Georgetown's Reputation

[Berlin]

Obviously a lot more goes into a school than its reputation, but Georgetown is a school whose reputation I can't quite figure out. Do you guys consider it one of the top few policy schools? Obviously it's strong in DC, but do you think it carries well to other parts of the country/world as well? I'd love to hear any other thoughts!

[erin85]

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[LaraAnn85]

Obviously it's strong in DC, but do you think it carries well to other parts of the country/world as well?

I've heard that you get to go to the front of the line at restaurants in Paris and London if you say you went to Georgetown.

[xnormajeanx]

IMO, Georgetown has name recognition. That is, among "the masses", a good number of people will have heard of Georgetown and consider it "a good school." Mention it, and most people will know what school you're talking about.

I don't think that the name is as prestigious in academic circles, at least from discussing with my professors. They seem to see a degree from Georgetown as not as rigorous as other schools. This is a big strike against it in my eyes because I would like to pursue a PhD eventually. Professionally, I don't know what this means.

It certainly also depends on what department we're talking about. SFS for example is much more highly regarded than GPPI.