Tulane vs Georgetown

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Anonymous wrote:My DD thought Georgetown's admissions process (interview, essays, etc.) was too time consuming. She had the stats but opted not to apply.

Yes, that's the point. (And most applicants who "ha[ve] the stats" are rejected.)

Same with most top 50 universities. Gtown isn’t special there.

Actually, Georgetown and MIT are the only selective schools I'm aware of that do not accept the Common App and instead have their own demanding applications. If you think that doesn't serve as a meaningful self-selection screen, you haven't been through this process.

+1

Don't bother, PP. Let OP keep talking themselves into a corner - it is truly amusing and entertaining to watch!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The parties are better at Tulane and expensive at Georgetown.

Tulane has a better football team.

There. Now we have covered everything that matters.

Enjoy.

To be fair, PR ranks Tulane number 1 for student happiness, while Georgetown is not even ranked in the T25. I know Georgetown seems like the obvious choice for many, but this should be accounted for when academics are not miles away but other factors (like happiness) are.

Except in this case, the academics ARE miles away.

Have you had students at both? I actually have. Academics are similar. People are deluding themselves if they think a school ranked 44 is so much lower academic quality than a school ranked 22.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The parties are better at Tulane and expensive at Georgetown.

Tulane has a better football team.

There. Now we have covered everything that matters.

Enjoy.

To be fair, PR ranks Tulane number 1 for student happiness, while Georgetown is not even ranked in the T25. I know Georgetown seems like the obvious choice for many, but this should be accounted for when academics are not miles away but other factors (like happiness) are.

Except in this case, the academics ARE miles away.

Have you had students at both? I actually have. Academics are similar. People are deluding themselves if they think a school ranked 44 is so much lower academic quality than a school ranked 22.

Exactly this. I don’t understand how people think Georgetown is light years ahead of Tulane…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The parties are better at Tulane and expensive at Georgetown.

Tulane has a better football team.

There. Now we have covered everything that matters.

Enjoy.

To be fair, PR ranks Tulane number 1 for student happiness, while Georgetown is not even ranked in the T25. I know Georgetown seems like the obvious choice for many, but this should be accounted for when academics are not miles away but other factors (like happiness) are.

Except in this case, the academics ARE miles away.

Have you had students at both? I actually have. Academics are similar. People are deluding themselves if they think a school ranked 44 is so much lower academic quality than a school ranked 22.

Exactly this. I don’t understand how people think Georgetown is light years ahead of Tulane…

They are very different (just as PP stated).

[Anonymous]

Georgetown is light years ahead of Tulane…


They are very different (just as PP stated).

Georgetown also attracts a more intellectual student than Tulane. Your classmates matter.

[Anonymous]

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Georgetown is light years ahead of Tulane…


They are very different (just as PP stated).

Georgetown also attracts a more intellectual student than Tulane. Your classmates matter.

Georgetown is a lot closer to Tulane than it is to Yale and Princeton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The parties are better at Tulane and expensive at Georgetown.

Tulane has a better football team.

There. Now we have covered everything that matters.

Enjoy.

To be fair, PR ranks Tulane number 1 for student happiness, while Georgetown is not even ranked in the T25. I know Georgetown seems like the obvious choice for many, but this should be accounted for when academics are not miles away but other factors (like happiness) are.

Except in this case, the academics ARE miles away.

Have you had students at both? I actually have. Academics are similar. People are deluding themselves if they think a school ranked 44 is so much lower academic quality than a school ranked 22.

Exactly this. I don’t understand how people think Georgetown is light years ahead of Tulane…

DCUM has a few (?) rapid anti-Tulane posters. I think they envision students that are drunk, hanging off balconies on Bourbon Street 4 nights a week. Grow up. The kids at Tulane are getting into other top 50 schools and are top students. The average ACT of the class of 2026 was 1473 SAT and 33 ACT, so it isn’t like they are idiots. Georgetown is more prestigious and the students have higher admissions stats. But to claim the academics are miles away is crazy. Tulane is great school. Georgetown is a great school. Let your kid decide where they feel the most comfortable. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

The recent Tulane grads I know have had problems finding decent jobs outside of the South.

The Georgetown name carries a lot more weight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD thought Georgetown's admissions process (interview, essays, etc.) was too time consuming. She had the stats but opted not to apply.

Yes, that's the point. (And most applicants who "ha[ve] the stats" are rejected.)

Same with most top 50 universities. Gtown isn’t special there.

Actually, Georgetown and MIT are the only selective schools I'm aware of that do not accept the Common App and instead have their own demanding applications. If you think that doesn't serve as a meaningful self-selection screen, you haven't been through this process.

And Georgetown requires scores, all of them. No super scoring and they see every test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD thought Georgetown's admissions process (interview, essays, etc.) was too time consuming. She had the stats but opted not to apply.

Yes, that's the point. (And most applicants who "ha[ve] the stats" are rejected.)

Same with most top 50 universities. Gtown isn’t special there.

Actually, Georgetown and MIT are the only selective schools I'm aware of that do not accept the Common App and instead have their own demanding applications. If you think that doesn't serve as a meaningful self-selection screen, you haven't been through this process.

And Georgetown requires scores, all of them. No super scoring and they see every test.

Tulane is #44. Georgetown fluctuates between #20-23, but would be higher if it was on common app and test optional. Kids don’t apply that have mediocre-low scores.

[Anonymous]

The kids I know that went to Tulane were all very heavy partiers and late bloomers (high school record).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Next post - Harvard vs George Mason

Ha

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD thought Georgetown's admissions process (interview, essays, etc.) was too time consuming. She had the stats but opted not to apply.

Yes, that's the point. (And most applicants who "ha[ve] the stats" are rejected.)

Same with most top 50 universities. Gtown isn’t special there.

Actually, Georgetown and MIT are the only selective schools I'm aware of that do not accept the Common App and instead have their own demanding applications. If you think that doesn't serve as a meaningful self-selection screen, you haven't been through this process.

And Georgetown requires scores, all of them. No super scoring and they see every test.

Tulane is #44. Georgetown fluctuates between #20-23, but would be higher if it was on common app and test optional. Kids don’t apply that have mediocre-low scores.

That’s a lot of conjecture. Apart from ranking they are not far off stats wise and quality of student body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think OP is trolling. My DD applied to both schools a couple of years ago and got admitted to both - including a merit scholarship for half-tuition to Tulane. She actually chose a different school altogether, but both of these were in her top 5 choices. People underestimate what a great education and college experience Tulane offers.

+1 similar experience and actually really confused about some of the reactions to this post

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The recent Tulane grads I know have had problems finding decent jobs outside of the South.

The Georgetown name carries a lot more weight.

This is nuts. I work in finance in NY and TU grads are everywhere you want to be. Not easy to get into. So many kids from the northeast. And yes a lot of partying but those that can't hang or are there for only that reason are weeded out quickly first year.