Which college should I accept? (international)

diggiz
Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:26:14 +0000

I am kind of deciding between UMich or Williams. I understand UCLA is a good school with good weather (suited to Indians) plus a large Asian population in a great city though I have never visited. My concerns are that I may feel lost in a big university and I may not be able to get the classes that I would want. Also, I believe that most classes are very large and mostly taught by TAs, although UCLA seems to be ranked pretty high for Mathematics. I also read that a lot of students are from California itself, so most would go home over the weekend, which does not sound good.

UMich is also a large school though the RC may make it feel smaller, I hope. Weather is cold but that may not be bad since it would be different from India and some snow would be a welcome change! It seems less racially diverse but that doesn’t worry me too much since I can get along with most people, as long as they are friendly and welcoming.

Most of the answers seem to suggest Williams, and I do tend to agree that it might be a better fit for me. The biggest concern is that almost no one in my country has heard of Williams! So, going back to my country may not give me “a foot in the door” simply because of no name recognition. This may be of less importance if I decide to stay back in the US, but the current environment as I read in the newspapers, may make it difficult…I don’t know.