Columbia vs UChicago vs Princeton

vonnegut
Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:08:06 +0000

Hey all!

I was somehow admitted to these three schools. I’ve visited all of the campuses, and I still am unsure of where I want to go (however, I’ll be going to admitted students days very soon). I’m not sure what I want to major in, but I have some general ideas. I’m considering comp. lit/english, film, biology, and philosophy. I’ve lived right next to NYC all my life, so the plain “WOW!” factor of New York isn’t really coming into play for me with Columbia. I want an intellectual student body that is also very celebratory of diversity. Oh, and Princeton and Chicago gave me virtually the same amount of money, while if I go to Columbia, my family will have to pay like 12 thousand dollars more yearly, and I will have to do workstudy for at least two years, whereas at the other two schools, I won’t be required to work at all (however, I have heard that columbia will match it’s peer institutions’ $ offer? any truth to it?).

I’m open to any and all advice you may have. Thanks!