Is Boston College as prestigious as Emory or Georgetown?

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Anonymous wrote:Is the fact the city is over 50% African American why people have a problem with Atlanta? Say that to one of the cities that defeated Trump. Say that to Stacy Abrams. Will people never learn?

Atlanta is, as of 2010, the nation's 4th largest black-majority city and has long been known as a "black mecca" for its role as a center of black wealth, political and social power, education, and culture including film and music.

From Wikipedia.

PP can't imagine a highly ranked and prestigious school in a black city. Funny thing is , Atlanta has two of them.

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My perception is Georgetown > Emory >> Boston College

Georgetown’s strengths are in it’s SFS and other DC-centric areas. It also has going for it that it’s the “best” school in town. Emory seems well-rounded and I have liked the grads I met. I think having a real campus while being in a large city is a plus. That said I really don’t know what undergraduate programs Emory is known for — so the well-rounded nature is also a potential drawback. Boston College has a nice campus but is also close to an urban area, but I categorize it in a tier a smidge below Georgetown and Emory. It certainly is not a regional school, but it just doesn’t have the national reach the others on this list do.

All of that said, I would pick Georgetown for Dc-centric fields and the most economical of the three for anything else. DC, Boston and Atlanta are also very different cities. I actually think the vibes of the three are similar — private, not too small, some sports, city access and on the preppier/conformist side of the spectrum. Given that, I could see how a student could be considering all three.

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Anonymous wrote:My perception is Georgetown > Emory >> Boston College

Georgetown’s strengths are in it’s SFS and other DC-centric areas. It also has going for it that it’s the “best” school in town. Emory seems well-rounded and I have liked the grads I met. I think having a real campus while being in a large city is a plus. That said I really don’t know what undergraduate programs Emory is known for — so the well-rounded nature is also a potential drawback. Boston College has a nice campus but is also close to an urban area, but I categorize it in a tier a smidge below Georgetown and Emory. It certainly is not a regional school, but it just doesn’t have the national reach the others on this list do.

All of that said, I would pick Georgetown for Dc-centric fields and the most economical of the three for anything else. DC, Boston and Atlanta are also very different cities. I actually think the vibes of the three are similar — private, not too small, some sports, city access and on the preppier/conformist side of the spectrum. Given that, I could see how a student could be considering all three.

Emory>=Georgetown>>>BC
Emory is also the best school in its respective town. Georgetown does not have as good of med school placement as Emory and its science programs, especially Bio and Chem, aren't nearly as good. That along with the fact Emory is ranked higher should give Emory a slight advantage or at least put the schools on the same level. BC is just BC, there are so many better schools in the Northeast that the fact DC could get into them says a lot.

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Where you go doesn’t determine who you become. Harry Markopolos that went to Loyola Maryland was the only one that could see what a fraud Madoff was. Let your child find their best fit and just let them thrive. Many notable people went to no name colleges and Gates even dropped out. Our child didn’t think Georgetown or BC so DC goes elsewhere.

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Didn’t think Georgetown or BC was the right fit so went elsewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My perception is Georgetown > Emory >> Boston College

Georgetown’s strengths are in it’s SFS and other DC-centric areas. It also has going for it that it’s the “best” school in town. Emory seems well-rounded and I have liked the grads I met. I think having a real campus while being in a large city is a plus. That said I really don’t know what undergraduate programs Emory is known for — so the well-rounded nature is also a potential drawback. Boston College has a nice campus but is also close to an urban area, but I categorize it in a tier a smidge below Georgetown and Emory. It certainly is not a regional school, but it just doesn’t have the national reach the others on this list do.

All of that said, I would pick Georgetown for Dc-centric fields and the most economical of the three for anything else. DC, Boston and Atlanta are also very different cities. I actually think the vibes of the three are similar — private, not too small, some sports, city access and on the preppier/conformist side of the spectrum. Given that, I could see how a student could be considering all three.

Emory>=Georgetown>>>BC
Emory is also the best school in its respective town. Georgetown does not have as good of med school placement as Emory and its science programs, especially Bio and Chem, aren't nearly as good. That along with the fact Emory is ranked higher should give Emory a slight advantage or at least put the schools on the same level. BC is just BC, there are so many better schools in the Northeast that the fact DC could get into them says a lot.

Georgia Tech is certainly better than Emory in its focus areas. Median earnings are certainly higher in early through mid career, although this is admittedly expected due to the high STEM percentage at GT.

Medical school "placement" data is sketchy since the acceptance rates provided usually do not have the same criteria applied (e.g. only above a certain GPA, only those with committee recommendations, etc.). Do you have real evidence that Emory's placement is any better than Georgetown or Boston College? Medical school admission is largely stat based, so it mostly has to do with GPA and MCAT.

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I haven't been to Emory so can't comment but BC's campus is very attractive as a College setting.

I wouldn't hesitate to send my kids to either Emory or BC. BC's Jesuit presence is much more significant than it is at Georgetown. For my family that is a big thing as it is for other families who seek that out.

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All of these posts citing data and statistics are so not prestigious.

If someone asks you about prestigious institutions and you start throwing around MCAT scores and citations about the Atlanta economy you found on Wikipedia (lol!), you’re out of your league. Take that nonsense back to TJ.

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Anonymous wrote:They are all very good schools. Ignore the USNWR rankings and the idea of “prestige”.

We should ignore when a school is ranked 14 spots higher than the other? Because some stated that they think BC is more prestigious than Emory. Imagine some saying rankings don't matter ;Emory is just as good as Stanford. The 14 spot difference in ranking doesn't matter.

