Any ideas? Georgetown but not in DC or DMV

[Anonymous]

+1 for BC.
Villanova and Notre Dame are probably more overtly religious.
Maybe Santa Clara or Loyola Marymount.
For non-Catholic, Vanderbilt comes to mind.

[Anonymous]

You're asking the million dollar question. These are the sweet spot schools and descriptions for many high achievers Good luck!

[Anonymous]

McGill

[Anonymous]

The Fiske guide tells you common overlapping applications - listed as GU overlaps are BC, ND, UVA, GW, Berkeley, UCLA, Penn and Cornell.

[Anonymous]

GW is a good backup for GU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Fiske guide tells you common overlapping applications - listed as GU overlaps are BC, ND, UVA, GW, Berkeley, UCLA, Penn and Cornell.

These are the only two that seem culturally similar to me, plus maybe BC.

[Anonymous]

BC
U Miami

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Fiske guide tells you common overlapping applications - listed as GU overlaps are BC, ND, UVA, GW, Berkeley, UCLA, Penn and Cornell.

These are the only two that seem culturally similar to me, plus maybe BC.

DP - we're looking for a bit below GT in ranking and way below GT in the stressful atmosphere (as DS describes it).

[Anonymous]

What program is your child interested in — if international studies, agree that Tufts and Hopkins would offer comparable opportunities.

[Anonymous]

Brown

[Anonymous]

U Denver … U Miami

[Anonymous]

Well, what specifically is a "match" about Georgetown? Catholicism? Location? Size? Type of student that attends? Similar academic strengths?

I went to Georgetown and worked at Boston College for several years. I think they are very similar. Jesuit, large metro area (tho BC's campus is more suburban than Georgetown's), pretty pre-professional in vibe, attract similar students.

Santa Clara and Fordham would other Jesuit universities to consider. St. Louis U or Marquette for safeties. Villanova is Catholic, medium sized, suburban campus outside of Philly, maybe a little more conservative.

Non-Catholic universities that are similar to Georgetown in the sense they are in a metro area (either urban or just outside a city), medium size, more pre-professional in feel, largely attract ambitious, smart, conventional students:
Wash U in St. Louis
Northwestern
Tulane
Penn
Vandy
Duke
Emory
U of Miami


Notre Dame and UVA if large metro is negotiable (UVA a little bigger than desired size).

[Anonymous]

I work at a local university and have studied the top 300 universities. Based upon your interest in Georgetown, I would say:

-Boston College
-Loyola -Marymount in CA
- University of San Diego
-University of San Francisco
-Tulane
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[Anonymous]

Villanova and Boston College came to mind. Fordham.

If your kid is into public policy, don't rule out Syracuse. It's a small city but the public policy school is really good. They facilitate internships in Albany and Washington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, what specifically is a "match" about Georgetown? Catholicism? Location? Size? Type of student that attends? Similar academic strengths?

I went to Georgetown and worked at Boston College for several years. I think they are very similar. Jesuit, large metro area (tho BC's campus is more suburban than Georgetown's), pretty pre-professional in vibe, attract similar students.

Santa Clara and Fordham would other Jesuit universities to consider. St. Louis U or Marquette for safeties. Villanova is Catholic, medium sized, suburban campus outside of Philly, maybe a little more conservative.

Non-Catholic universities that are similar to Georgetown in the sense they are in a metro area (either urban or just outside a city), medium size, more pre-professional in feel, largely attract ambitious, smart, conventional students:
Wash U in St. Louis
Northwestern
Tulane
Penn
Vandy
Duke
Emory
U of Miami


Notre Dame and UVA if large metro is negotiable (UVA a little bigger than desired size).

Thank you so much!

And thank you to all for the suggestions.

TBH, Rice and Emory weren't on his original list because we assumed they were mostly STEM.

Also really appreciate the California suggestions. Really helps narrow things down. DC wanted to write off CA altogether and I know nothing about west coast.


I appreciate ALL posters for participating!!!!

I know this may have seemed like an obvious question, but it's all been pretty overwhelming. School support has been underwhelming. I guess we expected too much from counselor?

Thanks again. Hope good karma comes everyone's way.