<p>I'm poor decision maker so I'm stuck in deciding where to go, Northwestern or UChicago.
My major is film and I would like to double in econ.
Here are my pros and cons. I really want to know if I'm being objective and really need advice. </p>
<p>NU:
pros:1,I'm admitted by school of communication which is better in film major both in reputation and teaching
2,NU is Evanston, much safer
3,Kellogg is a great place to study econ
4,people in NU is more friendly and fun and the atmosphere is less intense (personally thinking)
5,better job opportunities (not sure)
6,more career orientated (I'm not sure if this is pro or con)</p>
<p>UChicago
pros:1,great humanity courses in literature, history, sociology,and I want to study humanities thoroughly in college to extend and solid my knowledge base, and more importantly, I love humanities. also the core in UChi is mostly focused on humanities
2,better reputation of the whole school, maybe get advantages when finding jobs or go to graduate school
3,the atmosphere is more academic and in depth
4,also great econ courses</p>
<p>cons:1,the visual arts major is rather weak (could anyone give a direct description or experience on the visual arts of UChi? thx a lot!!!)
2,I'm far from being a nerd and I really want a fun college life spending with fun people. still I want to study hard in college so I just want the people around me to be interesting and easy to communicate. "where fun goes to die" really scares me.
3,since I'm majored in film, I'm afraid that the intense environment and workload will extract or restrain my creation and inspiration or something like that. </p>
<p>Please please help me !!!!! Can't be more grareful!!!
btw, Brown and USC school of cinematic are also possible choices but I'm not that fond of.</p>
<p>I’m a current student at NU, so take my words with a grain of salt.</p>
<p>Northwestern’s humanities courses hold their own with any Ivy or near-Ivy out there. If you’re looking at UChicago’s humanities because they have some particularly stellar professors, unless you know for a fact that they teach undergrads on a regular basis, consider the fact that they’re spending most of their time in research and graduate seminars. Not suggesting that NU is different in that regard, but rather that unless you’re focused on a very specific area or a specific professor, humanities classes are going to be equal wherever you go.</p>
<p>I would disagree with you on reputation (then again I’m biased). UChicago may be more well known at the moment, but Northwestern’s profile is rising rapidly, and by the end of your time here, who knows how well known it will be. I think it’s safe to say that NU beats the pants off of UC with regards to film. The fact that your major is in film, and you only “would like” to double in econ makes me think that the relative strength of the film schools at each should be your primary concern.</p>
<p>As far as reputation in economics, I have only anecdotal evidence to give you: a friend of mine is an econ and music double major, the week after he graduates he’ll fly to Tokyo to start a job with CitiGroup. Another econ acquaintance is working with a major investment bank after graduation, a third got a summer internship with a guaranteed job offer after graduation at a Chicago-area bank, and those are just the specific ones I can think of. Again, I’m not saying that UC is any different, just pointing out that NU econ grads do alright for themselves.</p>
<p>Finally, Sadilly is right; the fact that you have a whole separate con list for UC should tell you something. #2 on your con list is definitely a point that sets NU apart from UChicago. “Where fun goes to die” may be a slight exaggeration, but even if it is, NU is more fun by several orders of magnitude.</p>