Deciding between Georgetown vs. Vanderbilt - Fall 2023 Transfer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gtown alum here

two schools on entirely different trajectories. If you asked me this question 20 years ago, I would have laughed at their comparison and said Georgetown easily. Now Vandy has established itself firmly as one of the “hottest” schools not only in the South but the entire country. In my DCs wide and varied friend group (both top public and private school kids in the NY metro region), interest in Vandy blew away Georgetown - they are not viewed in the same class. Vandy has the “it” factor at this time, like it or not it’s real

Agree. If you’re going to pass up Vanderbilt, do it for Northwestern. Not Georgetown. Times have changed- I too remember when Georgetown was top-of-the-list (or way up there) for many east coast kids. Not anymore. Absent a compelling reason to attend college in DC, I would drop it off the list entirely if I were your daughter.

[Anonymous]

Less than 50 percent of admitted kids choose to go to Georgetown, over 70 percent of admitted kids pick vandy.
Same with northwestern

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I have no interest in being in TN - so that leaves northwestern or Georgetown

[Anonymous]

I would definitely pick Northwestern!!
Great job getting admission to all these schools

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Vandy is not quite as good as its current undergrad ranking and definitely a peer school of Georgetown. The reputation of the law schools is not remotely comparable, Georgetown law by a mile over Vandy law. NW law school is also far superior to Vandy.

[Anonymous]

Out of her 3 options, she should seriously consider northwestern.
The only negative is cold weather, otherwise more superior than her other choices.

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I know few kids went to northwestern and then got admitted to U Chicago law school .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would not send my daughter to Vandy

She wouldn't get admitted anyway

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have no interest in being in TN - so that leaves northwestern or Georgetown

You've been admitted to none of the above. Bye!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have no interest in being in TN - so that leaves northwestern or Georgetown

You've been admitted to none of the above. Bye!

Wrong - Georgetown grad . Didn’t apply to vandy or northwestern

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gtown alum here

two schools on entirely different trajectories. If you asked me this question 20 years ago, I would have laughed at their comparison and said Georgetown easily. Now Vandy has established itself firmly as one of the “hottest” schools not only in the South but the entire country. In my DCs wide and varied friend group (both top public and private school kids in the NY metro region), interest in Vandy blew away Georgetown - they are not viewed in the same class. Vandy has the “it” factor at this time, like it or not it’s real

Agree. If you’re going to pass up Vanderbilt, do it for Northwestern. Not Georgetown. Times have changed- I too remember when Georgetown was top-of-the-list (or way up there) for many east coast kids. Not anymore. Absent a compelling reason to attend college in DC, I would drop it off the list entirely if I were your daughter.

Another agree. I too remember when Georgetown was an "it" school. It's not there anymore. Smart kids far prefer Vanderbilt or Northwestern generally.

Of the two, Vandy seems to be on the higher upswing. It might be in Tennessee, but Nashville is a very blue city. Most find it more enjoyable than Evanston

[Anonymous]

Another agree. I too remember when Georgetown was an "it" school. It's not there anymore. Smart kids far prefer Vanderbilt or Northwestern generally.

Of the two, Vandy seems to be on the higher upswing. It might be in Tennessee, but Nashville is a very blue city. Most find it more enjoyable than Evanston

So you clearly don’t know all the smart kids. My smart kid from from a DC private and several of DC’s friends all applied to Georgetown, a couple also applied to NU and not one of the group applied to Vandy. My DC wanted no part of a southern, Greek-oriented, preppy school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Another agree. I too remember when Georgetown was an "it" school. It's not there anymore. Smart kids far prefer Vanderbilt or Northwestern generally.

Of the two, Vandy seems to be on the higher upswing. It might be in Tennessee, but Nashville is a very blue city. Most find it more enjoyable than Evanston

So you clearly don’t know all the smart kids. My smart kid from from a DC private and several of DC’s friends all applied to Georgetown, a couple also applied to NU and not one of the group applied to Vandy. My DC wanted no part of a southern, Greek-oriented, preppy school.

No, I don’t know every smart kid, but the acceptance rate for both Vanderbilt and Northwestern is half of the rate for Georgetown. The trends are changing.

I hope your kid’s friends got into Georgetown or NU or whatever school they prefer. You can’t go wrong! I just wouldn’t choose Gtown if I had the other choices (not purely based on ranking- for other reasons that I’m sure are driving the acceptance rates).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Another agree. I too remember when Georgetown was an "it" school. It's not there anymore. Smart kids far prefer Vanderbilt or Northwestern generally.

Of the two, Vandy seems to be on the higher upswing. It might be in Tennessee, but Nashville is a very blue city. Most find it more enjoyable than Evanston

So you clearly don’t know all the smart kids. My smart kid from from a DC private and several of DC’s friends all applied to Georgetown, a couple also applied to NU and not one of the group applied to Vandy. My DC wanted no part of a southern, Greek-oriented, preppy school.

No, I don’t know every smart kid, but the acceptance rate for both Vanderbilt and Northwestern is half of the rate for Georgetown. The trends are changing.

I hope your kid’s friends got into Georgetown or NU or whatever school they prefer. You can’t go wrong! I just wouldn’t choose Gtown if I had the other choices (not purely based on ranking- for other reasons that I’m sure are driving the acceptance rates).

You can’t really compare since Georgetown does not accept the common app, requires more essays and does require standardized tests. These hurdles narrow the applicant pool significantly. Vandy, in contrast, takes nearly half its class test optional. Personally think this means Georgetown will have a stronger class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Another agree. I too remember when Georgetown was an "it" school. It's not there anymore. Smart kids far prefer Vanderbilt or Northwestern generally.

Of the two, Vandy seems to be on the higher upswing. It might be in Tennessee, but Nashville is a very blue city. Most find it more enjoyable than Evanston

So you clearly don’t know all the smart kids. My smart kid from from a DC private and several of DC’s friends all applied to Georgetown, a couple also applied to NU and not one of the group applied to Vandy. My DC wanted no part of a southern, Greek-oriented, preppy school.

For kids going into government/politics/international relations, Georgetown is the best.