I am absolutely torn over which place to go to for grad school.
I am interested in systems neuroscience and I tend to gravitate towards doing things that are physics heavy. In terms of the number of labs I am interested in, Columbia = ~6; Caltech ~3; UCSF = ~3. If Columbia was in California I don't think I would have a big problem making this choice. However, I like being outdoors and I play a lot of tennis and Manhattan is terrible for that.
What are your impressions of these places? I would really like to know, especially if you have gone to them for graduate school.