Wash U/ Northwestern/ Georgetown/ Notre Dame

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>I am very disallusioned right now... I didn't get accepted into my first, second, third, or fourth choice schools, and now must decided between Wash U, Northwestern, Georgetown, and Notre Dame. I am very scared and confused about it all. I have visited Wash U and Northwestern, but I intend upon visiting/ staying over at all of them again this month, I want to make the best choice out of the options given to me. </p>

<p>I was accepted into the arts and sciences programs of all the schools. I had intended upon taking a politcal science/ pre-law route at these schools, but have been having some second thoughts. I may now want to study biology and practice some form of environmental law, or going pre-med and be a pediatrician (I like kids). I want to make some sort of change in the world... maybe a politics route?</p>

<p>Does anyone have input on the political science or biology/premed programs of these schools?</p>

<p>Also, do you think I can visit/ stay over at all of them this month and keep up my grades too? I also have prom (eek.)</p>

<p>Does anyone think I will be a better fit at one than another:
I am a fairly liberal person
I don't much like the city (expect in the summer)...I hate the cold.<br>
I am looking for a fresh start somewhere, a fairly medium sized school where I can attempt to achieve a better social life
I am not adverse to partying etc, I would prefer to have good ol' fashioned fun, but I have not aversion to drinking/alcohol.
I work very hard, but was hoping to take a bit of a breather/ find a better balance in college.
I live in the chicagoland area, and was hoping for a big change in my life (although none of my schools lend that to me now)
I wanted to leave home, so thats a negative for NU (its 20 minutes away), but its a very good schools still.
I want to study abroad (spanish speaking country).
I like seeing concerts alot, small venues, indie/alternative.
I played soccer/tennis in high school, not good enough for college. I love frisbee!
I have a girlfriend... so woman are not that much of a factor
I am an extremely normal/funny guy, not a geek at all, but I get very good grades by combining decent natural intelligence and ALOT of hard work.
By looking at me, you wouldn't have been able to tell I have done so well in school... and I like it that way.
I want become more involved in community service
I am not religious at all (Although I was confirmed UCC)
I am interested in prestige... or at least I was until I was rejected by my major prestige schools. These are all very prestigious schools still, and comparable in my view (maybe not)?</p>

<p>Can anyone give input... I am looking to start a new life for myself, unfortunatly these aren't where I was intending to do so, but must now do my best to handle the situation.</p>

<p>Thanks! Wolffy</p>

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<p>Wolffy--you're left deciding between 4 really great schools. </p>

<p>You should seriously consider Wash U, because it prides itself on making it easy for people to take what they want to take regardless of which school they're in. You seem pretty undecided, so that flexibility could really be what you're looking for. If you haven't been there, you should go, you'll love it.</p>

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<p>I actually visited WUSTL about a month ago, but only took the tour/ info session route, which really isn't adequate. I was a bit cold to it when I first visited, because I had other colleges on my mind... but now I see it as possibly a really good option for me, so I intend upon visiting there and staying over and being more open to it this time. Thanks for the input.</p>

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<p>Georgetown is in the warmest climate.</p>

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<p>you sound a lot like me even though I'm a girl and I too was rejected from some of my top choices and I am really excited about WashU because it has the best programs, great kids (who aren't pretentious), it's a prestigious school and it seems like the school really cares about the students as opposed to some of the ivies which seem to run more like machines. If you want a fresh start, don't go to Northwestern since it's nearby and you say you're not religious, so why choose Georgetown or Notre Dame, where both schools have "g-d quads" and mosaic floors of Jesus. Don't get me wrong, all of these schools are great in their own right but WashU seems like a better fit. Hopefully, I'll meet you next year!</p>

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<p>Yes, I am definatly going to go down and visit and take a better look at Wash U... I was talking to some other people from my school who were accepted, and it got me pretty excited...</p>

