Georgetown or BC

[Anonymous]

Yes, wutter but Georgetown is the only remotely atmospheric part of DC anywhere near the college and then it's a trek to Foggy Bottom to get anywhere else. Or a fun bus. And Foggy Bottom where the only other nearby students are is really soulless.
Newbury Street is a touristy shopping area. So is Georgetown the neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, wutter but Georgetown is the only remotely atmospheric part of DC anywhere near the college and then it's a trek to Foggy Bottom to get anywhere else. Or a fun bus. And Foggy Bottom where the only other nearby students are is really soulless.
Newbury Street is a touristy shopping area. So is Georgetown the neighborhood.

BC has a pretty campus, but it is out in the burbs, far from Newbury St.

Georgetown is in a cute urban neighborhood with a lot of amenities right there. No need to trek over to FB.

[Anonymous]

I think Georgetown has a more national and international recognition than BC. And is stronger for certain areas of study (political science, international relations, business, pre-med).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, BC is very underrated by US News. Yes, the prestige of Catholic schools goes ND to Georgetown to BC to Holy Cross but they are all prestigious enough that is kid wants to go to one, let them.

Do not assume a BC admit, which you are clearly doing. If kid wanted to go to BC, should have applied ED….

OP here. Yes I am assuming BC admit for the purposes of this exercise. No she would never have applied to BC ED because she has ND as her first choice. Why would she apply ED to her second or third choice school? She also had the opportunity to apply ED2, but she prefers to take her chances and wait for a potential good outcome with ND. ED is great for students who have a clear frontrunner. That's not the case here.

That said, the Scoir scattergram for BC in her school is very strong for RD admits for students with her stats so I think the "assumption" in this case is warranted.

No, it is not.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No contest, Georgetown better school.

Not true and would be degree dependent. And clearly Georgetown is less religious than BC. Really should no longer be consider as abiding by Catholic principles.

This RWNJ talking point is so tired. Georgetown is more Catholic than any conservative cafeteria Catholic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, BC is very underrated by US News. Yes, the prestige of Catholic schools goes ND to Georgetown to BC to Holy Cross but they are all prestigious enough that is kid wants to go to one, let them.

Do not assume a BC admit, which you are clearly doing. If kid wanted to go to BC, should have applied ED….

OP here. Yes I am assuming BC admit for the purposes of this exercise. No she would never have applied to BC ED because she has ND as her first choice. Why would she apply ED to her second or third choice school? She also had the opportunity to apply ED2, but she prefers to take her chances and wait for a potential good outcome with ND. ED is great for students who have a clear frontrunner. That's not the case here.

That said, the Scoir scattergram for BC in her school is very strong for RD admits for students with her stats so I think the "assumption" in this case is warranted.

No, it is not.

25% of RD were admitted and all applications with stats at or above hers were admitted. So based on these numbers, she has a 100% chance of admission. I say that's warranted!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter got into Georgetown REA and is now waiting until RDs come out for other schools.

Her first choice is ND, but she was deferred. So that might not be on the table.

Her second choice was always BC, but that was when she wasn't even thinking about Georgetown because she didn't expect to get in so early. Now that she has been admitted, she will need to make a choice assuming she is accepted to BC. FWIW, she also got into Villanova, Fordham, PC, and others.

DD is very religious and will be very active in the campus ministry among other things. She likes football and school spirit, but sports are not a priority for her. Not a partier at all...doesn't even like alcohol. Will be doing a combination of stem and theology (something like biology or biochem).

Hopefully she will get into ND and all this will be moot, but I hope to get some insights about these two schools in an effort to evaluate the fit. My gut tells me that BC is more of a party school, but I might be missing something.

How did she apply to ND and Georgetown REA. Not allowed. Only state schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter got into Georgetown REA and is now waiting until RDs come out for other schools.

Her first choice is ND, but she was deferred. So that might not be on the table.

Her second choice was always BC, but that was when she wasn't even thinking about Georgetown because she didn't expect to get in so early. Now that she has been admitted, she will need to make a choice assuming she is accepted to BC. FWIW, she also got into Villanova, Fordham, PC, and others.

DD is very religious and will be very active in the campus ministry among other things. She likes football and school spirit, but sports are not a priority for her. Not a partier at all...doesn't even like alcohol. Will be doing a combination of stem and theology (something like biology or biochem).

Hopefully she will get into ND and all this will be moot, but I hope to get some insights about these two schools in an effort to evaluate the fit. My gut tells me that BC is more of a party school, but I might be missing something.

How did she apply to ND and Georgetown REA. Not allowed. Only state schools.

