<p>It should not matter what you think WashU’s reputation is in making your college choice. Like everyone else said, choose the college where you can study what you have interest in, be happy and where you feel it is a good fit. Everyone will have an opinion on what is the “better” school. As someone stated earlier, your choice of major will definitely influence which schools make your final list. My daughter’s final list included both Tufts and WashU because of the major she was interested in. She ultimately chose WashU because she loved the school and could see herself there. She is graduating in just a couple of weeks and had an incredible four years there.</p>