<p>Thanks for clarifying phatasmagoric. And thanks guys for giving your opinions. I’m not really into athletics; I probably would like to be involved in something, although I am not quite sure yet; I’d have to see what is offered. Diversity is nice, but isn’t essential for what I am looking for in a college. As far as interests outside bioengineering, they are pretty diverse, diverging a bit into chemistry, physics and into philosophy. And my mother is from Wisconsin and she says the weather is better in Cali then in somewhere in the east, and somehow I’ll take her word for it. I am in Southern Cali, so I assume Stanford is more at home. Caltech is basically 45 minutes where I am, so it’ll be very convenient for me and my parents, but they still can manage Stanford and Yale distance. I still though was curious about the old-school atmosphere of Yale at one point. But yes I will definitely try visiting Stanford, especially since I found they are covering traveling expenses to their prefrosh weekend 26th-28th. I will also look at Caltech and Yale, but Yale will have to wait until I get this financial aid statement problem resolved.</p>