<p>Being very interested in politics/international relations, i'm considering gw and gtown...but not sure which one is for me. </p>
<p>i've heard that gtown is better academically but gw's location is better.</p>
<p>opinions?</p>
<p>Gtown is better!</p>
<p>I would choose Georgetown!</p>
<p>georgetown. and georgetown has sfs.</p>
<p>what about the catholic bit? aren't there requirements that you take religion-related classes? that i'm not looking forward to at all...</p>
<p>Both are great. Georgetown has a better academic reputation. The Elliot School of International Affairs and SFS are both tops in the country. Foggy Bottom is located just a few blocks from The White House and most government buildings, and has its own metro stop. Georgetown doesn't have a metro, and the closest one that I am aware of to the Georgetown strip is the GW/Foggy Bottom stop. The Georgetown strip is very close to GW, but GT University is pretty far walking. </p>
<p>I am going to GW next year and love it all the times I've visited it. Everyone I've talked to there love it. DC is such an awesome city and The Georgetown Stip is awesome. Either GT or GW would be amazingly fun.</p>
<p>i would pick GWU over Georgetown but for social reasons and not academic. GWU is in the heart of the city and its so much easier to get to places from there. Georgetown is stuck in mount vernon and has this huge wall on the side of it.</p>
<p>I went on a georgetown tour and yes there is a relion requirement, but u dont have to take like catholic class (or something like that). Its supposed 2 be like relious theory on any religion like islam, buddism, hindi etc.</p>
<p>Georgetown is WAY WAY more selective, year after year their admit % goes down further and further, GW is not as selective, they will both offer a unique education primarily due to their location as i'm sure you know. GOod luck. i applied to Georgetown and was waitlisted, so its pretty competitive.</p>
<p>I visited both, and i had totally opposite opinions...i love georgetown. GW is nice for some people, but i actually think it's worse socially. There's no sense of community whatsoever its so damn spread out and all. If you're into an urba campus, then gw is your place i guess but georgetown isnt exactly in the boondocks, i think it ahs a great location, but its closer to some of the more expensive/designery stores, walk another block and you get all the cool normal stuff though</p>
<p>Georgetown is definitely more prestigous, well-known, and respected. Additionally, i think Gtown is growing ever closer to the quality/prestige of HYPSMD ever year, while GWU is not.</p>
<p>GW's reputation has certainly increased over the years. So has Georgetown's. But honestly, just because Georgetown has the selectivity of ivies doesn't mean that the education quality is necessarily the same. I think Georgetown is a great school, though and rivals the lower ivies, but not HYPSMD. I don't know that is just my opinion. </p>
<p>Georgetown and GW wouldn't be rival schools if they weren't in the same city. They aren't alike at all, except for their obvious political atmospheres.</p>
<p>what are you talking about kimmibee???? MOUNT VERNON? That's in Virginia. Georgetown is in a great location - right in georgetown. GW's location is great, too. Georgetown is, without a doubt, better, unless you want good proximity to a metro station (GW is right by the Foggy Bottom station; G'town is quite a walk/ride from Rosslyn or Foggy Bottom.)</p>
<p>Georgetown is a cool place (clinton's went there!)</p>
<p>cavalier, Mt. Vernon is also a neighborhood in DC just north of Georgetown and is where George Washington's Mount Vernon campus is located so kimmibee is not completely wrong as the school is just south of there.</p>
<p>Honestly, I don't think there should be much of a debate here, Georgetown is hands down the better school.</p>
<p>I didn't know that, dima. But yea, their locations are basically the same...and Georgetown is better. GW would be a nice safety for someone with Georgetown stats.</p>
<p>I would say Georgetown is nicer. Academically, it may not be much better, but in terms of overall appeal, location, campus etc..., Georgetown wins hands down. M Street is one of the coolest college town streets in the US. For pre-law and International Relations, it is hard to beat Georgetown. Its Business school, although not highly ranked, gets som excellent companies to come and hire its talented and well-connected students.</p>
<p>Georgetown is located in the Georgetown area of DC, not Mount Vernon. They aren't that far away, as Healy Gates at Gtown are at 37th and O Sts., and many of GW's buildings are at 22nd-23rd. Sts. </p>
