@samantha827 There is an excellent thread on College Confidential from May 2015 titled “My (semi-coherent) Admission Story” by the Original Poster (OP) “butterfreesnd” --go to College Admissions and then click Admissions Hindsight and Lessons Learned category where an applicant takes us through his or her college application experience and narrows down the two final choices to Tufts and Washington U. in St. Louis. The OP explains in good detail the pros and cons of Tufts and Washington in St. Louis. I think you might find it helpful. The OP chose Washington in St Louis. I am copying and pasting the link to that thread: i hope this link works. If not, you can find it by following the steps i mentioned above.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/18428515#Comment_18428515