Tulane vs Georgetown

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Anonymous wrote:My DD thought Georgetown's admissions process (interview, essays, etc.) was too time consuming. She had the stats but opted not to apply.

She is too lazy for college work then. Tell her to go to CC

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think OP is trolling. My DD applied to both schools a couple of years ago and got admitted to both - including a merit scholarship for half-tuition to Tulane. She actually chose a different school altogether, but both of these were in her top 5 choices. People underestimate what a great education and college experience Tulane offers.

+1 similar experience and actually really confused about some of the reactions to this post

+2 There is a Tulane hater on DCUM with no real experience at the school. OP, it is a wonderful school. The kids are super smart, engaged and friendly. You can’t go wrong with either school.

Why do people hate Tulane so much?

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If Tulane with substantial merit, go there. If not, Georgetown hands down.
They are NOT comparable schools, stop kidding yourselves.

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FWIW, DC attends Tulane on a substantial merit scholarship. DC is a liberal arts major engaged in Greek life and is very social while balancing strong academics. It’s a work hard socialize hard environment. DC and many friends at Tulane are getting well-regarded internship placements and, as another PP said, are everywhere you’d want to be.

DC is racking up the high gpa and leadership opportunities obtained through Tulane, and tuition money saved, and will bring that to the table for grad school. In fact, DC’s goal is to attend Georgetown or similar for grad school.

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Anonymous wrote:My DD thought Georgetown's admissions process (interview, essays, etc.) was too time consuming. She had the stats but opted not to apply.

Yes, that's the point. (And most applicants who "ha[ve] the stats" are rejected.)

Same with most top 50 universities. Gtown isn’t special there.

Actually, Georgetown and MIT are the only selective schools I'm aware of that do not accept the Common App and instead have their own demanding applications. If you think that doesn't serve as a meaningful self-selection screen, you haven't been through this process.

And Georgetown requires scores, all of them. No super scoring and they see every test.

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Georgetown is hard core. Why do you think there are so many Georgetown posts?

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This thread is too funny. I’m a Tulane grad and now teach at Georgetown. I had an amazing experience at Tulane (and received a ton of merit money). There are plenty of intellectual and successful graduates of Tulane (many of whom whom graduate without significant debt). While there is a party scene in New Orleans, it is not overwhelmingly different than any other college. One of my roommates didn’t drink and none of my peer group were doing cocaine or marijuana. I turned down many “higher ranked” schools for a nearly free ride and do not regret it one bit.

Incidentally, I was a history major and had a phenomenal experience. I never had a class with more than 25 students in my major and my largest class was probably organic chemistry with maybe 85 students. I went on to my top choice medical school.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is too funny. I’m a Tulane grad and now teach at Georgetown. I had an amazing experience at Tulane (and received a ton of merit money). There are plenty of intellectual and successful graduates of Tulane (many of whom whom graduate without significant debt). While there is a party scene in New Orleans, it is not overwhelmingly different than any other college. One of my roommates didn’t drink and none of my peer group were doing cocaine or marijuana. I turned down many “higher ranked” schools for a nearly free ride and do not regret it one bit.

Incidentally, I was a history major and had a phenomenal experience. I never had a class with more than 25 students in my major and my largest class was probably organic chemistry with maybe 85 students. I went on to my top choice medical school.

The amount of Georgetown boosters on here is nauseating.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is too funny. I’m a Tulane grad and now teach at Georgetown. I had an amazing experience at Tulane (and received a ton of merit money). There are plenty of intellectual and successful graduates of Tulane (many of whom whom graduate without significant debt). While there is a party scene in New Orleans, it is not overwhelmingly different than any other college. One of my roommates didn’t drink and none of my peer group were doing cocaine or marijuana. I turned down many “higher ranked” schools for a nearly free ride and do not regret it one bit.

Incidentally, I was a history major and had a phenomenal experience. I never had a class with more than 25 students in my major and my largest class was probably organic chemistry with maybe 85 students. I went on to my top choice medical school.

The amount of Georgetown boosters on here is nauseating.

The poster asks for opinions about two specific schools (and let's face it, they really aren't comparable). On a Tulane vs Georgetown thread, were you hoping for more UVA boosters?

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Anonymous wrote:My DD thought Georgetown's admissions process (interview, essays, etc.) was too time consuming. She had the stats but opted not to apply.

Yes, that's the point. (And most applicants who "ha[ve] the stats" are rejected.)

Same with most top 50 universities. Gtown isn’t special there.

Actually, Georgetown and MIT are the only selective schools I'm aware of that do not accept the Common App and instead have their own demanding applications. If you think that doesn't serve as a meaningful self-selection screen, you haven't been through this process.

And Georgetown requires scores, all of them. No super scoring and they see every test.

Tulane is #44. Georgetown fluctuates between #20-23, but would be higher if it was on common app and test optional. Kids don’t apply that have mediocre-low scores.

Nice spin on the stats. Tulane has also fluctuated, from #40-44.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think OP is trolling. My DD applied to both schools a couple of years ago and got admitted to both - including a merit scholarship for half-tuition to Tulane. She actually chose a different school altogether, but both of these were in her top 5 choices. People underestimate what a great education and college experience Tulane offers.

+1 similar experience and actually really confused about some of the reactions to this post

+2 There is a Tulane hater on DCUM with no real experience at the school. OP, it is a wonderful school. The kids are super smart, engaged and friendly. You can’t go wrong with either school.

Why do people hate Tulane so much?

No one hates Tulane, people just have different views of its academic reputation.

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Tulane is probably the better overall experience, unless you’re super sensitive about ranking and reputation - in which case Georgetown has a slight advantage.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think OP is trolling. My DD applied to both schools a couple of years ago and got admitted to both - including a merit scholarship for half-tuition to Tulane. She actually chose a different school altogether, but both of these were in her top 5 choices. People underestimate what a great education and college experience Tulane offers.

+1 similar experience and actually really confused about some of the reactions to this post

+2 There is a Tulane hater on DCUM with no real experience at the school. OP, it is a wonderful school. The kids are super smart, engaged and friendly. You can’t go wrong with either school.

Why do people hate Tulane so much?

No one hates Tulane, people just have different views of its academic reputation.

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Very different schools, to most people.

[Anonymous]

Reviving this thread for my kid interested in languages and an urban campus. Not a football rah rah kid, so I think the more international vibe at GU would better suit him. I guess GU has better name recognition.. Is GU preppier than Tulane? Both have rich students from the east coast. Tulane has more Jewish students, GU more Catholic students. Am I missing another big point of comparison?

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Anonymous wrote:Reviving this thread for my kid interested in languages and an urban campus. Not a football rah rah kid, so I think the more international vibe at GU would better suit him. I guess GU has better name recognition.. Is GU preppier than Tulane? Both have rich students from the east coast. Tulane has more Jewish students, GU more Catholic students. Am I missing another big point of comparison?

Tulane has almost 50% Jewish student population. Important if you are Jewish and want a safe environment.

New Orleans is exciting as is Wash DC.

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Anonymous wrote:Reviving this thread for my kid interested in languages and an urban campus. Not a football rah rah kid, so I think the more international vibe at GU would better suit him. I guess GU has better name recognition.. Is GU preppier than Tulane? Both have rich students from the east coast. Tulane has more Jewish students, GU more Catholic students. Am I missing another big point of comparison?

Tulane has almost 50% Jewish student population. Important if you are Jewish and want a safe environment.

New Orleans is exciting as is Wash DC.

Oh please