<p>I highly recommend that you and son hop on a plane and get to the upcoming admitted student’s weekend at Dartmouth (it might be this coming weekend . . .). My DS was thinking U of Washington (where he had a nice offer) – but Dartmouth offered a spot, so off he went to take a look. He absolutely loves it and has not looked back. It is far from home but we manage.<br>
The final choice is the kid’s. But you can insist that he take an honest and complete look at his options. Haul him off and go kick the tires! If nothing else, you’ll be showing him how to really review choices throughly. All that for the cost of a plane ticket? A no brainer! IMHO.</p>