Anonymous wrote:Johns Hopkins University. It doesn't get a lot of love here on DCUM but it is a great school and every kid I know who has gone there has loved it.

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Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame?

+1

Down a notch:
Boston College

And the next lower tier:
Villanova
Fordham
Holy Cross

Anonymous wrote:Barnard PP again. I wanted to add that I have a lot of friends who went to a lot of the colleges others are recommending. Wanted to share my thoughts about that too:

* Rice - the happiest people at any college. Really smart, great liberal arts college. Downside is it doesn’t have as much cache outside of Texas and might be hard to find a job if you want to move back up East.

* Tufts - smart stoners. Everyone I know there is super smart, creative, and nice, but not the most ambitious.

* Emory - all the women I know who went there are very sweet, quietly ambitious, and nerdy smart. A lot of the guys I know who went there are bro-y. Not sure what to make of that. Large Jewish community if you’re looking for that.

* Johns Hopkins - everyone who went there is brilliant and has had a great career since graduating, but they also HATED it. They were all miserable every second there. But appreciate how good the education was.

* Notre Dame - sorry to say but I have had a very bad impression of the culture. Lots of mini Brett Kavanaughs... lots of drinking and disrespect towards women and gay people. But good education.

* BU - tons of smart people with big plans. But the school is really big and impersonal so I don’t think it’s what OP is going for.

Anonymous wrote:Barnard PP again. I wanted to add that I have a lot of friends who went to a lot of the colleges others are recommending. Wanted to share my thoughts about that too:

* Rice - the happiest people at any college. Really smart, great liberal arts college. Downside is it doesn’t have as much cache outside of Texas and might be hard to find a job if you want to move back up East.

* Tufts - smart stoners. Everyone I know there is super smart, creative, and nice, but not the most ambitious.

* Emory - all the women I know who went there are very sweet, quietly ambitious, and nerdy smart. A lot of the guys I know who went there are bro-y. Not sure what to make of that. Large Jewish community if you’re looking for that.

* Johns Hopkins - everyone who went there is brilliant and has had a great career since graduating, but they also HATED it. They were all miserable every second there. But appreciate how good the education was.

* Notre Dame - sorry to say but I have had a very bad impression of the culture. Lots of mini Brett Kavanaughs... lots of drinking and disrespect towards women and gay people. But good education.

* BU - tons of smart people with big plans. But the school is really big and impersonal so I don’t think it’s what OP is going for.

Anonymous wrote:Barnard PP again. I wanted to add that I have a lot of friends who went to a lot of the colleges others are recommending. Wanted to share my thoughts about that too:

* Rice - the happiest people at any college. Really smart, great liberal arts college. Downside is it doesn’t have as much cache outside of Texas and might be hard to find a job if you want to move back up East.

* Tufts - smart stoners. Everyone I know there is super smart, creative, and nice, but not the most ambitious.

* Emory - all the women I know who went there are very sweet, quietly ambitious, and nerdy smart. A lot of the guys I know who went there are bro-y. Not sure what to make of that. Large Jewish community if you’re looking for that.

* Johns Hopkins - everyone who went there is brilliant and has had a great career since graduating, but they also HATED it. They were all miserable every second there. But appreciate how good the education was.

* Notre Dame - sorry to say but I have had a very bad impression of the culture. Lots of mini Brett Kavanaughs... lots of drinking and disrespect towards women and gay people. But good education.

* BU - tons of smart people with big plans. But the school is really big and impersonal so I don’t think it’s what OP is going for.

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Anonymous wrote:Johns Hopkins University. It doesn't get a lot of love here on DCUM but it is a great school and every kid I know who has gone there has loved it.

My husband is an alum. I’ve been to many alumni events/homecomings.

It’s not exactly a fun school—-very high stress. Everyone is in the library all the damn time. Campus is not in a great area.

But, it is a fantastic school and very hard to get into.

Anonymous wrote:Johns Hopkins University. It doesn't get a lot of love here on DCUM but it is a great school and every kid I know who has gone there has loved it.

Anonymous wrote:I went to Georgetown SFS because I wanted to work in the government (which I do). I think it was excellent preparation for my job. However, I don't necessarily think it's the best option for people who aren't very sure they want to pursue a career in the government, DC-based non-profits, international banking, or some areas of the law. I think Georgetown is particularly strong in those areas, but like others said, the facilities are not great and the overall campus culture isn't quite as strong as at other schools.

To make it worth it, you really need to want to use your college education to prepare you for a DC-based career.

I'm hoping Georgetown will improve their campus as they aim to raise more money -- it's worth noting that they've only had an endowment for 20 years.

Anonymous wrote:I am drawn to nearly everything about Georgetown. Urban campus, broad range of LA classes, small class sizes, strong school culture, internship opportunity, etc. But I need to get out of DC. I was born and raised in the district. Parents and both sets of grandparents (all of whom are rather invested in my life shall we say) live here. Kisses to everyone but I need to be in a different city. What schools are similar? I’ve started looking at Emory, Barnard, Rice if that helps. I need some other suggestions though.

Anonymous wrote:OP still hasn't returned to say WHAT he or she wants to study. Of course the thread turned into just a list of names thrown out there. OP, what you want to study matters. Its useless to give names if it turns out those schools don't have departments teaching what you need. Good grief.