Is Boston College as prestigious as Emory or Georgetown?

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Anonymous wrote:They are all very good schools. Ignore the USNWR rankings and the idea of “prestige”.

We should ignore when a school is ranked 14 spots higher than the other? Because some stated that they think BC is more prestigious than Emory. Imagine some saying rankings don't matter ;Emory is just as good as Stanford. The 14 spot difference in ranking doesn't matter.

There are rankings and there is social prestige....not the same thing.

Social prestige is based on ranking as it is included in it.
Anyone who thinks BC is more prestigious than Emory is just delusional.

Emory isn't prestigious in any regard though.

Then none of the 3 schools are.

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Anonymous wrote:BC is as prestigious as BU.

BU isn't prestigious, just exorbitantly overpriced.

BU is the exact opposite of prestigious. Northeastern has eclipsed it as the large private uni for dummies in Boston.

I normally get upset about mean-spirited posts, but this one made me laugh out loud. Kind of agree. Would not be thrilled with my kids going to BU or northeastern. (Esp Northeastern)

I'd definitely encourage them to apply to Georgetown, Emory, and BC.
I think of those three, Georgetown is the most prestigious. I think it is just below HYPS/MIT/Caltech and somewhere around Penn, Dartmouth.
Next I would say Emory, which I think is better than Vanderbilt and worse than Duke. Maybe on par with UNC or Michigan, leading that pack.
I'd say BC is at the bottom, but in my mind it is a good school and I would be happy with my kid going there. My DD id not a senior yet, but out of the three would probably only apply to BC because she likes cold weather.

You think GU is just below HYPS and MIT!?

GU would even fall below UPenn and Dartmouth.

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Anonymous wrote:BC is as prestigious as BU.

BU isn't prestigious, just exorbitantly overpriced.

BU is the exact opposite of prestigious. Northeastern has eclipsed it as the large private uni for dummies in Boston.

I normally get upset about mean-spirited posts, but this one made me laugh out loud. Kind of agree. Would not be thrilled with my kids going to BU or northeastern. (Esp Northeastern)

I'd definitely encourage them to apply to Georgetown, Emory, and BC.
I think of those three, Georgetown is the most prestigious. I think it is just below HYPS/MIT/Caltech and somewhere around Penn, Dartmouth.
Next I would say Emory, which I think is better than Vanderbilt and worse than Duke. Maybe on par with UNC or Michigan, leading that pack.
I'd say BC is at the bottom, but in my mind it is a good school and I would be happy with my kid going there. My DD id not a senior yet, but out of the three would probably only apply to BC because she likes cold weather.

You think GU is just below HYPS and MIT!?

GU would even fall below UPenn and Dartmouth.

Same, I said that I think it's closer to Cornell's level, along with Emory.

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Anonymous wrote:BC is as prestigious as BU.

BU isn't prestigious, just exorbitantly overpriced.

BU is the exact opposite of prestigious. Northeastern has eclipsed it as the large private uni for dummies in Boston.

I normally get upset about mean-spirited posts, but this one made me laugh out loud. Kind of agree. Would not be thrilled with my kids going to BU or northeastern. (Esp Northeastern)

I'd definitely encourage them to apply to Georgetown, Emory, and BC.
I think of those three, Georgetown is the most prestigious. I think it is just below HYPS/MIT/Caltech and somewhere around Penn, Dartmouth.
Next I would say Emory, which I think is better than Vanderbilt and worse than Duke. Maybe on par with UNC or Michigan, leading that pack.
I'd say BC is at the bottom, but in my mind it is a good school and I would be happy with my kid going there. My DD id not a senior yet, but out of the three would probably only apply to BC because she likes cold weather.

You think GU is just below HYPS and MIT!?

GU would even fall below UPenn and Dartmouth.

Same, I said that I think it's closer to Cornell's level, along with Emory.

You people are out of your minds. Georgetown is a clear step below Cornell. Emory I don't even pay attention to. It's maybe a little bit prestigious with people in Georgia and for people working in healthcare, and that's about it.

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Anonymous wrote:BC is as prestigious as BU.

BU isn't prestigious, just exorbitantly overpriced.

BU is the exact opposite of prestigious. Northeastern has eclipsed it as the large private uni for dummies in Boston.

I normally get upset about mean-spirited posts, but this one made me laugh out loud. Kind of agree. Would not be thrilled with my kids going to BU or northeastern. (Esp Northeastern)

I'd definitely encourage them to apply to Georgetown, Emory, and BC.
I think of those three, Georgetown is the most prestigious. I think it is just below HYPS/MIT/Caltech and somewhere around Penn, Dartmouth.
Next I would say Emory, which I think is better than Vanderbilt and worse than Duke. Maybe on par with UNC or Michigan, leading that pack.
I'd say BC is at the bottom, but in my mind it is a good school and I would be happy with my kid going there. My DD id not a senior yet, but out of the three would probably only apply to BC because she likes cold weather.

You think GU is just below HYPS and MIT!?

GU would even fall below UPenn and Dartmouth.

