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Re: New to GMAT, studying while working
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27 Jul 2009, 16:37
Well, IMO Maryland's program (full or part-time) is simply a notch or two better than GW's in general. In the DC area, from what I can tell, Smith has a better reputation. You can also look at the various rankings to see that Smith is higher across the board.
For IT, Smith (and Maryland in general) is known to be a great school. USN ranks the full-time program at #6 for that specialty, and I'm sure that translates into a strength for the part-time program as well. I have a good friend who is about halfway through the part-time program, who is also in IT, and he has had no complaints so far.
Had I chosen to attend a part-time program in the DC area, I would have picked Georgetown (I liked the cohort program and I thought the quality of students was higher), but I would have also been happy with Maryland. GW is probably next best in the area, followed by George Mason and American. Johns Hopkins is a toss-up because it has the solid name but the program is very young.