<p>I'm a international student,so i can't visit the campus.And I want to study business. To choose from these schools is killing me!</p>
<p>Anybody help me!Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>ND................................................Best name recognition and alum support.</p>
<p>Can you tell me more details? Thanks</p>
<p>Honestly, business isn't some cutting edge technology so in this case you will not go wrong attending either of them. Therefore I suggest you to choose ranking wise, and in this cash Wash U. st louis, and it's more famous worldwide.</p>
<p>I'd go to WashU. About equal to Notre Dame in terms of business and I think it would be much better socially for an international.</p>
<p>Notre Dame</p>
<p>I just think Notre Dame is a very polarizing school. The alums love it, but its also a relatively homogeneous environment in a religious setting. I could see it as major culture shock for someone not of the ND culture. On the other hand, WashU will be much more universal and in no way will it be worse in business.</p>
<p>Wash U has its own dominant culture.</p>
<p>barrons - I am not sure what you are trying to imply with your link. But if the implication is that WashU has a predominantly Jewish culture - then all I can say is you obviously have never been on the WashU campus and you know nothing about the culture or atmosphere on the WashU campus.</p>
<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I would choose Nd because of the strong community, football, and traditions.
But I heard the city outside of Nd is alil shady...dont know much about Wash U</p>
<p>That's what friends who went there have told me--but they were Jewish too. Don't get all uptight--it is what it is and there's nothing wrong with it.</p>
<p>ND hands down</p>
<p>Emory is quite clearly the best fit for your needs. A strong undergraduate business program plus its location in Atlanta seems almost ideal for an international prospective biz student such as yourself. Atlanta is a much more expansive city than either South Bend or St. Louis (economically, ethnically, as well as in terms of opportunity and prospective employers). It is a large city flooded with Fortune 500 companies that is considered to be "still growing." I can't speak on behalf of St. Louis, but, frankly, South Bend is known to be much more of a college town than a thriving metropolis. Atlanta is one of the most diverse cities in the nation; it is considered an international hub of sorts. Atlanta has various organizations that help international students accommodate to the American way of life, more specifically the culture of Atlanta. One such organization (Atlanta Ministry for International Students) is very active in the Emory campus. Academically, Emory's undergraduate business program provides truly top of the line academics (ranked fourth in the nation -- <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/07/undergrad/index.html)%5B/url%5D">http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/07/undergrad/index.html)</a>. Their business school, Goizueta, is also one of the most respected in the world.</p>
<p>"Wash U has its own dominant culture."</p>
<p>All colleges have their own "dominant culture." Usually it's WASP.</p>
<p>Data mostly drawn from USNWR</p>
<p>OBJECTIVE DATA</p>
<p>Undergraduate Enrollment:
Emory: 6510 ND: 8275 Wash U: 7466</p>
<p>Cost (Tuition & Fees):
Emory: $32,506 ND: $31,542 Wash U: $33,788 </p>
<p>Graduation & Retention Rank
Emory: 25th ND: 3rd Wash U: 17th<br>
-% of Students expected to graduate in 6 years:
Emory: 93% ND: 90% Wash U: 90%
-% of students who do graduate in 6 years:
Emory: 89% ND: 95% Wash U: 91% </p>
<p>Faculty Resources Rank:
Emory: 12th ND: 23rd Wash U: 6th<br>
-% of classes with <20 students
Emory: 64% ND: 50% Wash U: 73%<br>
-% of classes with 50+ students
Emory: 8% ND: 11% Wash U: 9%
-Faculty/student ratio
Emory: 7/1 ND: 11/1 Wash U: 7/1</p>
<p>Student Selectivity Rank:
Emory: 15th ND: 17th Wash U: 6th<br>
-Average SAT/ACT:
Emory: 1300-1470 ND: 1290-1470 Wash U: 1360-1520
-% of students ranking in top 10% of high school class
Emory: 90% ND: 86% Wash U: 93%
-% acceptance rate
Emory: 37% ND: 32% Wash U: 19% </p>
<h1>of NMS Finalists from 2005 and % of student body:</h1>
<p>Emory: 64 (4%) ND: 49 (2%) Wash U: </p>
<h1>of 1500 scorers enrolled and % of student body:</h1>
<p>Emory: 1148(14%) ND: 1505 (18%) Wash U: 1882 (25%) </p>
<p>Financial Resources Rank:
Emory: 16th ND: 39th Wash U: 4th </p>
<p>Alumni Giving % and Rank:
Emory: 36% (15th) ND: 48% (3rd) Wash U: 38% (10th) </p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE DATA</p>
<p>Peer Assessment:
Emory: 4.0 ND: 3.9 Wash U: 4.1 </p>
<p>All of these schools have very strong profiles and, based on the objective data, are among the top 15 schools in the USA. Wash U has a modest advantage in a few categories (Selectivity, Faculty Resources, Financial Resources). ND scores well in Graduation/Retention rank and Alumni Giving (its alumni are very devoted), but lags noticeably in Financial Resources and to a lesser extent in Faculty Resources, perhaps reflecting its Catholic heritage. Emory, with its Atlanta location, has much to offer and has only slight deficits in most every category. </p>
<p>On the subjective ranking, these three schools illustrate the dichotomy between their superior student profile and supporting environment and the subjective category of Peer Assessment. Compared to other schools with similar (or even worse) profiles, these three get lower marks from the academic set. Ex-PA scores, all would improve their USNWR ranking by a few spots.</p>
<p>Those are three great schools. I'm a bit biased toward ND for its school spirit - no other college bonds with its undergrads like ND, and the alumni giving rate is one indicator of that. For business networking, ND probably has the strongest national network of alums, Emory would be particularly strong in the southeast. South Bend isn't a fantastic college town, and is clearly the smallest of the three environments. Chicago is 100 miles away, not a long trip but hardly a quick trip (there's a commuter rail line that connects SB and Chicago, btw.) ND is aware of its "college town" shortcomings, and has several projects in the works to try to create residential and retail areas comparable to traditional college town environments. Overall, I think ND would offer the most complete undergrad experience since of the three it's the only one that also offers big-time sports.</p>
<p>I don't think you can go wrong with any of the three, however - all are wonderful schools with somewhat different environments.</p>
<p>Yeah but I can't imagine someone from India or Malaysia (for example) enjoying the ND culture.</p>
<p>Before choosing ND, be sure you are OK with the policy quoted in this thread:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=328966%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=328966</a></p>
<p>Do you guys think Wash.Univ in st. Louis has a bad location??</p>
<p>No, it is in a very nice suburb adjacent to the better part of the city. Also near a huge park. SL itself does little for me but it has some museums, sports and good food.</p>