Same, I said that I think it's closer to Cornell's level, along with Emory.

You people are out of your minds. Georgetown is a clear step below Cornell. Emory I don't even pay attention to. It's maybe a little bit prestigious with people in Georgia and for people working in healthcare, and that's about it.

Georgetown grads make more than Cornell grads and Emory is just as selective. Who cares if you don't think about Emory-- the people that matter do, more Emory grads work in NYC anyway so its clearly not just Georgia people who think highly of them.

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BC, Emory, and Georgetown are all selective schools with some brand recognition nationwide and a bit worldwide. With that said, none is prestigious. In fact, Georgetown’s main campus is a dump.

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Well argued. PP must have gone somewhere prestigious (i.e., non-dumpy).

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Anonymous wrote:BC, Emory, and Georgetown are all selective schools with some brand recognition nationwide and a bit worldwide. With that said, none is prestigious. In fact, Georgetown’s main campus is a dump.

+1. Georgetown has got to be one of the most overrated schools on DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:BC, Emory, and Georgetown are all selective schools with some brand recognition nationwide and a bit worldwide. With that said, none is prestigious. In fact, Georgetown’s main campus is a dump.

Although I don't agree with you, at least your opinion makes sense. Most in here are trying to explain away facts using lies. Either you think none of these schools are prestigious or that Emory is the most prestigious of the 3. Everything else is just trying to manufacture gray areas. BC has never been top 30 and Emory has been ranked higher than Georgetown on the two most bought, watched, and cited rankings ( US News and Times WSJ) for over 5 years now. Emory has been ranked higher than BC since college rankings existed. Some of you are saying ranking and prestige are different but can't explain what prestige is? Or do you really want us to believe your co-workers are more impressed with your child getting into BC over Emory. That's a joke and you know it. BC lets in everyone over a 1400, it's not and never has been a difficult school to get into.

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No idea why Cornell got dragged into this conversation but I've gotta chime in for my Ivy League friends.

Cornell > Emory/Georgetown > BC

There are admittedly several non-Ivy schools that are peers with Cornell, Brown, and Dartmouth, but most people would agree Emory and Georgetown are just under this tier.

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Anonymous wrote:BC is as prestigious as BU.

BU isn't prestigious, just exorbitantly overpriced.

BU is the exact opposite of prestigious. Northeastern has eclipsed it as the large private uni for dummies in Boston.

I normally get upset about mean-spirited posts, but this one made me laugh out loud. Kind of agree. Would not be thrilled with my kids going to BU or northeastern. (Esp Northeastern)

I'd definitely encourage them to apply to Georgetown, Emory, and BC.
I think of those three, Georgetown is the most prestigious. I think it is just below HYPS/MIT/Caltech and somewhere around Penn, Dartmouth.
Next I would say Emory, which I think is better than Vanderbilt and worse than Duke. Maybe on par with UNC or Michigan, leading that pack.
I'd say BC is at the bottom, but in my mind it is a good school and I would be happy with my kid going there. My DD id not a senior yet, but out of the three would probably only apply to BC because she likes cold weather.

You think GU is just below HYPS and MIT!?

GU would even fall below UPenn and Dartmouth.

Same, I said that I think it's closer to Cornell's level, along with Emory.

You people are out of your minds. Georgetown is a clear step below Cornell. Emory I don't even pay attention to. It's maybe a little bit prestigious with people in Georgia and for people working in healthcare, and that's about it.

+1

No one knows anything about Emory unless they have to. This likely explains the low yield rate.

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Anonymous wrote:No idea why Cornell got dragged into this conversation but I've gotta chime in for my Ivy League friends.

Cornell > Emory/Georgetown > BC

There are admittedly several non-Ivy schools that are peers with Cornell, Brown, and Dartmouth, but most people would agree Emory and Georgetown are just under this tier.

Peers haha.

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Anonymous wrote:No idea why Cornell got dragged into this conversation but I've gotta chime in for my Ivy League friends.

Cornell > Emory/Georgetown > BC

There are admittedly several non-Ivy schools that are peers with Cornell, Brown, and Dartmouth, but most people would agree Emory and Georgetown are just under this tier.

Placing Georgetown "just under" Cornell, Brown, or Dartmouth is a stretch, even if that's accurate in an ordinal sense.

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In reality, rankings are irrelevant as ultimately what matters is who you know.

Given this reality, BC and GU are going to get you much further than Emory anywhere north of the Mason Dixon line.

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Anonymous wrote:In reality, rankings are irrelevant as ultimately what matters is who you know.

Given this reality, BC and GU are going to get you much further than Emory anywhere north of the Mason Dixon line.

You must have gone to BC because you aren't intelligent enough to use google.
Emory top post-grad destinations

1. Atlanta, GA
2. New York, NY
3. Washington, DC
4. Chicago, IL
5. Boston, MA
6. Philadelphia, PA
7. Los Angeles, CA
8. Miami, FL
9. San Francisco, CA
10. Dallas, TX

http://career.emory.edu/_includes/documents/E...port%202018-2019.pdf