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[quote=Anonymous]Regret. Was a first generation college grad before that was a "thing" so got zero familial advice or college admissions boost. I'm sure my application was cliched crap. I just did not have a clue about higher ed/academe. Was an IR major before that was ubiquitous, so only looked at a very small pool of schools.

l got wait listed at Tufts and Georgetown, rejected by an Ivy and ended up at my safety, a small 3rd tier liberaL arts school in NE that was on no way shape or form international. Transferred to GWU (Washington DC! Embassies!), spent my junior year abroad and got a thoroughly perfunctory, anonymous education from GW. Like the GWU grad poster up thread, not in touch with anyone, zero feeling of connection to the school.

If I had a do over I'd go to a small top liberals school where I'd have had a better shot at connecting to faculty and getting a real education. Or better yet, should have gone to a women's college like Wellesley or Smith. I redeemed myself for grad school but definitely felt that my classmates from SLACS were way better prepared, more polished, and just knew how academe worked and the world of work "worked."

Happily, my kids are benefitting from the wisdom gained from my mistakes.  [/quote]

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