American v. Georgetown for IR, money is a consideration

MommaJ
Mon, 21 Apr 2014 06:52:28 +0000

My parents are generally vague, and they have not given me a definite answer about affordability - some days they’re sure we can afford Gtown, other days we can’t.

Your parents owe you a definitive answer–today. But if they truly can’t consistently determine what they can afford (which sounds ridiculous), it seems to me you have to choose the cheaper option. Your worst result would be to have to leave Georgetown for lack of funds, at which point you would be a transfer student with far worse financial options. American’s undergraduate IR program is ranked tenth in the nation by Foreign Policy magazine. I wouldn’t be too regretful about attending.