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Anonymous wrote:Heck no it is not better than in-state W&M UVA or VT.

Third tier school that's not worth it without a huge discount.

GWU = kids who couldn't get into Georgetown

My kid turned down W&M for GWU, because academics and internship opportunities for his preferred major were better at GWU.

This was a terrible decision.

??? That's stupid of you. My child is very happy at GWU. He visited W&M and hated it. He visited GWU and loved it. The dorms and food at GWU are much better than at W&M. He loves the urban campus and the profs of his major.

For us W&M is not in-state.
The slightly lower acceptance rate of W&M compared to GWU, and the price differential between the two, are not enough to overlook the fact that my kid DOESN'T LIKE W&M.

Where do you get off, hmm?

Different poster here. You should’ve clarified that he was out of state for William and Mary. That’s a difference. Nobody in their right mind would turn down W&M in-state to go to GW

PP you replied to. I disagree. We can afford to send him wherever he wants. I would never send my kid somewhere they didn't want to go. He got into our flagship state U, at less than half the price of GWU, and turned that down too. I'm perfectly fine with that. If there were budget constraints, I would have told him not to apply to privates in the first place.

You don't get to judge other people's college decisions if you don't know their budget and their priorities.

Yes we can judge that. This was a stupid decision regardless of your income.

PP you replied to. Well, I feel comfortable with my decision. Maybe you should reflect that you've made decisions in your life that others would disagree with.

You paid too much for an inferior product. But, you do you.

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I’m GW grad, and I strongly suspect I could buy both of you. But then I’d have a pair of inferior products.

Lol this is an amazing response.

But yeah, for some people the difference between GW and in-state at half the cost is not a meaningful amount of money. Hard to understand if you haven’t experienced it.

Call that difference $40k a year, $160k total. If you’re rich enough that $160k doesn’t matter to you then you should be able to buy an education with the full pay hook at a far better school than GWU.

Not always. $160K extra for college is one thing. $500K extra for 6-12 is notably more.

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Anonymous wrote:Heck no it is not better than in-state W&M UVA or VT.

Third tier school that's not worth it without a huge discount.

GWU = kids who couldn't get into Georgetown

My kid turned down W&M for GWU, because academics and internship opportunities for his preferred major were better at GWU.

This was a terrible decision.

??? That's stupid of you. My child is very happy at GWU. He visited W&M and hated it. He visited GWU and loved it. The dorms and food at GWU are much better than at W&M. He loves the urban campus and the profs of his major.

For us W&M is not in-state.
The slightly lower acceptance rate of W&M compared to GWU, and the price differential between the two, are not enough to overlook the fact that my kid DOESN'T LIKE W&M.

Where do you get off, hmm?

Different poster here. You should’ve clarified that he was out of state for William and Mary. That’s a difference. Nobody in their right mind would turn down W&M in-state to go to GW

PP you replied to. I disagree. We can afford to send him wherever he wants. I would never send my kid somewhere they didn't want to go. He got into our flagship state U, at less than half the price of GWU, and turned that down too. I'm perfectly fine with that. If there were budget constraints, I would have told him not to apply to privates in the first place.

You don't get to judge other people's college decisions if you don't know their budget and their priorities.

Yes we can judge that. This was a stupid decision regardless of your income.

PP you replied to. Well, I feel comfortable with my decision. Maybe you should reflect that you've made decisions in your life that others would disagree with.

You paid too much for an inferior product. But, you do you.

+1

I’m GW grad, and I strongly suspect I could buy both of you. But then I’d have a pair of inferior products.

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Anonymous wrote:People on this forum don't understand that some people can pay for any college that would make their child happy. They don't need to save money and force their kid to go to a college that they don't want to go to.

My son has a friend that has applied to GW. This won't crush their family to pay for it. They probably won't even notice the tuition payment.

“Can pay” =/= should pay or it’s a good idea to pay. Why don’t you understand this?

Because your thinking is too black and white. There are other considerations than the purely financial. Please note that published rankings are more for general use and are less accurate for specialty education - for those, you have to rely on professionals in that field for reputational advice on universities and colleges.

GW's specialty is its Elliott School of International Affairs. It's top notch and much better than similar majors at UVA, W&M or other state institutions.

GW also has a great Disability Office, and in general, well-funded private unis offer better services and accommodations to disabled students than state unis. There are other services that state universities cannot offer easily, such as better counseling, better career coaching, more targeted internships, better connections and networking.

A motivated student at a state flagship can always overcome these differences and be extremely successful! I'm not saying paying more than double the price is worth it even if you can afford it. But to certain students in certain specialties or with disabilities or other requirements... it is absolutely worth the price differential.

My kid is at GW, on merit aid, in the Elliott School, receiving a top notch education. He also benefits from accommodations managed by their Disability Office. He would never have had the same supports at a State U. I know, because I administered certain accommodations at our state flagship. For all of these reasons, GW is worth it for us. We could afford the sticker price too, but it's always nice to get a discount.

No, UVA and GW are both ranked 24 for international relations per USNWR. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/international-relations-major-4509?_sort=rank&_sortDirection=asc

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Anonymous wrote:People on this forum don't understand that some people can pay for any college that would make their child happy. They don't need to save money and force their kid to go to a college that they don't want to go to.

My son has a friend that has applied to GW. This won't crush their family to pay for it. They probably won't even notice the tuition payment.

“Can pay” =/= should pay or it’s a good idea to pay. Why don’t you understand this?

