very different schools among the Ivies, are you visiting them both for accepted students weekends?</p>