Tulane vs. GMU Honors for Political Science

Hi all, my final letter got sent back last week and now I’ve narrowed it down to my two best options.

On one hand I’ve got GMU Honors Program which has a fairly close proximity to DC, good area for internships for political science, a nice diverse student body, seemed to have more opportunities for research and grants and all that good stuff and is closer to home (NJ). GMU also has a better political science ranking than Tulane I think - however the overall academic quality seems to be lesser. Then there’s other stuff like the small dorms/common rooms and rumored complete lack of things to do on weekends which is worrying. I’m not a huge party guy but it would nice to at least be out and about doing fun stuff.

On the other hand, there’s Tulane which has much nicer weather and I assume (haven’t visited yet) a much nicer campus, a better academic standing, a more dynamic area and more. However the distance is also pretty bad, the student body doesn’t seem to be my type (i.e. wayyyyy too fratty/party-driven and snobby) and I’m not sure if I’d be getting a better experience or education by going.

Can anyone chime in?

@PoliSciGuy23 what did u end up choosing?