Schools: UCI vs Vanderbilt
Intended major: bio (uci) and piano performance (vandy)
Similarities: great schools, good/mild climates, good for biology
Name of School 1: UCI
School 1 Pros:
-IN STATE tuition
-new dorms are amazing, small greek life scene
-familiar (know friends going, close to home), also culturally more comfortable for me (less parties)
School 1 Cons:
-too familiar/close to home
-too large of a class size and hard to switch majors/get in classes
Name of School 2: Vandy
School 2 Pros:
-prestigious, great job prospects, "harvard of the south" ig
-beautiful campus, small class size, easy to switch majors and get into classes. i also already know quite a few professors from my department
School 2 Cons:
-quite far from home, costly, older dorms
-much more relevant frat scene, party school