Hello,
I was recently accepted at all these schools, and I was wondering what the general impression of which school someone would pick. I'm leaning towards Uchicago and columbia, because of the core curriculum and intellectual spirit, as well as the prestige (not going to lie) but I'm torn then. I am leaning towards majoring in the humanities, such as public policy, government, literature, economics, etc. I have a few questions, and please don't take any offense to them, I'm just trying to build a collective opinion.
1) Is there a reason why Brown and Duke would be chosen over Columbia and Uchicago if I like the core curriculum best?
2) How is the social life like at chicago and columbia?
3) Chicago is rising up in ranking (us news) but columbia is decreasing in acceptance rate (5.8 percent '2021), which do you think is the generally most "prestigious school"? I'm so sorry if this is not an acceptable question to ask.
4) Does the factor of being an "ivy" matter or does chicago permeate those standards?
5) What are the different adj to describe each "student"?
Thanks so much!
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