<p>So I’ve been thinking a lot about the schools I’m applying to, and wondering if I got in, which I would pick. I obviously have a while before I really need to worry, but I’d love any input on (if I got in) which would be the wisest choice.</p>
<li><p>GW: Love the location, the social life, the overall atmosphere. Dislike that the academic quality isn’t as superior as I could have and that my boyfriend goes there and I am hesitant to follow him there. Also, would get good scholarship which is nice, but money is no problem.</p></li>
<li><p>Georgetown: Location is fantastic, academics (SFS) is ideal for me. Love that I can be near boyfriend but not at the same school. However, I visited and did not love how it felt, but I had a bad tour guide and feel I got the wrong impression. Also, I am Jewish and though I’ve heard over and over it is very welcoming, I am unsure of how I feel about the quality of the Jewish population/community.</p></li>
<li><p>WashU— LOVED the atmosphere and look of the school, academics are fantastic but not as ideal as Gtown’s SFS, felt very at home. HATE St. Louis and have no desire to be in the midwest, esp in St. Louis.</p></li>
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<p>Thoughts? I feel like there’s three facets to college choice: Academics, social life, and location. Each school has 2/3 (GW: Social and location, Gtown: Academics and location (not a BAD social life either) and WashU: Social life and Academics).</p>
<p>From your message sounds like you prefer Gtown. DC is a great city and a Jesuit education is wonderful. If it has a decent social life then it sounds perfect.</p>
<p>Assuming that you get in to all three, and you're not concerned with FA, then Georgetown stands out above the others. However, WashU in S.L. has nice early admit to grad programs.</p>
<p>Of course I don't want to jinx it :) And odds of me actually getting into all three, or really either WashU or GTown are small, as are anyone elses. You can only hope! I'm just thinking way in advance of where I would pick because its such a difficult choice!</p>
<p>I've already applied to my in-state safety and been accepted, U of Arizona, but would hate life there. I'm way above range for everything at GW, so in essence that's my out of state safety. My parents wouldn't pay for anything any "safer" out of state when I could get a comparable education at UA for free.</p>
<p>It's interesting that the general consensus is GTown. I'm just worried it wouldn't be the right fit and I'd be unhappy. WashU felt like a great fit, but I feel like there's so much more for me in DC than in St. Louis, esp in the field I want to go into. And of course, the fact that it's halfway across the country from my boyfriend isn't so fantastic. But I'm really really trying to not let that influence me, I'm not going to pick a school because of him, but its difficult to completely pull that out of the equation.</p>
<p>I think that, as frustrating as it may be, you just have to wait. Otherwise, you might end up falling in love with a school that doesn't accept you.</p>
<p>However, assuming hypothetically that you'll get into all three, my advice would be to definitely revisit Georgetown and see if you still feel the same way. In this case, I feel like a second visit could make or break your opinion of it.</p>
<p>You need to pick a school you can stand to at for four years. The other stuff is secondary because you cannot excell anywhere if you are unhappy. The other thing you need to remember is that the possiblity you and your boyfriend might break up. If you go to a school because of him and you break up, you might end up miserable.</p>
<p>That's what I want, but I feel like I'm not sure which school would make me happiest. I'm not looking for prestige or anything, I just want a school in which I'll be happy.</p>
<p>Interesting that the general consensus is Gtown. If it helps, I'm also applying to Tufts and Brown, just haven't visited yet (visiting next week).</p>
<p>What's so bad about St. Louis? Excluding the field of politics, we have just as much to offer as D.C. and a lower crime rate (don't believe the 'most dangerous city' distinction, it is skewed because the city of St. Louis doesn't include the suburbs, unlike most other cities).</p>