Marslyr
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I'm having difficulty finalizing my choice of school and was hoping that the SF hive mind might be able to offer some advice.
I'm currently torn between two very different schools. Small liberal arts school - Kalamazoo College vs Large state school UMass Amherst. And comparing the two is definitely apples and oranges.
Some differences:
Cost. Kalamazoo is about 2x as expensive as umass a year, and at Kalamazoo I would be looking at a little over a years worth of debt.
Location; UMass is (big surprise) in Amherst, MA, Kalamazoo is in Kalamazoo, MI.
I would consider Kalamazoo to be a stronger school academically (high % going on to grad school/phd) and it has a very streamlined plan for studying abroad (85% of their students do) and other similar opportunites.
On the flip side, at UMass you have the chance to study at the 4 other schools "in the valley" whcich include Hampshire college, and Amherst College.
As for me, I'm not looking for law, or med, or anyrhing super competitive like that, and I'm thinking to major in psych.
Thoughts?
I'm currently torn between two very different schools. Small liberal arts school - Kalamazoo College vs Large state school UMass Amherst. And comparing the two is definitely apples and oranges.
Some differences:
Cost. Kalamazoo is about 2x as expensive as umass a year, and at Kalamazoo I would be looking at a little over a years worth of debt.
Location; UMass is (big surprise) in Amherst, MA, Kalamazoo is in Kalamazoo, MI.
I would consider Kalamazoo to be a stronger school academically (high % going on to grad school/phd) and it has a very streamlined plan for studying abroad (85% of their students do) and other similar opportunites.
On the flip side, at UMass you have the chance to study at the 4 other schools "in the valley" whcich include Hampshire college, and Amherst College.
As for me, I'm not looking for law, or med, or anyrhing super competitive like that, and I'm thinking to major in psych.
Thoughts?