Washington University

Pros: Prestige of name, quality of many programs at the university, AMAZING new buildings...
Cons: Cost, Workload

2009 US NEWS & WORLD REPORTS RANK OF WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS: #12 (tied with Northwestern) #1: Freshman Year Academics May Be Tough You may notice that many freshmen are pretty stressed out their first year. This ...

Pros: EVERYTHING---Friendly students; Brilliant Professors; Excellent Resources; Writing Center; Library; Research and Volunteering Opportunities
Cons: Expensive--but Washu now offers great financial aid to students from modest backgrounds.

My Personal Experience One of the greatest choices a student must make is deciding where to go for college. With over 3500 schools nationwide, making this decision can be daunting and overwhelming. When choosing a college, students must evaluate its ...

Pros: Supposedly an excellent and prestigious school
Cons: I have yet to see why

I started college at the University of Chicago. I went there for about two years before taking a little time off to decide what to do for a career. In the time that I was away, I became enamored with a man whose work keeps him in downstate Illinois....

Pros: meet great people, exposed to new experiences, late nights and good times
Cons: loud at times, sacrifices you have to make from communal living

The college dorm can be a wonderful thing. A big portion of the quintessential college experience, as portrayed in movies and as perceived in popular culture, happens not in class, but in the dorms. The Wash. U. residence halls do a good job of providing...

Pros: great people, great preparation for real world; great city
Cons: work load heavy at times; little interaction with community

Trite, but it’s true...Wash U students work hard, but they play hard too. In all fairness, I’ve yet to come across any organization where it’s members thought this expression didn’t apply, but I do think it’s particularly applicable to Wash. U.

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Pros: Good education
Cons: Very expensive and doesn't make an effort to meet students needs

I am currently a junior at Washington University, enrolled in the Olin School of Business and also have a second major in Biology. My brother attended this school before I did. One of the great factors about this school is their financial aid, which...

Pros: Strong academics
Cons: Challenging Social Life

Wash U is a very strong school academically. From the first semester of freshman year, it is clear that a lot will be expected of you. The pressure can be intense. But the results are hard to beat...you can't fake it at Wash U.

While it has...

Pros: Great opportunities, fun on campus
Cons: A bit insulated

...Chicago is to Illinois.

Many of the people I went to school with at Washington University
(yes, in St. Louis) expressed the opinion that there was nothing
to do in St. Louis. OK, it's true. I grew up there, and there really
...

Pros: camaraderie, study groups
Cons: immaturity and decibel level

So you've decided to attend Wash. U? Now you must decide whether or not to live in a freshman dorm.

Let's look at the plusses and minuses. First the good parts of living in a freshman dorm. One big advantage is that you will have many...

Pros: pretty campus, st. louis is fun
Cons: boring waste of time and money

Wash. U is the only undergrad school I attended so I don't have anything else to compare it to, but overall I had a miserable experience there and was disappointed and disenchanted with academia in general.

I had hoped university would be a...

Pros: the students, excellent education
Cons: not enough fun things to do around campus

My experience here at Wash U has been very interesting, to say the least. As an upperclassman, I've been through a lot and here's what you want to know:

Student Body

Wash U attracts some of the best and...

Pros: Prestigious college
Cons: Sends you way too much stuff

I just have one little piece of advice for all you high school juniors out there: When Washington University in St. Louis sends you their first letter with an innocent looking reply card attached to it.. do NOT send it back unless you're TOTALLY sure...

Pros: Student Body, Social Life, Beautiful Campus, Academic Education, Laid Back Environment, and Financial Aid
Cons: Lack of Student Body Spirit and Big time Sports

Washington University was the perfect academic environment for the undergraduate student. Students at Wash U are known to work extremely hard. Some even say that the workload is very demanding. But this varies from school to school. For example, I...

Pros: Engineering
Cons: ?

Wash U isis truly a terrific school. One great factor is that it is in the city of st. louis. Wash U has the reputation for offering one of the best engineering educations in teh country. Solid research and a solid group of professors make the...

Pros: Highly regarded in the midwest, pretty campus.
Cons: Midwestern location, homogeneous student body.

I took two courses at Washington University over the summer. I found the classes to be interesting yet not too much work. One of my teachers was a grad student, and I now understand why TAs are so hated. He wasn't very good at explaining the concepts we...