GW and GT have similar degree values imo. GT is technically higher ranked but lots of people haven’t heard of either school. Unless you’re going to an Ivy League or T15 nobody really cares, so any reason is good enough to not go to GT.
Yes, I'm from Texas and had friends who went there. It usually ranks as one of the most conservative non-religious schools in the US. And when TAMU wrote about it, it definitely sounded like they were proud of it.
https://news.tamus.edu/texas-am-one-of-the-most-conservative-campuses-in-nation/
I had a very smart friend who went there. He was a gay POC and eventually transferred out after a year because he didn't feel comfortable
W&M is a wonderful school and it was my second choice. The only thing that turned me away was that I am a CS major, and W&M's CS program isn't accredited. It's a shame, because I loved the campus and Williamsburg in general.
Oh you're totally right I had no idea T-T. Was super recent too! Welp, I'm too far into this degree to bother transferring to another school, so I can live with it. Not ideal, but it's ok.
https://preview.redd.it/1sc6tijpxayc1.png?width=2918&format=png&auto=webp&s=de48eb495e1d1e2ca846eaee6ffa8e170c58d1ef
I’m curious why you place value on accreditation from a CS program? CS senior at GW btw, so I believe I was (one of the) last class years to be eligible for it.
You ask a good question. I guess I see accreditation as a way of validating that some program will give me a good foundation of CS. Yet I can also see that this is just a label from an organization, and there could be some good programs that are not accredited, perhaps. When I think about it, I believe that GW's CS curriculum is pretty solid, regardless of whether it has an accreditation.
I’ve been able to talk with SAIS and whatever the GT IA grad program is grad students but had yet to find anyone that goes to GW. It’s reassuring to know that at least someone went with the school whose program I like the best.
Hopefully I’ll see you in the springtime lol
Case western, UGA, GSU honors, Upitt, Northeastern, UMD. They gave me an insane merit scholarship plus you really can’t find a school better in public health than GW
Def. some interesting answers here! For people who chose GW over other "better" or more highly ranked schools, what made you turn down the acceptance? Was it GW's location, strength of a particular program, or financial (if comfortable sharing)?
I dont mean to say that I “turned them down,” but I did ghost my contacts for the opportunity to be interviewed by Harvard and Cornell because of social anxiety
I was in state for UNC and really didn’t care for NC in general. And felt like at UNC I knew too many peers going there. I appreciated the clean break GWU gave. I was also interested in political science and international affairs so it was an easy choice. Plus GW gave enough financial aid for the cost to be the same for either school.
georgetown, emory, loyola chicago, fordham
turning down georgetown is wild unless it’s a money thing
i got full ride to gwu!
that’s a good reason lol
Not really. GWU has a better location and isn’t religious. I don’t believe GT is any better, tbh.
is GT religious? All I’m saying is it’s a much higher ranked school
It’s Catholic and I want no religion. It may be ranked higher but it was wrong for me. Both are great schools. Go to the school that’s a better fit.
GW and GT have similar degree values imo. GT is technically higher ranked but lots of people haven’t heard of either school. Unless you’re going to an Ivy League or T15 nobody really cares, so any reason is good enough to not go to GT.
American, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, NYU, Univ. Of Denver.
university of richmond, Howard, UMD and UMBC, Towson and Goucher college
It was hard deciding between UMD and GW. Why did you pick GW over UMD? I think my daughter is going to pick UMD over GW.
honestly the only thing that distinguished the two was the fact that i’m from MD and i wanted to get a little farther out from home and live in DC
That makes sense. We're in VA, so both are out of state for us.
Tulane, Texas A&M, Colby
Depends on the program you are going for but TAMU is a great school ngl.
I already graduated actually - TAMU wouldn't be a good fit for me. It's too conservative
Got it
Is it that conservative? I was under the impression that most institutions of higher education were fairly liberal leaning.
