<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I am a bit curious about this issue... I wanted to know the opinions of Georgetown students... which colleges do you all consider to be Georgetown peers (academically, reputation wise etc.) Disregarding rankings and such, what are all fo your opinions? Thanks</p>
<p>With respect to the SFS undergraduate program, with its budget and sheer depth and breadth of courses and faculty, there are no real peers and I am sure the current student body would reflect this opinion. There are several places that SFS looks at in the rear view mirror, to make sure that its program does not become complacent in any way. I will not mention any of those obvious names, since a long thread really isn’t needed.</p>
<p>vienna man,
I was accepted into SFS early; it was my top choice and I was super excited. However, I have come to realize that my financial aid package from GU may be comparably higher than others’ (lack of merit aid.). I am sure nothing in on par with the specialization offered by Walsh but are there ANY schools you would recommend for international politics if SFS was financially out of the option?</p>
<p>Besides Georgetown my son was accepted to the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. I am not sure where that is ranked in the big picture. But he was impressed with the emphasis on language immersion, Jr. year abroad, and tons of support to be ready for an international job upon graduation. And the B.S. degree you receive would be very helpful for all those high tech companies looking for new hires. The website lists both the state department and the white house as past employers of these grads.</p>
<p>Other than Georgetown, I was accepted at UVA (my safety), Chicago, and Princeton. I would consider Chicago and Princeton Georgetown’s peers.</p>
<p>Well, in the area of IR (SFS), I would say Georgetown’s main peer is Tufts, since they also have a really good IR program. I’m sure there are others that are comparable to SFS, but I don’t really know them.</p>
<p>I don’t really know much about nursing…</p>
<p>MSB (undergraduate) I’d say is very comparable to USC, Notre Dame, and Boston College, but Wharton is a bit of a stretch. </p>
<p>Liberal Arts, is kind of a toss up. All the top 30 national and LAC schools have really similar LA approaches, I presume, and teach a lot of the same material. But in reality, the LA shouldn’t be compared by the college as a whole, but by each program. So for instance, CalTech’s physics department is better than Georgetown’s, but Georgetown has a better Political Science department than CalTech.</p>
<p>Reputation wise, I’d say Georgetown is very similar to Boston College. While Georgetown is about half the size, they both are Jesuit, have successful DI sports programs, occupy campuses in large cities, and have very good liberal arts, business, and nursing schools. The biggest difference I think is that BC is a little more on the religious side than GU. I wouldn’t really compare them to Chicago, since Chicago doesn’t have undergrad business or nursing, and has a TINY IR section for undergrads. Tufts is also a good comparison. GW as well since GU and GW both have fantastic PoliSci programs. When you think about it, GU is a very interesting school. It’s not really like many others that would fall in the same echelon of colleges.</p>
<p>Georgrtown is one of oabout 30 need blind schools. so except for the handful of places that do the loan-free offers, should have good financial aid.</p>
<p>If you can’t do Georgetown, than GW and American have full blown IR programs. (None of them have students with 700 to 790 CR SATs or former Heads of State or Cabinet Members teaching, but they will give you an excellent education.)</p>