Did your DMV private do better than Westminster Atlanta?

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Apparently among Massachusetts schools, Holy Cross, Williams, Wellesley, Tufts, BU, Amherst we’re among the 150 Presidents that signed.

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently among Massachusetts schools, Holy Cross, Williams, Wellesley, Tufts, BU, Amherst we’re among the 150 Presidents that signed.

So basically almost everyone except a few awkward absentees.

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently among Massachusetts schools, Holy Cross, Williams, Wellesley, Tufts, BU, Amherst we’re among the 150 Presidents that signed.

Also saw Northeastern, Emerson, Clark, Brandeis, BC, WPI, Smith, Simmons, a bunch of UMass campuses, and I'm sure I missed some other Mass. schools.

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Holy Cross is more prestigious than BC and Villanova by most metrics Nobels, Rhodes Scholars, endowment per student, and famous alums. Nova and BC are relatively new to national stage and in 2025 had US News rankings of 58 and 37.

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Anonymous wrote:Holy Cross is more prestigious than BC and Villanova by most metrics Nobels, Rhodes Scholars, endowment per student, and famous alums. Nova and BC are relatively new to national stage and in 2025 had US News rankings of 58 and 37.

I agree with poster above - kids from top Catholic schools consistently choose Nova and BC over HC. Despite the passionate appeals of the DCUM HC fan club. It is a perfectly fine school - not knocking it. But if someone had a choice they are more likely to choose BC or Nova.

Not sure why every thread here devolves into a conversation about Bucknell, HC, or something similar.

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ND >Georgetown >HC >BC>who cares. follow the endowment money. The Fighting Irish are platinum $20 billion.

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Anonymous wrote:ND >Georgetown >HC >BC>who cares. follow the endowment money. The Fighting Irish are platinum $20 billion.

It is a reflection of alumni success and affluence. Don’t “Carroll grads make 250k out of college” me when they can’t even fund a decent endowment.

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History and prestige matter only 3 Catholic schools were National in scope since their
Founding. Georgetown late 1700’s, and fellow Jesuit school Holy Cross 1840s and non Jesuit Notre Dame. Boston College, Villanova, Marquette, UDayton, DePaul, St Joes were commuter schools. Tradition matters.

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Anonymous wrote:Obviously poster who says ND is fairly conservative, has no idea about BC ‘s heritage as poor working class Irish-American working class school until the 1980’s. They did a good job elevating those first generation college students but it’s safe to say their offspring are not going to Sidwell. Among top Catholic schools Georgetown is most liberal followed by Holy Cross then ND and BC. Last week when 150 college Presidents signed onto letter supporting Harvard Presidents of Georgetown, Holy Cross, and ND signed on.

Why are you people acting like Sidwell students are beating down ND or BC’s doors? Sidwell is sending about 2 students to BC this year. I’m sure they: 1. Didn’t apply to ND, and 2. BC was the best school that admitted them. The bottom half of Sidwell’s class has to attend college somewhere.

This is correct. The students from Sidwell going to BC, bottom half students, are not getting into ND and need safeties.

Not are they applying to ND. They attend a Quaker school in Washington, DC. Most Sidwell students are not interested in transitioning to a conservative Catholic university in flyover country.

The bottom half of the class is perfectly fine with reputable schools in or near cities (BC, Tulane, Syracuse, etc).

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Nor are they applying ^

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As a Quaker school they probably are in favor at Penn!

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Anonymous wrote:Surprised Emory isnt more...

Emory isn’t a great college experience for undergrad. The campus is limited and it’s not as good as Tech or UGA in terms of options relative to price (which for most GA students, the latter two will be free). It’s kind of a no brainer.

For Georgia kids, the free Zell Miller tuition can tip the decision towards UGA and GA Tech. Not only that, but a UGA family tradition or a commitment to a STEM career can also drive the decision. Georgia private school kids who are full pay May sometimes choose an OOS option like Tufts or Wash U if they’re looking for a smaller place with an Emory-esque vibe. Not everyone wants the state flagship, and a place like GA Tech may not be a great fit for some humanities kids. (Georgia parent)

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks why a BC over more prestigious Holy Cross or Notre Dame?

Boston is a far better city to spend 4 years than South Bend or Worcester.

Boston is a great city but South Bend is immaterial for Notre Dame. NDs campus and college experience Trump nearly all others.

Well, Sidwell’s students seem to disagree—most of them obviously don’t want to go to ND. That’s fine because everything doesn’t have to be for everyone. Move on.

Anyone going to BC from sidwell would go to ND if they had an acceptance letter in hand. They don’t disagree, they didn’t get in.

No, they most likely didn’t apply to ND. Sidwell students are not interested in attending a (fairly conservative) Catholic university in the middle of nowhere.

+1 We visited ND and it is literally in the middle of nowhere. The town was just awful. The campus was beautiful, however. The lack of a true college town was not the experience my DC was looking in for, but can see the appeal of ND for certain kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Surprised Emory isnt more...

Emory isn’t a great college experience for undergrad. The campus is limited and it’s not as good as Tech or UGA in terms of options relative to price (which for most GA students, the latter two will be free). It’s kind of a no brainer.

For Georgia kids, the free Zell Miller tuition can tip the decision towards UGA and GA Tech. Not only that, but a UGA family tradition or a commitment to a STEM career can also drive the decision. Georgia private school kids who are full pay May sometimes choose an OOS option like Tufts or Wash U if they’re looking for a smaller place with an Emory-esque vibe. Not everyone wants the state flagship, and a place like GA Tech may not be a great fit for some humanities kids. (Georgia parent)

It’s really simpler than that.

If you are going to be full pay at a private your kid wants to experience something new.

Same reason few DC private kids go to Georgetown.

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Anonymous wrote:Surprised Emory isnt more...

Emory isn’t a great college experience for undergrad. The campus is limited and it’s not as good as Tech or UGA in terms of options relative to price (which for most GA students, the latter two will be free). It’s kind of a no brainer.

Is this projection? Emory ranks #1 for quality of life. What's much more likely is they didn't get into Emory. Considering one has a 7% instate acceptance rate while GT and UGA are 30%+. Emory is niche but very popular.

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/?rankings=best-quality-life