Occidental V. Dickinson College

annarunner
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:51:27 +0000

I am trying to decide between Occidental and Dickinson. I realize these are two very different schools, but to me they seem equal academically, correct me if I am mistaken. I currently live in Washington, so neither one is very close to home. I have visited both campuses (and I liked both), but it was during the summer so I didn’t get a full sense of the campus atmosphere and I don’t have enough money to visit again. I got wonderful financial packages from both, so financially they are nearly equal (Dickinson has a slight advantage). I am interested in majoring in International Affairs and minoring in a foreign language. Also, I may run cross country and track. Any thoughts/experience you have with these colleges would be much appreciated! :)