My daughter is going into her sophomore year at Seton Hall. She loves the school. She's in the Diplomacy program which is getting better all the time. The education major is strong as well. The immediate area of the school is safe. She goes into New York a lot and to the school's basketball games in nearby Newark. Don't be put off by the adjacent area which admittedly isn't the best.
The Diplo school has strong ties to the UN and several former ambassadors on the faculty. One of the teachers, a young Asian woman, recently spent a year as a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton. I would not compare it with Georgetown but for the next tier down of students it's a good match. Some of the best students at the school are in the program.
The housing and food are very good. They use a point system for housing but if you mind your P's and Q's you usually don't have a problem.
There are a large number of commuters and weekends sometimes can be slow but there is a good social life there including the Greek community which my dd participates in.
Granted SHU is not the most "prestigious" school but it's getting better; it has one of the top Law Schools in the country and the business school is right up there.
The academics are strong and the best thing is classes are relatively small. If your daughter likes a small-school atmosphere with a lot to offer, SHU might be the ticket.
I have no idea where the student teachers are assigned but I am sure they are not thrown to the wolves.
PM me if you have other questions.
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