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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a Catholic with degrees from 2 Catholic universities (neither of which I attended BECAUSE they were Catholic), it seems like non-Catholics often  overestimate the cohesion & exclusivity among Catholics. Yes, there are few extremist factions within Catholicism, but at ND, BC, Villanova, etc there are no secret handshakes or special privileges. In fact, anybody who would try to establish something like that would be scorned. [/quote]
Also I Catholic with a degree from a Catholic college, and kids in Catholic schools, and while I don't disagree with what pp says, I don't think it can go with out saying that ND and Villanova are much more traditional Catholic than Georgetown and BC. My own kid has toured and will apply to several Jesuit colleges and zero non-Jesuit colleges. 
But if OP's kid feels a connection with ND, then good for both of them. [/quote]

Wow, you seem very close minded.  You need to get over the Jesuit thing.  There isn't much difference between the vibe at ND and BC.  You eliminate a top 20 Catholic university because it isn't Jesuit?  Your poor kid.[/quote]

IYKYK.  Jesuit institutions have a very specific educational philosophy that leads to curricular decisions and influences campus life.  For people who want that, it really isn't duplicated at non-Jesuit schools.[/quote]

Well we know. My kid had four years of Jesuit education in HS and then went on to ND. He also got into BC and other Jesuit schools, but chose ND for numerous reasons including campus life and academics. Both are great schools. ND seems more dedicated to its Catholic identity, which, for us, is not a bad thing. in fact, I would take this a step further and discourage my younger kid from attending Georgetown because of the fact that tend to tone down their Catholic affiliation, which is very unfortunate.[/quote]

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