<p>I am choosing between the two. I have always loved DC but am unsure about the social liberalness of American. If I went to American I would do the global scholars program and get a degree in international relations. If I went to NU I would major in economics. I'm pretty sure I want to study abroad and want to work in international trade. I'm fairly certain that I will go to grad school. Any opinions on which I should pick? I know overall NU is the better school, but AU is better, at least I think for what I'm into. The main thing at this point is campus and student life.</p>
<p>If it’s between NU and Georgetown SFS that would be something different, but I think this is a no-brainer. Go with NU; you can always work in D.C. after graduating from NU.</p>
<p>Thanks. I wish it was between the two, but I got rejected at sfs</p>
<p>Northwestern is also quite socially liberal, like American.</p>
<p>Heh… Heheheh… NU is more socially liberal, I’m PRETTY sure. </p>
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<p>Gender neutral housing, widely considered one of the most accepting schools of LGBT students, great vegan food (according to some), among plenty of other things.</p>
<p>NU is pretty liberal, but students never force it down your throat, unless you try and force conservatism down theirs (from what I’ve heard).</p>
<p>In terms of student life, and campus, I obviously can’t speak for American, but I’ll tell you what I know about NU. Obviously students are extremely intelligent at NU, so everyone’s got some nerd in them. There’s a lot of theater, journalism, etc. students at NU so people go to a lot of theater programs, a capella stuff, etc. Most people are pretty proud of the sports teams (Domination in Girls Lacrosse). The Football team’s actually doing well recently, with Colter and Siemian running 2 QB offense (we even went to a bowl game). Sports obviously wouldn’t be as important at American which isn’t D1 (I believe).</p>
<p>I think you’re better off at northwestern with Dylan McCann. Just sayin… I heard he’s pretty cool and that you sit near him in calc.</p>
<p>Crimsonstained, you should be ashamed of yourself. What about Venric Mark?</p>
<p>Okay, sorry. I decided on NU late in the game, so I didn’t get a chance to watch too many games. So we’ve got Colter and Siemian as QB’s and Venric Mark destroying as Wide Reciever :-D</p>
<p>I live in DC area now and the only edge AU has is the DC location. By that, I mean the potential internship opportunities with one of the agencies. So, I’d research further and see if the global scholars program actually helps a lot in securing one of those opportunities (remember there are plenty of people with similar interests, including those from SFS at Georgetown and Elliott School at GWU). Be forward with them and don’t let them sugarcoat (tell them you are giving up a spot at a top-tier school for it). International relations, as cool as it may sound, is actually not that marketable in general. So securing great internships while in school is especially important.</p>
<p>At NU, you can do international studies (as an adjunct to complement Econ) and there are many study aboard programs.</p>
<p>Nu…for sure…</p>
<p>That’s really interesting, I’m trying to make this exact decision. My biggest concern is whether there’s any room for other courses in oher subjects with Global Scholars. I feel like I’d gg a better all around education at NU.</p>
<p>Jcal748 they say there is, but I’m not sure. I wish they gave us more info on it. Will you be attending any visits at either school?</p>
<p>Yep. I’m going to an admissions event for AU (I live a long way from DC), and will be going to Wildcat Days this wk or the next.</p>
<p>This one is easy. As a professional in the international trade area in DC, choose NU. Most of the special programs at various Universities have little or no cachet once you graduate and are just sales tools to attract undergrads from high schools. American is the weak number 4 or 5 in the DC area (UVA also competes as a local school). No matter what you do you will ultimately need a graduate degree and NU is a much stronger platform. If you debating between Georgtown, Hopkins or UVa this would be a closer call.</p>
<p>PurpleSkier thanks so much for the input!</p>
<p>PurpleSkier thanks this helps a lot! What did you get your degrees in?</p>