<p>I've been accepted to all 3 of these schools, the college of arts and sciences at Gtown and the business schools at Wash U and Michigan. I want to eventually end up doing business and I want to go to the best graduate business school possible. Here is a list of positives and negatives I have for each school and hopefully you can tell me whether they are accurate or not.</p>
<p>Wash U
Positives: 13th ranked school, 4th ranked business school, beautiful campus, good MBA feeder, good facilities
Negatives: known as stressful, no parties, stigma as a generally "stranger" group of students</p>
<p>Michigan
Positives: football/basketball teams, incredible parties, tons of fun
Negatives: lowest ranked school of the 3, possibly get treated like a number</p>
<p>Georgetown
Positives: DC/Georgetown is an incredible area, although not as highly ranked as Wash U it has a good reputation for business, basketball/balance of fun
Negatives: smaller campus, no fraternities, Jesuit influence</p>
<p>You are relying way too much on the wrong rankings! 
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<p>WUSTL is much better suited for the USNWR methodology/formula than Michigan. That does not mean it is better…or perceived as such beyond high school walls. Overall, those three universities are all equally respected.</p>
<p>Also, WUSTL’s #4 ranking is according to Businessweek, which also ranks Wharton #5! Do you honestly believe that Wharton is #5 at the undergraduate level, or that WUSTL is better than Wharton? The Businessweek ranking is not that reliable. I would go with the USNWR undergraduate ranking, which is entirely reputational in nature. Michigan’s Business school is the best of the three according to the USNWR ranking of Business programs.</p>
<p>Also, WUSTL is not the best MBA feeder of the three. If you look at top MBA placement figures, you will see that Michigan and Georgetown are better represented than WUSTL.</p>
<p>From your post above, I think Michigan is your best fit…especially if you are preadmitted at Ross.</p>
<p>MBA feeder??</p>
<p>You do realize that most people go for an MBA in their late 20’s, not straight out of undergrad. I think 28 is the median age when they enter. By that time you would’ve had about six years of work experience under your belt. In those years, most people accumulate enough skills/leadership roles where undergrad matters less. </p>
<p>It’s not like MedSchool or Law School.</p>
<p>As far as business goes, both Michigan and G-Town are generally considered a step above Wash U. Don’t get me wrong, Wash U has a great program with great academic acclaim but as of now recruitment has not caught up with the academic quality of the university. While G-Town McDonough and Michigan Ross are both generally considered targets (meaning that heavy on campus recruiting is available from most major financial institutions), Olin is generally classified as a non-target and receives quite a bit less ocr than the other two. Also, while the small size of Olin can be seen as an academic plus, it also means that the alumni base is going to be much smaller and thus less advantageous. However, at the end of the day all of this is simply splitting hairs. All these schools are great and I’m sure you will find success at whichever you choose!!</p>
<p>Cheers :)</p>