<p>So I am having trouble deciding on VERY difficult and life-changing decision. Let me give some background first. I am from Philadelphia, and I without a doubt know I am going to run for office in PA, join the DAs office in Philadelphia, or try to become a high-ranking officer in the PPD. Now, since I recently realized this, I have had the trouble of debating whether or not to stay at my current school, George Washington University in D.C. or transfer to Temple University in Philadelphia. I have sat down and come up with the pros and cons of both and I honestly have only come up with two pros of staying in DC..and that is the tad bit extra name that comes with a degree from GWU and possible internships. However, I have come up with plenty more pros for going to Temple. Which include:</p>
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<li>I will be able to double major in Political Science and Economics, like I wished to here but the new Calc requirements would force me to stay an extra year to build up to calc and catch up on econ courses.</li>
<li>Its incredibly cheaper, especially considering I can commute. </li>
<li>I can intern and network in the city with the places I wish to one day work (such as the Mayors office, PPD, DAs office, etc.)</li>
<li>I want to run for political office so I believe I should start getting my name out there now by doing a lot of community service work, etc. I think it would be good to say I was born, raised, and educated in Philadelphia. </li>
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<p>I have not decided yet because I feel like whenever you lean towards one thing, you become biased. Therefore, I really would like some input. Anyone?</p>
<p>I like the cheaper part :rolleyes:, but will you be OK with living at home and commuting rather than living on campus or in an apartment with friends? Just asking because commuting can change the college experience significantly. There’s no right or wrong here, it just depends on what’s important to you, your personal situation, etc.</p>
<p>This is MY bias, but I don’t put much stock in double majors, minors, etc. I don’t think majors really matter that much once you’re out of UG, it’s more the actual courses you took. So, instead of double majoring, you could skip the requirements of one major and just take the courses you’re really interested in. Of course, there is often overlap in what is required for a major and what is required to take the courses you want, so that is a consideration and will vary with the major and the school.</p>
<p>Just some thoughts, good luck with your decision.</p>
<p>unfortunately, I don’t know if I can help you… what don’t you like about GWU? I am applying to schools now and GWU is my top school at the moment</p>
<p>To JAC: GW is a good school hands down. I have come to see that it is really good for International Affairs students and moderately good for Political Science students. For IA you will find EVERYTHING, great department, the school is top-rated, every internship imaginable. For Poly Sci it gets a bit limited. However, it is still good. Again, I feel the only thing i will be getting out of GWU is the name, and GWU is no Georgetown so the name is not incredibly useful. Actually, I have found that most people who have heard of GWU know of it only as the most expensive college in the country. OR, they mix it up with Georgetown. I did hear one kind of messed up thing the other day from one of my professors though, he told me that his department only wants to give out a certain number of As per semester, which is kind of corrupt. I wish to do domestic politics that will not involve DC much, therefore, I feel I may not be making the right choice by being here. However, if you are doing PSC and plan to work for one of the gov departments in DC, this is where you want to be and you want to get internships there.</p>