<p>Transfer student, English & Econ/Business major...WashU vs Univ of Chicago...thoughts would be greatly appreciated, thank you!</p>
<p>Chicago has a great econ program (I think its in the top 5 or something), but the social life is terrible. Id choose WashU over it anyway. Olin is a great business school and you'll do just as well with a degree from WashU as you would from Chicago. WashU comes along with an added social life thati s one of the tops in the nation along with the best dorms and some of the best food.</p>
<p>There are very few places that you can compare to UChicago in terms of intense and challenging education and the respect this degree carries in academic circles. For economics there is no comparison between UChicago and WashU. Only MIT, Wharton and may be Harvard come somewhat close in terms of reputation for undergraduate economics degree.</p>
<p>Negatives of Chicago include: improving but still sketchy neighborhood, huge workload, grade deflation (bad for medical and law school admissions), almost non-existent social life. </p>
<p>WashU is significantly better in terms of dorms, food, social life, weather, flexibility of curriculum, friendly student body. Probably close to 100% of WashU students are very happy to be there, while you can not say the same thing about UChicago.</p>
<p>If you are a hard core nerd, you might be happier at UChicago. Visit both.</p>
<p>umm, if you're talking pure academics, chicago is the obvious winner.</p>
<p>thanks all...really good points...I was leaning towards WashU and still am, now...what exactly makes everyone so happy there...good management, dean?</p>
<p>when i stayed for the weekend my iimpression was that the student body is mostly all just genuinely nice and warm people. though the gorgeous campus, amazing on-campus food and a really receptive management probably help too.</p>
<p>Chicago is better for academics hands down.</p>
<p>okay, thanks everyone...another ques....so i know that according to business week, an olin undergrad after school makes a median starting salary of $50,000 </p>
<p>does anyone know what a chicago undegrad graduate would make...any credible estimates on the web?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>i would say, a chicago econ major makes just as much, if not more</p>
<p>chicago econ is probably a more marketable degree than an olin degree, b/c chicago carries a lot of weight, and every major investment banking firm recruits from chicago</p>
<p>citadel recruits from chicago, enough said</p>
<p>sweet, thanks bball...why isnt there stuff on the web about it, though (or maybe I just cant find it)</p>
<p>Chicago doesn't have a b-school. It just has an economics program, which is highly rated.</p>
<p>As it is stated on the businessweek's ranking
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<p>Chicago attracts more top companies....</p>
<p>If you like one, you probably won't like the other.</p>
<p>i am also weighing between Wash U and Chicago</p>
<p>i wish chicago was more like wash u in terms of environment, laid back chill environment and wash u had chicago's name recognition</p>
<p>bbal87: You can't get everything, I guess. :-)</p>
<p>You can always go to Chicago (or other school with recognizable name) for grad school. But undergraduate 4 years are supposed to be the best years of your life, and WashU will provide a lot happier environment during those years.</p>
<p>uchicago..very intense</p>
<p>washu...very friendly staff/students..more laid back</p>
<p>"bbal87: You can't get everything, I guess. :-)"</p>
<p>Go to NU and you'll get both!</p>
<p>NU is almost a twin-brother of WashU (if both are compared to UChicago). It is not any more academically intense than WashU. For some majors it might have a little more prestige than WashU but within academic community their respect does not compare to that of Chicago.</p>