The further down you go in rankings, the less the differences actually mean. And prestige and rankings can differ. USNWR has Stanford below Columbia and tied with Chicago. My prestige-o-meter tells me it is more prestigious than either. Likewise, Princeton has been ranked above Harvard for pretty much the last decade. My prestige-o-meter tells me that Princeton is a great school, but it isn't above Harvard in prestige.

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Anonymous wrote:I haven't been to Emory so can't comment but BC's campus is very attractive as a College setting.

I wouldn't hesitate to send my kids to either Emory or BC. BC's Jesuit presence is much more significant than it is at Georgetown. For my family that is a big thing as it is for other families who seek that out.

Emory and BC have very nice campuses. I've never been too fond of Georgetown's campus.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My perception is Georgetown > Emory >> Boston College

Georgetown’s strengths are in it’s SFS and other DC-centric areas. It also has going for it that it’s the “best” school in town. Emory seems well-rounded and I have liked the grads I met. I think having a real campus while being in a large city is a plus. That said I really don’t know what undergraduate programs Emory is known for — so the well-rounded nature is also a potential drawback. Boston College has a nice campus but is also close to an urban area, but I categorize it in a tier a smidge below Georgetown and Emory. It certainly is not a regional school, but it just doesn’t have the national reach the others on this list do.

All of that said, I would pick Georgetown for Dc-centric fields and the most economical of the three for anything else. DC, Boston and Atlanta are also very different cities. I actually think the vibes of the three are similar — private, not too small, some sports, city access and on the preppier/conformist side of the spectrum. Given that, I could see how a student could be considering all three.

Emory>=Georgetown>>>BC
Emory is also the best school in its respective town. Georgetown does not have as good of med school placement as Emory and its science programs, especially Bio and Chem, aren't nearly as good. That along with the fact Emory is ranked higher should give Emory a slight advantage or at least put the schools on the same level. BC is just BC, there are so many better schools in the Northeast that the fact DC could get into them says a lot.

Georgia Tech is certainly better than Emory in its focus areas. Median earnings are certainly higher in early through mid career, although this is admittedly expected due to the high STEM percentage at GT.

Medical school "placement" data is sketchy since the acceptance rates provided usually do not have the same criteria applied (e.g. only above a certain GPA, only those with committee recommendations, etc.). Do you have real evidence that Emory's placement is any better than Georgetown or Boston College? Medical school admission is largely stat based, so it mostly has to do with GPA and MCAT.

You're wrong Georgia Tech is good at Engineering and applied sciences, pure sciences like Biology, and Chemistry aren't as good. Also Emory has one of the best neuroscience programs in the world based on global rankings. This along with the humanities/business makes Emory very well rounded and the best school in Atlanta.

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Very disappointed by BC’s campus. Nice neighborhood but not the greatest facilities. Not interested in freshman living on a different campus and having to take a shuttle either.

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Anonymous wrote:All of these posts citing data and statistics are so not prestigious.

If someone asks you about prestigious institutions and you start throwing around MCAT scores and citations about the Atlanta economy you found on Wikipedia (lol!), you’re out of your league. Take that nonsense back to TJ.

Okay! You're in the thread making claims that Emory degrees aren't portable across the country, so how else was someone supposed to prove you wrong without citing data. You must be a politician with the amount of lies you tell without wanting to be fact-checked.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My perception is Georgetown > Emory >> Boston College

Georgetown’s strengths are in it’s SFS and other DC-centric areas. It also has going for it that it’s the “best” school in town. Emory seems well-rounded and I have liked the grads I met. I think having a real campus while being in a large city is a plus. That said I really don’t know what undergraduate programs Emory is known for — so the well-rounded nature is also a potential drawback. Boston College has a nice campus but is also close to an urban area, but I categorize it in a tier a smidge below Georgetown and Emory. It certainly is not a regional school, but it just doesn’t have the national reach the others on this list do.

All of that said, I would pick Georgetown for Dc-centric fields and the most economical of the three for anything else. DC, Boston and Atlanta are also very different cities. I actually think the vibes of the three are similar — private, not too small, some sports, city access and on the preppier/conformist side of the spectrum. Given that, I could see how a student could be considering all three.

Emory>=Georgetown>>>BC
Emory is also the best school in its respective town. Georgetown does not have as good of med school placement as Emory and its science programs, especially Bio and Chem, aren't nearly as good. That along with the fact Emory is ranked higher should give Emory a slight advantage or at least put the schools on the same level. BC is just BC, there are so many better schools in the Northeast that the fact DC could get into them says a lot.

Georgia Tech is certainly better than Emory in its focus areas. Median earnings are certainly higher in early through mid career, although this is admittedly expected due to the high STEM percentage at GT.

Medical school "placement" data is sketchy since the acceptance rates provided usually do not have the same criteria applied (e.g. only above a certain GPA, only those with committee recommendations, etc.). Do you have real evidence that Emory's placement is any better than Georgetown or Boston College? Medical school admission is largely stat based, so it mostly has to do with GPA and MCAT.

You're wrong Georgia Tech is good at Engineering and applied sciences, pure sciences like Biology, and Chemistry aren't as good. Also Emory has one of the best neuroscience programs in the world based on global rankings. This along with the humanities/business makes Emory very well rounded and the best school in Atlanta.

USNWR ranks Georgia Tech 20 in Chemistry vs 32 for Emory. Emory is ranked higher in Biology, 33 to 54. GT is 8 in computer science vs Emory at 82. GT is 26 in mathematics vs 55 for Emory. GT is 28 in Physics vs 71 for Emory.

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18:01 your prestige-o-meter comment made me spit up my coffee! ha hahah a thank you

I think Jeff must have had a box full of them that he handed out when creating the College and University Discussion forum