WashU vs. USC vs. Northwestern

Cuiromind
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:20:15 +0000

I advise you to shorten your posts in the future for optimal feedback. (:

Anyways, for you, I’d probably take Northwestern out of the equation. Fraternities/Sororities are rather popular on the Northwestern campus and the social scene may not be a good fit for you. The people there would probably not say “I do not like to waste my time going to parties and the like or even simply talking about anything other than academics and political and ethical issues, things that matter I suppose”. WashU is more academic than USC. Socially, it seems like you’d fit in better at WashU.

Between USC and WashU, WashU’s premed is much more highly esteemed. It’s med school is top tier along with UPenn and JHU. USC is a fantastic school, but it simply won’t give you “the best advising faculty and medical research, internship, and volunteering opportunities”. If you were good enough to get into WashU, applying with the premed track checked, I wouldn’t be too worried about getting a good gpa. It’s definitely difficult, but only the best get in. You got in; you should be able to do it. After you get through the difficult classes, I can say with a great deal of confidence: you WILL be successful. If you are truly a weak student (which i doubt) and worried about your gpa, go to USC. USC will still give you good opportunities, but you have to know - they won’t be AS good.

For nice year long weather USC wins hands down. WashU’s weather is quite random.

As for school size, WashU seems to be the perfect compromise for someone with your preferences. You’ll always see people you know around campus, but the population is large enough that you will never know everyone. You probably won’t know everyone in your class either. I have friends there in the same grade that have never heard of each other. That’s not uncommon at WashU. USC has about double the amount of kids per class. USC’s incoming class: around 2900. WashU’s incoming class: 1500.

I hope this helps you (: