Type: Public
State: Colorado
Website: www.colostate.edu

Quick Overview:
Good library and computer facilities, great food outside campus, campus is safe and publications are common.

The word from: the Students

Between the vast array of majors available and the strong science programs there is a whole lot to get excited about at Colorado State University (CSU). Even with a large student body, every student can get his own individual attention when he needs it.
Professors are very much willing to help and very approachable, they also like knowing their students name, making the general environment a bit more familiar than the regular university. If however students feel the need for an even more personalized experience there is also the Honors Program, although it requires a little extra effort but the benefits are great in comparison.
Classes keep improving each year but introductory ones seem to be getting too large on size unfortunately for students.

There's not much time spent indoors at CSU, there is a lot of activities to be done outside and students know that. Among the immense variety of things to do there's biking, hiking, visiting the Horsetooth Reservoir, Poudre Canyon, camping, skiing, snowboarding, the list goes on. Some students can even skip classes to enjoy the outdoors activities. Regarding the few indoors activities that still exist, drinking and partying are the most usual ones. But even with this selection of "distractions", students still find a very good balance between schoolwork and all the rest. The town has a very community feeling to it and it's a very nice place to hang out with stores, restaurants and bars. It's no surprise that people don't go home much on weekends with this amount of things to do in and out of campus.

CSU has a student body typically composed of white, middle-class, athletic and tipically Coloradoan. In general people are very laid-back. Of course atypical students still exist and everyone still finds a niche to fit in. The large student body provides a large pool of cliques and groups for everyone but it's size and amount of people can be overwhelming for freshmen. Minorities seem to fit very well into the community since it's so friendly and open to others.

Type: Private
State: New Jersey
Website: www.princeton.edu

Princeton seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding.

Quick Overview:
Students are happy, great facilities, the campus feels safe




The word from: the Students

Princeton is well known for its history, high academic profile and their excellent financial aid policies. Studying here will be quite an experience and its network will change lives. Its undergrad focus gives students tremendous resources, they not only have the access to classes but also to a scholarly community. The school can fund students' own researches and that is very gratifying, this can be done because it has one of the nation's largest endowments. Princeton helps students with almost everything from studying abroad to working abroad as well as class trips. Its rigorous admission process brings some of the top young minds in America to one place and so the school has high expectations making you work hard and thus succeed.
Professors are very down-to-earth and love to interact with students, talk about ideas and goals but they have to be sought at.
The school's administration is very cooperative and does an excellent job in incorporating students opinions in various decisions they make.

At Princeton there's a very present logic among students, work hard, play hard. Academic discipline is very present but everyday there are so many interesting events going, either by students or the university that everyone is kept very busy going from one to another and studying in between. There is of course plenty of time on weekends for fun, sometimes though, sacrificing studying or sleeping. It has a small beautiful campus and so everyone lives close to each other. There is never a dull moment with lots of concerts, sporting events, performances and movies to attend.


Everyone has a nerd side in them at Princeton and some are even hyper ambitious who spend all their time studying. It's a friendly environment and people always ready to have fun. Students come from all over, different ethnicities, beliefs, passions and priorities but all very focused on their future careers. Most come from different backgrounds and have different pursuits in life. The small campus makes it so that everyone seems interconnected and at the same time it's size is enough to keep meeting new people.

Type: Private
State: Massachusetts
Website: www.harvard.edu

Harvard is known for global leadership in education, and the Harvard faculty is composed of men and women who are world-class scholars.

Quick Overview:
Great library, labs and computer facilities, diverse students on campus, student activism and publications are very common.




The word from: the Students

Harvard is a beautiful, historic college. Those who attend Harvard, find a dynamic universe which can either inspire and intimidate, later to find a enormous amount of opportunities to be taken advantage of. It can be very hard academically but it has a very good support structure to help freshmen with extensive advising programs. Those who do not participate in the schools life and go after what they want in consequence, don't gain access to the university's vast resources available.
The great concentration of highly intelligent and working people tends to generate a dormant competitiveness, even in clubs and partying, but it's a good thing as it keeps students highly motivated to work and study and exceed themselves. As in any college, some professors stand out more than others.
Overall though, they do an excellent job teaching and it's an incredible experience, the level of achievement is fantastic.
The administration is can be out of touch with students, most of the times, and resilient to changes but they do their job well and have the students' interests first of anything.

