Every student comes to a point in their academic career when they must ask themselves, what now? For me, the answer to this question was always college, but which one? There are hundreds, and even thousands of colleges to choose from. I always wanted to go to Brandeis University. The school had everything I wanted, but now I realize that it was a very difficult school to get into. Two other schools that sparked my interest were George Washington University and Simmons University. Each of these schools has its" own charm and different surroundings. .
Brandeis University is a co-ed school in Waltham Massachusetts (Brandeis 1). Tuition is about $25,000 a year plus room and board. The school is a private school that was founded in 1948 by the American Jewish Community (Brandeis 6). I would consider this school a reach due to the high competitively and the high SAT scores needed to be accepted (Baron's 720). Brandeis also offers my major, Politics. The school has around 1348 men and 1730 women enrolled as full time students each year. .
The school is also very diverse with people from different nations, races, and religious backgrounds. This is very important to me because I want to be able to experience life .
with all different kinds of people. I want to be able to meet new people and learn their ways of life in hopes to improve mine. Brandies also guarantees housing for all four years of school. (Baron's 720-721) A campus life is very important. The assurance of being able to live on campus helps with not having to worry about where I will live for 4 years. .
The learning environment at Brandeis is one that has 95% of teachers with Ph.D. and a 10 to 1 student to teacher ratio. 61% of the faculty is male and 39% is female. In addition, the classes at Brandeis are small, about 17 students per class. (Baron's 720-721) This is very important in a college because many students learn better in colleges with smaller classrooms and more attention.
