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[quote=Anonymous]We no longer live in DC, but when our daughter was contemplating going back for college, we were surprised at how much she liked American.

The admissions’ presentation was just the right length, and the AO gave subtle tips for getting in. We were randomly split into tour groups, so it would have been nice to have been with a guide who was in the same school or program that DC was interested in, but the guide we ended up with was terrific. She was enthusiastic and involved and had taken full advantage of her time at American and in DC. The tour covered most of campus, and our daughter walked with her several times to ask questions in between formal stops.

My husband and I are both Georgetown grads, and our daughter had been on campus multiple times, but it just never grabbed her the way it did us. We did the formal tour during a week when many East Coast high schools were on spring break, so the entire ICC auditorium was full. The presentation was fine, and the tour guides were also fine, but our group was really too large to get a very intimate tour experience, which didn’t help our cause. Both my husband and I knew the moment we stepped onto campus (many years  ago) that Georgetown was “our” school, but it just wasn’t the right fit for our daughter.

The school she hated was GW. Boring presentation, and the school was just too urban and lacking a campus for her taste. A totally checked out (second semester senior) tour guide sealed the deal, and we bailed on the tour before it was finished. I thought she might like the fact that GW is right in the heart of everything, but boy, she did not. [/quote]

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