Students have a firm idea of what their study habits are when they come to Harvard. studying is part of the campus vibrant life and the surrounding community. The cities of Cambridge and Boston offer so many things to do, from watching a play to concerts, parties, movies or dine out, there's so much variety of what can be done for entertainment. There's also a pub on campus, an excellent place to hang and meet people.
Drinking is present on weekends at parties and Harvard's finals clubs but never a social must do. School-sponsored events include panels and movie screenings and there are also tremendous amounts of student organizations. Simply put, there is no boredom at Harvard, there's so many opportunities and so many passionate people here to do them with, for example, during freshman year the school organizes a lot of holiday/special events for people to get to know each other and conversations are always meaningful either debating a topic or interest.

A typical student can be defined by a common interest, the need and want to achieve. In general people here work a lot, don't sleep much and participate in a ton of extra curricular activities. They think highly of one another and everyone is great for one thing or another. All very down-to-earth, a lot of well-rounded people that aren't geniuses but still very good in most things. Diversity in campus is maintained thanks to the policy of admitting the best of the best, a lot of tolerance and acceptance for every kind of religion, race and social-economic background.

Type: Private
State: Connecticut
Website: http://www.yale.edu/

Yale is a university with honored traditions. In the diversity of its students, its global outlook, and its outstanding research, it is also a university of compelling change.

Quick Overview:
Great library and student made publications are a popular thing around campus


The word from: the Students

Amazing academics and extensive resources, that's how Yale can be summarized if we'd want to be simplistic. With a phenomenal in and out-of-class education and a very committed to learning student body, people attending Yale get a very good treatment when it comes to academics. There's a great focus on under graduates' education. Professors are required to teach at least one undergrad course per year and the residential college system implemented makes it even better, having administrative attention widely available and highly specialized. There's a huge amount of resources to aid students, including a set of libraries with millions of books that can be used by the students.

It has a challenging academic life, but aside from mid terms and finals it's actually pretty laid back. Undergrads benefit from from over 300 groups and activities to have fun, like dancing, singing, juggling and theater. There are always shows on campus from the various groups too. Parties and social gatherings are a common thing in and out of campus, as well as trips to New York and Boston. Many of the political active students participate in organizations in order for them to try and make the difference they want. In campus, there are always parties to attend in frats or rooms and even though it may seem like there's pressure to drink but in fact there is none of it.

Type: Private
State: New York
Website: www.cornell.edu

the most educationally diverse member of the Ivy League

Quick Overview:
Good computer facilities, great library, campus food is nice, frats and sororities are popular.




The word from: the Students

Cornell University is a large diverse university with a wide array of majors from where to choose from. All its programs are well planned and resources will never be amiss. Standing out in numerous fields with their majors it is still possible to design our very own. Opportunities in Cornell are plenty. It's not easy studying at Cornell, it's an university meant for people with a strong sense of what they want, courses are quite intense from the very start. It's said to be the easiest from the Ivy Leaguers to get into but the hardest to get out of.
easiest to get into in the Ivy league but hardest to get out of.
Helping students on their work and academic path is something that is done a lot at Cornell, offering resources so that everyone gets a very deserving grade for their effort. Professors are very helpful and will gladly support whoever needs them and have great availability. Administration wise the university does a great job to keep it running without problems and make themselves easy to reach. Job finding is easy thanks to the effort put into building a good alumni network and the career services office.

The remote location of the campus provides opportunity to practice a lot of out door activities, the great majority involving nature so there's everything for everyone. Downside of it is that urban diversion is very limited. Students however get around that problem by staying on campus and work on their academics. During the weekend at least, people can forget school work and have fun going to bars in collegetown and house parties, attend concerts, activities and other initiatives all in campus led by students. Many of them participate in sports teams and activities inside the grounds. But some times not even all these activities can avoid the boredom of the lack of a big city around.

