Did I make a mistake...

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>...when I chose University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign over the University of Washington for my Study Abroad? (My major is math).</p>

<p>It's just that whenever I ask someone in those 'this or this' threads which one they'd choose out of Illinois and Washington, they almost always seem to choose Washington.</p>

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<p>People pick Washington because it’s in a big city. If you’re going to live somewhere for 4 years, then that’s important. If you’re just studying abroad for a semester, then it doesn’t really matter. Go to the football games and get drunk a lot – that’s the American college experience and both are prominent at Illinois. Visit Chicago (3 hours away) if you must see big cities. It’s arguably more impressive than Seattle. I don’t think either choice could be called a mistake for your purposes.</p>

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<p>Your choice is fine! You really shouldn’t regret it.</p>

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<p>It’ll be for a year actually, which is quite a long time. I think I might email admissions to change my second choice to Washington actually.</p>

<p>One thing that might bug me though it that Illinois is more diverse and according to College *******, has a much more attractive female student body. Yes, I actually care about that sort of crap.</p>

<p>Although Washington’s campus is much more attractive, and I’ve always been one to choose universities based on their architecture.</p>

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<p>There are beautiful women in Washington. They’re just a little covered up sometimes. I personally would choose UW and Seattle, which I imagine offer a more multicultural experience.</p>

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<li>Seattle is better than Urbana-Champagne (Chicago is 3 hours away)</li>
<li>It does rain in Seattle… but I’ll take rain over below freezing temperatures all winter long</li>
<li>I promise there is no shortage of beautiful women on campus</li>
<li>Washington State is more interesting than Illinois (I was born in Chicago and currently reside in Seattle so I feel qualified to make that statement)</li>
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<p>You’d have a good time at UofI, but you wouldn’t regret UW either</p>