School Dreamin'

My dream school is a school that is small and comfortable, intellectually engaging, not extremely competitive, and most of all enjoyable. Not too many public schools contain some of these characteristics, so thatis why my dream school is a private school. Dartmouth university is my dream school.It has the major I am looking to get into--which is neuroscience. I am interested in neuroscience because I love studying about the brain and how it communicates with the rest of the body. It's interesting to know complex processes have to occur in our body and most of it is conducted by the brain.I also really love doing research because I love learning new things. Dartmouth college supports the neuroscience major. It has a really good neuroscience program and they compare with Brown University. But it isn't the best school with a neuroscience program. It does not rank on the list of Top School for Neuroscience major according to Top Grad Schools ( http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/neurosciences-rankings). It does not have the best program for graduate studies. Dartmouth is also more liberal arts based, therefore it might not have  very strong science majors. Also, according to medcity.com, Dartmouth ranks #68 on the list of schools who recieve National Institute of Health(NIH) funding while schools that are closer to home, such as UCSF and UC San Diego rank in the top ten of the list. This means that Dartmouth might not have extensive researching oppurtinities because they are not funded as well as some other schools are that are geared toward science majors.
Also, the school's location might not be the best for.me. I am used to California weather-- where the sun always shines and it can never really be too hot or cold and if so, bad weathwr only lasts for a little while. In Washington DC however, the weather is very humid and thick. It can be ninety-degrees outside but can rain at the same time. Tge weather always stays very hot and I would like to go to a school where the weather is not indecisive meaning that it can either be really hot or extremely cold (although I do prefer the latter).I still think that Dartmouth is a great school, but after doing my research I think I have realized that it might not be the best school for me because of it's small interest in science.