UMD vs. GMU vs. VTech vs. GWU

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<p>I’m in state for both MD & VA (divorced parents) and want your opinion on transferring to these 4 schools. I want to focus on economics and geography, particularly geographic information systems, which needs a good computer background.</p>

<p>which would do you think fits the criteria of:[ul]
[<em>] better location
[</em>] better econ program
[<em>] better geography program
[</em>] better computer science reputation[/ul]</p>

<p>gwu/gmu/umd are great for economics since they’re in dc
vt/umd has a fantastic compsci program
gwu/gmu has a iffy compsci program, i heard. same for geography.</p>

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<p>UMD is definitely NOT in DC, so you’d have to metro in, but it does have a good computer science program. Even living right next to it, though, around lots of grads/people going there/people who will be, I never hear anything about econ or geography. They do have a geography major, though, and it mentions geographic information systems on the undergrad academics part of the website (so if that’s not particularly usual, it may mean something to you).</p>

<p>(Similarly, GMU is in Fairfax, so metro again.)</p>