Williams vs. Amherst vs. Columbia vs. Yale

merc81
Sat, 28 Mar 2015 01:23:39 +0000

As a supplement to the excellent opinions you have received here, read through, “Harvard College, or an LAC?” in the Harvard forum. The colleges are different, but the theme is similar. The difference in your case is that your preference regarding location seems more obvious. LACs do offer a style of education that large universities may not be able to match; a great factor if you are drawn to their locations as well – and many are. But as you implied in your personal considerations, New York City is New York City, and a Columbia education is a fine one. My only real suggestion is that you don’t depart too far from your instincts. The other, peripheral factors you mentioned will average out.