<p>Hi, so I'm having a very tough time deciding on which school I'm going to attend next year and right now its between Northwestern, Notre Dame, or UVA. I like all these schools for diffrent reasons. A little bit about myself, I am a strongly opinionated Libertarian-Conservative. I really love business and want to go into investment banking. I also really like just hanging out with friends and playing sports. I could definitely see myself getting into intramural/club sports. I also would like to go to a school with a nice party scene too. I like to drink and smoke so a lenient school would be fun, although drinking is a lot more important to me and I don't really care about smoking all that much. Also a school with a lot of gorgeous women would be nice as well. I'm sort of a work hard, play hard guy. I want to get good grades at these schools but I want to have a great time as well. These are my opinions on the 3 schools so far based on visits and what I've read and what not. If you guys could elaborate on any of these characteristics or give me any guidance in my decision making process it would be greatly appreciated.</p>
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<li><p>UVA
Good school but not all that prestigious compared to the others and also a state school. Seems like it would be a fun party school with pretty girls but it seems very big and a little fratty. UVA has a great business school and recruiting for major investment banking firms but I fear it may lack in other areas especially in New York where I live. I also don't know if I want such a big school. Also I'm not a huge fan of liberal arts and here I will have to take those classes and you dont even get to apply to McIntire until after sophomore year. Overall it seems like it will be very fun but not the best choice for my future.</p></li>
<li><p>Notre Dame
I visited this school and really liked it. Its a very prestigious institution and its a school I can see donating a lot of money to and having my kids and grand kids attend. I definitely like the sports atmosphere and I know for a fact the campus is very lenient with alcohol. The parties seem like they will be smaller but fun and consistent. I think I'll have a great time chilling with friends and I love the intramural sports but I feel that the girls here are not all that attractive and too conservative and catholic. One thing I love about this school is the fact that with all the AP classes I have taken I will be able to take business classes right away and it is more business oriented. On the downside though I feel like Notre Dame is the weakest in terms of investment banking although its Alumni base would be very strong in other areas of business. Overall this is a memorable school that I think I will have a good time at but will also be a great legacy school for my family. My major concern is its investment banking recruitment which is low.</p></li>
<li><p>Northwestern
This is my least favorite school as of now. I visited it and was not very impressed. The only things I like about it are the fact that its ranked the highest and its Kellogg certification program is good for business and investment banking alike. I felt this school was just very weird and had a lot of strange kids. Its also a little to diverse for me. I feel that this school is just super liberal and this is an environment I don't think I will like. Also I feel it doesn't have all that great parties and the girls aren't great. Overall I'm not sure how happy I will be her but it is a great school and I also got a $20,000 scholarship here so my parents like it and its the cheapest.</p></li>
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<p>Please tell me what your take on these schools are and help me with my decision any way you can.</p>