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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Chicago for Econ no doubt.

Georgetown doesn't have a good program. There business school is .. okay, but very pre-pro. Georgetown is really only great for SFS at the moment.
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Georgetown business program ranks very highly.

What business program isn’t pre-pro?[/quote]

just saying depending on what kind of Econ the kid wants, the GU program is either for him or not. Their business school is good, but it's a business school. [/quote]

OP didn’t say the kid wants Econ…wants business internships (but unsure what to study).
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OP: Yes, he wants to major in Econ. At least right now (I wouldn't be shocked if he changes his mind during college, but we'll see). I don't think he'd be bummed about a pre-pro environment, though I personally see a lot of good in a liberal arts education. What appeals to me about Chicago (as a parent) is that it seems like both a liberal arts education plus good professional opportunities. GU is probably a little foreign service-y for a kid who hasn't really showed any interest in that.[/quote]

OP: My kid is MSB at Georgetown. He loves Georgetown, but what he likes the least, and by a lot, is the vocational nature of the business school. It is extremely rigorous and he describes the environment as fairly "toxic." But what he loves is his minor in the College and all the classes that are required as part of Georgetown's liberal arts core. Over half the undergrad students at Georgetown are in the College of Arts and Sciences, so this idea that those majors are "dying" there are just untrue. My other kid is in government in the College and it also is an incredibly challenging curriculum, that still allows for exploration and the opportunity for students to take full advantage at being at what truly is one of the best universities in the world. I know locals here love to  bash Georgetown because it doesn't have any money and takes a lot of full-pay kids. But both my kids would say they are so happy they chose Georgeown, even with their misgivings since they grew up here. Neither wanted the kind of competitive environment that seems to push the students at Chicago.[/quote]

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