<p>You certainly have an interesting bunch of choices there…and varied. Usually when you visit campuses you notice that birds of a feather flock together. Different colleges attract people who are somewhat similar in types. That probably makes sense. A certain type likes small colleges and rural and another large colleges or urban. </p>
<p>Syracuse is ranked #53 by US News and BU is ranked #60. The population there you will probably find are more cerebral and deep thinkers/planners. As someone that likes to wing it, you might want to consider that.</p>