GU Vs. Swarthmore

rbyrne21
Mon, 26 May 2008 22:05:17 +0000

Hi, I was recently admitted to the college and, if I attend, would major in Sociology with a concentration in Social Justice Analysis. I am particularly interested in education reform and hope to participate in Teach for America or a similar teaching fellowship after undergrad, and then pursue grad school in either public policy or sociology. I’m having a really tough time deciding because I absolutely love everything about D.C., see myself being heavily involved in both on campus activities (GU Solidarity, Amnesty) as well as off campus (such as Washington Area Kickball Association and policy internships) However, Swarthmore has a really reputable honors program, and I could combine sociology AND education in one major. Swat pretty much pays for anything students want to do ever (subsidized music lessons, travel to philly for academic/extracurricular events, summer research grants, etc.)

I am extremely excited to attend either school, but I basically am at a crossroads and don’t know which environment would be best for TFA and grad school. Thanks for your advice!