Does Georgetown want DMV students?

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is not full of Ivy rejects, if so you can say the same about Cornell or even Brown. With that being said Gtown is a bit overrated. Unless it's SFS ; Nova students should save the money and go to UVA. If they have they money and just need to go Private Cornell, Emory, Vandy, Notre Dame , and (if they can get in) Duke are much better options.

Saying Vanderbilt, Emory, or even Notre Dame are better options than Georgetown is just dumb

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Anonymous wrote:If you're gonna get into Georgetown from NOVA you're also going to get into UVA. Why pay double for Georgetown when UVA is a better school?

Well, one of the reasons being that's not necessarily true, especially in the humanities and international affairs (which are ironically UVA's strength compared to other publics)

Georgetown is also much smaller, located in a great part of DC, attracts a very large number of students from across the world that tend to be political/financial elites of their respective countries.

Much better than attending a school full of rural public school kids who can't keep up, 66% in-state and the rest being upper-middle-class suburbanites from NYC metro.

If tuition and cost of living are not an issue, these are very good reasons to attend Georgetown over UVA.

Sorry UVA said no, I guess.

Georgetown has a much lower acceptance rate mate, more likely that you simply can't afford Georgetown.

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is not full of Ivy rejects, if so you can say the same about Cornell or even Brown. With that being said Gtown is a bit overrated. Unless it's SFS ; Nova students should save the money and go to UVA. If they have they money and just need to go Private Cornell, Emory, Vandy, Notre Dame , and (if they can get in) Duke are much better options.

Saying Vanderbilt, Emory, or even Notre Dame are better options than Georgetown is just dumb

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Anonymous wrote:NP. I don't even like UVA and even I will say Georgetown is grossly overrated and UVA is in much better shape, both financially and for the future, than Georgetown. I third all the comments saying that Georgetown's best days are well behind it.

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Anonymous wrote:I think Georgetown’s best days are behind it. It is not well run. Lots of unhappy faculty and staff. I know many people who work there. Campus is run down.
Georgetown is living in the past even the school of foreign service.

There is some truth to this, because the antiquated, out of touch (literally - average age is probably 80 years old, and most of them aren't even on this continent) Board dictates what should happen, but they have zero idea of the day to day. If I was a parent or a donor, I would want to know that big changes need to be made - starting with abolishing that Board.

Agree with both of these posts. Be smart and pick a different school

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is not full of Ivy rejects, if so you can say the same about Cornell or even Brown. With that being said Gtown is a bit overrated. Unless it's SFS ; Nova students should save the money and go to UVA. If they have they money and just need to go Private Cornell, Emory, Vandy, Notre Dame , and (if they can get in) Duke are much better options.

Saying Vanderbilt, Emory, or even Notre Dame are better options than Georgetown is just dumb

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By every measure Notre Dame is a better school. For one thing, it has ten times the money that Georgetown has. TEN times.

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP and my DD wants a smaller school that is not so Greek and southern-feeling and she thinks she’d like to go to a school where most kids aren’t from VA. She’s not insulting UVA, which is great for people who want that type of school. Plus, isn’t UVA super hard to get into from NOVA anyway?

It is. It is literally (a large part of) why people go to TJ, to go to UVA.

I don't think that is true. Fewer have been going. More have been going OOS to good STEM programs.

I mean why would somebody bust their butt at TJ just to go to UVA when all you need is. 3.4 and no d’s or f’s at a junior college for guaranteed admission? It’s a sign of lack of common sense if you are that mixed up.

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is not full of Ivy rejects, if so you can say the same about Cornell or even Brown. With that being said Gtown is a bit overrated. Unless it's SFS ; Nova students should save the money and go to UVA. If they have they money and just need to go Private Cornell, Emory, Vandy, Notre Dame , and (if they can get in) Duke are much better options.

Saying Vanderbilt, Emory, or even Notre Dame are better options than Georgetown is just dumb

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By every measure Notre Dame is a better school. For one thing, it has ten times the money that Georgetown has. TEN times.

Notre Dame is better than Georgetown? What planet do you live on?

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is not full of Ivy rejects, if so you can say the same about Cornell or even Brown. With that being said Gtown is a bit overrated. Unless it's SFS ; Nova students should save the money and go to UVA. If they have they money and just need to go Private Cornell, Emory, Vandy, Notre Dame , and (if they can get in) Duke are much better options.

Saying Vanderbilt, Emory, or even Notre Dame are better options than Georgetown is just dumb

+1

By every measure Notre Dame is a better school. For one thing, it has ten times the money that Georgetown has. TEN times.

Notre Dame is better than Georgetown? What planet do you live on?

Yes, ND is better. And it's been ranked higher forever.

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Anonymous wrote:I think Georgetown’s best days are behind it. It is not well run. Lots of unhappy faculty and staff. I know many people who work there. Campus is run down.
Georgetown is living in the past even the school of foreign service.

Clearly you aren't associated with the foreign service, diplomacy or international business or international trade.

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is not full of Ivy rejects, if so you can say the same about Cornell or even Brown. With that being said Gtown is a bit overrated. Unless it's SFS ; Nova students should save the money and go to UVA. If they have they money and just need to go Private Cornell, Emory, Vandy, Notre Dame , and (if they can get in) Duke are much better options.

Saying Vanderbilt, Emory, or even Notre Dame are better options than Georgetown is just dumb

These schools have more money for financial aid, they are ranked higher ( Vandy by alot). Georgetown has a great location and that's it. It's overrated like NYU, USC and most of the other schools in big time cities.

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is not full of Ivy rejects, if so you can say the same about Cornell or even Brown. With that being said Gtown is a bit overrated. Unless it's SFS ; Nova students should save the money and go to UVA. If they have they money and just need to go Private Cornell, Emory, Vandy, Notre Dame , and (if they can get in) Duke are much better options.

Saying Vanderbilt, Emory, or even Notre Dame are better options than Georgetown is just dumb

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By every measure Notre Dame is a better school. For one thing, it has ten times the money that Georgetown has. TEN times.

Does it have 10X the budget per student?

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To answer the poster’s question; yes, it is more difficult for local students. A friend of mine does admissions there. it’s not like they strive to that, but unlike other schools, they are not following in state quota they need to meet, just like Ivies.

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Any leg up to Georgetown with grandparent legacy?

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Anonymous wrote:I think Georgetown’s best days are behind it. It is not well run. Lots of unhappy faculty and staff. I know many people who work there. Campus is run down.
Georgetown is living in the past even the school of foreign service.

Clearly you aren't associated with the foreign service, diplomacy or international business or international trade.

And clearly Notre Dame is in a better location with more job and internship opportunities. 😙