Georgetown or ND?

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Anonymous wrote:does GDS really sent 10+ kids to GT?

That gave me a good laugh. Hard to imagine ultra-liberal GDS kids wanting to go to a Catholic college. Also, pretty sure OP is referring to Georgetown Prep or Gonzaga, which are both Jesuit high schools.

Do either of these really send 10+ kids to Georgetown a year. That strikes me as a big number

Prep had 9 last year on their official IG account.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t you apply REA to both? Although if the college office at Prep (I assume) is telling you to pick one, listen to them.

DP. Different school. NO! With restrictive early action, it only allows you to apply EA to PUBLIC universities. You cannot EA at another private university.

100%. You can only REA to one

This is wrong, and an example of why you should not seek advice on this forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does your kid want to be in a city or in South Bend?

Does your kid care about football culture or not so much?

Is your kid interested in the School of Foriegn Service, which cannot really be replicated at other universities, or more the college, which would have similar academics to other schools?

Does your kid want to be near home or away?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS goes to a jesuit HS that sends a lot of kids to Georgetown (10+) and some to ND. Based on scores and stats and leadership, counselor says DS should have no problem getting into either.

Tip top schools very much a low target as unhooked. Will try but probably prudent to lean into the Catholic thing (restricted early action at ND would mean no ED at another school)

DS asks us (parents) which is better/which do we think he'd like/which we can afford, etc. We can afford either. Anyone have thoughts on the two? ND always seems super bro-ish to me, and I'm tempted to not push it by visiting right now etc .. but .. have to admit the alumni do love their experience. And my feelings are rooted in a 90s ND

DS leans humanities major who lately wonders if getting business degree more sensible. I say, study what you want but that's where he is rn.

Georgetown and ND are by no means a "low target" for your child - or anyone. They're in the "reach for all" category.
I'm a very engaged alum of one of them. They're both bro-ish.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can’t you apply REA to both? Although if the college office at Prep (I assume) is telling you to pick one, listen to them.

DP. Different school. NO! With restrictive early action, it only allows you to apply EA to PUBLIC universities. You cannot EA at another private university.

100%. You can only REA to one

This is wrong, and an example of why you should not seek advice on this forum.

NP. It’s not wrong. The “R” in REA stands for “restricted.” The restriction is that if you apply REA to a school, you cannot apply early (REA/SCEA/EA/ED) to another private university.

I don't know about ND, but Georgetown *does* allow its early applicants to apply Early Action to other schools.

https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/early-action/#3

"If I apply to Georgetown under Early Action can I still apply to other schools under Early Action program?

Georgetown gives students the option to apply both under our Early Action program and under other schools’ Early Action programs. Please be sure to research the guidelines of all schools to which you are applying; not all Early Action programs will allow multiple Early Action applications."

[Anonymous]

I can’t believe you’re all falling for this. No high school counselor is going to tell a parent or kid that they’re an easy admit for both of these schools. This is a bogus thread.

God DCUM is gullible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does your kid want to be in a city or in South Bend?

Does your kid care about football culture or not so much?

Is your kid interested in the School of Foriegn Service, which cannot really be replicated at other universities, or more the college, which would have similar academics to other schools?

Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, and Columbia offer great programs at the BA level in international relations & foreign affairs as does the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/02/20/top-fifty-schools-international-relations-foreign-policy/

[Anonymous]

Regis is Jesuit and sends 10+ to Georgetown

[Anonymous]

ND

Georgetown has stronger students that are more go-getters but ND alums like their school morr

Unless she wants to be in the whole “this town” thing as a career, ND for sure

[Anonymous]

They are tremendously different schools - both fantastic in their own ways.
I can't imagine a kid being equally excited about both of them.
Go visit. One will feel like home. Apply there.

(Also, neither school is a guarantee for any kid, and both schools are filled with catholic kids, so there's not much value to "lean in" on that.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:does GDS really sent 10+ kids to GT?

GDS isn’t a Jesuit school.

And GDS has nothing to do with Georgetown (it's not even in Georgetown).

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Regis is Jesuit and sends 10+ to Georgetown

You are right. However, I always assume people are posting about schools in DC, but forgot that NYC and LA people post as well. My apologies.

[Anonymous]

Before applying early action, you really should visit both. Notre Dame is a very unique environment. When we were looking at colleges, ND had the nicest, friendliest kids. But compared to other schools, it's not particularly diverse. It is fairly isolated in South Bend, which is not a wonderful town. But the campus is beautiful. Both humanities and the Mendoza business school are outstanding. Chicago is not too far away. Notre Dame is very much a big name school in the Midwest. Football and sports generally are a big part of the Notre Dame experience. The school inspires an almost cultish devotion. Its alumni network is among the best in the country. But you have to visit. You either feel it or you don't.

Over the past 15-20 years, I'd say Notre Dame has been on the ascendent compared to Georgetown. From a rankings and opportunities point of view, they're comparable schools, particularly for business or humanities. But the Notre Dame endowment dwarfs what GT has. GT has really struggled financially. Its basketball team is nothing these days. Not much school spirit. Its facilities are run down. Not a lot of alumni seem to donate. But it's in DC, which is very different than South Bend. Besides the Catholic thing, they seem like very different schools.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know the exact number for Gonzaga, but they definitely send quite a few to Georgetown each year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:does GDS really sent 10+ kids to GT?

That gave me a good laugh. Hard to imagine ultra-liberal GDS kids wanting to go to a Catholic college. Also, pretty sure OP is referring to Georgetown Prep or Gonzaga, which are both Jesuit high schools.

Do either of these really send 10+ kids to Georgetown a year. That strikes me as a big number

It's probably Gonzaga. Prep is too small to send 10+ kids, but it is likely with GZ, which has class size of approximately 250.