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[quote=Anonymous]I cannot comment on either JHU or UNC. However, I can comment on GWU, as I am an alumnus with a BA in Political Science and International Relations.  GWU was my second choice school, so I am not sure what that says.  Georgetown was my first, but I did not get in and in the end, after years of Catholic school that was probably better for me.  Plus, I did not come out of GWU with significant debt due to financial aid as well as working while in school.  Note, that GWU’s average net cost after grants and scholarships is about $27,000.  
Why I liked GWU and what I got out of it:  GWU is very well connected with "this town."  Many of our alumni and very many of our professors are working as pracitioners in the  Federal Government and in politics as campaign advisors, communications specialists, diplomats, soldiers, policy specialists, etc.  They are all very knowledgeable and bring very good insight to the subjects they teach.  
I also feel that the cohort of students I was surrounded with – professionally minded and driven – were all at GWU to take advantage of the school’s location in Washington, DC.  We were all doing internships on the Hill, or in the White House, State Department, World Bank, etc.  and we were all doing so long before it became a regular part of student life.  
GWU’s Career Services Center, IMO, did an excellent job – at least for me – in helping me to learn the skills I needed to find a job after graduation.  Working with the Center staff, I really did learn how to build and use a network, ferret out “unlisted” positions and, in the end, obtain my dream job.  
I have built a successful and very interesting (for me) career in international relations since graduating from GWU.  The school has opened doors for me in my field.  Since graduating, I have lived and worked on three continents and lived in six different countries.  I might have also done the same had I gone to Georgetown (maybe not), but definitely would not had I gone to my flagship State University (Florida) or a local school near my home.  
So, GWU was the perfect fit for me.  What school will be the perfect fit for my daughter will be where she goes, and that is as it should be.  I am certainly not going to limited myself to the list “top ranked” schools in USNWR .
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