Let us pick for you…list acceptances

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DMV kid who wants to "go away" for school - area International Relations

Maryland-College Park
UC San Diego
Emory Oxford
Georgetown SFS
Occidental
Santa Clara

Strange mix. If they’re good enough for Georgetown, I am surprised they don’t have more selective options. I believe UCSD had a strong international relations programs with a specialty in Asia. Occidental - no.

I would do Georgetown. They can live in California post college.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Kenyon
Denison
Dickinson

Middle of the road kid. Undecided liberal arts major. Cost not an issue - all pretty equal.

Dickinson

Not PP, but why?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Kenyon
Denison
Dickinson

Middle of the road kid. Undecided liberal arts major. Cost not an issue - all pretty equal.

Dickinson

Not PP, but why?

Not PP. I guess because of best undergraduate teaching

[Anonymous]

UMD (scholars) - in state, no merit
College of Charleston (Honors College, Charleston fellows) - full tuition scholarship plus $5k

History/religious studies
Grad school highly likely, law school possible

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UMD (scholars) - in state, no merit
College of Charleston (Honors College, Charleston fellows) - full tuition scholarship plus $5k

History/religious studies
Grad school highly likely, law school possible

I'd pick Charleston for quality of life and because your student will be a big fish in a small pond with lots of individual attention and opportunities.

[Anonymous]

DD will be majoring in business. Deciding between:

Fordham
CWRU (add choice but long story)
BU

Leaning BU but likes the Fordham proximity to NY internships.

Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD will be majoring in business. Deciding between:

Fordham
CWRU (add choice but long story)
BU

Leaning BU but likes the Fordham proximity to NY internships.

Thoughts?

Sorru "odd" choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UMD (scholars) - in state, no merit
College of Charleston (Honors College, Charleston fellows) - full tuition scholarship plus $5k

History/religious studies
Grad school highly likely, law school possible

How good is the Charleston Fellows program? If it’s lots of individual attention and mentoring I’d choose that.

I know students who were humanities/social sciences at UMD and transferred out. It’s not a great place for an undergrad with those majors.

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Anonymous wrote:My smart, friendly, independent, Jewish, but not super religious, Washingtonian who excels at history is interested in Poli-sci/IR.

Still deciding and hoping that someone has a little pearl of wisdom to share?

Cost is approximately the same for all

Macalester
Pitt
Oberlin
Wisconsin

Are you serious? Wisco and it isn't close.

Stop trying to make "wisco" happen. NO ONE WHO ACTUALLY GOES THERE OR KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT IT CALLS IT THAT!

Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. OOS students do call it wisco….

no they absolutely do not. I went there as an OOS student. I’ve never heard anyone call it that except on DCUM.

Truth. Enough with the “Wisco” foolishness.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My DS is deciding between the following. Virginia in-state and major CS.

UMD
GMU
Pitt
University of Michigan (Data Science)

UMD

Why would you pick UMD over Michigan when Michigan has the best reputation of any schools on PP’s list?

Data Science vs CS, though it is not much different for the outcomes

[Anonymous]

SAIS vs Fletcher for IR

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DMV kid who wants to "go away" for school - area International Relations

Maryland-College Park
UC San Diego
Emory Oxford
Georgetown SFS
Occidental
Santa Clara

Strange mix. If they’re good enough for Georgetown, I am surprised they don’t have more selective options. I believe UCSD had a strong international relations programs with a specialty in Asia. Occidental - no.

I would do Georgetown. They can live in California post college.

Bingo - they do have the stats to have more selective options - yet - here we are.....

We liked the UCSD program a lot. But even the UCSD director admitted they couldn't hold a candle to what would be available at Georgetown. As someone else pointed out - they need to decide if IR is more important or going away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UMD (scholars) - in state, no merit
College of Charleston (Honors College, Charleston fellows) - full tuition scholarship plus $5k

History/religious studies
Grad school highly likely, law school possible

UMD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SAIS vs Fletcher for IR

There is no undergrad for SAIS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD will be majoring in business. Deciding between:

Fordham
CWRU (add choice but long story)
BU

Leaning BU but likes the Fordham proximity to NY internships.

Thoughts?

BU - there are plenty of Boston internships and Boston is a great college town.