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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Serious question.  What is a good resource where we can look at various factors beyond admissions rates, GPA, and test scores?  Size of classes, dorm life, social activities, rural/urban setting, safety, etc?  Would prefer a written guide so we can flip through and look at all the options, but the USNWR and Princeton guides seem a bit spare on the variables we are interested in.[/quote]

Unfortunately, the real answer is there isn't a great way. It's like wondering whether you should take the job in Boston or Seattle. Intangibles like weather and whether you click with your hosts (student guides here) end up influencing your impressions. It's hard to know what's real and genuine and what's just a blip.

Back in the day, the Preppy Guide was very good. The author called it as she she saw it. That kind of opinionated writing doesn't exist anymore when it comes to colleges. Fiske and Princeton are bland.

In the end, nothing really beats a visit. My DC rejected several schools that way. It's a vibe. They click or they don't.

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