Early Decision: WashU vs Northwestern (vs UC Berkeley or UCLA RD)

Your reasons don’t seem very thought out to me. Think about how you fit on each campus. Did you like the vibe at each school? What about major? How do each of the schools fit for your major? If you’re undecided, how does that work at each school and how long do you have to declare? What about class size? Extracurriculars? How does job placement and career services work at each school? I think you need to dig a little deeper than “I liked the tour” or “it’s my dream school”.

Also, both schools want good scores. Unless you are URM or have a hook, I wouldn’t get your hopes up too high. Our Chicago suburban high school has kids with almost perfect SAT/ACT and GPA get turned down from both schools…even ED.