UC Berkeley, Oberlin, Macalester, or Sarah Lawrence?

Martha_Tibballs
Sun, 27 Mar 2022 23:47:52 +0000

Help me choose!
I go by she/her and these are my top choices at the moment - I’m fairly sure I want a small school but I am considering UC Berkeley because of how highly it’s regarded. I live in California so it would be just as affordable as my other schools which are all in the range of 30-40k per year. How much more weight (if any) does a degree from a school like Berkley have on job apps than schools like Mac and Oberlin?
I’m looking for a place to get a high quality education (studying something in the humanities/social sciences and arts) and find a solid group of friends which is why think a LAC is better for me because of personal attention from teachers and smaller class sizes. I am slightly more concerned at the social scene at my smaller school choices - will I be able to find ‘my people’ out of a smaller group?
I’m not heavily liberal or super involved in social activism although I don’t mind dipping my toe in that sort of thing - how dominating is the social justice/liberal scene at Oberlin/Sarah Lawrence?
Any advice on any of my choices would be greatly appreciated!