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Sigh. Again, I said nothing like that. The point was he really liked Tulane and New Orleans but was torn between that and going for the great poli sci program at AU, which you make a compelling case for btw. At least as far as wanting to be in federal politics. But since I am being misrepresented I guess I have to spell this out too.</p>
<p>Let’s say for the sake of making my point clear that he liked Tulane and New Orleans far more than AU and DC for everything except the poli sci aspects. Now let’s say that he picked AU over Tulane for only that reason. If in a year or two he decided that major wasn’t for him, then of course AU is likely to have other majors he would like, but he would have given up being at a school he liked better in a city he liked better. If one agrees with my tenet that one should pick a school based on overall fit rather than a particular major, what I said makes perfect sense. If you don’t, then it doesn’t follow.</p>
<p>I wish people would read more carefully. Anyway, he will probably like AU just fine when he goes back to visit and find the poli sci atmosphere quite compelling. It will be interesting to see.</p>