Anonymous
Post 09/05/2013 20:24     Subject: Re:What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?
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Anonymous wrote:GW gets a world rating in the top 100 colleges in North America...


Not surprised. GW is an excellent school. My son chose it over Brown, NYU and a host of other great schools and never once regretted it. He got a fabulous job and several internships while in school, world class professors. Cannot comment on UNC, don't know much and JHU I think for premed is unrivaled (besides the Ivies)


Not surprised that GW makes a "world rating" as a "top 100" college in N. America? Top 100 is meaningless. There are maybe 10-20 truly elite schools in the country and then another 20 great ones. Top 100? What's that, like winning 27th place in a contest? I don't believe anyone that says they chose GW over [insert much better school here] unless [much better school] gave 0 money and you couldn't afford it, and GW gave a full ride. I assume GW would give a full ride to someone that could also get into Brown.

The GW boosters on this thread are hilarious! Elite school. LOL.



I am here to say I am a GW alum and wouldn't trade my experience for anything. I went onto Duke Law school so clearly my start at GW got me somewhere. And I think considering its been a top 50 school for years (its on probation this year) that yes, its considered to be a darn good school. I had a wonderful time, amazing professors, got the internship of a lifetime at the state dept. It was fabulous! So unless you have been and had a bad experience of some kind....please refrain from making blanket statements that have no merit. I personally of several instances where kids chose GW over schools that were possibly ranked higher including my own brother who chose GW over Vanderbilt. It's what you make of it and highly personal in terms of what is deemed a "great school".


Well, that's cute and all, but blanket statements about the comparative quality of schools are pretty much what every ranking in the country (and world) is about. No, of course I don't have any personal experience with GW -- my only experience is knowing what it's ranked and who generally attends. I think that's enough to form an opinion. And OP wasn't asking about people's personal experiences -- she was asking "what comes to mind when...." Well, what comes to mind when someone tells me they went to Johns Hopkins v. what comes to mind when someone tells me they went to GW is very different, and is informed by the likelihood that someone that went to Johns Hopkins -- by virtue of better grades and SAT scores -- is smarter. It's great that you loved your school. Most people that go to American and Catholic and SUNY Buffalo and Rutgers love their schools, too. Doesn't make them top notch. Sorry.


+1
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2013 20:18     Subject: What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?
Anonymous wrote:Foreign Policy Magazine ranks GWU's Elliott School of International Affairs as 8th for undergraduate and 7th for graduate studies in International Relations. Note: GWU has a dual degree program with the 9th ranked London School of Economics and Political Science.



You do understand that, when you actually go to a top 10 school, you don't need "evidence" of this sort to prove it? Everyone knows the school and how great it is. There are many dozens of schools who can pull out rankings of this sort to "prove" their case. Nobody outside of DC thinks GWU is a notable, let alone a great school. It's nowhere close to that. Accept that and move on, it's not the end of the world.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2013 19:43     Subject: What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?
Anonymous wrote:Carnegie Mellon being the Toyota I presume...totally agree.


No Carnegie Mellon been like, I dunno, infinity or something in that class (wouldn't really know, as I consider only BMW and above). GWU is a Toyota at best. Seriously, who has a choice and goes there?
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2013 18:25     Subject: What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?
Carnegie Mellon being the Toyota I presume...totally agree.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2013 18:08     Subject: What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?
I went to Carnegie Mellon and considered JHU to be a bit above academically, just a little bit below, say, Columbia. GWU I wouldn't even consider, it has no significant academic reputation as far as I am concerned. UNC CH a bit better, but really there are many better schools. I am kind of puzzled how these schools ended up in the same bucket. Surely, if you are acceptd to JHU you go there and the other two are not on your rada, JHU is a different league entirely. It's like choosing between a Ferrari and a Toyota.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2013 15:25     Subject: What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?
My son graduated from there in 2010, he had a great experience and we were pleased with the turnout, today he is working in NYC working for a top hedge fund. No complaints here.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2013 12:48     Subject: What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?
That was the same survey FP was quoting!
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2013 12:41     Subject: What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?
The Elliott School's undergraduate and master's programs were both ranked among the top ten IR programs in the world by the 2012 TRIP survey.
» Top Ten IR Undergraduate Programs
» The Best IR Masters Programs


TOP TEN IN THE WORLD. ENOUGH SAID.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2013 04:02     Subject: What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?
Foreign Policy Magazine ranks GWU's Elliott School of International Affairs as 8th for undergraduate and 7th for graduate studies in International Relations. Note: GWU has a dual degree program with the 9th ranked London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Post 09/04/2013 22:51     Subject: What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?
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Anonymous wrote:As a GW grad *both undergrad and graduate school* I do feel I need to chime in to say bottom line my experience there was excellent. Today, four years later I am making an enviable six figure salary at not even 29 years old. Fantastic and accessible professors, really exceptional internships (for those ambitious to seek them out) and I met an amazing array of international students, many of whom i am still friendly with. In fact going to a wedding of a former classmate in Spain next March.

