<p>I am a freshman at WashU now and I can definitely tell you that the experience at WashU on the 40 and in the Village is totally different. On the 40, you can just walk around the floor and most likely someone will be up or in the common room. However, in the Village with upperclassmen most people tend to not try and go out and talk because all of their friends are in their suites…not saying that that is always the case, but it is definitely what i found. </p>
<p>p.s. I am so excited for all of the new freshmen coming next year! :)</p>
<p>I visited only about 3 days ago and loved it! I had visited back in September and had loved it then and was very serious about applying ED but then didn’t. My mom and I simply couldn’t find anything wrong with the school. It was a beautiful day- the birds were singing and the flowers were gorgeous. We were stunned when we saw two dandelions growing and assured eachother they would be dead within an hour! It almost felt like we were in Disneyworld where everyone is happy and no ones allowed to see any garbage. The buildings were pink castles and everyone was friendly. I was fortunate enough to sit in for a Calc 3 class and was amazed by how much I understood. The professeur was very quirky funny and had on a suit with a bright tye and gym shoes! Overall it was a great experience and I definitely think I am going to Wash U. I’ve already turned down U of Miami, Miami OH, U of Michigan, U of Rochester, and Northwestern. I have narrowed it down to Wash U and Tulane but everyday I’m leaning more and more towards Wash U.</p>
<p>Visits are a strange thing. I visited WashU 3 times (only because they paid for it three times though, lol) and had 3 very different experiences. I really hated WashU after Discovery Weekend, but was forced to apply anyway because of their good merit scholarships. I came in to Scholars Weekend prepared to have another sucky experience and ended up loving it. And this past Multicultural Weekend, I expected to have the time of m life because I didn’t have to worry about interviews and I’d already sent in my deposit, and ended up not having that great of a time and questioning my motives for choosing WashU…although most of that had to do with me having terrible allergies and friend problems and only partially to do with the school. So anyway, the point is, visits are a very strange thing and they’re only somewhat useful in helping you make your choice. I went to the same school 3 times, and had 3 very different experiences. I think doing research and using Facebook to talk to a wide variety of people and just asking yourself if you could adapt to a certain environment is better than trying to find that elusive “this is it” feeling from a visit. Although if you can visit again with few to no problems, that wouldn’t hurt either.</p>
<p>@ChocoKitty–Krantz is awesome!!! But sometimes getting a good professor is all about luck since I heard not so good things about the Calc 3 professor last semester.</p>
<p>Princessbell, sorry you didn’t have that much of a great time. I also didn’t have as much fun as I could have had (altho open-mic and Holi were awesome). I think it’s mainly because we still don’t know too many people on campus. </p>
<p>Here’s a shocker for some people. It’s impossible (or extremely difficult) to know if a school’s a match for you until you’ve finished your 4 undergrad years. So don’t stress too much about choosing the perfect school for yourself.</p>
<p>it is impossible, but just because you can never get 100% odds, it doesn’t mean that you should throw reason to the wind and pick wherever. There are so many intangibles- if your visit was representative of the school, the quality of your roommate, the quality of the professors and classes you end up in, the people you meet, and so many more, but I think the thought to go into this with is “Where am I most likely to have the best experience, and have the most things go right?”</p>
<p>I have reluctantly eliminated Wash U from my college choices. I am now deciding between Rice and Northwestern, with a strong lean towards Rice. I say “reluctantly” because I feel like Wash U had potential to be a school that I would have loved and could have been a nearly perfect fit. But my visit experience told me otherwise, and since there is not enough time/money to visit again, I really have no choice to eliminate Wash U (considering that I had two great visits at Rice and Northwestern.) As princessbell noted, a visit is very hit or miss, but since Rice, Wash U, and Northwestern are all somewhat comparable on paper, it seemed like the best way to choose was from the feel I got on campus. Hopefully I made the right decision.</p>
<p>Who knows - possibly some of the students that you met, may have thought that you were not a good fit for WashU. It happens, better to find out earlier than later. I am sure you will do well and be happy wherever you end up. Good luck and enjoy the next four years.</p>
<p>@waesei: I’m sorry your visit did not live up to expectations. Wednesday is certainly not the time when a lot of people are partying, and yes, most people would be studying that night. The weekend after your visit, there were so many events and parties that it was impossible to attend all of them. Personally, I am very thankful that. Its the whole work hard, play hard mentality that a lot of academically strong campuses have embraced.</p>