WashU vs Yale

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>I got accepted to both, but for financial reasons I probably will not be able to attend Yale. Just wondering if anyone could give some reasons as to why WashU is super amazing and so much better than Yale to make me feel better. Thanks!</p>

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<p>No one can do that, because a lot of what makes a school amazing is how it fits you. But I really think you will find Wash U to be fantastic and your peers just as smart and capable and fun. And actually the dorms at Wash U are nicer. I have been to New Haven a number of times, and I think Wash U is a nicer campus and certainly in a nicer area. You won’t have NYC in your back yard, but other than that I really think you will find a lot of positives about Wash U even over Yale. One for sure is that Wash U is much more undergrad oriented, with a lot more opportunities for undergrads to get involved in research and similar activities. My big issue with the Ivies, especially HYP, is that they are intensely research oriented to the point where grad students are the focus of the profs; that, and when they are finally going to get their Nobel Prize. You will find the profs at Wash U exceedingly capable and far more accessable.</p>

<p>I cannot emphasize enough that you should not look at this as “settling” for Wash U. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if after a year there you wonder how you could have even thought of yourself anywhere else. Go in with a positive attitude and get involved, and you will be very happy there, I am sure.</p>

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<p>I know of a Wash U parent who is also a Yale parent. She basically said the dorms at Yale are awful compared to what they have at Wash U. She is extremely pleased with the experience her Wash U child is having; less so the experience the Yale child is having.</p>

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<p>Just getting into Yale is really what it’s all about. Just attach a copy of the acceptance letter with all your job applications.</p>

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<p>LOL!! Can you do dat? :P</p>

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<p>read this: </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/washington-university-st-louis/680331-my-weekend-wash-u.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/washington-university-st-louis/680331-my-weekend-wash-u.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>its from a few days ago, and might help you alot :)</p>