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

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Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:23:24 +0000

You may be right. You can find the same types of students at both schools. However, Georgetown has more high achievers and fewer slackers than most colleges. That’s why employers are willing to offer the high salaries and recruit georgetown students. More likely than not they are going to get a smart and hardworking employee. At less competitive schools employers have to work harder to find the same types of students, even though they obviously exist. They simply do not want to waste their time especially if their business relies on on smart hardworking individuals, and if the companies have limited recruiting budgets.

At northeastern you may stand out, but which employers will be recruiting at the school is the question. If you are happy with those employers then go for it.