<p>I’ve been accepted to both (Wash U art/sci and GWU Elliott) with financial aid from each where the cost is the same.</p>
<p>I absolutely love D.C., and although I may not enter into politics (I also have an interest in mechanical engineering), GWU has a descent engineering department and they’re building a new facility. </p>
<p>I’ve also been accepted to the honors program at GWU which is supposed to provide an alternative to going to an “elite school” such as WashU. </p>
<p>I can’t decide which to attend. It seems like the honors program’s talking points are geared towards me–that is, motivated student who wants to live in the political epicenter of the country, and still be challenged. </p>
<p>I’ve heard a lot of criticism about the university though. Some students hate it, and think that there are some huge problems. I obviously don’t want to deal with that, but after going to the welcome day, and watching the honors presentation, it seems like they’re really focussed on giving you a good education. </p>
<p>And what about reputation? Will a GWU degree come close to WUSTL?</p>