Choosing between Georgetown and The American University of Paris--help!

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<p>Hello all,</p>

<p>I am about to embark this Fall 2014 and start my 2nd masters degree. My first masters degree is in public health (as well as my bachelors degree), and I have 6 years experience working professionally in the field of public health.</p>

<p>I have been teaching abroad the past two years and have decided to go back to school again. I looked at getting my phd, but decided at this point another masters is a better fit.</p>

<p>I got accepted to Georgetown to study (in a nutshell) bioterrorism which fits nicely with my public health background and will put me on the fast track to the federal jobs I really want.</p>

<p>I also applied and got into The American University of Paris to study climate policy which also goes with my public health background and my experience with environmental health. </p>

<p>I have pretty much chosen Georgetown due to its prestige, rankings, located in a nice area, great program, excellent job opportunities, etc---but I still go back and forth. I think Paris would be an amazing place to live for a year and climate policy would be a great, up and coming field to go into.</p>

<p>I just don't think I can turn down Georgetown, but I'm still not entirely there sometimes. Do you think I would be making a huge mistake if I didn't go to Georgetown especially since my desire to work for the feds?</p>

<p>Any tips or suggestions? BTW--both programs are one year full time.</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Paris is a wonderful city. I’ve been there. However, I think you should really think about why you want to move there. If you are only moving there for the location and know, for sure, that Georgetown will give you a better education, then you should definitely go to Georgetown. Another thing to think about is the fact that you’re getting your masters, which means you’ll be getting a job right after that. One of the great things about going to a prestigious college is a) a well-known will sometimes take you a long way when competing against others and b) connections that may lead to hard-to-get opportunities. </p>

<p>Hey, if you get a good enough job, you’ll be able to visit Paris again, perhaps, whenever you like.</p>

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<p>Thank you Jazz19! It is leaning a lot more towards Georgetown, but the decision has been a bit tough due to the different degree options–trying to make sure I pick the best degree also.</p>