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I live near Northwestern and have had many friends/family go there. It has an excellent reputation in the area particularly the med/dental, journalism, Kellogg business (despite that fiasco with the sex demonstration class a few years back, but hopefully that was an anomaly). Compared to other Big 10 schools in the area, it has the reputation of students being more studious/less partiers, etc. (heard this from many alum) despite having a Big 10 football program. It has a beautiful lakes side Evanston campus with immediate access to Chicago which I'd think would provide an excellent backdrop for a political science degree considering how lively (and corrupt) Chicago area politics is. However, I do not have any first hand information on the political science school.
I live near Northwestern and have had many friends/family go there. It has an excellent reputation in the area particularly the med/dental, journalism, Kellogg business (despite that fiasco with the sex demonstration class a few years back, but hopefully that was an anomaly).
Yes... Though it had nothing to do with the Kellogg Business School. My earlier post was not clear on that. IMO it was a really poor decision by a professor that did not reflect well on the school, though I'm sure many try to defend the "freedom of expression" that it represents. Anyhow, I still believe it is an excellent school despite that one event. Here's more info...
Go to Collegeprowler.com and you can compare the two in many areas. Wash U in St. Louis seems to get high ratings in many, many areas. Northwestern has the more familar name.
Here: I did it for you. Click on the tabs. It also compares similarly ranked schools.
I was accepted to Northwestern last year, and I have friends at both Northwestern and WashU. Northwestern has the more well-known name, and I would imagine that there are better networking opportunities in politics at Northwestern simply because of its proximity to Chicago. Really though, both are great schools, and I don't think you could make a bad decision either way. It just comes down to personal preference.
They're both good schools and well regarded, and neither is going to hurt you.
Base your decision upon which one you prefer, yourself. You're the one who's going to have to live there and study there. Make sure you can tolerate living where you've got to, that the faculty is one you feel you can work with, which you you can best afford/afford to live, gut reaction. Do not underestimate the gut reaction.
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