Having trouble deciding where to attend for engineering, would appreciate any advice. Assume net cost is not the deciding factor.
Rice:
Like: residential colleges, research opportunities, “Unconventional Wisdom”, not elitist, high EWB participation, small school, no fraternities
Dislike: no contacts in the area
Vanderbilt:
Like: Close to friends/extended family, music scene in Nashville
Dislike: “old money” vibe, fraternities
Dartmouth:
Like: liberal arts education/integrated engineering curriculum, academic flexibility/D-Plan (focus on a few classes at a time), #1 for study abroad, small school, outdoorsy
Dislike: fraternities, snow, no contacts in the area
Prestige/name-recognition holds absolutely zero sway with me except as much as it correlates to actual quality of academics and student life. I also got in to UIC and UIUC but prefer these schools because of their smaller size and significantly higher financial aid offered.