UVA vs Georgetown for pre-med track

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s a wash, and that the kid should pick whichever school they are more comfortable with.

And, for the record, the posters who are saying that Georgetown is no more Catholic than the whole country are full of shit. Georgetown is over 40% Catholic. The country is 23% Catholic. These numbers are very easy to look up. I just hate it when people spew out easily refutable bullshit on DCUM.

Or maybe you can't imagine being in a community that has 40% of a given subgroup and not being dominated by it? As a non-religious adult graduate of a Jesuit college, whose child is now at Georgetown - the main influence at these schools is the Jesuit education and value system. In my view (and experience) this is a "good thing". I went to a T5 for graduate school and while my department was a great subset of the university, the university itself had no value system in place for the undergrads (or anyone, really) whatsoever. The undergrads cared only about grades, the school admin cared nothing about whether the kids had values or cared about community or each other or the world. I had loved my Jesuit undergrad but never fully appreciated it's value until grad school.

Georgetown is not religious - but it is Jesuit. If you appreciate the liberal arts education and value system the Jesuit approach provides, then it is a great match. Stop talking your own BS on something you know nothing about.

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Anonymous wrote:If there's any chance your daughter will need to use the University health insurance, e.g., if she stays for med school or a master's program, be aware that it's backasswards Catholic insurance when it comes to women's reproductive health. I was married and in law school and couldn't get birth control or an IUD through my insurance unless it was for a health purpose other than preventing pregnancy. I'd probably have my daughter choose UVA on that basis, as well as to avoid her being trained in a Catholic hospital where they don't treat women as having reproductive rights.

I'd be shocked if this was GU or within the last 20 years. (Indiana/ND - I might believe)

I checked the GU website before posting and this is still their policy. Women do not have the right to make decisions about their own health or body if on Georgetown insurance or if treated at Georgetown hospitals.

There is plenty of healthcare within close distance to Georgetown. Most kids are on their parents' insurance and if an undergrad female needed insurance, they could forgo GU as their source and obtain a cheap policy through the Marketplace. I didn't get reproductive care through my university when I was in college?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My biggest hesitation about Georgetown is the social life. It seems like it is very hard to make friends and the pre-professional vibe seems to foster a hyper competitive atmosphere that works against real friendships and dating. I have heard that this is especially true in the pre-med track. Is it true that many/most students are a bit disappointed in the social life at Georgetown even if they like other aspects of the school?

Niece is a current sophomore at Georgetown. She is not a partier by any stretch but is very disappointed in the social life at Georgetown, lack of any “community” atmosphere and has found it difficult to make friends due to so much of social and school/athletic life happening across DC rather than on campus and competitive atmosphere.

I agree that the biggest factor at Georgetown is whether you would like the social scene. UVA will be very very different in this regard....I said this on page 1. The student should visit and talk to people at both schools to see what sort of environment they want to live in for the next 4 years.

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Anonymous wrote:If there's any chance your daughter will need to use the University health insurance, e.g., if she stays for med school or a master's program, be aware that it's backasswards Catholic insurance when it comes to women's reproductive health. I was married and in law school and couldn't get birth control or an IUD through my insurance unless it was for a health purpose other than preventing pregnancy. I'd probably have my daughter choose UVA on that basis, as well as to avoid her being trained in a Catholic hospital where they don't treat women as having reproductive rights.

I'd be shocked if this was GU or within the last 20 years. (Indiana/ND - I might believe)

I checked the GU website before posting and this is still their policy. Women do not have the right to make decisions about their own health or body if on Georgetown insurance or if treated at Georgetown hospitals.

There is plenty of healthcare within close distance to Georgetown. Most kids are on their parents' insurance and if an undergrad female needed insurance, they could forgo GU as their source and obtain a cheap policy through the Marketplace. I didn't get reproductive care through my university when I was in college?

Perhaps you should have read my post before responding? I addressed most of this.

When I was in college lots of girls ended up getting birth control from the student health center, especially if they were from elsewhere and didn't have a local doctor. It was also the first stop for a suspected pregnancy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s a wash, and that the kid should pick whichever school they are more comfortable with.

And, for the record, the posters who are saying that Georgetown is no more Catholic than the whole country are full of shit. Georgetown is over 40% Catholic. The country is 23% Catholic. These numbers are very easy to look up. I just hate it when people spew out easily refutable bullshit on DCUM.

Only 40 percent of GU is Catholic? That’s less than the percent of Catholics in many NE states that feed the school.

ND is 80 percent Catholic and still a huge draw among the non religious

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s a wash, and that the kid should pick whichever school they are more comfortable with.

And, for the record, the posters who are saying that Georgetown is no more Catholic than the whole country are full of shit. Georgetown is over 40% Catholic. The country is 23% Catholic. These numbers are very easy to look up. I just hate it when people spew out easily refutable bullshit on DCUM.

Only 40 percent of GU is Catholic? That’s less than the percent of Catholics in many NE states that feed the school.

ND is 80 percent Catholic and still a huge draw among the non religious

Rhode Island is the only state in the country that is more than 40 percent Catholic.

