Is Georgetown really that much better than BC?

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Anonymous wrote:Full disclosure, I went to GU and my child is applying to BC ED1.

The more I read about BC, the more I feel like it's on par with Georgetown - mainly because I feel Georgetown has declined over the last 25 years or so. Why is GU considered more prestigious?

BC is great, but the fact your child is applying ED there is meaningful for this comparison: Georgetown has no ED, so the difference in admissions selectivity between the two schools is even greater than would be indicated by simply comparing overall admissions rates.

Perhaps. I think the admissions selectivity would be even greater if GU moved to the Common App.

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GU's application is no joke. Wonder if that is part of the haters sentiment.

As if GU needs additional barriers to entry, it stands alone with add-on or one-off application requirements. Joke or not, it's a fact.

The application is rigorous, and your chances are slim, that p*sses some people off, it seems.

Chances are slim already. Why also add the completely unnecessary iron man contest too? You see as some weird sign of strength.
Fortunately for us, my kid saw it as a sign of ridiculous. And off he goes to Northwestern.

I don't see it as a sign of anything, I have no dog in this fight - But when I see parents get so worked up over it, there has to be good reason.

Oh I think you know. Why so shy?

Wrong thread.

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For me son, it is, because he wants the SFS, which has no real equivalent elsewhere, given its location for internships and career advancement.

For other majors, you could go elsewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:For me son, it is, because he wants the SFS, which has no real equivalent elsewhere, given its location for internships and career advancement.

For other majors, you could go elsewhere.

Don't bother. It is the weekly Georgetown basher post. There are one or two other schools, as well. So predictable.

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Anonymous wrote:Full disclosure, I went to GU and my child is applying to BC ED1.

The more I read about BC, the more I feel like it's on par with Georgetown - mainly because I feel Georgetown has declined over the last 25 years or so. Why is GU considered more prestigious?

BC is great, but the fact your child is applying ED there is meaningful for this comparison: Georgetown has no ED, so the difference in admissions selectivity between the two schools is even greater than would be indicated by simply comparing overall admissions rates.

Selective ≠ Quality

Yes, but selectivity has to be at least a component of any “on par” comparison. This isn’t a zero sum, selectivity vs. quality game. As for “quality,” I don’t know Georgetown well enough to compare it to BC; I will let other posters do that. But I can definitely compare the “quality” of BC to Holy Cross, another Massachusetts private Catholic school — and BC loses on that front.

How so?

Also, you cannot lump BC into "another Catholic School" category. Jesuits will fight you over this. And fairly so, IMO.

BC and HC are considered very equal in that geographical area.

GU is in a class by itself, but there is a poster who does NOT want to hear it.

HC was a safety for my son. BC a target. He ended up at ND. HC not in same league as BC and DS didn’t bother to apply. Too small.

Of course HC is smaller than BC. Their prestige is about equal. Northerners aren't generally much interested in Southern schools.

No they are not equal lol. I'm from Boston area and I can tell you HC is not even close to the same level as BC. It just isn't.

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What school is “better” can be subjective of course. Better for my student will be where they get accepted and where they see themselves thriving.
Subjective two cents in terms of how people in my CT town generally seem to view these schools:
Georgetown
Boston College
Villanova
Fordham perhaps tied with Holy Cross but attracting different students
Providence
Fairfield U
Sacred Heart (up and coming) perhaps tied with Marist
All different schools in many respects.

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Anonymous wrote:For me son, it is, because he wants the SFS, which has no real equivalent elsewhere, given its location for internships and career advancement.

For other majors, you could go elsewhere.

Is your son a cisgender white male

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Anonymous wrote:What school is “better” can be subjective of course. Better for my student will be where they get accepted and where they see themselves thriving.
Subjective two cents in terms of how people in my CT town generally seem to view these schools:
Notre Dame
Georgetown
Boston College
Villanova
Fordham perhaps tied with Holy Cross but attracting different students
Providence
Fairfield U
Sacred Heart (up and coming) perhaps tied with Marist
All different schools in many respects.

Fixed that for you.

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Anonymous wrote:What school is “better” can be subjective of course. Better for my student will be where they get accepted and where they see themselves thriving.
Subjective two cents in terms of how people in my CT town generally seem to view these schools:
Notre Dame
Georgetown
Boston College
Villanova
Fordham perhaps tied with Holy Cross but attracting different students
Providence
Fairfield U
Sacred Heart (up and coming) perhaps tied with Marist
All different schools in many respects.

Fixed that for you.

Yes for sure, almost included Notre Dame as yes I agree many would concur. It is slightly farther afield than the others on the list but agree.

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Loyola MD should have been on my list FWIW. Many from here apply. Was just thinking of Catholic schools thinking in keeping with original post.

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown was founded by slave owners.

So was the United States. What’s your point?

Great response. Top bad PP can't see the obvious.

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Anonymous wrote:What school is “better” can be subjective of course. Better for my student will be where they get accepted and where they see themselves thriving.
Subjective two cents in terms of how people in my CT town generally seem to view these schools:
Georgetown
Boston College
Villanova
Fordham perhaps tied with Holy Cross but attracting different students
Providence
Fairfield U
Sacred Heart (up and coming) perhaps tied with Marist
All different schools in many respects.

Funny, my kid is going to Georgetown, and there wasn't one school on this list that they remotely considered.

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Probably because of their pronoun issues

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Anonymous wrote:Full disclosure, I went to GU and my child is applying to BC ED1.

The more I read about BC, the more I feel like it's on par with Georgetown - mainly because I feel Georgetown has declined over the last 25 years or so. Why is GU considered more prestigious?

BC is great, but the fact your child is applying ED there is meaningful for this comparison: Georgetown has no ED, so the difference in admissions selectivity between the two schools is even greater than would be indicated by simply comparing overall admissions rates.

Selective ≠ Quality

Yes, but selectivity has to be at least a component of any “on par” comparison. This isn’t a zero sum, selectivity vs. quality game. As for “quality,” I don’t know Georgetown well enough to compare it to BC; I will let other posters do that. But I can definitely compare the “quality” of BC to Holy Cross, another Massachusetts private Catholic school — and BC loses on that front.

How so?

Also, you cannot lump BC into "another Catholic School" category. Jesuits will fight you over this. And fairly so, IMO.

BC and HC are considered very equal in that geographical area.

GU is in a class by itself, but there is a poster who does NOT want to hear it.

HC was a safety for my son. BC a target. He ended up at ND. HC not in same league as BC and DS didn’t bother to apply. Too small.

Of course HC is smaller than BC. Their prestige is about equal. Northerners aren't generally much interested in Southern schools.

Duke and Emory are filled with northerners

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Notre Dame
Georgetown
Boston College
Villanova

were on my kids list. mostly considering intended major program.
It had nothing to do with religious factor.
religion was the last factor or none factor.

Ended up attending Notre Dame Mendoza

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Lifted from another thread. https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1074698.page

Boston College more trusted than Georgetown. Interesting.