College of the Holy Cross

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown > ND > BC > HC > Villanova > Fordham > Sacred Heart

Villanova is much better (and more prestigious) than HC.

I’ve never heard Villanova referred to as prestigious!

It’s prestigious the way Northeastern is prestigious - on dubious grounds and only in the last 10 years.

Can't really believe people consider Northeastern prestigious. Probably the same people who think Tulane isn't because of US News methodology changes. I remember when US News wasn't woke and Northeastern was ranked #120 in the 2000s.

This forum is a lot better when the person who hates Northeastern (for whatever reason) tries to troll the school every chance they get. They pop up once in a while intentionally trying to derail perfectly normal conversations. It is absolutely wild the obsession this person has with Northeastern, rivaled only by the Michigan boosters and haters of UChicago.

I don't EVER speak about Northeastern on this website. Maybe once during the entire time I've been active. On "most overrated colleges" lists I always see Northeastern and think it just isn't that great a place. Sorry to you/your kid.

I'm not a big fan of northern schools in general, but I have to chime in...this is some double back flip level of hypocrisy meeting lack of self-awareness bathed in irony.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree that HC is more self-selecting. I honestly think the name scares away kids who aren't Catholic even though it isn't any more religious than BC or Villanova.

True. Calling yourselves the "Crusaders" doesn't help either.

It's a solid school - I'm always impressed by HC graduates. (I live in CT and meet many.)

It has nothing to do with calling themselves the Crusaders.

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My spouse went to Holy Cross.

I love that classmates in the area are still friends decades later. A lot of Holy Cross students who are NOT from the DMV land here.

It is a really supportive place with well-rounded students who are probably in the top 10-15% of their HS class.

Writing seems to be a focus. The Catholic part is take it is as you go. Great foundation for those who are called to practice. Nothing is mandatory except a theology class or two. You can take those in faiths other than your own, as well.

I am very impressed with how many students do community service.

It is cold, but that makes for good bonding. Students can also intern in Boston (or NYC/DC).

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I went there and it is a great school. Vast majority go onto law or med school or another graduate school. (I went to law school and was big law before I went in house)

A true Jesuit school that focuses on social justice issues. For sure, many kids are conservatives but there are many liberals too.

A small school and very tight knit. Son
Amazing new buildings and an incredible sports performance center. Esp for a small school. Alumni are very generous.

It always drives me crazy to compare admissions rates. Because Holy Cross is not the type of school where kids just apply to apply and dumps apps. It attracts top students year after year. Maybe not top 5 percent. It too 10-15 percent. There said, the admissions rate last year droppped to under 20 percent. Not again, this stat drives my crazy at school like Holy Cross. Doesn’t tell you much about whether the same kids that last got in are still getting in.

As for Worcester. I was just there. I think the hate is not justified. I think the problem is that it is compared to Boston and of course it loses. But it is the second largest city in NE. Hasmany nice areas and restaurants and is a big college town so plenty of things for kids to do (read, bars). I toured tons of colleges with my son and went to many many cities and suburbs. Worcester is much better and offers a lot more. Convenient to many other cities.

Just my two cents.

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Sorry for all the typos. In a car!

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You forgot Fairfield

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I have a DC at HC - Worcester has some cute areas that I don't think were there back in the day and the kids seem to be very nice overall. There is some DC area presence but not a ton. My DC likes it academically and socially. They went ED2 and were accepted.