She essentially just admitted to gaming the college process and being unethical. Shame on you, PP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter got into Georgetown REA and is now waiting until RDs come out for other schools.

Her first choice is ND, but she was deferred. So that might not be on the table.

Her second choice was always BC, but that was when she wasn't even thinking about Georgetown because she didn't expect to get in so early. Now that she has been admitted, she will need to make a choice assuming she is accepted to BC. FWIW, she also got into Villanova, Fordham, PC, and others.

DD is very religious and will be very active in the campus ministry among other things. She likes football and school spirit, but sports are not a priority for her. Not a partier at all...doesn't even like alcohol. Will be doing a combination of stem and theology (something like biology or biochem).

Hopefully she will get into ND and all this will be moot, but I hope to get some insights about these two schools in an effort to evaluate the fit. My gut tells me that BC is more of a party school, but I might be missing something.

How did she apply to ND and Georgetown REA. Not allowed. Only state schools.

Both GU and ND are non binding so you can apply to both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, BC is very underrated by US News. Yes, the prestige of Catholic schools goes ND to Georgetown to BC to Holy Cross but they are all prestigious enough that is kid wants to go to one, let them.

Do not assume a BC admit, which you are clearly doing. If kid wanted to go to BC, should have applied ED….

OP here. Yes I am assuming BC admit for the purposes of this exercise. No she would never have applied to BC ED because she has ND as her first choice. Why would she apply ED to her second or third choice school? She also had the opportunity to apply ED2, but she prefers to take her chances and wait for a potential good outcome with ND. ED is great for students who have a clear frontrunner. That's not the case here.

That said, the Scoir scattergram for BC in her school is very strong for RD admits for students with her stats so I think the "assumption" in this case is warranted.

No, it is not.

25% of RD were admitted and all applications with stats at or above hers were admitted. So based on these numbers, she has a 100% chance of admission. I say that's warranted!!

Is this a Catholic school? If not, you know what they say about “assume” —ass-u-me.
Anyhow, no need to be so defensive: she got into Georgetown, and you would not want to have thrown that admit away by applying ED2 to BC. She is very unlikely to get into Notre Dame now. Take Georgetown for the win, even if it is not the best fit.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter got into Georgetown REA and is now waiting until RDs come out for other schools.

Her first choice is ND, but she was deferred. So that might not be on the table.

Her second choice was always BC, but that was when she wasn't even thinking about Georgetown because she didn't expect to get in so early. Now that she has been admitted, she will need to make a choice assuming she is accepted to BC. FWIW, she also got into Villanova, Fordham, PC, and others.

DD is very religious and will be very active in the campus ministry among other things. She likes football and school spirit, but sports are not a priority for her. Not a partier at all...doesn't even like alcohol. Will be doing a combination of stem and theology (something like biology or biochem).

Hopefully she will get into ND and all this will be moot, but I hope to get some insights about these two schools in an effort to evaluate the fit. My gut tells me that BC is more of a party school, but I might be missing something.

How did she apply to ND and Georgetown REA. Not allowed. Only state schools.

Hope- totally allowed by both schools. Neither is SCEA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown much more prestigious than Boston College.

+1

[Anonymous]

Georgetown has prestige the other?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter got into Georgetown REA and is now waiting until RDs come out for other schools.

Her first choice is ND, but she was deferred. So that might not be on the table.

Her second choice was always BC, but that was when she wasn't even thinking about Georgetown because she didn't expect to get in so early. Now that she has been admitted, she will need to make a choice assuming she is accepted to BC. FWIW, she also got into Villanova, Fordham, PC, and others.

DD is very religious and will be very active in the campus ministry among other things. She likes football and school spirit, but sports are not a priority for her. Not a partier at all...doesn't even like alcohol. Will be doing a combination of stem and theology (something like biology or biochem).

Hopefully she will get into ND and all this will be moot, but I hope to get some insights about these two schools in an effort to evaluate the fit. My gut tells me that BC is more of a party school, but I might be missing something.

How did she apply to ND and Georgetown REA. Not allowed. Only state schools.

Both schools are REA (you are not allowed to apply ED to any other school) NOT single choice early action (SCEA -- you are not allowed to apply early to any other private university).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well does she want to be in DC or Boston area?
I guess if she is super pious the charisma of all the other colleges, general cultural ambiance might be lost on her. But Foggy Bottom isn't very charming and Georgetown isn't even Newbury Street.
I took summer courses at BC before grad school vbecausecI had never taken economics. I was so jealous of the campus atmosphere.

Wut?

Georgetown isn’t in Foggy Bottom and BC isn’t on Newbury St.

What an ignorant mass confusion of GU/GW and BC/BU