I was a student in The Elliott school of International Affairs which is a highly regarded, very highly ranked program (one of the best in the country). When I was accepted, I passed on other higher ranked schools including one Ivy to attend this program. Now are there plenty of rich kids who come to GW for other things besides the academics? Of course, but tell me what high profile school doesn't have their share.

On a sidenote JHU and UNC are both also excellent institutions.


HAHAHAHA

Elliot? Is it even as highly ranked as Mason or AU's SIPA?


+1. Classic. My favorite was how the poster ended with "JHU and UNC" are also excellent institutions as if anyone considering JHU or UNC are viewing GW, or CUA, or AU or similar school as competition.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2013 22:49     Subject: What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?
Anonymous wrote:As a GW grad *both undergrad and graduate school* I do feel I need to chime in to say bottom line my experience there was excellent. Today, four years later I am making an enviable six figure salary at not even 29 years old. Fantastic and accessible professors, really exceptional internships (for those ambitious to seek them out) and I met an amazing array of international students, many of whom i am still friendly with. In fact going to a wedding of a former classmate in Spain next March.

I was a student in The Elliott school of International Affairs which is a highly regarded, very highly ranked program (one of the best in the country). When I was accepted, I passed on other higher ranked schools including one Ivy to attend this program. Now are there plenty of rich kids who come to GW for other things besides the academics? Of course, but tell me what high profile school doesn't have their share.

On a sidenote JHU and UNC are both also excellent institutions.


HAHAHAHA

Elliot? Is it even as highly ranked as Mason or AU's SIPA?
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2013 22:48     Subject: Re:What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?
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Anonymous wrote:Johns Hopkins is for intellectuals and very focused on academics. UNC is one of the best state schools in the country. GWU (got my masters there) is a so so school academically and not in the same league as the others.



One of the best state schools in the country? Ugh, sorry to inform you, you are mistaken. GWU (also got my masters there) at #51 on US News and World report is not a so- so school. Indiana Univ. is a so so school....get your facts straight. Only one you were right on is JHU. My eldest son went there transferred after his first year but for the most part (except the athletes) it is a rather intellectual school.


GW doesn't have a ranking

http://blogs.gwhatchet.com/newsroom/2012/11/14/u-s-news-kicks-gw-out-of-rankings-after-data-misreporting/

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/george-washington-university-1444

I played on a Div I team and we competed against JHU, and the guys that I got to know were in the more difficult STEM majors. They might not have been the intellectual liberal arts type, but they were all pretty sharp.






OUCH. There goes the GW multi-personality poster bye bye.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2013 22:46     Subject: Re:What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?
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Anonymous wrote:Johns Hopkins is for intellectuals and very focused on academics. UNC is one of the best state schools in the country. GWU (got my masters there) is a so so school academically and not in the same league as the others.



One of the best state schools in the country? Ugh, sorry to inform you, you are mistaken. GWU (also got my masters there) at #51 on US News and World report is not a so- so school. Indiana Univ. is a so so school....get your facts straight. Only one you were right on is JHU. My eldest son went there transferred after his first year but for the most part (except the athletes) it is a rather intellectual school.


#51 out of a pool of about 150-200 schools is not particularly impressive.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2013 22:45     Subject: Re:What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?
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Anonymous wrote:Johns Hopkins is for intellectuals and very focused on academics. UNC is one of the best state schools in the country. GWU (got my masters there) is a so so school academically and not in the same league as the others.



One of the best state schools in the country? Ugh, sorry to inform you, you are mistaken. GWU (also got my masters there) at #51 on US News and World report is not a so- so school. Indiana Univ. is a so so school....get your facts straight. Only one you were right on is JHU. My eldest son went there transferred after his first year but for the most part (except the athletes) it is a rather intellectual school.


According to your beloved USNWR UNC is over 20 places higher than GWU, which is a little less than the difference between George Washington and "so so" Indiana that you singled out for whatever reason.



+1 And besides, most people would put a Big Ten Grad from IU, Purdue, etc over a GW grad any day of the week for most majors on a national recruiting schedule.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2013 22:42     Subject: Re:What are a few words that come to mind with these schools?
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Anonymous wrote:GW gets a world rating in the top 100 colleges in North America...


Not surprised. GW is an excellent school. My son chose it over Brown, NYU and a host of other great schools and never once regretted it. He got a fabulous job and several internships while in school, world class professors. Cannot comment on UNC, don't know much and JHU I think for premed is unrivaled (besides the Ivies)


Do you post in multiple personalities for a reason? Do you believe you are convincing anyone that GW falls anywhere near the other schools you just mentioned? Does it even compare in selectivity to UMD, much less Hopkins?