Amherst vs. WashU

onetwothreefive
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:09:24 +0000

I might be able to offer some good insight. I go to Amherst and my best friend from high school goes to WashU. Amherst has a great Economics department and a strong alumni network with many grads working in financial services. If you want to go into banking or consulting Amherst would be better.
Amherst is considered more prestigious, and is much smaller than WashU.
My friend from WashU is actually trying to transfer. He likes the school, but doesn’t like living in the MidWest. St. Louis is no New York or Chicago, and East St. Louis is really sketchy. WashU has more opportunities for community service though.