<p>Hi everybody,
I recently got into both William and Mary and Northwestern. They are both very unique and have a lot of different things to offer. I am interested in sports and like the idea of Big Ten sports at NU, but I love history and am interested in studying international relations (which is strong at W&M). Any suggestions?</p>
<p>I don’t want to sway you either way, but doesn’t NU have History and IR departments?</p>
<p>^NU’s history is one of top-15 programs in the country. Within the field, its African history is #1 in the nation.</p>
<p>They are pretty different schools from an environment perspective. Did you get a chance to visit and/or do an overnight? I think the IR program may be stronger at W&M and you have the proximity to Washington DC. You can’t go wrong either way. Spend some time on their respective websites to get a feel for the personalities of both schools. Good luck.</p>
<p>You had better really like winter at Northwestern. Evanston doesnt see Spring until late April, early May. Both great schools but very different environments.</p>
<p>NU without a doubt, unless you really can’t stand the cold.</p>
<p>Can’t let this slide from the W&M sister thread: </p>
<p>"while Northwestern might have big 10 sports, it can only be fun for so long to watch them lose game after game after game… just sayin =P</p>
<p>W&M took down 2 ACC basketball programs last year (09-10), and 1 ACC football team (in 2009)."</p>
<p>Really? NU took down two ACC basketball programs last year too… and we 7 BCS conference football teams. The sports are absolutely no comparison, and that person clearly has no grasp on the current state of NU athletics.</p>
<p>Unless cost is a factor or your really love W&M more, this is an obvious choice in terms of which is the better school.</p>