just wondering

Why would you EVER consider GW over Wisconsin??? The average ACT is a 25, it has a reputation of prep school kids buying their way in, and DC is the most expensive college town.

Most people I know who go to UW from my high school (considered the most competitive in the state, by the way) are people who wouldn't even consider places like GW, or Vanderbilt, or Duke, or U of Washington or somewhere out of state. They are perfectly content to stay close enough to home to have mommy do their wash and have daddy take their car in for an oil change on weekends. Nevermind the fact that there is a big world out there that is 180 degrees from the culture in this state. I know it's hard to believe, but there are states where college students don't have to be drunk to have a good time. There are states where people actually have friends of another race because they met in high school or lived near each other while growing up. There are states where people like to expand their horizons and try new things, not just replicate the life they grew up with. Most people I know from my graduating class went to Wisconsin because it's cheap and non-threatening and they get to pretend they are uber-cool when really they are bunch of drunk hicks who think football rules and that the height of sophistication is a craft beer.