Tulane, GWU, or NYU.

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am a student from California and have been accepted into the universities noted in the subject (NYU, Tulane, and GWU). Both Tulane and GWU have offered me generous amounts of financial aid. Tulane has also accepted me to their honors program, GWU to their integrated Engineering/Law program. I’m trying to narrow down the field between these universities. I plan to study Computer Science/Engineering. I am also very politically active (hence the draw to GWU). At the same time being from California I think I could more easily adapt to the weather of New Orleans than in New York or DC. Plus I think I would enjoy the social atmosphere there. NYU also has a draw as I have family in the New York metro area and truly do love the city. If anyone could provide any insight or advice about narrowing down my options I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.</p>

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<p>I would go to GW. Their engineering program is very small and personal and is on the rise. I go to GW, and people I know in the engineering program are really satisfied. Congrats on your scholarship! They aren't too easy to obtain from GW or Tulane. </p>

<p>Another great thing about your situation is that when you get your bachelors, you won't have to worry about the LSAT, etc. You are already accepted to a top 20 law school!!!</p>

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<p>As for your preferences, GW has a very urban location. It's located about 3 blocks from the White House. There's so much to do in the city. Not only does DC have a great night life, the political opportunities are amazing. I'm from NYC and I like both DC and NYC equally. The weather is okay. Summers are very hot, while winters are fairly cold. We've gotten a couple of inches of snow consistently throughout the months of January and February. Other than those two months, the weather is very mild. On Sat. I wore short sleeves. Btw, have you ever experienced New Orleans? It's warm, but not in the same sense as CA. It's really hot and humid. REALLY HUMID.</p>

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<p>My advice is to go to GW. Grad school reputation is way more important that undergraduate reputation. The fact that GW is making an engineering degree and law degree possible for a small price is incredible. Law schools are extremely competitive, especially GW's. My cousin who is applying to law schools got flat out rejected to NYU and GW. NYU's law school is as selective as HYP, and GW's has an acceptance rate of 20%. The average LSAT is in the higher 160s. Here's the rankings:
1. Yale University (CT)
2. Harvard University (MA)<br>
3. Stanford University (CA)
4. Columbia University (NY)
5. New York University<br>
6. University of Chicago<br>
7. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor<br>
University of Pennsylvania<br>
9. University of Virginia<br>
10. Duke University (NC)
Northwestern University (IL)
12. Cornell University (NY)
13. University of California–Berkeley<br>
14. Georgetown University (DC)
15. University of Texas–Austin<br>
16. University of California–Los Angeles<br>
17. Vanderbilt University (TN)
18. University of Southern California<br>
19. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities<br>
20. George Washington University (DC)
University of Notre Dame (IN)
Washington University in St. Louis<br>
23. Boston University<br>
Emory University (GA)
University of Iowa<br>
Washington and Lee University (VA)
27. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign<br>
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill<br>
29. Boston College<br>
College of William and Mary (VA)
31. University of Georgia<br>
University of Wisconsin–Madison<br>
33. University of California–Davis<br>
34. Brigham Young University (J. Reuben Clark) (UT)
Fordham University (NY)
University of Washington<br>
Wake Forest University (NC) </p>

<p>GW has such a prestigious law school and I can't imagine someone passing up such an awesome scholarship and GW's many opportunities/great location.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice. Greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>"NYU's law school is as selective as HYP"</p>

<p>Princeton doesn't have a law school. Yale and Harvard are the best 2 law schools, then its Stanford, then NYU & Columbia round out the top 5.</p>

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<p>All those schools aren't particularly strong in engineering. Are those the only schools you applied to? I only see Tulane ranked #74 in undergraduate engineering by USNWR. However, if you want to go to law school GW is probably your best choice.</p>

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<p>No, I have applied to other schools as well. I was deferred SCEA at Stanford; have also been accepted to UCLA, UCSD, UCI. Applications are also pending at Cal, Duke, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Princeton. Honestly, I think I would most like to go to Stanford, but don’t know if that is going to be an option. My history teacher urged me to apply to Harvard (after wining their Prize Book Award) and my father made me apply to Dartmouth. Both are excellent schools but do not have particularly strong engineering departments. As I have begun to receive letters back from schools I have tried to narrow the field down. From the information here, I think GW is my top choice on the east coast now (of those I have been accepted to). Thanks for the input. Any other comments are appreciated.</p>

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<p>id pick NYU -- I love NYC!!</p>

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<p>GW is so cool. Go there with me! =) </p>

<p>Of course, I'm biased, though.</p>