<p>I got accepted to these schools and i have NO idea which school I want to go to.
All four are great schools.
I will major in neuroscience and possibly double major/minor in Greek classical studies.
I will also be on the premed track.
Please help me out.</p>
<p>Similar situation here, at least for Wash U vs Duke. Have you visited the schools? I’ve visited Wash U (and I’m going there again in two weeks), but I haven’t seen Duke.</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about classical studies (I plan to be pre-med with neuroscience/biology major, minor/double in political science), but Wash U’s neuroscience is integrated into their PNP program. Duke doesn’t have a neuroscience major, but it’s a certificate within the biology/psychology majors.</p>
<p>Bora - This will be impossible to even help with really, other than to say forget about what your proposed majors are. With these quality schools, go with what you want in the atmosphere and environment of a school. NU, Wash U, and Duke are so similar for size, quality of students, and general characteristics academically. NU does have the quarter system, and that does have its plusses and minuses. Research this if you haven’t already. UCB of course is quite different, so there is your first choice point. Do you want a medium sized private research university or a larger state institution, even if it does have the reputation of a UCB or Michigan, for example. Also, keep in mind that Cali has serious budget issues and this could affect UCB significantly.</p>
<p>Between NU, WU, and Duke, Duke is the only one not in a major metro area, but it has the best weather. The campus is nice, but Durham is kind of a dump. Personally I think the WU campus is the nicest, and the dorms and food definitely the best. Chicago is fantastic, but you will get a lot of conflicting opinions as to how much and how easily NU students take advantage of being about 40 minutes from downtown Chicago. No one goes into downtown St. Louis for anything but sports, but everything you need or want is very close to the beautiful area WU is in.</p>
<p>You will also get people talking about name recognition between the schools, but my advice is forget that. If you do end up in med school, each school will serve you equally well in preparing for that. If you change career ambitions, each school is still great and you will have no trouble getting into the grad school of your choice if you do well at any of them.</p>
<p>If you can narrow it down to 2 somehow and fairly quickly, I would say arrange 2 days and 1 night at each and go to classes, talk to people and profs, see what you think. Wash U is pretty good about paying for trips, don’t know about the others. You could do 3 schools I suppose, but that would drive me nuts. Better to get it narrowed down if you can.</p>
<p>You are in a “dilemma” 99.9% of people would envy. Congrats and good luck.</p>
<p>Wash U also has a separate Neuroscience major that is a track of the Biology major.</p>
<p>I am going to visit WashU in 1.5 weeks,
and I am not sure If I can visit Northwestern because Wildcat days are all full.
I have already visited Berkeley because I’m a CA resident.
I should visit Northwestern though. Maybe I’ll show up randomly over Spring Break.</p>
<p>I guess the main thing is that Berkeley is really, really, really cheap for in-state residents,
WashU I heard has a beautiful campus and is renowned for pre-med. plus I got into its PNP program.
and Northwestern–it’s 20 min from Chicago and it is obviously very prestigious. I like its quarter system too, which will help me double major/minor in Classics.
Duke–actually, I just got waitlisted there. So I don’t even know if I should commit to it. I probably won’t.
So at this point, I haven’t made any clear decisions. I’m leaning towards the privates more than Berkeley, but then the money issue is holding on to me… mm.
It’s such a hard choice<br>
Thank you for your comments. :)</p>
<p>It is hard, I know. Money is a factor for sure, especially if you get to med school.</p>
<p>Be advised that St. Louis and Chicago are one hour flight by Southwest Airlines with lots of flights daily, and can be pretty cheap. The taxi from Midway to NU will probably cost more. So if you can swing it, do it. Nothing like visiting to help figure things out. I will point out that NU is 20 min from Chicago if you can fly, lol. Generally it takes 30-40 to actually get to the Loop, but no biggie, just a detail. Again, good luck.</p>