STUCK: Willamette or U Redlands?

conflicted4lifee
Tue, 22 Apr 2014 06:59:56 +0000

Hi everyone. I am an senior in high school from the Bay Area who has been admitted to both Willamette U in Salem, Orgeon, and U Redlands, in Redlands, CA (SoCal). These schools are run very similarly (small student body, small student to teacher ratio) but their location/weather/student body are very different. I visited both schools and fell equally in love…I just don’t know what to do, and no adults or fellow students have provided any good advice to me!

I want to major in Political Science, and I want to go to law school. I think I want to transfer to USC or NYU after my sophomore year, but we will see. I got a little bit more merit aid at Redlands than Willamette, but Willamette has a better average ranking…almost 100 higher on the Forbes list of schools than Redlands.
I found that Redlands students were much more laid-back and less hipster than Willamette. But…Willamette has a wonderful polisci program, and is across the street from State buildings where students get internships. But it’s so cold in Oregon!

Any advice at all would be great. I love honest POVs so pros and cons both welcome. thanks.