<p>I have to make a desicion between Stanford, Duke, UC Berekeley and UCLA…I don’t quite know what to do…</p>
<p>uh…visit each school and overnight and see which you like best?</p>
<p>Have you been admitted to all these universities bro?</p>
<p>Impressive, I should say.</p>
<p>Apply to all and see where you get in. They may help you with your decisions.</p>
<p>Only choose a school you can spell…</p>
<p>Where do you live? Personally, I wouldn’t want to be too far from home, so if I lived on the east coast, I’d chose Duke, and if the west, I’d not choose it. You may not think this is that bog a deal, but think of all the flights and such. My sister goes to school 1 hour from our house (Columbia - we live in CT), and is able to come home whenever she wants/needs to (but she isnt so close that shes not able to go life college life to the fullest)</p>
<p>For undergrad, I would choose either Duke or Stanford, over Berkeley. US Berkeley is great, but as an undergrad, a private school like Stanford will support you infinitely more than a school like Berkeley.</p>
<p>I don’t know how much help I can be for you, but I chose to go to Brown over all of those schools (expect Duke, I didn’t apply there). I am from Stanford though, so if you have any questions about it I would be happy to answer.</p>
<p>Yeah Stanford is my first priority college.
But I have some question about it:
- I know it works by trimester and that the classes are a scurry to get into, how can I be succesful in this type of school</p>
<p>2) I know freshmen has to stay in dorms, but can they bring cars…I heard they probably can’t…</p>
<p>3) I have some more questions, but I ll ask you later…if that okay</p>
<p>My take is the opposite of Kit’s: if you live on one coast, think seriously about going to school on the other coast. You may never have a better time to explore, in several dimensions. Proximity to home is an often overrated criterion, imo.</p>
<p>Oh…and what Mini and LSR said.</p>
<p>My personal preference for a school would be with TheDad, but each person needs to know themself. If you value being close to family and friends and want to be able to get home then in the same region may be the right choice. On the other hand college if you think of college as a time to explore a new area, like TheDad suggests, in a way that a tourist never can, go far.</p>
<p>i agree mikemac and thedad, almost all the schools i’m applying to are a long plane flight away-need to see something new and not rely on parents…</p>
<p>btw, young_gunner:
I don’t know whether stanford freshman can have cars, but i think it’s pretty much a bike school anyways (i could be wrong tho)</p>
<p>young_gunner:
well, it technically isn’t a trimester system. it’s called quarters, but it is efectively three terms. Most colleges in CA run on this system. it allows you to take many more classes, but is fast. most of my friends haven’t had problems adjusting to it from high school. most love it! freshmen are not allowed to have cars on campus, sorry.</p>