nyu, northwestern, or notre dame?

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<p>well...i've now heard back from everywhere i've applied. i was waitlisted at my number one choice (columbia) and rejected from my second choice (brown). those were the only schools i REALLY felt passionately about, and now i have to choose between three schools i feel somewhat lukewarm about (though i love all three): northwestern (weinberg), nyu (cas, honors program), and notre dame (honors), all of which gave me full scholarships (though some of nyu's are loans...iffy about that). i am definitely staying on columbia's waitlist no matter what, because i am still absolutely in love with the school and would definitely attend if offered a spot, but i need to choose which school i will attend (barring the ever-so-slight chance of getting off the columbia waitlist). </p>

<p>here's what you should know about me:
-i am currently undecided as to what i would like to study, but i am interested in english/creative writing/screenwriting, film studies, psychology, and law...gosh, maybe even pre-med. (unfortunately?) i have many interests.
-i prefer an urban environment for the abundance of social/cultural/career opportunities it brings.
-i consider myself highly motivated and intellectual, but am laid-back and extremely social. i love to party and socialize, but i am not sure if i have any interest in greek life.
-i am politically liberal.
-sports don't really matter to me (i could go either way).</p>

<p>i'm concerned because i've heard northwestern is full of antisocial geeks/the quarter system is overwhelming, notre dame is incredibly strict and thus not conducive to a very social environment, and it's hard to make friends at nyu/nyu is not well-known for the particular areas of study in which i'm interested. i feel stuck...i've realized that i don't think any of these schools are a true "fit" for me, and i think that's the reason why i'm not too keen to let go of the hope i still have for columbia, the only school i've ever truly wanted to attend. i would give anything to get off of that waitlist.</p>

<p>any suggestions? i would appreciate some advice/commentary/help :)</p>

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<p>I don't think any of those stereotypes are true. Notre Dame has a huge football program, and those large sports programs lead to alot of friendships and a huge college community that unities behind those teams. How is NYU not known for having a good english department? NYU is a huge arts school which also includes film. NYU's law school is ranked about 4th in the nation. Surely they have good english/film/law programs.</p>

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<p>If you prefer an urban environment and are politically liberal, ND is prolly not for you.</p>

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<p>thanks for your input--i know they are just stereotypes and hold little to no truth, but i still get worried when i hear the same thing over and over about a school. and i suppose my idea about nyu's programs in english/film/law are probably just the byproduct of hearing so much about stern and tisch (which i would have to internally transfer into if i decided to study film, anyway) and not much about cas. i guess i am too caught up in misconceptions. thanks for your help.</p>

<p>yeah...my liberal-ness should probably cause me to weed out notre dame, shouldn't it...</p>

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<p>You got accepted at three great schools - good for you. Go back and visit them if you can.</p>