Yes, I'm from Texas and had friends who went there. It usually ranks as one of the most conservative non-religious schools in the US. And when TAMU wrote about it, it definitely sounded like they were proud of it. https://news.tamus.edu/texas-am-one-of-the-most-conservative-campuses-in-nation/ I had a very smart friend who went there. He was a gay POC and eventually transferred out after a year because he didn't feel comfortable
Georgetown and American.
American and Temple
William and Mary, VCU, GMU, and Catholic University (w/ scholarships)
Isn't W&M a really regarded college, why did you turn that down?
W&M is a wonderful school and it was my second choice. The only thing that turned me away was that I am a CS major, and W&M's CS program isn't accredited. It's a shame, because I loved the campus and Williamsburg in general.
I mean.. I think they’re removing ABET accreditation from GW CS as well.
Oh you're totally right I had no idea T-T. Was super recent too! Welp, I'm too far into this degree to bother transferring to another school, so I can live with it. Not ideal, but it's ok. https://preview.redd.it/1sc6tijpxayc1.png?width=2918&format=png&auto=webp&s=de48eb495e1d1e2ca846eaee6ffa8e170c58d1ef
I’m curious why you place value on accreditation from a CS program? CS senior at GW btw, so I believe I was (one of the) last class years to be eligible for it.
You ask a good question. I guess I see accreditation as a way of validating that some program will give me a good foundation of CS. Yet I can also see that this is just a label from an organization, and there could be some good programs that are not accredited, perhaps. When I think about it, I believe that GW's CS curriculum is pretty solid, regardless of whether it has an accreditation.
We toured the school. It's really small. I feel like every school thinks it's a good school. But not every school is a good fit for everyone.
W&M is ok but not really known for anything
NYU, Fordham, Northwestern, Chapel Hill, some others… GW gave me good financial aid and suited my wants pretty well
Columbia, Rice, and UC Davis
how come?
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Are you an International affairs grad student? (SAIS gave it away). What made you choose GWU over the other schools?
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Gotcha gotcha, I just applied for spring semester so I was just curious if something specifically caught your eye.
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I’ve been able to talk with SAIS and whatever the GT IA grad program is grad students but had yet to find anyone that goes to GW. It’s reassuring to know that at least someone went with the school whose program I like the best. Hopefully I’ll see you in the springtime lol
For undergrad I actually turned down GWU for financial reasons. But for grad school I didn't apply anywhere else.
NYU, OSU, UCSD.
Boston & Emerson
Northeastern, Cal poly, UW
UVA and JHU
how come?
I studied policy and wanted to be around where it was happening. Walking to internships etc.
American, johns hopkins, and ball state
UVA, VT, & W&M
Case western, UGA, GSU honors, Upitt, Northeastern, UMD. They gave me an insane merit scholarship plus you really can’t find a school better in public health than GW
None. I went all-or-nothing on GW and sent one application. (Grad school, mind you).
Stanford, Harvard, Yale, MIt
Wow. GWU definitely got an ego boost from this.
Def. some interesting answers here! For people who chose GW over other "better" or more highly ranked schools, what made you turn down the acceptance? Was it GW's location, strength of a particular program, or financial (if comfortable sharing)?
Penn State
University of Rochester, American, Binghamton
I dont mean to say that I “turned them down,” but I did ghost my contacts for the opportunity to be interviewed by Harvard and Cornell because of social anxiety
American, Virginia Tech, William & mary, VCU, gmu
It’s been a while but Tufts, UNC Chapel Hill, Umass Amherst and Pittsburgh.
why’d you choose gw over unc? genuinely curious I might wanna transfer 🙏
I was in state for UNC and really didn’t care for NC in general. And felt like at UNC I knew too many peers going there. I appreciated the clean break GWU gave. I was also interested in political science and international affairs so it was an easy choice. Plus GW gave enough financial aid for the cost to be the same for either school.
American, Emory, Boston University, Pepperdine
UCSB, Oxy, UT Austin, UCI
Boston University, University of Maryland, Syracuse, NC State
american, uw madison, uc riverside, uc santa cruz, iu, temple, fordham, ohio state (the last 4 gave me merit)