<p>in my opinion, gtown is a very fine school, as is brown. i visited both and got the feel that gtown was a very prestigous school--just something about it that i cannot pinpoint. everything felt stately. don't get me wrong. i love brown. but i think that gtown is awesome for international rel. (i once wanted to go major in that). right in d.c.!</p>
<p>wow. soulmate. same situation (brown vs. gtown). unless you're sure that you're going to transfer to SFS (which sounds amazing), i'd say that brown wins out for academics and such.<br>
i'm actually being tempted towards brown for social life. can you give me an idea about what social aspects you liked so much about gtown (i've only really heard bad things).</p>
<p>in my opinion brown gives a much more vibrant social life. i couldnt see much social life going on when i visited gtown, mostly cus it was raining and the place was filled with parents. however, the students told us that the social life was really fun and that there was always something to do on campus. the university is starting to relax on the campus drinking (as long as u're not doing something ridiculously stupid) and a lot of parties happen off-campus in the nearby apartments of the upperclassmen. no one has a problem not getting into parties etc. etc. to me, it just seemed like the right mix of partying and academics that i liked. </p>
<p>but even in my view, you'd have an easier time to party at brown nd probably have more fun too (this was another reason brown stood out to me more than gtown). the gtown students told me that wash. dc is cracking down majorly on fake IDs and underage drinking so if you're under 21 forget about getting into bars. but i love cities and theres always something to do there.</p>
<p>wat bad things have u heard?</p>
<p>I've heard that the khaki, senators' kids from private schools stereotype isn't so far from the truth and that the "work hard, play hard" mentality is pretty strong. I just don't know how much that translates into the open-mindedness, international focus, and great out-of-class discussions that I've grown accustomed to at an all-scholarship international school in India.
I guess drinking's not a very big deal to me, so Brown sounds like a better fit.</p>
<p>Brown is garbage (just kidding). I only said that because I wasn't accepted, but I don't really mean it. Brown is funny though...it's one of the only Ivy/Top-tiered schools that will accept applicants who have inferior credentials over the majority of other applicants. I don't know if that's good or bad at times. Anyway, it's still a good school.</p>
<p>And what would compel you to make such a statement, Thomas?</p>
<p>To be honest, I guess because I wanted to go to Brown so bad, that it hurt that I wasn't accepted. I am grateful to have been accepted to Penn, Hopkins, Gerogetown and Tulane, but Brown was where I felt I would be the happiest...oh well, I guess it's time to move on.</p>
<p>I'm really sorry, Thomas. You're such a great contributor to these boards, and you seem like a really nice guy. It's a shame Brown couldn't see that. But I'm sure you'll do fine at which ever school you decide to go to -- they're all really awesome schools.</p>
<p>BROWN!!!!!!!!!!! But seeing as I would give a kidney to go there, I might be a little biased.......</p>
<p>funkyspoon...thank you for the kind words. It has been a pleasure reading posts from you. All of you (guys and gals) have truly given me a lot of great advice and insight to the whole admissions process to these top schools. Regardless of where I end up, I will remain on these boards to help other newcomers, as well as just to say "hello" to some you CC veterans on these boards. Unless I get into Yale, I will be going to Penn.</p>
<p>i was deciding between georgetown/brown also.</p>
<p>i really liked gtown when i visited it and i was about 50/50 before adoch.
First of all locationwise, gtown was a lot better for me; i have reasons to stay close to home. Financial aid was comparable also (though gtown wanted me to do 3000 workstudy). I think that though to argue prestige/academics of the two great schools is just dumb, they are different in many other ways.</p>
<p>The schools can not be compared as the preppy rich white kids stereotype is so true at gtown that once when i was on campus on a saturday night (i live nearby) at least 75% of the people looked exactly the same. Its a private catholic school and i have not heard good things about the interactions between people of different "classes" though thats the case at many schools (not brown)</p>
<p>The main difference to me was the students. The pompous "oh i go to georgetown and i am a god and my parents pay for my 3 credit cards" students did not compare to the generally cool and nice kids i met at brown (mostly adoch prefroshes on the train, but thats still important). </p>
<p>As far as the financial condition of the school, to a degree that is important because it tells you the resources available to the university. The gym and many of the science buildings at georgetown are far inferior to most state schools (esp comparing the gym to maryland's heavenly athletic facilities), and since both facilities and science studies are important to me, Brown was the clear frontrunner in those categories.</p>
<p>It came down to ADOCH but since i attended 2 ADOCH events, it came down to the students. </p>
<p>And ask yourself this, if you go to georgetown and you dont love it (there are horrors to how hard it is to fit in for some), will you not regret not going to brown, where seemingly even the lab rats are happy.</p>
<p>Also a Bear is by far more superior than a little bulldog and the "hoya" is possibly the dumbest most pretentious way to refer to students.</p>
<p>I commited to brown on the second day of adoch by the way</p>
<p>yea i've heard quite a bit about the gtown preppiness nd i was actaully going to choose brown after adoch and its diversity. but when i visited gtown's open house i saw a lot of diversity as well. granted, i didnt see many asian kids but in a way, thats a good thing-- no cluster of asians (hopefully) means that they're evenly spread out throughout the student body. and i didnt meet any pompous kids. in a way, i wish i did meet some at one school so my decision would be ezier. </p>
<p>interestingly i met a lot of pompous pre-froshes at brown although it was still in the minority. and they were planning to go to harvard or princeton or a school that was ranked higher than brown. </p>
<p>btw- stupid question here: what exactly is a hoya???</p>
<p>"hoya" comes from a cheer "hoya saxa," which means "what rocks" in some language that i don't remember. so um. a hoya is basically a "what". (so they're the gtown "what"s...)</p>
<p>wow i have to say, that's kind of a glowing/berating view of Brown/Gtown, ConfusedAnimal. Unfortunately, it aligns pretty well with what I've heard and I'm really tempted to accept it as not far from the truth.
To branch a bit, does anyone know what one's chances are at a top IR grad school coming from Brown/Gtown/McGill? I think that the "future future" should be a factor in my decision.</p>
<p>well if you drink all the time at brown then your grad school will be southwestern idaho state college, if you drink all the time at georgetown you will still get your grad degree from SISC, same thing for Mcgill so it doesnt really matter</p>
<p>and hoya saxa comes from the fact that a while ago gtown students had to study classic languages.</p>
<p>Hoia (they changed it so its easier to pronounce) is greek for what i think. Saxa is latin for rocks</p>
<p>by the way I would neve trust myself on classic languages so use your friend google</p>
<p>Who on earth said Brown wasn't in fine financial condition? It has a $1.65 billion endowment. It may not be big for the Ivy League, but it beats Georgetown's debt</p>
<p>GT and Brown are hugely similar in rankings. 10 years from now you're not going to going to not get a job becasue an employer says "oh, you only went to Gtown!!</p>
<p>Gtown is like the poli-sci major's dream!! Come one. and you liked it better. go there!</p>
<p>The rankings are very misleading, anyway. Is Georgetown a #25 school? In my heart, NO. I always felt it was more pretigious than some of the schools ranked above it (just my personal opinion).</p>
<p>Forget the US News "ranking" anyways. Name itself carries prestige, and Georgetown is a big name, ESPECIALLY in politics. Wash U may be ranked higher but people will still say Wash U who now?</p>
<p>So where'd you (godiva) end up matriculating?</p>