Because your thinking is too black and white. There are other considerations than the purely financial. Please note that published rankings are more for general use and are less accurate for specialty education - for those, you have to rely on professionals in that field for reputational advice on universities and colleges.

GW's specialty is its Elliott School of International Affairs. It's top notch and much better than similar majors at UVA, W&M or other state institutions.

GW also has a great Disability Office, and in general, well-funded private unis offer better services and accommodations to disabled students than state unis. There are other services that state universities cannot offer easily, such as better counseling, better career coaching, more targeted internships, better connections and networking.

A motivated student at a state flagship can always overcome these differences and be extremely successful! I'm not saying paying more than double the price is worth it even if you can afford it. But to certain students in certain specialties or with disabilities or other requirements... it is absolutely worth the price differential.

My kid is at GW, on merit aid, in the Elliott School, receiving a top notch education. He also benefits from accommodations managed by their Disability Office. He would never have had the same supports at a State U. I know, because I administered certain accommodations at our state flagship. For all of these reasons, GW is worth it for us. We could afford the sticker price too, but it's always nice to get a discount.

No, UVA and GW are both ranked 24 for international relations per USNWR. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/international-relations-major-4509?_sort=rank&_sortDirection=asc

USNWR rankings of any sort are basically totally unhelpful. Look on linkedin at companies you want to work at and see how many alumni are there.

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Anonymous wrote:People on this forum don't understand that some people can pay for any college that would make their child happy. They don't need to save money and force their kid to go to a college that they don't want to go to.

My son has a friend that has applied to GW. This won't crush their family to pay for it. They probably won't even notice the tuition payment.

“Can pay” =/= should pay or it’s a good idea to pay. Why don’t you understand this?

Because your thinking is too black and white. There are other considerations than the purely financial. Please note that published rankings are more for general use and are less accurate for specialty education - for those, you have to rely on professionals in that field for reputational advice on universities and colleges.

GW's specialty is its Elliott School of International Affairs. It's top notch and much better than similar majors at UVA, W&M or other state institutions.

GW also has a great Disability Office, and in general, well-funded private unis offer better services and accommodations to disabled students than state unis. There are other services that state universities cannot offer easily, such as better counseling, better career coaching, more targeted internships, better connections and networking.

A motivated student at a state flagship can always overcome these differences and be extremely successful! I'm not saying paying more than double the price is worth it even if you can afford it. But to certain students in certain specialties or with disabilities or other requirements... it is absolutely worth the price differential.

My kid is at GW, on merit aid, in the Elliott School, receiving a top notch education. He also benefits from accommodations managed by their Disability Office. He would never have had the same supports at a State U. I know, because I administered certain accommodations at our state flagship. For all of these reasons, GW is worth it for us. We could afford the sticker price too, but it's always nice to get a discount.

No, UVA and GW are both ranked 24 for international relations per USNWR. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/international-relations-major-4509?_sort=rank&_sortDirection=asc

This is not a ranking of IR programs. This is a list of schools with IR as a major, listed by their USNWR national university rank.

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Anonymous wrote:People on this forum don't understand that some people can pay for any college that would make their child happy. They don't need to save money and force their kid to go to a college that they don't want to go to.

My son has a friend that has applied to GW. This won't crush their family to pay for it. They probably won't even notice the tuition payment.

“Can pay” =/= should pay or it’s a good idea to pay. Why don’t you understand this?

Because your thinking is too black and white. There are other considerations than the purely financial. Please note that published rankings are more for general use and are less accurate for specialty education - for those, you have to rely on professionals in that field for reputational advice on universities and colleges.

GW's specialty is its Elliott School of International Affairs. It's top notch and much better than similar majors at UVA, W&M or other state institutions.

GW also has a great Disability Office, and in general, well-funded private unis offer better services and accommodations to disabled students than state unis. There are other services that state universities cannot offer easily, such as better counseling, better career coaching, more targeted internships, better connections and networking.

A motivated student at a state flagship can always overcome these differences and be extremely successful! I'm not saying paying more than double the price is worth it even if you can afford it. But to certain students in certain specialties or with disabilities or other requirements... it is absolutely worth the price differential.

My kid is at GW, on merit aid, in the Elliott School, receiving a top notch education. He also benefits from accommodations managed by their Disability Office. He would never have had the same supports at a State U. I know, because I administered certain accommodations at our state flagship. For all of these reasons, GW is worth it for us. We could afford the sticker price too, but it's always nice to get a discount.

No, UVA and GW are both ranked 24 for international relations per USNWR. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/international-relations-major-4509?_sort=rank&_sortDirection=asc

This is not a ranking of IR programs. This is a list of schools with IR as a major, listed by their USNWR national university rank.

Omg it is. LOL

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What do you predict will happen with this school's IR, or politics courses and programs?

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Anonymous wrote:What do you predict will happen with this school's IR, or politics courses and programs?

They will continue to admit suckers who couldn't get into Georgetown.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you predict will happen with this school's IR, or politics courses and programs?

Nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you predict will happen with this school's IR, or politics courses and programs?

Will continue to be highly respected. GWU has a decent full-time president for the first time in almost 40 years, since Lloyd Elliot retired in 1988.

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Anonymous wrote:Heck no it is not better than in-state W&M UVA or VT.

Third tier school that's not worth it without a huge discount.

GWU = kids who couldn't get into Georgetown

And Georgetown = kids who couldn't get into Ivies...

Lol so true! DC has a very weird striver vibe among the colleges. No one is happy and there are a lot of chips on shoulders.