<p>so i am basically deciding between washu and rice. what do you think are the benefits for each if i am planning to study economics?</p>
<p>congrats. these schools were tied for my favorites. I got into wash u, however i have been waitlisted at rice. I visited both colleges and loved both. I find them to be eerily similar, yet have distinct attributes. In the end, I was leaning more towards rice. either school will be great.</p>
<p>^^ Agreed. I have one son at Rice and another an incoming freshman at Wash U. They’re both fabulous schools with a friendly, collaborative vibe. You can’t go wrong with either school.</p>
<p>WashU econ is very strong.</p>
<p>ahh i just visited both washu (multicultural weekend) and rice and i have no idea which school to pick! they both appeal to me for different reasons. </p>
<p>i love the diversity in washu and the flexiblity of classes and how students manage their time. however, i don’t like st. louis and i feel like it would be harder to get a job from the midwest? i might be completely wrong about that. </p>
<p>rice is so gorgeous and their res college system is great however none of their facilites are as updated as washu’s and the students there seem to study a lot and have really structured habits etc and there seems to be not as much going on on campus as washu does. but i do like houston better than st louis </p>
<p>what to dooo</p>
<p>brooke, just remember that the vast majority of your time will probably be spent on and around campus NOT in the cities.</p>
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<p>You are wrong about that, lol. Really, that has nothing to do with it, it is waaay more about you and how impressed a company is with you.</p>
<p>Of course you may never end up liking St. Louis, especially if you prefer the more moderate (during the school year) climate of Houston, but for the vast majority of students they end up liking St. Louis (and by this I mean the parts that are important to a Wash U student like the Delmar Loop, the Galleria, Forest Park, Clayton, and others) much more than they ever expected. These resources, coupled with nervous1’s completely correct comment about spending most of your time on or near Wash U, make Wash U a pretty good experience for most of the students I know that are there or went there.</p>
<p>Not that you can go wrong with Rice, I am just saying your perspective about St. Louis may be a little skewed. It is the kind of city that more grows on you, as opposed to hitting you in the face like a NYC or LA.</p>
<p>Both highly reputable schools! I agree that you can’t go wrong with either from the academic point of view. The 2009 U.S. News & World Report ranks Rice 10th in their annual Great Schools, Great Prices ranking. This is up from 13th place last year. Not sure what your financial packages are like, but generally speaking - the most bang for the buck - Rice.</p>
<p>The most bang for the buck is where you have the best bottom line. Without knowing what the bottom line (total out of pocket) is for the OP - there is no way that anyone can pick one over the other from a “bang for buck” point of view.</p>
<p>I just got into Rice from the transfer admission, but I’ve already sent in the deposit for WashU. Why should I pick one over the other? I love them both.</p>