What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?

[Anonymous]

Wants to stay local and do IR as an undergrad would be an obvious answer. (Not to say it's the actual answer). And doesn't want to go to a Catholic university would explain why G'town isn't at the list as well. JHU could be a stretch and GWU a safety from this hypothetical candidate's POV.

[Anonymous]

I'm an academic too and the first word I associate with GWU is mediocre. The second is expensive.

That said, universities evolve. GW's last president was really into RE development. The new one (a former JHU dean) is more of a scholar and he clearly sees raising the school's academic stature as a central aspect of his mission. With a prime location and lots of $$, that's do-able.

The extent to which this matters to undergrads and their parents, I honestly don't know.

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Anonymous wrote:I think what makes a great school is highly subjective. I have not been one to pay any attention to rankings, they mean diddly squat to me personally.

My son is applying early to GW, because he fell in love with the school, for many reasons most of which the program he is interested in is one of their higher ranked programs. He is an excellent student with a high GPA and very strong test scores, he could apply to higher ranked schools but felt GW was a good fit and he loves the city. I disagree respectfully that it is not thought of highly across the board...I digress but lets just agree to disagree. Certainly not worth arguing about. Bottom line there is a school out there for everyone.

School reputation is not subjective, sorry. There are probably schools for everyone but not all of them have great reputations. GW IS NOT thought of highly, sorry. You can agree to disagree all you want, but it's a fact.

The only fact is that you don't think highly of GW. Sorry.

No, actually, the fact is a majority of people have no clue what that is, and majority of those who do, think its a mediocre school. Only personally invested minority disagrees. Add that all up, and you get a school that is widely seen as a mediocre school.

Obviously this person is disgruntled with life. And my hunch is he/she was reject. Get over it...move on. Get therapy!

Reject? Is there even such a thing at GWU?

WITH AN ACCEPTANCE RATE OF 33% TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS...UGH YEA THERE, AS IS 67% OF THE KIDS DON'T GET IN. SERIOUSLY YOU SOUND SO UTTERLY MISERABLE. LETS GET BACK TO THE TOPIC OF THE OP...AND GO MAKE YOUR OWN THREAD ENTITLED "

HELP ME I AM MISERABLE IN MY OWN SKIN AND I CAN'T GET OUT"

[Anonymous]

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WITH AN ACCEPTANCE RATE OF 33% TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS...UGH YEA THERE, AS IS 67% OF THE KIDS DON'T GET IN. SERIOUSLY YOU SOUND SO UTTERLY MISERABLE. LETS GET BACK TO THE TOPIC OF THE OP...AND GO MAKE YOUR OWN THREAD ENTITLED "

HELP ME I AM MISERABLE IN MY OWN SKIN AND I CAN'T GET OUT"

Bit early in the day for a drink, isn't it?

[Anonymous]

GW-- overpriced
JHU-- brainy
UNC--party!

[Anonymous]

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WITH AN ACCEPTANCE RATE OF 33% TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS...UGH YEA THERE, AS IS 67% OF THE KIDS DON'T GET IN. SERIOUSLY YOU SOUND SO UTTERLY MISERABLE. LETS GET BACK TO THE TOPIC OF THE OP...AND GO MAKE YOUR OWN THREAD ENTITLED "

HELP ME I AM MISERABLE IN MY OWN SKIN AND I CAN'T GET OUT"

Bit early in the day for a drink, isn't it?

[Anonymous]

Wonder what our two academics teach and do they have non-ivory tower experience? I had a history prof in college - expert on Japan, former U.S. military officer who referred derisively to the Ph.D. Set that only ever taught as "Joe Theory."

[Anonymous]

Gotta love contempt for academics in a thread on college selection.

So is the real logic here which college will give my kid the best alumni network? In which case the answer is depends on where your kid lives, what your kid decides to do for a living, and what niche s/he will gravitate toward in any given university.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wonder what our two academics teach and do they have non-ivory tower experience? I had a history prof in college - expert on Japan, former U.S. military officer who referred derisively to the Ph.D. Set that only ever taught as "Joe Theory."

Completely agree. Last thing I want is to go to a college with a bunch of profs who know all about book learning, but have never ripped a man's guts out with their bare hands while his wife and kids look on, begging for mercy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Daughter, a very good student who is highly accomplished considering three schools to apply early decision to.

George Washington
Johns Hopkins
UNC-Chapel Hill

All three are obviously great schools and each offer the program she is looking for. What is your impression of these schools?

Hi what comes to mind?

