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[quote=Anonymous]I'll give you my biased opinion. My kid loves the open curriculum at Amherst but it is in somewhat of a rural area. UMASS is about 2 miles away with ~27k students and gets to have the state flagship experience.

AC @ under 2k students is small and that comes with it's issues. But my kid wanted nothing like the mandated Core at Columbia (we're from the NYC area so have visited the school). Both Columbia and Rice are in large cities so also offer a different vibe. I've heard good things about Rice to be honest but never visited.

All 3 are great choices, Columbia is still an Ivy and will carry more clout than the other 2 but knowing kids attending CU it does feel very 'adult NYC vibe' (competitive, large classes 1st year and little sense of belonging to a college community).

Amherst + Rice network is smaller but very strong and a rich endowment will provide plenty of opportunities considering their size. You can't "hide" and not be noticed at Rice  + Amherst the way you can at Columbia.

College is all up to what your kid is willing to do and experience.

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