Northeastern University (full tuition) vs. Georgetown (w/ 20k grant)

medman
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:12:42 +0000

^What I took away from Georgetown was that an undergraduate education is more about personal development, perspective, and service than it is about professional preparation–thankfully, at Georgetown, you can count on having it all–that, my friend, is the “wow factor”–it is not about impressing anyone else–it is about having opportunities and developing yourself in ways that cannot be achieved at every college (and clearly not at your own). Don’t you get it? Your responses on this site really suggest that you are having/have had a very limited undergraduate experience…Yes, professional development and preparation is important, and I can assure you that Georgetown provides that in ways that only it and its peer schools can–and yes, that is because of the prestige but also it is because of its undergraduate focus, faculty mentorship, academic rigor, real-life opportunities in DC and beyond…but the real value of a Georgetown experience are the life lessons, personal development, service to others, diversity of experience, friendships, relationships, social and cultural adventures, and community that are all fostered and generated by the all that is Georgetown and life as a Hoya–that is the “wow factor”–and if other people are impressed because of it, so be it.