Georgetown v. Cornell

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>I'll actually matriculating as a sophomore transfer next fall, but I am having a difficult time choosing between these two.</p>

<p>Background: White Male from NY, Jewish, currently a freshman at Trinity College (CT)</p>

<p>To remain brief, I am very interested in the social sciences, particularly sociology and economics. As such, I have been accepted to both Cornell ILR and Georgetown's McDonough School of Business, as either an ILR or Management degree will provide me a fusion of these concentrations. Beyond academics, the rural vs urban factor is not crucial, but I understand that Georgetown would be significantly more expensive, both in tuition and in the cost of living.</p>

<p>Other factors: </p>

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<li>I am a huge hockey fan</li>
<li>Do not wish to experience the apathy and homogeneity I faced this year at Trinity. </li>
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<p>I am leaning towards Cornell, but any insight would be greatly appreciated. ORN</p>

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<p>With ILR vs. MSB, the one thing I would suggest is seeing what kind of course selection freedom you have at ILR. I don't know much about how the system works, but since ILR is a contract college and is so much cheaper than the endowed ones, you may be restricted in what classes you can take in other colleges. That's not an issue in the MSB, beyond fulfilling your major, obviously.</p>

<p>As for other stuff:
Hockey wise, it comes down to a question of pros vs. college. Cornell has the college program - Georgetown's is club level only, although they went 22-2 this year and won the ACCHL titles.</p>

<p>Having said that, Cornell means being marooned in Ithaca. Georgetown means being a metro ride away from Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. If you like watching good hockey (Caps jokes aside), then D.C. may be the way to go.</p>

<p>Apathy definitely isn't an issue at GU. Exceptions abound, but it's sufficiently crammed with overachievers and careerists that apathy is a rarity.</p>

<p>As for homogeneity...</p>

<p>A full third of Cornell's students are from New York. 15% are international or from the US overseas territories. 28% are minorities.</p>

<p>For Georgetown, no one state is so heavily represented, although there are significant numbers of students from New Jersey, NY, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. "Nearly 32 percent of Georgetown's undergraduate population is from a multi-cultural background. The breakdown is as follows: African American, 7.2 percent; Asian American, 8.4 percent; Foreign, 6.8 percent; Hispanic, 6.4 percent; and Native American, less than one percent."</p>

<p>On the homogenerity front, I would only add that it tends to be easier to find diversity in DC, a majority-minority city full of embassies and ethnic communities, than in Ithaca.</p>

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<p>Appreciated. There are no restrictions for ILR students.</p>