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Anonymous
Again, unless your kid wants to go into government, international law, or non-profit work and gets into SFS. The campus didn’t impact my experience there at all. I had a terrific time. |
Anonymous
I would have the same advice based on our experience of touring schools about 5 years ago. We toured Georgetown and came away with a similar feeling. The campus felt very cramped and tired. Coming from a Jesuit HS with strong test scores, GPA, etc., my son had his heart set on a rigorous Catholic university, so his choices were limited. BC, ND were other considerations. Once he saw Georgetown, he crossed it off his list. He really liked BC and ND and ended up at the latter. Maybe your kid should take a look at BC if he really wants easier access to an urban environment. ND doesn't offer that, but makes up for that in many other ways. My son had the greatest 4 years of his life there. Good luck. |
Anonymous
Um, you do realize lots of ND kids end up in DC. My son just graduated and has an excellent job in a top consulting firm. He has several friends working in DC as well. Some kids want the best of both worlds (sports, academics, great campus, strong networking), and ND offers all of that. |
Anonymous
| Georgetown would clearly be the go-to for international and poli sci types of subjects. But otherwise, DC isn't much of a draw. Between BC and Georgetown for campus, BC blows Georgetown out of the water. ND as well, albeit with a different flavor. |
Anonymous
I’m sure they do. I also know that, in my decade in the federal government, no school was represented as frequently as Georgetown SFS. That’s the reality. I’m not saying you can’t get a job in DC from other schools. Of course you can. But at Georgetown, I took courses from Madeline Albright, Ambassadors, etc. Being in DC meant I could go directly to embassies to do interviews with cultural attaches when I did a paper on cultural diplomacy. It was easy to do an internship on the Hill during the week. It’s just on a different level. Many kids choose to sacrifice a nice campus for that access and those connections. |
Anonymous
+1 Agree. Well said. I think that OP fully realizes the caliber of GU, but took this as an opportunity to knock the campus, which is purely subjective. My friends who have kids presently at GU tell me that their kids love it, and would not have it any other way. OP, either you want to attend a school or not - the campus will not matter after four years, the school will. If you don't believe that, go somewhere else. Simple. Not sure of the point of your post (actually, I am, hence my response). |
Anonymous
Yep. |
Anonymous
+2 |
Anonymous
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We love Georgetown! DS did not get in, and is at George Washington instead, which he loves as well, so no harm no foul. |
Anonymous
Sounds like your college counselor was biased and bad at their job. These kinds of people should not be counselors. How would college, even a smaller one, be the same as high school? |
Anonymous
Yeah, except for the whole world-class UG education part. 
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Anonymous
| It is very difficult to take seriously any post denigrating an elite college before the poster has an acceptance letter in hand. It’s just too loaded. |
Anonymous
X10000 You bet it is! |
Anonymous
Not the OP, but I agree about his take on the campus and didn't "have an acceptance letter in hand." Kid didn't apply, but I am fairly sure he would have gotten in if he did. He got into ND and BC as well as some other safeties. He didn't apply to any ivies. Came from a DC Jesuit school and wanted to continue with a Catholic institution. Why would someone need to have an acceptance letter in order to be taken seriously about their opinion on the physical condition of a college campus. |
Anonymous
LOL. Okay. |