<p>Basically what I’m looking to know is what the experience is like at each school. How do they differ from each other. Please nothing about prestige I’m looking for tangible answers. Also, which place gives a better career outlook.</p>
<p>What major/program are you admitted to? I think that’s really important to know because ‘career outlook’ is pretty broad. </p>
<p>Also, what aspects of campus life/experiences would you like to know more about specifically? I go to AU and maybe I could help you out with my experiences at AU and my few experiences at GT.</p>
<p>I would be going to either SPA or SIS… And for the experience just things like what are the students like at each school, what do students do for fun, whose more down to earth. Better social scene, things like that</p>
<p>Georgetown nuff said.</p>
<p>No seriously Georgetown is a reach school while some people use AU as a safety.</p>
<p>But instead of just the prestige and rankings what makes georgetown the place to be, how is it different from american</p>
<p>@andrewe96 - I’m glad to see that you are looking past the prestige and rankings.</p>
<p>My D attends AU and loves it. She briefly looked at Georgetown and did not apply because she did not feel that it would be a good fit. At AU she has been in very small classes - even the intro ones freshman year. She is in SPA and has had great professors who are very accessible. She even emails professors that she has had previously to give her feedback on her current work. They really take the time to get to know the students and mentor them. </p>
<p>One thing that was important to her is that the school offered flexibility. It is easy to take classes across majors and schools within the university; it is easy to change majors and schools; and you can create your own major. Her major is called CLEG, which we have not seen at other schools.</p>
<p>There are endless options for internships – her roommate worked on the Hill as a freshman. She loves that most of the students are motivated to do well, but aren’t full of themselves. </p>
<p>I suggest that you visit both schools; the vibe is really different. You should also look at the Georgetown thread to find people who attend there to find out what is special about Georgetown.</p>
<p>Thank you so much! And have you heard anything about the SOC especially about journalism or public communication. And how hard would it be to double major between spa and soc?</p>
<p>Double majoring is never a problem, nor is just taking classes in other disciplines even if you are not enrolled in one of the other schools majors. The double major you are considering is actually very common.</p>
<p>My son did not consider applying to Georgetown. While it would have been a reach (it is a reach for any one, and is considered to have relatively quirky admissions) my son did not like the vibe on its campus, and the crucifixes every where made my Jewish son uncomfortable (not true for many students there; many Jewish students do go to Georgetown. I am mentioning only as to my own son).</p>
<p>Another difference my son noticed was that Georgetown is not easily accessible to the Metro-and the Metro is one of the things he loves about DC.</p>
<p>If i did do that double major would it still be possible to graduate in four years while holding internships also? And so your saying that if I wanted to take a class in the SIS building it would be easy to do so, and how much of a stretch would it be to double major and minor?</p>
<p>Andrew, I am a student actually pursuing that same double major, and it is very easy to do so. In fact, students in SOC are required to either double major or minor in another area. The professors say they can teach you how to communicate, but you have to have something to communicate about. As a result, I am double majoring in political science and public communication with a minor in Spanish. And yes, it is incredibly easy to take classes across the different schools. Any student can register for any class in any school. Many major requirements actually require classes in different schools. AU makes it really easy to explore all your options. Good luck!</p>
<p>Andrew, getting around the campus is never a problem–it is very compact. Never more than a 5 minute walk from one location on campus to another. One more thing my son loved about AU! So taking one class in SIS and another the next hour in another building is never a problem.</p>
<p>@oliviam41 what are the different career options between public communication and journalism? Why did you choose p.c.?</p>
<p>Journalism is geared more towards work with the media, like reporting. I want to go into public relations for political figures, so I chose public communication, which is more broadly focused. Does that make sense? If you wanted a career in print or broadcast media, you would choose journalism. If you wanted to pursue PR or even marketing, you would choose public communication. Hope that helps!</p>
<p>Yeah that makes sense! And what exactly would you do while working for a political figure</p>
<p>andrew, if you work for a political person, you can be their spokesman, write speeches etc.</p>
<p>Don’t worry so much about exactly what you want to do right now…when you get on campus, take a broad spectrum of courses and work in a variety of internships to help you determine what you do, or do not, want to do (and sometimes learning what you do not want to do is actually more important).</p>
<p>My son held a variety of internships over the years, including one with an extremely prominent political communications firm. The people there helped him hone his focus (a little bit different than theirs) and were instrumental in helping him obtain his dream job.</p>