The diversity present at Cornell is not only ethnic or racial but rather because of the existence of so many courses there's bound to exist personality and interests that greatly vary, every day a huge variety of people sit down for lunch at the same place. Being half private and half public makes it so that the economic background differs from person to person.

Type: Private
State: New Hampshire
Website: www.dartmouth.edu

forged a singular identity as a strong undergraduate and graduate institution dedicated to teaching and research

Quick Overview:
Great library, campus is safe, good computer facilities, frats and sororities are dominant.



The word from: the Students

Students at Dartmouth work hard and take it very seriously, that could end up making them unhappy but it's quite the contrary, they're happy and have lot's of fun. It's a small school but that doesn't mean it lacks opportunities and it's quite challenging without being competitive. Great academics and very accessible professors are pluses as well. Dartmouth gives a lot of focus to under-graduates, contrary to other Ivy League universities that concentrate on research. Adopting a calendar distribution of 4 10-weeks terms, Dartmouth intends to maximize flexibility. Professors are wonderful, academically and as people, many of the greatest minds in the country teach at Dartmouth and they're very willing to just sit and chat with students, making it very comfortable to study in here.

There's a great sense of community and tradition among students, meaning there's a huge school spirit. Outdoors' activities are many and encouraged, the student body tends to be very involved in those, things like hiking, biking, rock climbing, skiing. There are of course indoors activities too such as partying. There aren't however many city activities to participate in due to the city's small size. Most of the people attend parties at frats on the weekends as to compensate for the lack of things to do at night. Students are very involved in campus organizations and sports teams too.

The typical student is hard to define mainly because Dartmouth wants to create a world of very different people. Mainly the people here are well-balanced individuals and out going, as different from each other as they can be, from jocks to geeks, but everyone gets to find the place to fit in.

Type: Private
Website: www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu



Quick Overview:
Great library, diverse student types on campus, location is great, good off-campus food, safe campus, students are satisfied.



The word from: the Students

Columbia University provides an excellent educational experience combining the rigor of the Ivy League and the chaotic ways of New York city. The course work can be very demanding at times and studying about the world is encouraged to be done in new and sometimes uncomfortable ways. With inspiring professors, many who are brilliant in their fields, Columbia can boast its excellent education. They're enthusiastic and sometimes obsessed with their subject, some even have the scholarly air of arrogance and be though graders too but those are the ones that teach best. The core curriculum at the university focus on western philosophy, literature and fine arts. The administration is accessible although a bit bureaucratic.

 Studying is hard during the week but so is partying on weekends. Since its located in NYC there is a ton of things that can be done for entertainment, things like shopping, going to the movies, concerts, museums, clubs among many other fun activities. A word of warning its not a cheap way of living, things like dining out can end up being expensive. There's also activity inside the campus like group activities and dorm parties, students often organize themselves for various kinds of meetings and other gatherings.

Columbia is just like the city its in, composed of a huge variety of people with all sorts of interests, backgrounds, religions, ethnicities and others. It's possible to find conversations about everything and anything. Generally smart and dedicated people many aren't very wordly but still friendly.

Type: Private
State: Michigan
Website: www.albion.edu

dedicated to preserving the values of the past, to serving the needs of the present, and to anticipating the goals of the future.

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The word from: the Students

Albion is a small college but it doesn't mean it lacks quality. It has great biology, sciences and pre-law classes for example. It's size provides something bigger institutions can't, which is the intimacy between peers and instructors, it's a very close community that keeps together and makes it a more familiar place to study. Teachers treat the students very nicely and friendly they encourage further studying and schooling. Students benefit immensely from a great number of opportunities such as studying abroad and internships. Albion boasts a very thight and nice community of people.

The city itself doesn't have much to offer due to it's size, that doesn't mean however that there's no activity at all inside the campus grounds, there's always something going on at some fraternity. Since the only interesting place in the city is the cinema theater, students organize themselves other entertainment ways, like concerts or stand-up shows.

The student body involves itself in various organizations with every kind of objective from community outreach to philosophical discussions and hobbies, among many others. Their background is diverse there are wealthier individuals as well as small town ones, making it quite balanced. Since its such a diverse place there's no dominant religion either.