<p>Because of the increased popularity of CC (where WashU doesn’t get the respect it deserves), WashU’s reputation is now tarnished. In elite circles, you will encounter MANY MANY people who hold WashU in disdain because they or their children were waitlisted but got into higher-ranked schools. It’s too bad because it’s such a great institution. Deserved or not, NU is much more widely respected, if that matters to you. It has top programs across the board (law, economics, business, music, education, medicine, communications, engineering, etc.) whereas WashU’s strengths are limited to fewer areas.</p>