GW- Good school, somewhat controversial this year after the scandal and losing its US News ranking (if you buy into that), a wealthy student group not as diverse as some other schools comparable
JH- I cannot help but think of top notch medical school located in somewhat of a dismal area
UNC- Good school, very southern in flavor (which to me is a good favorable thing)gotten much harder to get into in last few years, great sports and good for a "rah rah" kind of kid

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Anonymous wrote:I think what makes a great school is highly subjective. I have not been one to pay any attention to rankings, they mean diddly squat to me personally.

My son is applying early to GW, because he fell in love with the school, for many reasons most of which the program he is interested in is one of their higher ranked programs. He is an excellent student with a high GPA and very strong test scores, he could apply to higher ranked schools but felt GW was a good fit and he loves the city. I disagree respectfully that it is not thought of highly across the board...I digress but lets just agree to disagree. Certainly not worth arguing about. Bottom line there is a school out there for everyone.

School reputation is not subjective, sorry. There are probably schools for everyone but not all of them have great reputations. GW IS NOT thought of highly, sorry. You can agree to disagree all you want, but it's a fact.

The only fact is that you don't think highly of GW. Sorry.

No, actually, the fact is a majority of people have no clue what that is, and majority of those who do, think its a mediocre school. Only personally invested minority disagrees. Add that all up, and you get a school that is widely seen as a mediocre school.

Obviously this person is disgruntled with life. And my hunch is he/she was reject. Get over it...move on. Get therapy!

Reject? Is there even such a thing at GWU?

WITH AN ACCEPTANCE RATE OF 33% TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS...UGH YEA THERE, AS IS 67% OF THE KIDS DON'T GET IN. SERIOUSLY YOU SOUND SO UTTERLY MISERABLE. LETS GET BACK TO THE TOPIC OF THE OP...AND GO MAKE YOUR OWN THREAD ENTITLED "

HELP ME I AM MISERABLE IN MY OWN SKIN AND I CAN'T GET OUT"

+1000000 lots of haters and miserable sob's on this forum

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wonder what our two academics teach and do they have non-ivory tower experience? I had a history prof in college - expert on Japan, former U.S. military officer who referred derisively to the Ph.D. Set that only ever taught as "Joe Theory."

Completely agree. Last thing I want is to go to a college with a bunch of profs who know all about book learning, but have never ripped a man's guts out with their bare hands while his wife and kids look on, begging for mercy.

Well, he is better suited to,reach a course on national security policy than someone who's never seen a shot fired in anger. Not sure what the ripping a man's guts out comment is meant to express other than hate.

[Anonymous]

I think OP you are in great company and all are excellent. Important thing is to visit, my son though he had to go to USC and we flew there for 3 days and by the second day his "dream school" became a distant memory, he went to James Madison U and had a superb experience!

[Anonymous]

My husband is a GW professor at the law school and I M guessing the above naysayers are either fired ex professors or rejects of some sort - just a stab.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think what makes a great school is highly subjective. I have not been one to pay any attention to rankings, they mean diddly squat to me personally.

My son is applying early to GW, because he fell in love with the school, for many reasons most of which the program he is interested in is one of their higher ranked programs. He is an excellent student with a high GPA and very strong test scores, he could apply to higher ranked schools but felt GW was a good fit and he loves the city. I disagree respectfully that it is not thought of highly across the board...I digress but lets just agree to disagree. Certainly not worth arguing about. Bottom line there is a school out there for everyone.

School reputation is not subjective, sorry. There are probably schools for everyone but not all of them have great reputations. GW IS NOT thought of highly, sorry. You can agree to disagree all you want, but it's a fact.

The only fact is that you don't think highly of GW. Sorry.

No, actually, the fact is a majority of people have no clue what that is, and majority of those who do, think its a mediocre school. Only personally invested minority disagrees. Add that all up, and you get a school that is widely seen as a mediocre school.

Obviously this person is disgruntled with life. And my hunch is he/she was reject. Get over it...move on. Get therapy!

Reject? Is there even such a thing at GWU?

WITH AN ACCEPTANCE RATE OF 33% TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS...UGH YEA THERE, AS IS 67% OF THE KIDS DON'T GET IN. SERIOUSLY YOU SOUND SO UTTERLY MISERABLE. LETS GET BACK TO THE TOPIC OF THE OP...AND GO MAKE YOUR OWN THREAD ENTITLED "

HELP ME I AM MISERABLE IN MY OWN SKIN AND I CAN'T GET OUT"

+1000000 lots of haters and miserable sob's on this forum

Yup. I'm siding with the all-caps poster.