<p>because east coast ivies cant be matched. the history, name-value, and opportunities post-college for someone concentrating in something as standard as “econ and polisci” (which is what im doing), any of the ivies except possibly cornell or brown would be better than NU. if the OP is seriously trying to decide between NU and Penn as an econ major, i dont think there’s much of a question. just because we go to NU doesnt mean we have to be ridiculously biased towards it… our school is great and has a lot of unique points that make the lifestyle even better than most other top-tier schools, but there ARE more prestigious universities out there that are more difficult to get into, like Penn.</p>
<p>if the OP wanted to do marketing or journalism, then obvi NU would be a better choice. but in this case, its no contest.</p>
<p>p.s. in regards to your other post, i may be “itching” to go to the east coast post-college (what pre-business student DOESNT wanna be on Wall Street?), but i wouldnt say im “miserable” at NU. i was born and raised in chicago suburbs, i love where ive grown up and have a lot of chicago pride, im just not blind enough to think NU is the greatest school in the world just because im going there.</p>