<p>hi everyone! i've been on the board for about 6 months, but i've never posted much. Just reading everyone's posts have been so helpful!</p>
<p>Basically, i can't decide between the university of michigan and gwu. i want to study international relations and possibly minor in economics or latin american studies. i know that academically, michigan is the better school, but gwu is in dc and there are so many internship opportunites. plus, i've been accepted to the elliot school of international affairs at gw.</p>
<p>i've visited both and love both, too.
what scares me is that michigan is huge (i'm oos) and
gwu has a reputation for snooty students.
but am i correct in thinking that both school are really diverse??</p>
<p>Hi I am a student at GW. Really...both have their own positives and negatives. DC is amazing for internships...and the Elliott School is huge so it offers amazing classes, professors, and learning opportunities within international affairs. You've probably seen they many concentrations and majors within the ESIA. </p>
<p>Michigan overall is considered to be better academically, but I think GW would probably be better for international affairs since it is so conveniently located and because that is GW's specialty. </p>
<p>Michigan is more of a state school, while GW is an urban private university. Students are considered snooty, but to be honest people in general are not that attractive here...it's really not that hard to fit in. People portray GW as this beautiful and fashionable person school...yeah people dress well because they are so rich but it's not like this is some model school.</p>