<p>I just got taken off the waitlist from Dartmouth and i'm really excited. However i already said yes to wash u and i really like the college. My sister is goes to dartmouth and thinks i should accept their offer of admission. Now i am thinking maybe i was only excited about wash U because that was the only good school i got into. Does anyone have an opnion of where i should go??</p>
<p>i live in new england, so i knew about dartmouth before washu. it was my first choice until i visited campus. (its so far out in the boonies ) but then i found out about washu and visited and absolutely fell in love with it....</p>
<p>its a personal choice, but i chose washu</p>
<p>While you might think that you only liked Wash U because it was the only good school you got into, you might only be excited about Dartmouth because you got off their waitlist and that always makes people happy. Give it some time so you can get over the high of getting off the waitlist. I recommend that you just think about where you would feel more comfortable and where you see yourself being the happiest. After all, its a win win situation; they are both great schools with comparable reputations, academics, and communities. Congratulations and good luck!</p>
<p>You should either visit both campuses or do some research. WashU has a higher rank I believe. St. louis is an urban city while Dartmouth like said above is in the boonies.</p>
<p>Honestly the most importantly thing is not the name of your school. Yes it counts, but more importantly its what you do with yourself in college. You could go to either one and get screwed when you graduate because YOU didnt motivate yourself to get good grades and develop experience etc etc.</p>
<p>also another wrong way to choose a college is by rank and name (unless its like Harvard or another which then I say wonder why your even considering anything else) There are people who go to college for academics and so people and social life and etc is not much of a problem. However for most people it is. College is a time of growing up exploring etc etc. This is why it is really vital you go to the school where you will be happy with the PEOPLE. Are you competitive? Or do you hate it? WashU is a very very competitive school. Dartmouth is competitive but not the same. WashU is what we call "silent death" competition. hahah its not as bad as it sounds.</p>
<p>Basically I recommend visiting the schools. Base your decision off research, actual substantial information. Being that you have been accepted from two very good schools Im assuming youll be able to figure out the difference between substantial and insubstantial information. For example, "this school is a good school b/c is is rank 12" vs "This college is best for pre meds because the students have access to the medical school which is ranked amongst the highest in the country. In fact, pre med students are given easily obtained positions amongst the staff to gain the vital experience they need in the future."</p>
<p>Think about what your going for. Architecture? Art? Medicine?
If you dont know go backwards. What do you NOT want to do for sure?</p>
<p>But dont sweat it, it seems oh so important now, but more importantly is the GRADUATE school you go to. If you think undegraduate school NAME is important then just wait until you get a job after graduate school. When people ask you where you went to school you say your GRADUATE school name not your undergrad. Thus you can go to harvard for undergrad and then go to some horrible school for graduate. And guess what, noone will care you went to harvard for undergrad b/c you didnt do so hot to go to some bad grad school.</p>
<p>SOooooooooooooo in the end, you are going to good schools either way, academics are good, opportunities are good. What is therefore more important for YOU is the envrioment. Do you want the city? Do you want clubs? Do you want peace and quite? Do you hate snow? Do you want to compete with kids who will trample you in their own pursuit for excellence? Welcome to college and I hope you choose well.</p>
<p>I chose WashU btw b/c Im premed. To ONLY give myself credibility I was accepted into Darmtouth and other ivy leages. So b.c I come here Ill add this one shameless promotion. WashU is better =)</p>
<p>Dartmouth = bad location</p>
<p>if you're sociable, then thats the last place you want to be. It's almost as bad as Swarthmore</p>
<p>In the winter (a LONG TIME) the roads that pass through the mountains are iced over and the airport is shut down. Who wants to spend christmas in college? :(</p>
<p>WashU also seems a lot more friendly. Believe me when I say this, washu's college ranking will only go up. Dartmouth is a good school yes but my friend got a great deal because he's a tennis star and he said it wasn't as good as washU</p>
<p>WOW, there is so much mis-information here. </p>
<p>1) WashU has NEVER been higher ranked than Dartmouth in any ranking of undergraduate education ever (Usnews, Atlantic Monthly, whatever).</p>
<p>2) Going to WashU for pre-med over the Ivies makes no sense, its a much worse feeder, its reputation as a top school has yet to be established among grad school adcoms. Med school rankings have little to do with undergrad. You will realize that once you go there. Dartmouth is one of the strongest grad school feeders out there, right after HYPS. WashU is more along the lines of Emory or UNC when it comes to placement. </p>
<p>3) Dartmouth of the most social Ivies, every weekend is full of parties. That is in fact the reason many people chose it, the social scene is awesome.</p>
<p>4) People at Dartmouth could not be more friendly. I would say Dartmouth is one of the most tightknit schools in the world. </p>
<p>5) The Manchester airport is practically NEVER shut down, its a major city airport serving a population of almost 400,000. I don't think any Dartmouth students have ever had to stay in the area for even a day due to weather. That is ridiculous, I hope you were joking.</p>
<p>I lived in NH my entire life before college, and I lived about 10-15 minutes from the Manchester airport. </p>
<p>No offense to you PoloniusMouth, but I think you are mistaking New Hampshire for the south pole. The Manchester airport has never completely shut down to my knowledge, even in storms when the Boston Logan airport has shut down. The only roads that close in the winter are those that are used pretty exclusively for scenic purposes. The town/state decides not to spend money plowing those roads because they aren't necessary for travel. The vast majority of roads and any major highway is open year round. </p>
<p>That said, Darthmouth IS out in the boonies. It is a pretty lengthy drive to Manchester, the biggest city in NH, so Darthmouth students probably spend most of their time in the area surrounding the college. That may be nice for some people, but I would rather be a little closer to civilization.</p>
<p>I'm a current WashU student btw.</p>
<p>When in doubt, compare financial aid.</p>
<p>Dartmouth 1000000 percent, ru kidding, look at the feeding statistics, and trust me, that stuff doesn't change over night. How many kids does WUSLT have at Harvard Law School? like 3, how many does its midwest partner NW have, like 17.</p>
<p>wow bball, your advice seems very biased...to say the least</p>
<p>na...it is just that i want ppl to know the facts, that's it. If they love it, go there.</p>