WashU vs. Northwestern vs Cal vs UCLA

iflylikepaper
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:28:30 +0000

I’m kind of in the same situation, but I’ve crossed off both UCB and UCLA. Personally, I’m still unsure of what I want to do and I want a stronger advising program which I can definitely find in private schools like NW and WashU. Also, the UC’s, especially LA and Berks, are known to be extremely competitive and a lot of that is in pre-professional programs like pre-med. Between WashU and Northwestern, I think a big difference is semester vs. quarter system. On one hand, you get to take more classes at Northwestern, but on the other, you are constantly having exams and midterms and it might seem like a lot of work.