<p>does washu support one type of computer over the other? and is there a good way to buy it through the school (where my brother goes he buys the computer through the schoool and they cover repairs) or should i just get it on my own</p>
<p>Either. Make sure to look up student discount plans (which you get for having a .edu email address i.e. Dell offers 10% off total price with a .edu address).</p>
<p>washu is very mac oriented, but I know many with pcs. as far as buying it through the school I do not know many people who did that.</p>
<p>I’m not aware of any program where you can buy it through the school and get repairs.</p>
<p>As far as needed repairs go, there is an apple store in the galleria (which is a 5-10 minute drive away, or you can take the metro for free), so that’s a plus for macs.</p>
<p>But as others have said, the pc/mac debate doesn’t matter. WashU will support either (except in the art school junior/senior studios, where you need certain software and thus need a mac).</p>
<p>My tour guide said that of the computers WashU supplies (in the computer labs and stuff), half are macs and half are pcs.</p>
<p>In the engineering school, PCs tend to dominate. It seems more evenly split for ArtSci/Business students. Macs are more perceptually salient, which is why is seems that so many more students use them. </p>
<p>There are always both macs and PCs available in computer labs if you ever need to use the other; STS (Student Technology Services, [List</a> of Services](<a href=“STS Home | Student Technology Services | Washington University in St. Louis”>STS Home | Student Technology Services | Washington University in St. Louis)) will help you with either, and if you’re an engineer, EIT (Engineering Information Technology, [EIT</a> - Engineering IT home page](<a href=“http://eit.engineering.wustl.edu/]EIT”>http://eit.engineering.wustl.edu/)) will do the same.</p>
<p>Here it says business students should get a pc rather than a mac.</p>
<p>[Information</a> Services - Buying a Computer](<a href=“http://apps.olin.wustl.edu/computing/purchasing/std-Student.cfm]Information”>http://apps.olin.wustl.edu/computing/purchasing/std-Student.cfm)</p>
<p>I’ve heard about that with the B School. If I remember correctly, it’s due to mac excel/powerpoint having differences (or perhaps had, I believe mac office 2011 removed most differences). In any case, you can do fine with either. There are probably more computer labs than necessary (ie. we are overflowing with them).</p>
<p>If you are indifferent between the two, get a PC to be on the safe side. There won’t be too many instances where it will be a hassle if you have a Mac but, for me at least, situations such as learning Excel on a Mac is not what I want to deal with.</p>