Is Georgetown worth it over in-state UVA?
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Anonymous
| Basically 30k versus 65k per year. |
Anonymous
| It depends. Really. That cannot be answered in a vacuum. |
Anonymous
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What's your major and focus? If your kid is planning on wanting to intern on the hill or any other dc org during the school year then it is worth it.
otherwise - no |
Anonymous
| NO |
Anonymous
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Depends on the kid. But, based on my limited knowledge of UVA and my extensive knowledge of GU (family is very intertwined - 2 GU grads, one prof), I'd say no.
12:47 is right that being in DC makes it easier to intern in DC and if Congressional politics is your kid's thing then maybe they should go for Georgetown. But really - how much do first year students actually know about what they want to do down the road? That can change at any time and saving that kind of money is important - especially if the kid does grad school down the road. |
Anonymous
| UVA is great - why is this even a question |
Anonymous
| No way. |
Anonymous
| Yes, absolutely, if you can afford it. |
Anonymous
| No unless you are real looking for a Jesuit experience. |
Anonymous
I don't think OP would ask if they really could afford it easily. |
Anonymous
| Despite what Virginians would have you believe, Georgetown's name and reputation are superior to UVA both nationally and internationally. However, whether you consider that difference to be worth twice the price or not is entirely up to you. |
Anonymous
| Depends on the field. Working in tech and defense contracting in NoVa, I would say Virginia might even have a better reputation. |
Anonymous
In Virginia, but what about the rest of the country? |
Anonymous
| If you are interested in foreign service and Econ, yes. Otherwise no. |
Anonymous
GT Econ is a wash with McIntire. |