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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My *perception* is that it is a fine school with some good/great programs, but it isn't tippy top known for anything.

Personally I agree with a lot of what the OP wrote. The campus beautiful and contained with a great view of downtown. Adjacent to an Olmsted design park, on a street car line from the airport to downtown. It has a lot going for it.

But compared to other schools that it competes with, there isn't those one or two programs that really get kids excited. It is a strong D3 sports school, but that doesn't give rah-rah culture, so to me, it is one of those schools that is good in every area but not superlative in any area.

You can go down the list of peer schools:

Northwestern: Journalism/Theater/Sciences/Econ
Chicago: Econ, hard sciences
Carnegie: Strong sciences, theater
Georgetown: SFS

Other schools have that one or two things that make them stand out. I don't know what that is with WashU, though I would have been more than happy for any of my kids to go there. I personally loved it.[/quote]

I disagree. WashU is amazing in the biomedical and related sciences and has a top-notch med school. It is a lot like a slightly lesser-known Hopkins without as much grind.
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A step below Hopkins for sure though[/quote]

Same name recognition out west but a step below here.
Georgetown is clearly a more recognized name than Hopkins there too. People wouldn't know "JHU" and may not even know just "Hopkins."[/quote]

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