<p>I've gotten into USC already, and I'm waiting on the other two schools, but in my head, my overall list keeps coming down to these three schools. I have no idea how I'd decide if I were to be admitted to them all.</p>
<p>At Northwestern, I applied to Medill and would likely double-major in Journalism and Political Science. At USC, I've been admitted to Annenberg and would double-major in Communication and Political Science. At Georgetown, I would major in Government and minor in Journalism.</p>
<p>If you get into all 3, in terms of pure academics, Georgetown offers the best possibilities for politics. But other than pure academics, I personally think that NU has a better balance for students in general. To me it’d be between Georgetown and NU, not USC</p>
<p>I’m talking more in terms of internships, I guess. They can get jobs and internships in DC, the center of essentially world politics. And the program is pretty good along with it.</p>
<p>I think any of the three would be outstanding for that combination. However, regarding the “Internships in DC” point, NU has fantastic placement in DC, especially for Medill (think about how many media outlets are in DC.</p>
<p>True, Arbiter, but NU students couldn’t do internships and such during the school year. I’d still go with NU, I’m just saying being IN DC during the school year would offer the greatest possibilities.</p>
<p>Crimsonstained7 - Students do have internships during the school year, it is very common. My daughter has had friends have internships in NY, DC, LA, all over the world actually. All it takes is some planning.</p>
<p>Three wonderful schools. If you had the difficult task of choosing between them you would have what is known as “a high class problem.”
Wonderful, but so different, in terms of geography, atmosphere, etc.
My feeling is that USC is more different from the other two than NU and GU are from each other, so I am guessing that if you haven’t already decided that USC is your favorite, you would choose on of the other two if you were accepted into them.
So, as NorthwesternDad implied, why not just wait until you see what decision you really have to make?
Personally, I would choose NU (and I got my post-grad degree from GU), but it’s a close call, and a very subjective one.<br>
I like NU’s combination of superb academics, the feel of the campus, the lake front location, the “just right” amount of Greek Life (you might call it the Goldilocks Standard), being part of the Big 10 conference, the offerings of Evanston, and having Chicago at your doorstep. GU has DC, which is pretty cool if you are into that, and the campus is also very attractive, as is the Georgetown neighborhood.</p>