<p>Hey, I am from Southern California and I want to major in English Literature and be a critic or work in publishing, which would you choose between these two great schools?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I would choose Georgetown largely because DC is a more dynamic place than Philadelphia. If you want to be a critic, there are a lot more plays, operas, author lectures etc. in DC than Philadelphia. The Washington Opera is top 4 in the US with eight or nine major productions each year as just one example. If you want to intern in publishing, a lot more academic journals and periodicals are published in DC. Two of the five big US daily papers (USA Today in Arlington and the Washington Post) are published in Washington. The major think tanks and outfits like the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars are in DC. AND all this is in addition to the classes you would take at a truly top university, which has a much larger course catalogue than Swarthmore, since it is a university as opposed to a LAC. I think GU is the better choice for your career goals.</p>
<p>is this a joke? Georgetown all the way. The two don’t compare.</p>
<p>Folger Shakespeare Library, Library of Congress, National Archives, Association of American Publishers, all in DC. </p>
<p>William Peter Blatty (author of The Exorcist), John Guare (The House of Blue Leaves, Six Degrees of Separation; five Tony Awards), and Bob Colacello (famous reviewer, biographer, and critic), all Georgetown alums.</p>
<p>I beg to differ. I believe that Swarthmore has a better writing program. They are very different schools. This choice should be about the fit for your personality. Swarthmore is small with an intimate feeling. You will get lots of attention there, guaranteed housing all four years, etcetera. You have the four college consortium of University of Penn, Bryn Mawr and Haverford at your fingertips, too. There is even a shuttle to drag you around to the schools (or the train for U Penn). To me, Swarthmore would be the better choice for your interests. A writer needs a broad based education, which is what you would get at Swarthmore because it is a LAC. Having all the fancy libraries in the world doesn’t teach you to write. Besides, University of Penn, Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr and Haverford all have fantastic libraries at your disposal. </p>
<p>The only way I would choose Georgetown is if you want a large university rather than a small school. Think hard about your personality and where you would be happiest.</p>
<p>Georgetown will give you a much broader education since it has a five course per semester requirement compared to the more pedestrian four class curriculum at Swarthmore. You essentially get 25% again the education at Georgetown and all those extra classes will expand your knowledge and hone your writing capabilities.</p>