Seton Hall or Villanova

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Anonymous wrote:NP: I think OP has a thing against the Jesuits, or against Jesuit schools . . . .

No, just is not interested in applying to Georgetown. Doesn't want to be in DC itself. We are Catholic, kid went to Catholic school, that's the extent of the reason on the Catholic applications. Just asking about the two schools that I did because teen likes both those when looking into schools closest to DMV. One for basketball, and the other has friends applying to Villanova. No other reason.

Well, if that's the case, you can consider all the Jesuit schools. Providence College too (which is not Jesuit)!

Yes, but would have to drive past Villanova and Seton Hall to get to Rhode Island. If not the first two, the third choice was Notre Dame, but no due to location.

OK, is this for real? There's no way these schools would fit for the same student. *Maybe* Villanova could be a safety for Notre Dame. Seton Hall I'd guess is non-selective; no student who could be admitted at ND (or Villanova for that matter) would travel out of state for Seton Hall. There are a lot of Catholic schools that have D1 basketball teams. I'd suggest your student think a bit about academic match and geography preference before coming up with a list of schools.

Stats are 4.0 weighted, APs and extra-curriculars. Geography preference east coast south of NY.

Could probably get merit at Fairfield. Super fun school and students live on the beach Junior and Senior year. Great business school. Fun pick with a great education if your kid is a partier. If not, then skip it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fall 2023 data

Middle 50 percentiles for SAT
Villanova EBRW 690-740, math 710-770 with 25% reporting SAT, 11% reporting ACT
Seton Hall EBRW 620-700, math 600-700, with 24% reporting SAT, 4% reporting ACT

Acceptance rate
Villanova 25%
Seton Hall 79%

USNews rank Sept 2024
Villanova #58 National Universities
Seton Hall #165 National Universities

Only 36% report scores at Villanova? That is so low!

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Anonymous wrote:Fall 2023 data

Middle 50 percentiles for SAT
Villanova EBRW 690-740, math 710-770 with 25% reporting SAT, 11% reporting ACT
Seton Hall EBRW 620-700, math 600-700, with 24% reporting SAT, 4% reporting ACT

Acceptance rate
Villanova 25%
Seton Hall 79%

USNews rank Sept 2024
Villanova #58 National Universities
Seton Hall #165 National Universities

Ah, finally some data grounded in reality! As a Georgetown MBA alumna, I interpret the Verbal SAT scores as showing scant difference between the academic chops of the average Villanova and Seton Hall undergrad liberal arts students. As pp shared, the majority of Villi students score slightly higher than Seton Hall, with 690 - 740 as compared to the New Jersey school’s 620 - 700.

The real difference is in the math scores, and this is likely a reflection of the wealthier Villi applicants’ families paying for more math tutoring than Seton Halls, as well as Villi’s much stronger student placement into banking, finance, and consulting.

Seton Hall has an excellent IR program, as well as very good preparation for law schools including the well respected Seton Hall Law School. (Villanova also has a strong law school, fwiw, but we are focusing on undergrad here).

You are a very recognizable poster because you may well be the only person in the US to call Villanova "Villi."

Not even an exaggeration, when you do a search for "Villi" "Villanova" on Google, you mostly just get DCUM posts. LOL.