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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wash U’s location is less than desirable and Ann Arbor is the quintessential college town.  I think it comes down to fit for DC.  If he needs more hand holding than Wash U. [/quote]

St. Louis is a wonderful place to go to college. [/quote]

Ann Arbor is a much better experience for most 18 year old freshmen. [/quote]

I’ve never been to Ann Arbor, and I’m sure it’s fun. But the Wash. U. area has Blueberry Hill, all kinds of restaurants on Delmar, the Arch and Laclede’s Landing, the Soulard (a small, misplaced pocket of New Orleans), Forest Park, the Central West End (Greenwich Village west), a lot of big corporations without any great source of interns other than Wash. U., a history of being founded by abolitionists who were trying to keep Missouri in the union, an athletic center that houses tons of presidential debates, hiking a few miles away, a student-run radio station, etc.

Not to mention an extremely well-funded student union and student activities fund, the ability to book top bands and speakers, decent campus restaurant, and a mysterious network of steam tunnels. And one of the Animal House screenwriters went there.

Going to Wash. U. can be so much fun if a student makes any effort at all to have fun.

If Michigan is cheaper or has different classes a student wants, or a student wants tailgate parties, that’s a reason to prefer Michigan

Avoiding Wash. U. because it’s not fun is not a sensible strategy. That’s like avoiding Cal Tech because it’s not good at physics or avoiding Notre Dame because it’s not very Catholic. [/quote]

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