Washington University in St.Louis vs. Vanderbilt

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<p>I know that both are really good schools, so I can't really decide between the two universities.</p>

<p>My intended major is Business. I have been admitted into Olin Business School at WUSTL. At Vanderbilt, i will be studying in the college of letters and science.</p>

<p>Cost wise: I am not eligible for financial aid. I will only be receiving $5k from Vandy and $2k from WUSTL as NMF. Although my parents can pay out of pocket, we must make sure that the money is well spend.</p>

<p>Any idea which school would be better for me? (i am from California. i would rather attend a private school instead of UC)</p>

<p>thank you for your time.</p>

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<p>Maybe this will help?</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>I just posted on another thread about WashU so I’ll copy some of that post here:</p>

<p>My son is a junior at WashU. We’re from NJ, but he has a lot of friends from California, and around the country (and the world.) I don’t think you need to have any real concerns about St. Louis itself being an adjustment, as I think students are way more impacted by their fellow students than from the local city, and the students come from all over. Campus is in a very nice area, with lots of great restaurants on the Loop, etc.</p>

<p>WashU is great on the quality-of-life things: great dorms, great food, everything runs smoothly. My son has had really great advising and great professors. It has generally been very easy for him to get into all of the classes he wants. (In his 3 years, I think there has been only one class he couldn’t get into, and that was when he was a freshman wanting to get into a 300-level class.) There isn’t a culture of watching sports teams there, so that is a factor if that is important to you.</p>

<p>According to my son, the student body is more collaborative than competitive. Still, he has to work very hard, and it was an adjustment for him to be at a school where everyone is a great student, and he can’t just breeze through like he did in HS. </p>

<p>One thing I’ll add is that WashU makes it easy to double major across schools, so you would have the option of double majoring in business and something in the College of Arts & Sciences, if that is something you would be interested in.</p>

<p>I don’t have any particular knowledge about Vandy, but I think that compared to WashU, it has a “southern” feel, with a greater emphasis on Greek life, and students more likely to dress up to go to class or football games. </p>

<p>Good luck on your decision, and congrats on having such great choices.</p>