<p>The title says it all, I was torn between these three schools. </p>
<p>My parents generally like UW-Madison better because of financial and geographical reasons. Since we live in illinois, that out-of-state tuition does not make UW-Madison less expensive than the other two private schools. Also, we are originally from another country and UW-Madison does have a higher (or way higher) name reputation back in my country. My parents think I may have more opportunities if we ever go back for jobs. Their arguments are actually valid and sound to me. </p>
<p>Personally, I don't like UW-Madison. I have visited the campus and I think it is not as nice as people said (sorry if offended). The size is overwhelming, even I came from a large public high school. Also, I am not a really sport person, but I like schools that have spirits. So I'm kind of inclined to Tulane and GWU. </p>
<p>I love the Tulane campus. But given that I am not a drinking person, Tulane's crazy night live may not be my forte. I also know that Tulane has a very low asian percentage and a high snobby white percentage, which causes my parents worrying about being a super minority is not a good idea. To be honest, I am one of the very few asians in my high school and I fit in just fine. But college is different from high school, I don't know,.... The only problem is that the name Tulane is very foreign back in my country, so being a Tulane grad is not golden in the market. </p>
<p>GWU's fantastic internship opportunities are really attractive to my family. I also like being in a political oriented atmosphere. But GWU is not geographically ideal to my parents. (Not that because I don't want to be independent, but I know I am needed in my family for reasons that I don't feel comfortable telling). Even though I have never been to the campus, I've heard that GW's is very urban (except the one in Mt. Vernon) and possibly will not give me the best college experience. </p>
<p>I applied to engineering at UW, architecture at Tulane and Elliot School at GWU. So I don't have a clear major choice. I am focusing on more college experience and my future prospect. </p>
<p>Thank you for reading such a long post. I really appreciate it. So please help me out!</p>