<p>I've narrowed it down to these two schools (I was also accepted to Ohio State and am still waiting on Northwestern but I think I rather attend either of these schools anyways.) </p>
<p>What I want to know is which of these schools should I attend for pre-law or pursuing a masters degree in criminology. I either want to go into the FBI after graduate school or I want to go to Georgetown law school and eventually work for the DOJ as a prosecutor. I'm still undecided though. Anyone know which school would be better for these chosen professions? Especially if i'm hoping to get recruited to the FBI. I'm also planning on taking Arabic in college to hopefully learn how to speak and read and write because I know this would greatly enhance my chances with the FBI. Thanks for any help.</p>
<p>If you’re suggesting you got in off the waitlist from these schools, and you’re waiting on Northwestern, just know that a school doesn’t have to tell you when they shut their waitlist down (you could be waiting forever).</p>
<p>These schools are all really drastically different from each other- what do you want out of your college experience?
For example, you’re not really going to have a campus if you go to NYU. If that’s important for you, then obviously don’t choose NYU. If a major sports team is important, choose Ohio State. You get the point.</p>
<p>I know a few Arabic majors here at WashU- from everything I’ve heard, they all love the department.</p>
<p>Agree with Johnson, the kind of overall atmosphere you desire is far more of an issue with these 2 schools than the issues you mention. No one could possibly say that you have a better chance of becoming a DOJ prosecutor or being hired by the FBI by picking NYU or Wash U. These schools are not vocational institutions as we normally define that term. However, either one will allow you to obtain an excellent education and will prepare you well for post-graduate work.</p>
<p>As Johnson is saying, figure out which one has the factors you desire, which in this case would most likely be dominated by the highly-urban-university vs. classic-campus issue, as well as overall student body size (NYU freshman class is just short of 3x the size of Wash U’s).</p>
<p>I am curious also as to how this could still be a decision for you. You do realize you were supposed to let them know by May 1, right?</p>
<p>Ahhhh, you’re a transfer. You should have said that since the natural assumption is that you are an entering freshman and thus haven’t had the experience yet to know what college is really like. Makes me a bit surprised at your questions, but in any case, at least it answers the timing question.</p>
<p>ya sorry I’m a transfer, been at my current school for 3 semesters. I know I don’t want to go to ohio state because i’d be transferring home and I just don’t want to do that. I’ve visited both schools and liked them both for different reasons. I’d also play varsity soccer at both. I’m just torn because i’m leaning towards NYU but I noticed in the WashU catalogue thing they list the FBI as a company that recruits out of WashU. I’m wondering if anyone has had any experience with this? I’m wondering if it would be easier to get a internship if i’m at NYU. I was able to get an interview at Quantico this past year for an internship which I was excited about because they only interview about ten percent of applicants but eventually I did not get the internship. If anyone has had any experience with the FBI actually recruiting at WashU I would love to hear about it though.</p>
<p>I know one friend who was recruited by the FBI to apply for a position. In the end, she didn’t make the final cut, but I guess it just goes to illustrate that the FBI does actually recruit applicants from WashU.</p>
<p>lol newprov… that didn’t cross my mind until recently because I didn’t realize they were in the same conference until about last week because I knew nothing about D3 soccer before I got rejected by penn and realized i’d be playing at one of the schools. I know WashU has a better program, but NYU isn’t bad either. Actually that brings up a good question, can anyone tell me what the crowd is like at the games? At the school I play at now we average around 2200 a game and it gets pretty raucous. How does washu’s crowd compare with at least other big division 3 programs?</p>
<p>xiv21: Thanks that helps, do you know what position she was recruited for and was this out of undergrad or graduate school?</p>
<p>just pulling your leg about being in-conference. this may be somewhat of a disappointment to you then. wustl.edu athletics says avg. is about 214 per game, and nyu.edu says avg is 104 ppl. Im not sure what the avg for DIII schools is.</p>
<p>ya well I don’t expect anything like what I have here… I’m really transferring to just focus on academics and playing is secondary. A lot of the reason i’m transferring is because the school i’m at now makes it very hard to keep school at least even with soccer.</p>
<p>Sorry, I don’t recall what position, but she was a undergrad senior at the time. I just remember them doing an insane amount of background checks</p>
<p>Ya I know… I am glad to say though that I just decided to send in my deposit to washu and will be attending there next year. I took a visit this past week to there and northwestern and decided that it was the place for me. I chose washu over nyu, northwestern, and ohio state.</p>
<p>I am attending Wash U in the fall, so I am not quite as familiar with which school to choose, but from personal experience I can say this: the FBI recruits more on character and less on pedigree. </p>
<p>I have a family member currently being interviewed with the FBI. His college degree is from an average state school, his law degree is from an above average state school. Yet he is now waiting on “the call” to see if he makes it or not. It’s how you conduct yourself in the interviews, the recommendations you receive for your position, and your overall potential effectiveness that determine whether you are a strong candidate for the FBI. </p>
<p>So between WashU and NYU, pick which college you’ll like more. That way, if you don’t make the FBI, or realize you’d rather do something else with your future, you’ll have no regrets.</p>