I am a senior in high school and am choosing between Olin and Mendoza. I am probably going to major in management or finance. Notre Dame I feel has a stronger community with really good sports. However, WUSTL has really good food and really nice dorms. I also though WUSTL’s campus was a little more updated. Any help deciding would be greatly appreciated.
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Both great choices. Both exceptional schools. Just pick the one that fits you. 
First, do you have a pre-admit to the b-school at Wash U and ND? If not, that is a factor IMO.
Second, is there a material cost difference to consider?
If the schools are time same to this point, consider the differences between the two experiences and determine what your preference is such as…
religious v secular
do you want big time sports
do you want greek life
different residential systems (house v dorm)
location (Wash U is more urban)
WashU doesn’t have a pre-admit. Once you are accepted to WashU, you can major in anything you’d like. However at ND, you have to be admitted to their business school up front. I heard they don’t allow anyone to change their major into business after you’ve been admitted.
@newjersey17 It is possible to do an internal transfer into Mendoza although I imagine it will be hard… http://enrollmentdivision.nd.edu/mendoza-admissions-policies/
And at Olin it appears that one can be admitted directly to the b-school. http://www.olin.wustl.edu/EN-US/academic-programs/bs-business-administration/olin-advantage/Pages/freshman-entry.aspx
Someone probably on the ND cc board probably knows.
^^^I’m pretty familiar with ND (my H and S graduated from Mendoza). The whole pre-admit system at ND is new this year. Anyway, for all we know, the OP does have a pre-admit.
@happy1 Sorry that didn’t come out right. I meant to say that at WashU you can major in anything you’d like. So if you aren’t admitted to Olin up front that’s not an issue. Many students change majors and it’s easy to do that at WashU.
You are right the OP has been admitted to both business schools so this isn’t an issue.
Notre Dame has really good food, too. Some of the dorms are really nice; others not quite as posh, but the dorm pride and traditions more than makes up for it. ND definitely has awesome sports and an amazing sense of community. I’m obviously biased here… D is graduating from ND this year, and she is so thankful that she chose ND.
My D2 is attending ND as a freshman, was a Mendoza pre admit this year. My understanding is that there are limited transfers to Mendoza.
I am of limited help because I don’t know much about WashU. I do think Olin is well regarded though, and as @newjersey17 says, you should choose for fit.
I also have a D1 who is a junior at ND, and some reasons to attend besides an incredible community, and the almost mythic football/ basketball experience, are the alumni network, and career center/connections. I also think the support for freshmen is unmatched. My daughter seems to think the stress level is very manageable at ND without sacrificing academic quality. She says it is because of the collaborative atmosphere.
I don’t know how any of this compares to WashU. Good Luck with your decision!!
@Ruby789 everything you just said is exactly like WashU. It’s really Amazing how similar they are. Highly collaborative and very nice people. Freshman support is incredible too. Several things I know that are slightly different between the two is more diverse demographics, consistently ranked #1 dorms in the country, top 10 ranked for food (so many different campus dining places - has over 20 eateries including an upscale steakhouse), urban setting to name a few.
However you cannot go wrong with either one. They are both very special in their own way. Just pick which ever one feels like home to you.
If you are a religious catholic who loves sports ND…If you like better dorms better food better campus and more diversity WashU…with regard to job placements I would say equal both are great for F500 and decent for Chicago IBD…mendoza itself is a slightly stronger program but I wouldn’t worry about that
@newjersey17: Very cool! Maybe it is a midwest thing.
@aphenoPHILIA: There are plenty of students who aren’t religious or Catholic at ND. But students who don’t go to the football games will be missing out.
OP, it looks as though you might have to go with your intuition on this one.