<p>So yah, maybe we'll see each other there... where are you from?</p>

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<p>I have lived in Chicago, St. Louis, and am currently living in Maryland - about 2 hours from Georgetown. As to climate: Georgetown is somewhat warmer than St. Louis, but not a lot of difference (at least in my years living there.) We never used our snow blower in our three years in St. Louis, the snow blower that was purchased (and often used) in Chicago. Chicago is by far the coldest, and I would guess Notre Dame to have comparable weather to Northwestern. </p>

<p>As for geographic desirability, since you don't want to be too close to home that precludes NU - but it would be nice to be able to drive to and from school easily, which would favor Notre Dame, and then Wash U. Georgetown will be difficult to get to and from; you will need to fly.</p>

<p>Finally type of student: None are greatly diverse campuses. Wash U. and Northwestern are most similar, with Northwestern having a bit more diversity. Georgetown and Notre Dame will have a strong Catholic contingent, though from my summer interning in D.C., I recall Georgetown rituals included alcohol or other substances. I roomed that summer (many years ago) in Georgetown with some students in a house that had no locks, no legs on the furniture, and you had to be careful about eating mushrooms left in the refrigerator (which I almost sprinkled on a home-made pizza, and that would have been scary because there were a lot of them.)</p>

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<p>Since you say you are a liberal person, not religious at all, and don't like the cold, I recommend you NOT go to Notre Dame. Also, good luck finding a concert there, as it is in the middle or nowhere.</p>

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<p>Oh man... I don't think Georgetown is THAT liberal now that you have to worry about the mushrooms...</p>

<p>I think I will still give ND a visit, if not just for the day off of school...</p>

<p>Its tough to pass up NU, it has really good acamdemics, if only they could transplant it a few hours away from home.</p>

<p>I was talking to a friend who was accepted into WUSTL yesterday, and I found myself excited about it... so thats looking good.</p>

<p>Plus, Georgetown is almost 50k, and my parents said I will be paying for a lot of that, so that is rough.</p>

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<p>If you want more ND info come over to our board! I is just hard to bring people over</p>

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<p>You seem to be looking for a lot of the same things in a school that I was looking for, the only difference being that as soon as I saw WUSTL I knew it was where I wanted to be.</p>

<p>Liberal - give WUSTL the checkmark
It also seems to be a school with great people who are happy to be there, and know how to have fun without letting it get out of hand. Check.
We probably have similar music tastes, and I can tell you from studying online St. Louis is not a bad city at all for concerts. There's a place RIGHT near WUSTL called The Palace, it's in The Loop, and it get's a bunch of cool bands in every year. I'm excited about that.</p>

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<p>Yes, my cousin goes there and they get some pretty good acts through there, I wanna say Of Montreal was there a few weeks ago...?</p>

<p>I think if I give Wash U a second try, and am not so cold to it, Ill realize that its the place to be (although I still hear from everyone that the girls are sub-par... ohhhhhhhhh well)</p>

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<p>yeah, of montreal was here a few weeks ago.
the venue closest off campus is called the pageant (<a href="http://www.thepageant.com)%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.thepageant.com)&lt;/a>, not the palace. it's a pretty nice venue and they get pretty good bands.</p>

<p>other venues of interest to you:
the creepy crawl (<a href="http://www.creepycrawl.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.creepycrawl.com&lt;/a&gt;)
mississippi nights (<a href="http://www.mississippinights.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.mississippinights.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

<p>also, there is good live music in many bars several nigts a week</p>

<p>I've also noticed that the girls get hotter w/ every new incoming class, but that is just my own impressionistic account</p>

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<p>Hey thanks for those links... My cousin who goes there told me about Of Montreal, said it was a good show (I think she is at Death Cab tonight?).</p>

<p>Is it true about the girls... because most students will admit that the girls are still sub-par, even for a top-notch school.... im not being picky or anything, but hey, its a plus ;)</p>

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<p>oh, I'm not trying to say they are not "sub-par" (I don't really like putting it this way... but most of the guys will agree). I'm just saying that I've seen a trend towards "improvement".</p>

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<p>Haha... an improvement is good... it was my understanding that Wash U was committed to improving its undergraduate resources (attractiveness must apparently be included).</p>