<p>New York University
Tufts University
Wellesley College
University of DV
Elms College
Georgetown Universtion
George Washington University
George Mason University
Hampden Sydney College
Rutger (University of NJ…which one, there are like 3)</p>
<p>Are any of those colleges good? What are they known for/good for?</p>
<p>After each, ill put yes or no or so-so</p>
<p>New York University - yes
Tufts University - yes
Wellesley College - yes
University of DV - ???
Elms College - no
Georgetown University - yes
George Washington University - yes
George Mason University - so so
Hampden Sydney College - so so
Rutger (New Brunswick is the good one) - yes</p>
<p>What do you mean by “good”. They’re all good colleges, but you have to be more specific.</p>
<p>Georgetown, Wellesley, Tufts and NYU are probably the most prestigious and well-known of the bunch. Georgetown is a fantastic school for Government/Political Science and is especially well known for its School of International Affairs, The Walsh school of Foreign Service (I’m attending, so I’m a little biased). NYU is probably best known for its Business school, Stern, and its School of Arts, Tisch. Tufts is also great for International relations, and has a good English program. I don’t know too much about Wellesley or the rest, but keep in mind that they all have good aspects.</p>
<p>University of DC* sorry!</p>
<p>And by good, I mean will I get a good education there (if I’m heading towards orthodontics) & is it well known/respected by other schools in a sense?</p>
<p>i would do more research on where you think you’ll be comfortable, etc., because I have doubts about whether someone from Hampden-Sydney would feel comfortable at NYU, and vice versa. Those two are very different schools.</p>
<p>Also, Hampden Sydney is all male, whereas Wellesley is a WOMEN’s college. So I think maybe you need to eliminate one of those : )</p>
<p>UDC is not a good school - it’s a commuter school in DC where most of the students live at home and drive to class, no real campus. It doesn’t have much of a reputation, and nobody outside of DC will have heard of it. I think it’s historically black too, but I could be wrong.
George Mason is also somewhat of a suitcase school, where the students go home every weekend. Most people there are from northern VA, and it doesn’t have a spectacular reputation either, although it is “up and coming”.
Hampden Sydney is an all male school in southern Virginia, and it’s small and conservative. It has a decent reputation in Virginia, but I would avoid it if you don’t fit the stereotype of student that goes there.</p>
<p>New York University - The #1 Dream School of every kid in the US for several years in a row, top notch programs in Art History, Philosophy, ideal location in the greatest city in the world, etc.</p>
<p>Tufts University - A strong pseudo-liberal arts college with an ideal location in the heart of Boston. Generally, a good university, well-known.</p>
<p>Wellesley College - The most prestigious women’s college in the US, many famous alumnae, widely known, proximity to Boston/Harvard/MIT</p>
<p>University of DV - No comment
Elms College - No comment</p>
<p>Georgetown Universtion - Most prestigious Catholic university in US, hotspot for both wealthy boarding school brats and sons/daughters of blue collar Italian/Irish immigrants, School of Foreign Service one of a kind, ideal DC location for internships in govt and law.
George Washington University - Great choice, a whole level down from Georgetown</p>
<p>George Mason University - No comment
Hampden Sydney College - No comment</p>
<p>Rutger (University of NJ…which one, there are like 3) - One of the oldest public universities in the US, well-known for athletics, exceptional state flagship</p>
<p>kwu, Tufts is hardly in the “heart” of Boston. It’s in Medford, which is a suburb next to Boston. Tufts is NOT in the middle of a city, the way NYU is; it’s right outside of the city (although it’s extremely easy to get to Boston from Tufts).</p>
<p>I think Tufts has a great location; it’s not in the middle of a city, so you do have a beautiful campus and some campus life, but it’s pretty easy to get to the city.</p>
<p>GWU and NYU, however, are really in the city, which means that you do lose out on having a traditional “campus” (except for GWU’s smaller satellite campus 3 miles away, can’t remember the name). </p>
<p>GWU students are pretty interested in politics- it makes sense, since the school is basically walking distance from the White House. Political science is big there.</p>
<p>If you live in NJ, then Rutgers will probably be your least expensive option.</p>