<p>How does the combination of Global Scholars Program, Honors College, and School of International Studies compare to Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service.</p>
<p>I was fortunate enough to get into both, but I am now trying to decide. </p>
<p>Also, what kind of careers (and salaries too haha) do students of the SIS enter in to?</p>
<p>I’m in the GSP with Honors and SIS 2 
and ive been waitlisted for Gtown =/</p>
<p>I’d go for Gtown though if i get in ;), my 2 cents</p>
<p>sorry i’m not really answering ur question but yea, lol</p>
<p>What you are essentially asking is whether an undergraduate degree at GT is worth as much as a graduate degree at AU from SIS ('cause that’s what you’ll have.)</p>
<p>Viewed that way, is it really a serious question?</p>
<p>All the appropriate disclaimers, I am a Georgetown student and I love my school. </p>
<p>The Global Scholars Program sounds like a great opportunity. However, I am pretty sure there is no guaranteed admission into AU grad school, let alone a 4 year BA/MA program. I also think that if you are committed to finishing your undergrad in 3 years (for financial reasons, ect.) that option is still available to you at Georgetown. </p>
<p>Two of my close friends are graduating in three years, both in the SFS, friend A is a Culture and International Politics major and is going to the London School of Economics to get her masters in International Development (one of the top programs in the world). </p>
<p>Friend B is a Science, Technology and International Affairs major, pre-med and is going to Oxford in the fall to get a masters in Public Health. </p>
<p>Both girls took on rigorous academic programs and will have an SFS BSFS and a very prestigious masters in four years as well (UK programs are traditionally a year). </p>
<p>But the real question is, do you want to accelerate you undergraduate experience? Both of my friends had unique family oriented reasons for needing to leave Georgetown early.
If it is financially feasible, there are few people who want to get out as soon as possible (I assume this the case for AU as well). </p>
<p>Georgetown has some incredible resources, both within the academic community and in DC. I can spend hours talking about the professors of which it has been an honor to study under, both big political names and academic superstars. While it might sound trite at this point in your college search,they truly care about me as a person and us as an undergraduate community. I love my fellow students and our infectious school spirit (even when the basketball team can’t get it together in the tournament). Bottom line, academically and socially, Georgetown has been the best place for me. They helped me find a job abroad when I took a semester off and are willing to let me finish my senior year as a part time student (half cost). </p>
<p>You have to decide which campus fits best for you and your family, but I wouldn’t construct such a rigid paradigm as to ignore the flexibility Georgetown may offer you as well.</p>
<p>I think my original characterization of the question holds:</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.american.edu/sis/globalscholars/index.cfm[/url]”>https://www.american.edu/sis/globalscholars/index.cfm</a></p>
<p>If, after four years, an employer has the choice between a person with an M.A. in International Relations at a well-regarded school, who has studied abroad, and was admitted to a prestigious program v. someone with a B.A. from another well-regarded school…well, I know which one I would choose.</p>
<p>(Full disclosure: my d. is doing virtually the same thing, but through Kogod. Graduating in three years in Business, and spending her fourth getting an M.S. in Accounting and her CPA. If you were an employer at an international accounting firm, and had a choice between someone with a B.S. at a well-regarded business school, still 30 credits short of even applying to take the CPA exam, or one who has already jumped through all the hoops, and has international experience to boot, which would you choose? (She already has experience of the answer.)</p>
<p>I don’t disagree that the OP would benefit from holding a Masters after 4 or 5 years of study. I was simply pointing out the same opportunity is available at Georgetown if he or she desires. I have friends who have done so with the full support of the dean’s office. In my biased opinion, I believe the SFS to be a more respected, more rigorous, and better resource endowed program. If the OP has the option of pursuing the same time line at both schools, I believe it is in his/her benefit to chose Georgetown for his/her undergrad.</p>
<p>I would give the program a second glance if the BA/MA program was assured admissions, but it is not. You would still have to apply. </p>
<p>Q: If I chose to pursue my Masters in a fourth year, would International Relations be my only option or could I choose a different degree?
A: The BA/MA program is only for the School of International Service. You would need to apply for the program once you have earned 90 credits towards your BA. You are of course free to apply to other graduate programs here on campus, but it is not likely you will be able to finish those programs by the end of the fourth year, given their different credit requirements.</p>
<p>Yes, it is true, some students will not wish to pursue their M.A., and they are under no obligation to do so. Is that what you are getting at?</p>
<p>Some programs offer an assured admission. If I’m reading this correctly, GSP students will still have to apply to the IR masters program. They would still be required to take the GREs and subject to the same admissions standards. The benefit of an assured program is you avoid the hassle of grad school admissions. This program I believe does not offer that.</p>