Is Georgetown really that much better than BC?

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is vastly better; the schools are not even in the same league.

Don't be silly. Georgetown's SFS is vastly superior to anything else at either place. Otherwise, though, they're roughly equivalent.

I’m about to attend Georgetown this Fall. I agree with you, besides Georgetown’s SFS school, they are virtually the same everywhere else. Extremely similar educations.

1) learn to use a semi-colon — or a period.
2) never say “extremely similar,” for reasons which should be apparent.
3) congrats.

petty person

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is vastly better; the schools are not even in the same league.

Don't be silly. Georgetown's SFS is vastly superior to anything else at either place. Otherwise, though, they're roughly equivalent.

I’m about to attend Georgetown this Fall. I agree with you, besides Georgetown’s SFS school, they are virtually the same everywhere else. Extremely similar educations.

1) learn to use a semi-colon — or a period.
2) never say “extremely similar,” for reasons which should be apparent.
3) congrats.

petty person

Either Georgetown is elite or it’s not. Can’t have your cake and eat it, too.

[Anonymous]

lol yes

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What do Georgetown SFS graduates do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate Georgetown like some people hate Duke. I was rejected there in the 1980s. I had to go to Syracuse instead. That being said, I must honestly say Georgetown academically is superior to Boston College on a magnitude of 5x. School of Foreign Service, reputation on Wall Street, pre-law program are solid. My kid goes to a lower tier Ivy and got waitlisted at Georgetown and would have gone there had he gotten in. Thanks to Patrick Ewing and Allen Iverson, it has a brand name, loyal alumni, and school spirit. I hate Georgetown. But can't deny it is desirable. I do like BC and it is solid but it is not Georgetown--in many East Coast eyes if they were to add another ivy league school, it would be Georgetown.

My Hopkins alum husband was rejected from Gtown in the 80s too. Lol. Our Senior got into both this year, and BC.

Headed to GU as a govt/policy major.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate Georgetown like some people hate Duke. I was rejected there in the 1980s. I had to go to Syracuse instead. That being said, I must honestly say Georgetown academically is superior to Boston College on a magnitude of 5x. School of Foreign Service, reputation on Wall Street, pre-law program are solid. My kid goes to a lower tier Ivy and got waitlisted at Georgetown and would have gone there had he gotten in. Thanks to Patrick Ewing and Allen Iverson, it has a brand name, loyal alumni, and school spirit. I hate Georgetown. But can't deny it is desirable. I do like BC and it is solid but it is not Georgetown--in many East Coast eyes if they were to add another ivy league school, it would be Georgetown.

We didn't really believe that you hated Georgetown the first time you said it. Much less so the second.

It's true--they rejected me. They rejected one of my kids that applied. I hate them. But can't doubt how good they are. They may have some luster lost from the 80s and 90s but still very good. My kid is at Brown but got waitlisted at Gtown and did not get in. BC is also very good but not a close call in my estimation. Gtown is consistently top 25. I hate to admit it.

Opposite here. My kid is WL at Brown, but in at GU.

[Anonymous]

Gtown was a hard ad he’ll admit this year. It always has been, but brutal this year.

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^as hell

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is vastly better; the schools are not even in the same league.

Don't be silly. Georgetown's SFS is vastly superior to anything else at either place. Otherwise, though, they're roughly equivalent.

I’m about to attend Georgetown this Fall. I agree with you, besides Georgetown’s SFS school, they are virtually the same everywhere else. Extremely similar educations.

I’m a Georgetown alum & Massachusetts native. You’re wrong; the schools aren’t similar at all. Georgetown is considerably better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is vastly better; the schools are not even in the same league.

Don't be silly. Georgetown's SFS is vastly superior to anything else at either place. Otherwise, though, they're roughly equivalent.

I’m about to attend Georgetown this Fall. I agree with you, besides Georgetown’s SFS school, they are virtually the same everywhere else. Extremely similar educations.

1) learn to use a semi-colon — or a period.
2) never say “extremely similar,” for reasons which should be apparent.
3) congrats.

Wow.

An English major who actually put the degree to use. For once.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown has an international reputation; BC doesn't. They're both excellent universities.

Haven't read the chain but yes the former has a very high level of name recognition and hence reputation. As with any school, that isn't necessarily tied to the educational results.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is vastly better; the schools are not even in the same league.

Don't be silly. Georgetown's SFS is vastly superior to anything else at either place. Otherwise, though, they're roughly equivalent.

I’m about to attend Georgetown this Fall. I agree with you, besides Georgetown’s SFS school, they are virtually the same everywhere else. Extremely similar educations.

1) learn to use a semi-colon — or a period.
2) never say “extremely similar,” for reasons which should be apparent.
3) congrats.

Wow.

An English major who actually put the degree to use. For once.

Not an English major myself, but wouldn’t “that” be more appropriate than “which” in #2?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is vastly better; the schools are not even in the same league.

Don't be silly. Georgetown's SFS is vastly superior to anything else at either place. Otherwise, though, they're roughly equivalent.

I’m about to attend Georgetown this Fall. I agree with you, besides Georgetown’s SFS school, they are virtually the same everywhere else. Extremely similar educations.

1) learn to use a semi-colon — or a period.
2) never say “extremely similar,” for reasons which should be apparent.
3) congrats.

Wow.

An English major who actually put the degree to use. For once.

Not an English major myself, but wouldn’t “that” be more appropriate than “which” in #2?

No, “that” is limiting, “which” is not. “Should be apparent” is not limiting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do Georgetown SFS graduates do?

Learn how to take direction from the Israeli lobby

NOT critical thinkers in the slightest

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is vastly better; the schools are not even in the same league.

Don't be silly. Georgetown's SFS is vastly superior to anything else at either place. Otherwise, though, they're roughly equivalent.

I’m about to attend Georgetown this Fall. I agree with you, besides Georgetown’s SFS school, they are virtually the same everywhere else. Extremely similar educations.

1) learn to use a semi-colon — or a period.
2) never say “extremely similar,” for reasons which should be apparent.
3) congrats.

Lay off. I sometimes do that “extremely similar” or something like that and if I don’t proofread because it’s just a text it will get through. And all he needed to lose was the second comma. And lose the word “else” at the end of the sentence.


BC had always been known as the college that local politicians and government attorneys went. The most recent Boston mayor, Michelle Wu went to Harvard but before that I think the last five mayors went to BC. So many DAs, senators, local politicians. It’s similar to Northeastern the ways it served the local residents at first and then transformed to become more well rounded.