<p>I say apply to both. GW is a great school too. Georgetown has a more defined campus. GW isn't just buildings around DC, and has a slightly defined campus(kind of in between Penn and NYU with streets running through it). The Georgetown area of DC is amazing. M Street and Wisconsin Ave. definitely have great stores, restaurants, a mall, etc. GW has a metro stop, Gtown doesn't. However shuttle buses run from the campus to the Rosslyn and Dupont Circle metro stops, and usually take about 10 mins to get to each. Facilities wise, I'm not too familiar with GW, but in certain respects I'd say GW would have better facilities(they have a new hospital as well, though it isn't a concern for you). So, I'd say apply to both schools, then see what happens.</p>
<p>I'm from Maryland, so I looked at both because they were close by. I love Georgetown (the place)--great shopping, just generally fun. The only downside is that the metro doesn't go there, but there is a bus from campus to dupont circle which IS on the metro. Anyhow, there's plenty to do in Georgetown itself, so the metro thing shouldn't be a big issue. GW is in Foggy Bottom, which, if you're young, is probably one of the best places in the city to be. In the center of everything, tons to do. The problem with that, though, is the fact that there isn't much of a campus. It's spread out--obviously, I haven't gone to school there, but I would at least consider the fact that there may be a lack of a "community feel." They are both good schools, regardless of what people here say about prestige. Both have deals with organizations in the area for internships and jobs, and living in DC would be a great experience. Personally, I like Georgetown better because it's contained, campus-y, community, etc. but depending on your tastes, either school is great.</p>
<p>It sounds like - at least campuswise - GW is more like NYU and Georgetown is more like Columbia...</p>
<p>THanks for all the replies! am definitely applying to both, though if I was presented with the choice, I'm leaning towards Gtown now.</p>
<p>I will be attending GW next year and I just got back from orientation. I am somewhat familiar with Georgetown. Both are really great schools, but very different schools at that. </p>
<p>GW is a large private school. There's 10,000+ undergraduate students. Georgetown is much smaller. 58% of GT's classes are under 20 people. 50% of GW's classes are under 20. 8% of Georgetown's classes are over 50 and 12% of GW's classes are over 50. GT has smaller classes, but there's really not a huge difference. Both schools have small classes relatively speaking.</p>
<p>GT is extremely selective. It has an acceptance rate of 23%. GW's is at 39%.</p>
<p>Academically, GT beats GW. However, you're comparing apples and oranges. They are extremely different schools. Yes, they both are located within the district and have a unique political vibe and will always be compared, but they really shouldn't be. </p>
<p>Georgetown's atmosphere is very different from GW's. DC is GW's campus. It still feels like a college because practically everyone lives on campus, there's students everywhere, most of the buildings in Foggy Bottom are owned by GW(GW is the #2 property owner in DC behind the government), and there's a nice quad called kogan plaza in the center of campus. However, GW is more city-feeling if that makes any sense. To get to class, you have to walk the sidewalks of a bustling city, get through all the slow tourists who I have already learned to hate, and grab a starbucks coffee on the way, etc. You really need city legs to go to GW, especially if you take classes at Mount Vernon. </p>
<p>Georgetown, on the other hand, is more insular. Yes, it is located in a major city, but it isn't as urban-feeling as GW. I mean, there's a wall around it for god's sakes! The buildings are gothic, there's a sprawling lawn, and it's located way over in the residential area of DC(not too far from the bridge to Arlington). To some, GT's atmosphere is a positive. You get a much more college-ey feeling atmosphere than GW. I am pretty independent and don't need to be nurtured quite so much, so I'm fine with GW.</p>
<p>GW is more diverse than Georgetown. GW has a large Jewish and Muslim population, while GT is predominately Catholic. GW is very liberal and has a large gay community, while GT is more right-leaning. Both schools have students from all over the world and country. I know GW is about 4% international, while I'm not sure about GT but I would assume it would be similar. GW is much more secular than GT, and pretty apathetic to religion. GT is Catholic. I know that not everyone at GT is Catholic, but there is a large percentage of Catholic students and that affects the atmosphere.</p>
<p>Both have decent but okay athletics. GW doesn't even have a football team. It does have a strong baseball team and basketball team. GW even won in the Atlantic-Conference tournament this year. Everyone knows about the Georgetown Hoyas, but their team wasn't so hot this year.</p>
<p>And both GW and Georgetown are international powerhouses. GW allows so many concentrations and has lots of different classes for International Affairs. My advisor is great in The Elliot School and really worked with me on what classes would interest me for the road in International Affairs I want to take. I would browse the Elliot school website to get a feel for it.</p>