Does Georgetown want DMV students?

[Anonymous]

Colleges like to boast that they have students from all across the country so is it harder to get into Georgetown if you’re from the DC area? I can see them wanting politicians’ kids or students related to influential DC power brokers but if you’re just an unconnected nobody does living here hurt your chances?

[Anonymous]

My son loves Georgetown but didn't even apply because no one gets in from our NOVA public.

[Anonymous]

Georgetown is dirty and run-down. You can do better.

[Anonymous]

Wow, you obviously have some angst...I mean really, you are going to go this route with these day drinking troglodytes? Stop, put down the Chardonnay and understand that college admissions is not a right...damn you people are pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, you obviously have some angst...I mean really, you are going to go this route with these day drinking troglodytes? Stop, put down the Chardonnay and understand that college admissions is not a right...damn you people are pathetic.

Overreact much?

[Anonymous]

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?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, you obviously have some angst...I mean really, you are going to go this route with these day drinking troglodytes? Stop, put down the Chardonnay and understand that college admissions is not a right...damn you people are pathetic.

Overreact much?

If truth is overreaction than absolutely! Did you read the OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, you obviously have some angst...I mean really, you are going to go this route with these day drinking troglodytes? Stop, put down the Chardonnay and understand that college admissions is not a right...damn you people are pathetic.

Overreact much?

If truth is overreaction than absolutely! Did you read the OP?

Yes, I read the OP. And your “truth” post is sad and weird.

[Anonymous]

+1. Really weird

[Anonymous]

Geographic distribution of enrolled freshmen, page 2 https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/z4tgwmps28jo4hd83i1migipgjw43uuo

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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?

Even a UVA fan will and it there are certainly majors at Georgetown that are stronger than UVA. My DS Who was interested in Georgetown but didn’t apply is an international relations major and will be going to UVA this fall. Would he rather be at Georgetown? Probably but just because of the strength of the foreign affairs department. Is he crying in his Cheerios, nope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, you obviously have some angst...I mean really, you are going to go this route with these day drinking troglodytes? Stop, put down the Chardonnay and understand that college admissions is not a right...damn you people are pathetic.

Overreact much?

If truth is overreaction than absolutely! Did you read the OP?

Yes, I read the OP. And your “truth” post is sad and weird.

DP. Complete overreaction to a reasonable question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

UVA is 34k a year in state. Georgetown is 76k. Georgetown has a paltry endowment, a tiny campus, and is largely populated by Ivy League rejects. It is not known in broad academic circles as better than UVA. They're considered peer institutions. Even if money isn't an issue, there's no reason to attend Georgetown over UVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

UVA is 34k a year in state. Georgetown is 76k. Georgetown has a paltry endowment, a tiny campus, and is largely populated by Ivy League rejects. It is not known in broad academic circles as better than UVA. They're considered peer institutions. Even if money isn't an issue, there's no reason to attend Georgetown over UVA.

Georgetown is plainly a better school and you plainly have a large chip on your shoulder.