One thing to think about beyond the sticker price is the cost of daily life at the college you choose. DC is an expensive city and a lot of the social life at Georgetown involves going out to bars and restaurants. Life is cheaper in Williamstown and most of the socializing is based on campus and is free or low-cost. Williams also offers stipends for events off campus, free tickets, etc. that really keep your costs down.
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FWIW, I donât tend to like remote places (unless Iâm on vacation) but agree Williamstown is lovely as is the surrounding countryside. I like living my life in or near urban locations, but I could have easily spent 4 years in Williamstown. At a school like Williams, if campus life and all it has to offer (and Iâm sure itâs quite a lot) isnât at the center of what youâre doing then you probably chose the wrong type of school. To borrow from Robin Williams quoting Thoreau, Williams is the kind of place thatâs meant to have you suck the marrow out of it while youâre there and then go back every few years to see your classmates. Nobody is suggesting you make it home. If missing some deli in the city makes you unhappy on a daily basis, youâre not supposed to be there. But you seem like the kind of person who can keep that kind of perspective:
You can make sure grad school is in the city. Williams is the right choice here. Thereâs not a better place to study economics at the undergraduate level, they send a lot of people to top PhD programs, and theyâre giving you the most money.
PS: my Ds are all TSwifty crazy fans.
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