Vandy vs. Northwestern vs. USC

Supruwoman
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:30:09 +0000

Our son looked at Northwestern and Vandy (among others). After the campus visits he ruled out Northwestern and fell in love with Vandy. To him there was a snooty, more cutthroat feel at NW. He liked the work hard/play hard balance at Vandy, the friendliness and the more southern feel (not to mention the climate is much better and he loved Nashville).

He is graduating in a couple of weeks with a double major in HOD (ILD track – International Leadership and Development) and Econ. So, you could knock down all 3 of your interests. It’s been fantastic for him. Employers love HOD graduates because they know how to work with human capital – a very rare skill. His friends are finding top-notch jobs and getting assistantships at really great grad schools.

Your interests sound similar to my son’s. Feel free to PM me if you have any more detailed questions.

Any of those universities will be great. You can’t go wrong. Good luck.