<p>My daughter was accepted at NYU (Liberal Arts Core Program) and GW. She was waitlisted at Brown. </p>
<p>We live in Boston and we're used to the city. We have visited NYU and she loves the location. She attended the Summer Session at Brown and she didn't like the location as much but the school itself was fine and she liked Thayer St. We have not been to GW but we plan on taking a trip in 2 weeks.</p>
<p>She's still "undecided" although she's interested in Humanities, Education and Communication/Journalism.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any opinions?</p>
<p>NYU and GW are similar and pretty comparable. Both have good but not stellar academics, although each also has a few stars on the faculty. They are both very urban (I.e., look for the banner on a building to determine if it is part of the university or just some office or apartment building. The biggest difference is location. NYU is in Greenwich Village, and GW is in Foggy Bottom (home to the State Dept and close to the White House). Both are interesting neighborhoods, just different.</p>
<p>Basically, I’d say if your child is interested in politics or government, go to GW. If the interest is more in finance or business, choose NYU. Otherwise, it is a toss-up.</p>
<p>Brown is in a different category altogether. If she gets in off the wait list, I would chose Brown in a heartbeat.</p>
<p>I agree with bonanza. Brown is by far one of the top tier schools. The prestige that goes along with it is beyond that of what NYU and GW can provide. Obviously, this all depends if she does get off the wait list. In the end, it all comes down to her decision. In my experience, undergraduate education may vary through various colleges and universities that differ greatly program wise. NYU LSP is very different to say an english program at Brown or GW. You should do some more research into LSP.</p>
<p>(This is primarily directed at bonanza)</p>
<p>I don’t know if one should choose GW over NYU for politics necessarily. NYU’s strengths have traditionally always been in the arts, humanities and social sciences (as well business and law). That said, politics is a strong point within NYU. </p>
<p>NYU is ranked #17 for politics versus GW (which is tied with Gtown) at #39. NYU is top 10 for international politics; #6 for political methodology; #12 for comparative; GW doesn’t rank in the top 20 for any of these areas. Neither school ranks in the top 20 for political theory or American politics. However, NYU does beat out a great number of more well known schools, including some Ivies and T10 schools. </p>
<p>However, GW has a reputation for excellence in political science due, in large part, to its location and very well known political alumni.</p>
<p>Id go brown in a second.</p>
<p>Thanks for the very informative answers. She leaning more towards education at this point but she still considers herself undecided.</p>
<p>NYU2013’s post shows how out of date and flawed is the rankings methodology. In DC Academia, GW’s political science department is considered vastly improved and “the up and comer” whereas georgetown’s has lost top faculty and grad students. Today, most PhD applicant’s with the choice choose GW over Georgetown. Yet, some rankings have Georgetown higher. Ignore the ratings. Look at the faculty and what they are doing.</p>