<p>My D was accepted at both last year. She visited them back to back on the same trip.</p>
<p>When it came to her choice, NU was, for her a ‘no brainer’. (To be honest, WashU wasn’t even her second choice.) The reasons she gave us.</p>
<p>At NU, she felt ‘at home’ from the minute she set foot on campus. At WashU, she felt that every student she met LOVED the campus, whereas she ‘liked’ the campus. </p>
<p>Another factor was she loved the approach of the Engineering First Program at NU, and didn’t feel that the WashU’s engineering differentiated itself from other schools.</p>
<p>So, it came down to intangibles and the specifics of the first year curriculum.</p>