<p>So...it's down to Case Western Reserve, URochester, and Tulane for me. Each school has its own intriguing aspects. Overall, I could really use some outside opinions on this one -- I'm lost.</p>
<p>For starters, I'm interested in majoring in Economics. I'm nearly certain Rochester is best in that field; however, I assume Case's Weatherhead School is not too far behind.</p>
<p>Financially, Tulane and Case Western have offered nearly the same amount, while Rochester has offered about 10k less.</p>
<p>Any advice/your rankings and outlooks on these schools, academically, would be much appreciated.</p>
<p>To be honest, if Tulane wasn't a beautiful campus located in New Orleans, I'd probably rule it out. However, again, I'm lost. I like all three. If it helps, I wish to continue at some elite postgrad business program after my four years.</p>
<p>i don't know if this will affect your decision or not but you know those spamming colleges who hook on to you and keep sending emails saying "come to our school!" and giving "6 month extended deadline"s? You might not get them but me and a bunch of my friends do. It makes the colleges doing so seem desperate and sort of trashy. My friend has been dealing with that nonsense from Tulane, so that might say something about the college. Not to downplay your acceptance there or anything- congratulations. I also know a kid who got rejected from there.</p>
<p>when i was in nola visiting tulane it really did just feel like a vacation the entire time.. i couldn't take it seriously as a school im choosing ur over it</p>
<p>D visited Case. If you can, do an overnight. D walked away with a very positive impression. The students were unpretentious, very diverse and hard working. Case was not the "nerd bastion" is is touted to be. Students seemed to be having fun with each other. It is not a party school, has no big sports teams, and the neighborhood outside of University Circle was a negative (bumps up against run down economically depressed area). There is a lot of cultural opportunity in addition to what the college offers (art, music), the athletic facilities are new and nice, the food in the freshman quad was good for college food and, according to the students, most of the faculty are caring.</p>
<p>Case has a big graduate school (6-7,000). The undergraduate population is around 4,500. Grad students do not teach the undergraduate courses but may lead a lab. Freshmen are located in their own section of the campus in fairly small dorms.</p>
<p>I've been working with the Economics department at Rochester, and it's honestly one of the best in the nation. Rochester is really renowned for three things, undergraduate-wise: optics, political science, and economics. The research potentials at the U of R are really outstanding, and the grad program is also top notch.</p>