<p>hey guys, i'm looking for some differences:</p>
<p>1) academic rigor
2) campus setting/beauty/comfortable and etc.
3) admission into top law schools
4) study abroad/internships available
5) approachfulness of professors
6) student life (friendlyness of people, drinking, drugs and stuff that admissions officers DONT want you to know)
7) programs in poli-science and international relations (which one's better where?)
8) financial aid
9) prestige (not that important tho, i know they're both awesome)</p>
<p>anyway, thanks for any help!!!</p>
<p>Good to see you've got your priorities straight. Georgetown gets the edge in drinking; Tufts hands down in drugs.</p>
<p>1) academic rigor - tufts
2) campus setting/beauty/comfortable and etc. -georgetown
3) admission into top law schools -georgetown
4) study abroad/internships available- tufts
5) approachfulness of professors- tufts
6) student life (friendlyness of people, drinking, drugs and stuff that admissions officers DONT want you to know) -georgetown
7) programs in poli-science and international relations (which one's better where?) -georgetown
8) financial aid -tufts
9) prestige (not that important tho, i know they're both awesome) -georgetown</p>
<p>1) academic rigor - Tufts
2) campus setting/beauty/comfortable and etc. - Tufts
3) admission into top law schools - Both same/similar
4) study abroad/internships available- Tufts
5) approachfulness of professors- Tufts
6) student life (friendlyness of people, drinking, drugs and stuff that admissions officers DONT want you to know) - Georgetown
7) programs in poli-science and international relations (which one's better where?) - Poli-science: Georgetown; IR: Non-diplomatic based: Tufts, Diplomatic focused: Georgetown.
8) financial aid - Tufts
9) prestige (not that important tho, i know they're both awesome) - Both same/similar</p>
<p>1) academic rigor- Georgetown
2) campus setting/beauty/comfortable and etc.- Georgetown
3) admission into top law schools- Georgetown
4) study abroad/internships available- Georgetown
5) approachfulness of professors- Tufts
6) student life -Georgetown
7) programs in poli-science and international relations (which one's better where?) International Relations-Georgetown.... Poli Sci-Tufts
8) financial aid- Georgetown/Tufts
9) prestige- Georgetown</p>
<p>thanks a lot guys! so far with these responses i'm leaning towards gtown. one last question: which school is "friendlier" in the admissions process towards international students?</p>
<p>im not too sure about tufts, but a considerable amount of georgetown students are international students....</p>
<p>Remember, We're looking at the 2 top IR/IS schools in the country (as well as two of the best overall schools in the country) -- both Tufts & Georgetown are known for the number of international students and dual-citizen students they have. I don't know which one exactly has more on any given year, but they comprise a sizable portion in both schools' population.</p>
<p>1) academic rigor - tie
2) campus setting/beauty/comfortable and etc. - tufts (much more comfortable)
3) admission into top law schools - negligible difference
4) study abroad/internships available - tufts
5) approachfulness of professors - tufts (smaller)
6) student life (friendlyness of people, drinking, drugs and stuff that admissions officers DONT want you to know) - bigger party scene at G-town, BUT, I feel as though the kids at G-town are a bit more stuffy and less approachable than those at Tufts
7) programs in poli-science and international relations (which one's better where?) - Poli Sci- nearly a tie with Tufts MAYBE having a slight edge, IR - basically a tie
8) financial aid - Tufts
9) prestige (not that important tho, i know they're both awesome) - Georgetown, and this is more for name recognition than "prestige", because in the academic community, there is little difference between the two.</p>
<p>Oh, and from the data at college board, G-town has roughly ~10% international students, and Tufts has ~15%</p>
<p>great replies guys! thanks. well, would anyone have the acceptance rates into the separate SFS school at georgetown? </p>
<p>thanks! i've heard it's a lot tougher to get into than the regular school.</p>
<p>1) academic rigor -- Tufts
2) campus setting/beauty/comfortable and etc. -- Georgetown (in my opinion)
3) admission into top law schools -- Georgetown
4) study abroad/internships available -- Tufts
5) approachfulness of professors -- Tufts
6) student life (friendlyness of people, drinking, drugs and stuff that admissions officers DONT want you to know) -- Georgetown
7) programs in poli-science and international relations (which one's better where?) -- IR-Tufts, Polisci-Georgetown
8) financial aid -- Tufts
9) prestige (not that important tho, i know they're both awesome) -- Georgetown (in academic circles Georgetown has more, and just in general Georgetown has waaaay more)</p>
<p>Also, SFS is the most difficult school to get into at Georgetown. I read somewhere that it's admission rate is ~18/19%, but the admitted students also have higher stats than the average Georgetown student (which is already very high).</p>
<p>Duffman, you go to Tufts; I think it's safe to say that you're a little biased...</p>
<p>haha i was thinking that too...but it's cool.</p>
<p>anyway, last question guys, i promise! like ubetter said, SFS is hard, so would anyone have the average stats for accepted students? also, any tips on getting in?</p>
<p>As for the ambigous "prestige" factor, I would have to agree with Duffmanon this one - Georgetown is better known to the average layman, but in international circles both schools are extremely well known, and are roughly as selective to get into, with ~24% and ~22% overall rates, respectively. And, both school'shave very similar applicant pools (both in numbers and qualifications). Remember that Georgetown has been around for about 80 years longer than Tufts, so has had more time to spread its' name around. I truly think because both schools, IR and Cultural studies speaking, are so similar, that it comes down to which location/style of students you prefer. Georgetown will definitelyhave more of a party-ish atmosphere among its students, whereas Tufts students seem to be a tad more studious and conservative (socially-speaking; politics are another story entirely).</p>
<p>I do have a slight bias, as I will be a Freshman this fall at Tufts, however, I am also a legacy at G-town, as my grandfather and uncle both attended, so I do know it fairly well, and this counters my Tufts bias a bit, as I truly respect G-town as a school, just not my cup of tea.</p>
<p>I would go Georgetown.</p>
<p>1) academic rigor – no data available to indicate a significant measurable difference
2) campus setting/beauty/comfortable and etc. – in the eye of the beholder
3) admission into top law schools – insufficient data available to indicate a significant measurable difference (you’d need to know the number of applicants, their average GPAs, their average LSAT scores, and the number accepted at each target school of interest)
4) study abroad/internships available – study abroad is available at virtually all selective colleges; Georgetown may have the edge in internships due to its DC location
5) approachfulness of professors – not quite a measurable feature, but both have relatively small average class sizes
6) student life – too hard to compare from available information
7) programs in poli-science and international relations – both are fine!
8) financial aid – both claim to meet 100% of demonstrated need
9) prestige – both are very prestigious; fine gradations of prestige are not measurable</p>
<p>If you have no clear subjective preference, it would make sense to choose the one with the lowest net cost.</p>