<p>I just came back from George washington and I LOVED it. I wanted to find some more schools like GW, so can you help me? My criteria includes:
1.Must be in an urban area
2.Still has a campus feel(98% of Foggy Bottom is owned by GW)
3.Politically active
4.Gorgeous dorms
5.Great internship connections
Thanks for your help!</p>
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<p>American U and Georgetown U.</p>
<p>How about NYU? It is in an urban area and reminds me of GW.</p>
<p>NYU is a lot like GW. Boston University is also often grouped with GW and NYU and is pretty similar to both schools.</p>
<p>NYU would probably be a better fit than BU. From what I gather, NYU kids are a lot more politically active and involved in the community. I'd also say that the job connections are better.</p>
<p>Also, it's a little bit different from GWU, but try the University of San Francisco. </p>
<p>The campus is gorgeous, the area is urban, the professors are known for being excellent, and the Bay area is a political hub.</p>
<p>My concern with NYU is that it isn't really a campus from what I gather, rather a series of buildings randomly dispersed throughout NYC. USF is probably too far away, as I would like to visit most of the schools I am applying to. BU I thought might be more like GWU. Are BU's buildings clustered togetehr, like GW's are?</p>
<p>My S was considering both BU and GW and wound up at BU. What will you be studying? I don't BU qualifies for #4 on your list, except there are some beautiful new upper class dorms and interesting choices like old brownstones. The huge dorms are generic crowded buildings. I can't speak to #3.</p>
<p>He chose BU because there is much more of a campus feel, and Boston is an unbelievable city for a college student. The area around GW shuts down at night. The green line T runs right through the heart of BU making it easy to get around the city. Take a look at the campus map on the BU website and you can see that there are many dorms and academic buildings on Commonwealth Avenue.</p>
<p>kinasha, are you saying that BU has much more of a "real college experience" feel than a school like NYU does? Does your son enjoy BU? Please let me know, thank you all for helping me so far! Keep the posts coming!</p>
<p>Well, it depends on what you consider a "real college experience." You visited GW, so I think you need to see BU yourself and feel the vibe. You'll know if it's a good fit. Finances may play a role too. These are all expensive private schools. Have you talked with your parents about money? Where do you live? You need to factor in transportation.</p>
<p>On S's short list were BU, Brandeis, GW, NYU, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, and American. He applied ED to BU because it fit so well. Why don't you post some questions for current students on the BU forum?</p>
<p>I'm extremely concerned about finances right now, but I think I'll qualify for a sizeable amount of need based aid. I don't think I have the stats for merit (1390/2070 3.7 GPA UW), but I'll see what happens when I apply. I might end up applying ED to CUNY Honors because of money. By "college experience" I mean that everyone's classes and dorms are all located in the same area for teh most part. I have an extremely similar list to your son's so if he likes BU, I might like it too. I'm going to visit probably within the next 2 months, so we'll see what happens!</p>
<p>GW is very expensive-one of the most in the country-and does not generally meet all need based aid. My son with similar stats was accepted at GW but with no offer of aid and was waitlisted at BU two years ago. You should definitely make sure you keep the CUNY on your list and come up with some other financial and academic safeties.</p>
<p>Have you considered DePaul?</p>
<p>GWU > Boston University</p>
<p>I agree with JCCort. BU isn't a bad school, but it's overrated in many ways. If not for it's location, it wouldn't get nearly as much recognition. The only programs that I would say are honestly worth the money are journalism, history, and physical therapy. Everything else seems mediocre. </p>
<p>GWU is more well-rounded, and is stronger as a whole. </p>
<p>I'll second the recommendation for DePaul though. The Lincoln Park campus has a nice residential feel, and Chicago is a great city.</p>
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