The priciest college in America: worth it?

[Connemara]

Unsurprisingly, George Washington University is once again the most expensive college in the country.

The big question: is it worth the $50K+? I know it's a subjective question, but think of it as a costs/benefits analysis.

[sarcasm]The prestigious Washington City Paper[/sarcasm] has a decent writeup on all of this.

http://washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=2406

 

[ghulkhan]

Originally Posted by Connemara

Unsurprisingly, The George Washington University is once again the most expensive college in the country.

The big question: is it worth the $50K+? I know it's a subjective question, but think of it as a costs/benefits analysis.

[sarcasm]The prestigious Washington City Paper[/sarcasm] has a decent writeup on all of this.

http://washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=2406

I made a correction. I dont think its worth it at all for any science majors or liberal arts majors for sure. Those departments severely drag the university down. Although it does have some good business programs, I dont think paying 55k a year is worth it. There are much better schools for a lot cheaper.

As for the International Affairs school and public policy stuff...its the highlight of the university but I dont think that the GWU "brand" helps for getting jobs or anything

 

[Connemara]

Originally Posted by ghulkhan

I made a correction. I dont think its worth it at all for any science majors or liberal arts majors for sure. Those departments severely drag the university down. Although it does have some good business programs, I dont think paying 55k a year is worth it. There are much better schools for a lot cheaper.

As for the International Affairs school and public policy stuff...its the highlight of the university but I dont think that the GWU "brand" helps for getting jobs or anything

Interesting thoughts. I've heard a lot of people say similar things when it comes to GWU's liberal arts programs; basically that they're simply not up to snuff.

Last time I checked (could be wrong), U.S. News put GWU below American and Georgetown in a "Best Career/Job Placement" list.

 

[ghulkhan]

Originally Posted by Connemara

Interesting thoughts. I've heard a lot of people say similar things when it comes to GWU's liberal arts programs; basically that they're simply not up to snuff.

Last time I checked (could be wrong), U.S. News put GWU below American and Georgetown in a "Best Career/Job Placement" list.

I dont think there are as many ambitious kids at GW. There are more trust fund babies there though. That might be the reason why that is but also the liberal arts sucks.

 

[Connemara]

Originally Posted by ghulkhan

I dont think there are as many ambitious kids at GW. There are more trust fund babies there though. That might be the reason why that is but also the liberal arts sucks.

The article touches on that...a college official even admitted that they need a lot of rich kids whose parents will simply write a check every semester; otherwise, the entire university would go under.

 

[Go Surface]

Originally Posted by Connemara

The article touches on that...a college official even admitted that they need a lot of rich kids whose parents will simply write a check every semester; otherwise, the entire university would go under.

I was friends with those kids. My friend lived at 2400 M St. Biatch went shopping everyday. 2600 dollars at Burberry in 15 minutes?!

 

[Go Surface]

Back on topic.

I really don't think it's worth it. And I agree with everything Ghulkan said.

 

[ghulkhan]

Burberry is a *************...
Prorsum isnt too bad but DC doesnt have any
Most GW kids are label whores...no style.
2400 M isnt a luxury building people just thikn that cuz its new. It will look normal in a few years.

The dude I know at the Porsche/BMWdealership was like yea we get some GW kids ever year to buy cars here...

 

[Go Surface]

Originally Posted by ghulkhan

Burberry is a *************...
Prorsum isnt too bad but DC doesnt have any
Most GW kids are label whores...no style.
2400 M isnt a luxury building people just thikn that cuz its new. It will look normal in a few years.

The dude I know at the Porsche/BMWdealership was like yea we get some GW kids ever year to buy cars here...

Agreed.

 

[ghulkhan]

I woudlnt transfer to GW if I were you. I think theres better schools out there...but I woudlnt really want to go to American either...

 

[leftover_salmon]

Whether or not any college is worth $50k a year is debatable, but when the Ivy League and places like MIT, Stanford, Duke, Northwestern, Chicago, etc...are ~$40-45k all-in AND offer generous aid, GWU is surely not worth it. It's a mediocre school compared to almost anything else in its price range. It fits in with a Syracuse, NYU (Arts, not Stern), and USC -- decent schools that are horribly overpriced. Basically, rich kids who weren't smart enough to get into better schools.

 

[mrpologuy]

The only schools I would never go to are OSU and USC.

 

[amerikajinda]

A lot of kids at GW couldn't get into Georgetown... so they settle for GW.

 

[ghulkhan]

Originally Posted by amerikajinda

A lot of kids at GW couldn't get into Georgetown... so they settle for GW.

Yea you have some kids but thats not all that true.

 

[ghulkhan]

Originally Posted by leftover_salmon

Whether or not any college is worth $50k a year is debatable, but when the Ivy League and places like MIT, Stanford, Duke, Northwestern, Chicago, etc...are ~$40-45k all-in AND offer generous aid, GWU is surely not worth it. It's a mediocre school compared to almost anything else in its price range. It fits in with a Syracuse, NYU (Arts, not Stern), and USC -- decent schools that are horribly overpriced. Basically, rich kids who weren't smart enough to get into better schools.
It doesnt really fit in with NYU (yes its liberal arts isnt the best of its schools (its known for Tisch and then stern--however some of the programs (such as psychology) are much better than GW--every signle one of GWs arts programs sucks)--i dont know about the other two because i havnt been there. And GW is pretty generous with aid too. Its expensive but if you need money you will probably get it. Obviously some places can afford to be more generous but GW is still pretty damn good in terms of financial aid. and not all kids at nyu are rich. yes there are a lot but far less than gw. most schools are mediocre in that price range over all anyways its not always about smart either--people choose where they want to go sometimes for a particular reason. I dont think its fairt to say that just because you dont go to aprestigous school its because you werent smart enough to get in---those schools are genuinely tough to gain acceptance in. So many 1600s get rejected from Ivy Leagues every year. I mean they might end up going to a better school than NYU or USC but they might end up going there as well.