Georgetown Disappointment

[Anonymous]

My kids saw a giant dead rat in the middle of the “quad” area when we toured lol. Come to find out that is not unusual.

[Anonymous]

Rats and horrible food. Plus the club culture is insanely competitive. Definitely not worth the price compared to its peers. OP is spot on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Recently toured Georgetown, which was my son’s dream school since 9th grade. We were so disappointed. The neighborhood is great if you’re a wealthy baby boomer. Otherwise, it seems like a solid Catholic university, but hardly one of the world’s great universities. FWIW I’m a Fordham grad, and I don’t see how Georgetown is any stronger.

Feels like a huge gap between prestige/name and quality. Am I missing something?

Uh… alumni outcomes? Fordham’s placement isn’t anywhere near Georgetown’s.

THIS. Only a Fordham grad would be dumb enough to think Fordham and Georgetown are in the same league.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Recently toured Georgetown, which was my son’s dream school since 9th grade. We were so disappointed. The neighborhood is great if you’re a wealthy baby boomer. Otherwise, it seems like a solid Catholic university, but hardly one of the world’s great universities. FWIW I’m a Fordham grad, and I don’t see how Georgetown is any stronger.

Feels like a huge gap between prestige/name and quality. Am I missing something?

How are you measuring “quality”?

Apparently by the neighborhood?

And Fordham's neighborhood is . . . very different, let's say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Recently toured Georgetown, which was my son’s dream school since 9th grade. We were so disappointed. The neighborhood is great if you’re a wealthy baby boomer. Otherwise, it seems like a solid Catholic university, but hardly one of the world’s great universities. FWIW I’m a Fordham grad, and I don’t see how Georgetown is any stronger.

Feels like a huge gap between prestige/name and quality. Am I missing something?

School of Foreign Service, pre-Med and the business school are particular strengths. Being in DC, for people who want to intern on the Hill, is something not easily done at schools outside of DC. Other than that, is is a medium sized university in a large urban region, so it is distinct from SLACs and state flagships in terms of how people think about size and setting for their university choices.

[Anonymous]

You can’t judge the education by the buildings.

(I will say that campus is notorious for poor upkeep/infrastructure)

[Anonymous]

Our son applied with a 4.1 from a close in difficult HS, mid 1300s on SAT and two varsity sports.

-He was born there.
-His mother attended undergrad and grad school there.
-My father attended undergrad and law school there.
-My FIL taught there for 26 years
-I worked there from 1996-2004
-My family and my wife's family have been making annual donations since June of 1966.

Not only was he rejected, but we didn't even get so much as an acknowledgement that they turned down a 5 degree legacy.

F&&k Georgetown. Not only will they never see another dime from any of us, but I will openly disparage them at any opportunity.

[Anonymous]

It’s a very nice school for a bright pre-professional kid. Hyper intellectual kids or people who want academic careers would do better at an Ivy, top LAC, or even a flagship state university.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids saw a giant dead rat in the middle of the “quad” area when we toured lol. Come to find out that is not unusual.

Duh. We have a rental property in Georgetown, like upper west side in NYC- you see rats. It’s a city on a river.

My kid attends high school in DC and we see rats outside once in awhile. The school works to combat them.

A city/urban school won’t be a fit for your kid.

[Anonymous]

+1 We have rats in Arlington (close-in RBC corridor).

[Anonymous]

There was a rat issue in the trailers at Swanson middle school back when my kids were students there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our son applied with a 4.1 from a close in difficult HS, mid 1300s on SAT and two varsity sports.

-He was born there.
-His mother attended undergrad and grad school there.
-My father attended undergrad and law school there.
-My FIL taught there for 26 years
-I worked there from 1996-2004
-My family and my wife's family have been making annual donations since June of 1966.

Not only was he rejected, but we didn't even get so much as an acknowledgement that they turned down a 5 degree legacy.

F&&k Georgetown. Not only will they never see another dime from any of us, but I will openly disparage them at any opportunity.

Okay but it's irrational not to concede his stats were not at all competitive. Legacy doesn't give THAT much of a boost. You should have spent some of that money on SAT tutors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our son applied with a 4.1 from a close in difficult HS, mid 1300s on SAT and two varsity sports.

-He was born there.
-His mother attended undergrad and grad school there.
-My father attended undergrad and law school there.
-My FIL taught there for 26 years
-I worked there from 1996-2004
-My family and my wife's family have been making annual donations since June of 1966.

Not only was he rejected, but we didn't even get so much as an acknowledgement that they turned down a 5 degree legacy.

F&&k Georgetown. Not only will they never see another dime from any of us, but I will openly disparage them at any opportunity.

Okay but it's irrational not to concede his stats were not at all competitive. Legacy doesn't give THAT much of a boost. You should have spent some of that money on SAT tutors.

If you think there werent any kids in this years admissions that scored in the 1300s then you are a fool, simply put.

[Anonymous]

My kid ruled out Georgetown after the tour. Did not feel sufficiently intellectual to him, more of a rich "bro" vibe.

Also it's unconscionable that the university puts so little money into the student experience given how crazy expensive it is, plus paltry financial aid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our son applied with a 4.1 from a close in difficult HS, mid 1300s on SAT and two varsity sports.

-He was born there.
-His mother attended undergrad and grad school there.
-My father attended undergrad and law school there.
-My FIL taught there for 26 years
-I worked there from 1996-2004
-My family and my wife's family have been making annual donations since June of 1966.

Not only was he rejected, but we didn't even get so much as an acknowledgement that they turned down a 5 degree legacy.

F&&k Georgetown. Not only will they never see another dime from any of us, but I will openly disparage them at any opportunity.

Okay but it's irrational not to concede his stats were not at all competitive. Legacy doesn't give THAT much of a boost. You should have spent some of that money on SAT tutors.

If you think there werent any kids in this years admissions that scored in the 1300s then you are a fool, simply put.

DP but they probably had something going for them other than nepotism.