Some people have greatly dismissed the fact that we are dealing with an international student here. This in itself should largely influence what OP’s decision should be, because OP can get a fine education at any of these schools. Suggesting that Pomona and Amherst can help graduates internationally as much as UChicago can just tells me about how much you understand the struggle of being an international student. This is not about the schools in themselves. This is about OP’s future. OP’s degree, or where it’s from, is not important to the lottery machine that will decide whether OP will be able to work in the US after four years. If OP is not able to, OP would greatly benefit from UChicago’s name while looking for working outside of US.