@JHS
- Yep, the general consensus i’m receiving from replies is that the divide is not as bad as I have read from reviews on college niche.
- One thing though is that i'm more drawn to the colleges in the claremont consortium - HMC for trying out CS electives (which students at Amherst have been telling me are weak in the college, but steadily improving), and CMC for finance + government courses (I had also applied to CMC but got wait-listed). Though i'm sure Smith or UMass have strong departments/ courses, I should probably do more research into that.
- I'd never actually seen the positives of having a graduate school in that respect. I'll keep note of this, thanks.