<p>If you get into both of these schools where would you go?</p>
<p>considering that you would have to pay all 4 years of tuition; and that you want to major in business.</p>
<p>ND…#1 business school is where its at, plus the tradition, alumni connection, great dorm life, beautiful campus, strong Catholic faith (which is great for Catholics, but I am personally christian and not catholic and I’ve never felt forced or pressured to convert or anything like that, everyone is understanding and it is not as big of as deal as it seems), if you like sports then ND is a lot > then Wash U in school spirit (even though Wash U’s football team could have beaten ours the last few years), and the only negatives in my opinion is the location, while Chicago is just a 30 min. train ride away it is not like Wash U which is in St. Louis, there is the also unpredictable weather during the winter and early spring which comes with living in South Bend but the fall and late spring are great, but I am from South Bend so I’m used to it, also the high price tag is sorta ridiculous if you don’t have much aid. And South Bend is not an exciting city to live in but unless you live off campus most freshmen and sophomores rarely ever need to leave campus. While I do have an obvious bias towards ND because I’ve always grown up wanting to go here, Wash U is still a great school and alternative, but I would at least visit both schools if its possible.</p>
<p>I’d choose Notre Dame a million times out of a million. I honestly can’t think of one thing Wash U does better.</p>
<p>I would suggest seeing who comes up with the better financial aid offer. If one is decidedly cheaper, go for that one. If money is no object… it’s a pretty close race, but I’d say ND because the business program is higher ranked.</p>
<p>Several things to factor into your decison:</p>
<p>I am 100 miles from South Bend and 300 from St. Louis. I have met many ND business grads, but never any from Wash U, not even when I was with a Big Four accounting firm for 15 years. Only medical school/physicians from Wash U. </p>
<p>Not only was ND named number one for undergrad business by BusinessWeek two weeks ago, there is no formal freshman benchmark that must be achieved to be admitted to the Mendoza School of Business for your soph year. My son had a quick meeting with his advisor this morning and simply declared for Mendoza. The student paper had an interesting story this week with fantastic quotes from Dean Carolyn Woo. If you are good enough to be admitted to the University, the business school will admit you. Her rationale for this is worth reading. The Mendoza School could be more selective to make their SAT numbers, etc. look better, but that is not a game they want to play. They are interested in people and producing ethical business graduates. That helps explain their 95% placement rate last year in a tough hiring environment.</p>
<p>Lastly, Notre Dame is a national school with better name recognition all across the US and the world.</p>