Northwestern vs. UT Austin

[lynnmacy]

For social sciences. Both are great schools...but Northwestern has an edge because they are offering me considerably more money.

 

On the OTHER hand...it's cold. I've never lived this far north before...

 

And Austin as a city and place appeals to me more (and the lower cost of living as well).

 

Any opinions?

[Etownenviro]

I went to Northwestern for undergrad and LOVED it! It's right next to chicago so there is never any shortage of things to do, sports, broadway, concerts, cultural institutions like the art institute are amazing! Also evanston is pretty great and has many fun little places to eat, bars, and decent shopping and other activities so there really isn't a need to leave if your don't want to.

If you are at the evanston campus and live in evanston the cost is living is pretty cheap. I paid 500 a mo one year for a 2bdr and 750 for a 4brd both in nice not super undergrad-y areas. If you opt to live in south evanston it can be even less.

Yes there is a winter but it's honestly not terrible and everyone gets through it. Plus when it's nice it is gorgeous! The lakefill is beautiful and so is chicago in the fall,summer and spring. I honestly cannot recommend NU enough!

[Icydubloon]

Northwestern.

[x13LadeZx]

I'm an undergrad at Northwestern and I gotta say it is great. Evanston is awesome and there's a free shuttle that takes you directly to Chicago. There's also the train system that runs pretty often. But the weather is a real bummer, I'm ready to leave to California.