<p>I've visited both schools... I'm going again next week. I didn't outright dislike either of them... I guess that's why I'm having this problem. Anyway, I want to major in linguistics or Japanese. I love music, ancient history, literature, languages, movies, international stuff. I want to work or study abroad after college, but I don't know exactly what profession I'll go into. Cost doesn't matter. I live in the California Bay Area.</p>
<p>UCLA
Pros:
-It's a larger university that could offer me more languages to choose from (i.e., it has Dutch)
-Great linguistics program
-Easier to get home
-It has those interesting courses in ancient studies
-It's in a really awesome place for anything related to the movie industry</p>
<p>Cons:
-Large public school, less individualized attention
-The people - I'm kind of sick of all the self-segregation between whites and Asians at my high school.
-It's still in California. I'd feel like I didn't push myself hard enough to go somewhere new.
-I don't really like LA in general</p>
<p>Georgetown
Pros:
-Amazing language program
-Private, smaller university
-It's in a different part of the country
-International bent of the school</p>
<p>Cons:
-The social scene - I'm not sure if I'd fit in with all those partiers, and I'm not exactly preppy
-The religion - I'm Jewish and not religious at all
-Weather - I'm a little afraid of that snow and I get cold easily
-Far from home - I don't know if I want to pack up and fly for 5 hours so often...
-I've heard some iffy things about the linguistics program (that the different sections [like, say, morphology/syntax] are too separate from each other)
-There's a freakin' jet pathway right above the campus.</p>
<p>Anyway, what do you think? I appreciate all input Thanks!</p>