Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 20:09     Subject: Best "top" school / program for an undecided
SLAC for sure!!!
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 20:05     Subject: Best "top" school / program for an undecided
Mine liked the SLACs for that reason.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 20:03     Subject: Best "top" school / program for an undecided
Anonymous wrote:
any large top public university = lots of options


Not lots of options at top public universities because many of them admit you to a particular school and transferring to a different major in another school is often difficult if not impossible.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 19:43     Subject: Best "top" school / program for an undecided
Anonymous wrote:
any large top public university = lots of options


Often more expensive than private.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 19:20     Subject: Best "top" school / program for an undecided
Anonymous wrote:SLAC all the way

SLACs are not top schools.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 18:57     Subject: Best "top" school / program for an undecided
Anonymous wrote:
any large top public university = lots of options

However, hypothetical options may be reduced by inflexible academic divisions or competitive entry to majors at universities of this type.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 18:45     Subject: Best "top" school / program for an undecided
SLAC all the way
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 17:53     Subject: Best "top" school / program for an undecided
Dartmouth.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 17:30     Subject: Best "top" school / program for an undecided

any large top public university = lots of options
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 17:21     Subject: Best "top" school / program for an undecided
HYPSM, Dartmouth, Brown
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 15:34     Subject: Best "top" school / program for an undecided
Any top 20
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 15:28     Subject: Best "top" school / program for an undecided
SLACs-Williams, Holy Cross, Colgate, Davidson. Williams is D3 while HC and Colgate are D1 Patriot League. Holy Cross has the highest profile sports program of LACs and they are playing Georgetown in football at Fenway Park Saturday.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 15:18     Subject: Best "top" school / program for an undecided
Consider colleges with open curricula, such as those in this site, which includes suggestions with both Division I and Division III athletics programs:

The Best Colleges with an Open Curriculum - College Transitions https://share.google/KK5ZyCEmYW6WKUfer
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 14:51     Subject: Best "top" school / program for an undecided
Choose any top 20.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2025 14:50     Subject: Best "top" school / program for an undecided
If you could go to any top school/program (ie, a highly recruited athlete with strong grades), what would be a good choice if you didn't know what you wanted to do? For example, would having a degree from Wharton make it overly difficult to pivot into another field if you decided to try something else after your first job, compared to having gone through a general undergraduate program?