What exactly makes better colleges...better?

PurpleTitan
Sun, 11 Jun 2017 20:04:49 +0000

Just make your choice with eyes wide open.

WashU is rich and will have a lot more resources per capita than either 'Zona or even UCLA (I frankly haven’t heard people rave about the undergraduate experience at UCLA; tons of WashU undergrads rave about their experience there).

Money is something to consider. Is the net cost difference (over 4 years) around $200K? At that spread, just from a cost-benefit standpoint, 'Zona may make more sense. If it is a 5 figure difference, the perks and benefits of WashU may be worth it. BTW, from the research I’ve the done, the honors program at 'Zona seems to be little more than a joke.
Again, if you take costs in to account, saving up for grad school may make more sense, but, outside of a few departments that 'Zona is renown in, the experience at 'Zona isn’t going to be close to that at WashU.