Vandy, WashU, or Texas

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>I'm faced with a pretty big dilemma here on which of these three excellent schools to choose and I figure that you could help me decide. I am into the Olin School of Business and Engineering School for WashU, I got into Engineering Honors at Texas (my home state), and was Waitlisted at Vanderbilt for engineering. I applied engineering to all three schools but am not sure that it is truly what I want to do. My next option would be business or economics. Assuming I get into Vanderbilt, which of these schools do you think is the best for what I want to do. I also care a lot about the social scene at each school and am looking to join a fraternity most likely. I know WashU is ranked the highest on US news and World Report but Vanderbilt is closely after. My biggest complaint about WashU is that I hear a lot of the people there tend to be introverted and I don't know if I would have a lot of fun there. As for Texas, the engineering school is great, and ranked very highly, but I don't know how it compares to those of WashU and Vanderbilt. Also at Texas, even though I love the college football scene, I'm afraid I would get lost in the crowd. As for Vanderbilt, I really love the school setting in Nashville, but have heard that it isn't particularly strong in Engineering. I realize this post is kind of disorganized, and that probably reflects my difficulty with this decision. I would like it though if you could help me decide on a school based on the following criteria.</p>

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<li>Quality of education for engineering</li>
<li>Professional reputation (what do employers think of it,particularly for engineering)</li>
<li>Social Scene (nightlife, frats, etc.)</li>
<li>Quality of general education</li>
<li>Nationwide reputation</li>
<li>Sports</li>
<li>Intermurals</li>
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<p>Based on your criteria I’d say take Texas’s offer. They have one of the best engineering schools in the world. I don’t know why any anyone would choose WashU for any reason other than it’s academic reputation… I rarely hear good things about life there.</p>

<p>If you do get off the waitlist, it’ll be a tough choice. Vandy’s undergrad engineering is ranked like 30th in the US, so it’s still great, but it’s not incredible. It still has a great professional reputation, I know first hand. Still higher ranked than WashU’s which is around 45. It’s incredibly easy to change majors here and Vandy has a great econ department; can’t speak for UT or WashU on these points.</p>

<p>I was admitted to Engineering Honors as UT as well. The honors program has some nice perks, as I remember. I just could not tolerate the size of UT.</p>

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<p>Vanderbilt and UT have the better social scene and typical college experience. Vandy might have the better size, but if you are paying in-state tuition at UT that seems like a pretty good deal.</p>

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<ol>
<li>WashU. 2. WashU. 3. Texas. 4. WashU. 5. WashU. 6. Texas. 7. Idk </li>
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<p>:(</p>

<p>I have very similar concerns that you do because I am deciding between Texas and WashU</p>

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<p>And I agree with what they said ^^ but I’m offered $20,000 a year at washU. That paired with its academic prestige is hard for me to say no to :/</p>

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<p>In case anyone was wondering, I did get into Vanderbilt and decided to go there. I picked Vandy for many of the reasons stated above by pancaked. Texas was just to big for me and the students WashU seemed kind of unhappy when I visited. I had a great time when I visited Vanderbilt.</p>

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<p>Nice choice :)</p>

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<p>Congratulations!</p>

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<p>Congratulations, go 'Dores!</p>

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<p>I choose Vandy over UT also!</p>