Which would you choose?

Applying to College
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<p>Ok, so I'm in at my top two schools: Dartmouth and Georgetown.</p>

<p>I want to study government/political science. Cost really isn't a huge factor. Both have really good programs but help me choose.</p>

<p>Dartmouth:
+ Great govt program; among best in nation
+ Still in Northeast (about 6 hrs from home)
+ I have a spot on the track team!
+ Ivy League
- Not crazy about D-plan (semester schedule)
- Kind of a nowhere location</p>

<p>Georgetown:
+ Great govt program; again, among best in country
+ Catholic school; I'm Catholic
+ Unbelievable internship/job, contact opportunities
+ In favorite city in world
- I can't run track there, the team's too good
- A little further away (8 hrs from home)</p>

<p>Again, its the best worst decision in the world. Where would you choose?</p>

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<p>Dartmouth is ED and you can't apply to Georgetown EA if you apply to another school ED, so either you broke 2 rules or you're lying.</p>

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<p>He could have deferred Dartmouth admission for a year last year, I think.</p>

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<p>maybe she already is in Dartmouth for the track...</p>

<p>I would say Georgetown, just because I love DC, and everyone I know there is happy with the academics, lifestyle, and the people at g'town. Plus, the gov't opporunities for networking/internships/jobs in DC outweighs the Ivy-status of Darthmouth purely because its not so easy to walk in and say "I went to an Ivy, hire me" whereas if you got an internship at an embassie over the summer through a favorite professor, you'll be a much more appealing applicant</p>

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<p>From your post, you seem to like Dartmouth more. Obviously, both are excellent for poli sci, but unless a Catholic environment is a big factor...</p>

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<p>go with dartmouth....i may be a little biased cause im a runner too, but if you want to continue running/whatever you do in track why not go there</p>

<p>btw what events do you do?</p>

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<p>yea you are missing the most important key :</p>

<p>how important is track to you?? could you maybe do club at georgetown?</p>

<p>other than that, it seems to me that you will end up happiest in georgetown..</p>

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<p>Presumably, his question is a hypothetical since earlier this month, he posted asking for chances to Georgetown. </p>

<p>"Chances for Georgetown (College)?</p>

<p>White Male from Upstate NY (relatively average public school)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.22 w</p>

<p>SAT: 680 critical reading
690 math
650 writing</p>

<p>ACT: 32 Composite (33 English, 28 Math, 34 Reading, 32 Science)"</p>

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<p>He said he's in at his top two schools though.</p>

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<p>Maybe hes getting recruited for Dartmouth (idk maybe for track), and EA accepted to Georgetown. </p>

<p>Yah Critical Thinking!</p>

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<p>Actually ED to Dartmouth only requires you to enroll and kill all other applications. It's not ED Single Choice. All ED is by nature multiple choice, but you can't do ED in two places at once, obviously.</p>

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<p>Dude, how important is track to you? Consider that Dartmouth's team is mighty weak compared to Cornell's or Columbia's. I'm not lobbying for G-town (I would recommend Dartmouth), but don't base this decision of a track team.</p>

<p>There are myriad race opportunities to choose from in the D.C. area (unless of course you're a sprinter).</p>

<p>If you want more team info, just PM me. I'm a D-1 lower middle distance runner, i.e. 800, mile and (on a trial basis 5k) with high times, respectively, at 1:55, 4:20 and 15:59-comparatively, slow, weird, iono.</p>

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<p>Ok, well Georgetown says no EA if you're applying elsewhere ED. If he did ED and EA, he broke at least one "rule".</p>

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<p>Georgetown is the way to go... the connections i've made in the first couple of months is amazing...</p>