[Anonymous]

She should go where she wants to be for 4 years. She will have a good outcome at either school and you are splitting hairs. Also--just remember many go in as "pre med" and flame out. It's very difficult. So might as well be where you want to be if you decide on a different path. Lots can change.

[Anonymous]

Georgetown limits the number of A grades per class (I believe it’s 30%). Professors that go above this limit must submit a detailed explanation to the department chair. If grades are important, pick UVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown limits the number of A grades per class (I believe it’s 30%). Professors that go above this limit must submit a detailed explanation to the department chair. If grades are important, pick UVA.

No. Georgetown already had an average GPA of 3.54 in 2013 and it is undoubtedly higher now. UVA was 3.32 in 2013.

https://gradeinflation.com/Georgetown.html

https://gradeinflation.com/Virginia.html

[Anonymous]

Your data is irrelevant. Mine is based on having an actual student at Georgetown now. Professors are limited in the number of As they can confer. Full stop.

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Anonymous wrote:If there's any chance your daughter will need to use the University health insurance, e.g., if she stays for med school or a master's program, be aware that it's backasswards Catholic insurance when it comes to women's reproductive health. I was married and in law school and couldn't get birth control or an IUD through my insurance unless it was for a health purpose other than preventing pregnancy. I'd probably have my daughter choose UVA on that basis, as well as to avoid her being trained in a Catholic hospital where they don't treat women as having reproductive rights.

I'd be shocked if this was GU or within the last 20 years. (Indiana/ND - I might believe)

I checked the GU website before posting and this is still their policy. Women do not have the right to make decisions about their own health or body if on Georgetown insurance or if treated at Georgetown hospitals.

There is plenty of healthcare within close distance to Georgetown. Most kids are on their parents' insurance and if an undergrad female needed insurance, they could forgo GU as their source and obtain a cheap policy through the Marketplace. I didn't get reproductive care through my university when I was in college?

Perhaps you should have read my post before responding? I addressed most of this.

When I was in college lots of girls ended up getting birth control from the student health center, especially if they were from elsewhere and didn't have a local doctor. It was also the first stop for a suspected pregnancy.

And at my college they went to planned parenthood....so...

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Anonymous wrote:If there's any chance your daughter will need to use the University health insurance, e.g., if she stays for med school or a master's program, be aware that it's backasswards Catholic insurance when it comes to women's reproductive health. I was married and in law school and couldn't get birth control or an IUD through my insurance unless it was for a health purpose other than preventing pregnancy. I'd probably have my daughter choose UVA on that basis, as well as to avoid her being trained in a Catholic hospital where they don't treat women as having reproductive rights.

I'd be shocked if this was GU or within the last 20 years. (Indiana/ND - I might believe)

I checked the GU website before posting and this is still their policy. Women do not have the right to make decisions about their own health or body if on Georgetown insurance or if treated at Georgetown hospitals.

There is plenty of healthcare within close distance to Georgetown. Most kids are on their parents' insurance and if an undergrad female needed insurance, they could forgo GU as their source and obtain a cheap policy through the Marketplace. I didn't get reproductive care through my university when I was in college?

Perhaps you should have read my post before responding? I addressed most of this.

When I was in college lots of girls ended up getting birth control from the student health center, especially if they were from elsewhere and didn't have a local doctor. It was also the first stop for a suspected pregnancy.

And at my college they went to planned parenthood....so...

Also at my graduate school in a different city....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown limits the number of A grades per class (I believe it’s 30%). Professors that go above this limit must submit a detailed explanation to the department chair. If grades are important, pick UVA.

Hmmm - my student at Georgetown has never mentioned this. They get A's all the time.

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Anonymous wrote:If there's any chance your daughter will need to use the University health insurance, e.g., if she stays for med school or a master's program, be aware that it's backasswards Catholic insurance when it comes to women's reproductive health. I was married and in law school and couldn't get birth control or an IUD through my insurance unless it was for a health purpose other than preventing pregnancy. I'd probably have my daughter choose UVA on that basis, as well as to avoid her being trained in a Catholic hospital where they don't treat women as having reproductive rights.

I'd be shocked if this was GU or within the last 20 years. (Indiana/ND - I might believe)

I checked the GU website before posting and this is still their policy. Women do not have the right to make decisions about their own health or body if on Georgetown insurance or if treated at Georgetown hospitals.

There is plenty of healthcare within close distance to Georgetown. Most kids are on their parents' insurance and if an undergrad female needed insurance, they could forgo GU as their source and obtain a cheap policy through the Marketplace. I didn't get reproductive care through my university when I was in college?

Perhaps you should have read my post before responding? I addressed most of this.

When I was in college lots of girls ended up getting birth control from the student health center, especially if they were from elsewhere and didn't have a local doctor. It was also the first stop for a suspected pregnancy.

And at my college they went to planned parenthood....so...

Also at my graduate school in a different city....

Perhaps you're okay supporting an institution that treats women as unable to make their own decisions about their bodies, but I'm not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your data is irrelevant. Mine is based on having an actual student at Georgetown now. Professors are limited in the number of As they can confer. Full stop.

Cut out the “full stop” comments. Its juvenile and it signals your opinion trumps all, which it does not