Congratulations on all of your admits! I would recommend doing a a couple of different things:
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Do a 4-year plan for each school, filling in any general ed/distribution requirements, major requirements, etc. This alone may reveal significant preferences for you.
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List out what is important to you in a college and the relative importance of those items. Then score the colleges on each of those items. (This post provides a much better description with an example of a student’s priorities and scoring: Parents of the HS Class of 2025 - #9032 by sbinaz. This family uses this system for a student to help make choices between schools.)
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If at all possible, visit. It does not need to be on an admitted student day, a regular day is just fine (and many think, even better). Check the vibe on campus, sit in on some classes, eat in the dining hall, talk with a variety of students, etc.
In terms of the specific schools you’re considering, here are a few links or individuals who may be able to provide you more first-hand feedback:
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UW: Just yesterday in the parents’ thread there were a number of comments about Seattle weather and UW, starting with this post: Parents of the HS Class of 2025 - #8993 by Izzy74
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Case Western: This post was pretty detailed in its impressions of CWRU. I think OH/NY/PA campus visit recommendations: help me plan - #68 by goldbug. And here’s a thread for a student who was debating between Case and Northeastern (though for engineering), but there are some comments about the towns/schools generally that might be helpful in your thinking process: Case Western vs Northeastern (very urgent) for Mechanical Engineering
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IU: I wrote about it in this thread and by the feedback, it seems many agreed with it: Colleges with Admit Rates of 60-100%: Schools You’ve Liked and Why (NO REPLIES) - #95 by AustenNut
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UC Davis: @tamagotchi’s family has visited here several times and may be able to provide additional feedback.
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Northeastern: I believe that @Mom270 and @dnapier have kids that attend and have been pleased with their experiences.