<p>Janerdoo, My son is a sophomore at Williams. He applied to Williams ED so he was never in your (quite enviable) position of having to choose between Williams and Yale, but among the ivies, Yale and Brown were his favorites. Yale is very, very appealing. After all, it’s Yale! Academically both are excellent, but I would give Williams the edge for student-to-professor interaction. My son chose Williams on the strength of the community and the natural beauty of the surroundings. He’s been delighted with the kids, the faculty, his courses, the ambience, the dorms, the social scene, the whole experience. </p>
<p>My son is not a musician, but several of his friends are and they reinforce that Williams has a strong commitment to music. (Same goes for biology.)
I direct you to this thread on the Search and Selection Board, especially Mini’s comments regarding Williams music department.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=39327[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=39327</a></p>