<p>UConn is a good school, but it’s not top-tier state-U (think Michigan, Berkeley, Wisconsin, Illini) </p>
<p>As a Mass. resident, you might have been better off at UMass, but that’s a different discussion.</p>
<p>Don’t confuse academic rigor for competitiveness. Brandeis has lots of the former and not so much of the latter, that’s why it’s med-school admit rate is 90% or more.</p>