Should I apply to GW (Location, Urban ect)

Izzygirl400
Sun, 25 Nov 2018 18:19:01 +0000

Hello! I am currently a High School Senior trying to decide where I am applying to college. I toured GW last year and loved the programs, as someone really interested in politics, the fact that they have a political communications major is amazing to me. I have heard that it is one of the most politically engaged schools in the country (Maybe even more than Georgetown).

The main downside to me is that I worry that it is too urban. My older sister attended NYU and hated how she really did not have a campus or a traditional college experience. I know that DC is a smaller city, but I still worry that GW is very urban, not even having a cafeteria. Although the Mount Vernon campus seems nice, I feel that it is just so out of the way and I worry it will make the school feel divided. I was really looking for more of a small town right of the campus feel (Georgetown, Ann Arbor etc)

I don’t know if I should focus more on the programs or the location when picking a school. My mom says I should just apply and decide once I hear back but I worry that is a waste of time and money given that I am likely applying to 15 schools altogether.

I am wondering if anyone has any advice on whether GW feels too urban. Would it make more sense to apply to AU instead (More of a campus?) Also does GW give good merit aid? Has anyone had experience with the Politics and Values program?

Note:
I am a latina female coming from a top NY Public School. I have a 95 GPA, 1450 on the Sat, 770 and 750 on history subject tests. I have leadership in 3 clubs, was a US Senate page, and have done lots of internships. Therefore, I think I have a strong chance of getting into GW.

Thanks!