Helping son think through how to evaluate choices. All schools were chosen initially based on intended major of ecology/evolutionary bio, with the potential to minor in CS; wants a diverse, urban environment, ability to do research as an undergraduate. He also loves humanities and wants opportunity to study some philosophy. For his age he has substantial knowledge through SciOlympiad in H2O quality, aquifers, hydrogeo, etc. He is currently accepted at MIT, Columbia, UChicago with one school still to come. Comparing aid, MIT and Columbia would stretch us, while UChi would not. I can see him both going the hard science career (which suggests MIT), or perhaps science writing or college prof. Our current thought is to have him try to talk with a few PhD academics to see how they'd view him as a candidate for grad school coming out of these schools. Any other advice?
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