<p>I really love both of these, but which do you think is better and why?</p>
<p>Well, for what?</p>
<p>Political sciences. From what I’ve seen they’re both pretty equal on that, I sort of meant just campus wise or livability, other students, professor care, etc.</p>
<p>I’ve been to GW and there is no campus, and while American is much more traditional, I’ve heard that it’s not that great anyway, and GW is in a much better location for internships, etc.</p>
<p>AU’s in the better neighborhood for a true college experience. GW’s in the midst of downtown area with ever decreasing residential properties. A bike at AU can be useful for getting around in DC.</p>
<p>^Also, GW students tends to be more pre-professional and preppy than at AU.</p>
<p>Was the info I found on their political science programs being about equal correct? I’m 99% sure I can get into AU and like 95% sure I can get into GW (ACT round 30, GPA maybe a little below average for schools, but also from rigorous public school ranked #1 in county 7 in state and 78 in nation with solid extra curriculars and good recommendations and writing skills)</p>
<p>I really like both of them and plan to visit over summer, might wanna apply ED for one of them (not sure which, hence the thread). Any advice?</p>
<p>They have very different vibes. Try to visit when students are on campus to see where you see yourself having the best experience.</p>
<p>My son chose AU because he wanted a “best of both” experience. He wanted the traditional classes and frisbee on the quad experience, plus the urban college experience with all of the opportunities that brings, like the internships, cultural exposure, restaurants etc.</p>
<p>As far as one being at easier access for internships, there really isn’t much of a difference. It is a ten minute walk from the AU quad to the Metro station, and there is a free shuttle running between the campus and the Metro station.</p>
<p>The only reason to apply ED is if you have one big dream school that you know for dead-certain will be affordable if the aid they do offer you matches the aid according to their Net Price Calculator.</p>
<p>If you like both of these places pretty well, then wait and apply to both of them RD. If you get admitted at both, you can compare the aid packages, pay another visit, and chat up the departments before you decide.</p>
<p>Is one more connected with internships than the other?</p>
<p>Both are good, GWU is overal slightly stronger but no enough to be a deciding factor. The only thing I didn’t like about American is there isn’t much pride in the school amoung students. AU is a lot of Georgetown (and some GWU) rejects, and it many students aren’t gung-ho about the school. AU is also a lot of international students which is pretty cool. AU can also be a bit cliquey at times, and there are a lot of gays and lesbians. GWU is sort of like a watered down NYU. City experience, not all that much of a campus. Students are pretty diverse and not all that unified - everyone sort of does their own thing and marches to their own drum. As I said, both universities are great for PolySci and their location will offer students opportunities that even the very top universities cannot.</p>
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Nonsense. Both schools are in DC with public transportation readily available. Most students at AU have no daytime classes on Wednesdays so they can devote that day to their internships.</p>
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Statistics on this? I didn’t think so. My D never applied to Georgetown or GW, nor did her friends. They are three very different schools, and it’s silly to assume everyone at AU would have preferred to attend one of the others. My D would never have applied to a Catholic school, and didn’t care for the urban vibe at GW.</p>
<p>So either way I can’t go wrong? Does ED give any benefit? I’m pretty certain about getting into AU but GWU I’m a little closer to the edge than I would like and any kind of leg up would do wonders</p>
<p>ED gives a lot of benefit, but don’t do it.</p>
<p>CSIHSIS: like what? And personally I visited both NYU and Northeastern over spring break and loved both campuses so I’m pretty open about that, though the idea of a campus does seem nice.</p>
<p>I’ve also been researching in some of the college books by Princeton Review and Fiske and they say that AU is actually a better academic experience than GW</p>