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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]

Georgetown is barely Catholic.  They have managed to remove many of the symbols of Catholicism and if they are still there, they apologize about it.  BC not so much.  My son applied to both BC and ND, got into both, [b]and for obvious reasons is attending ND.[/b]  He didn't like the Georgetown campus or vibe at all.  He would have happily attended BC if he didn't get into ND.

And yes, football just might have been one factor that enticed him to go to the middle of nowhere for school.  Football weekends are the best.  That plus the program he was in and the sense of family the school exudes.  It is just an amazing place.[/quote]
They just can't help themselves. Proving every stereotype of an ND blowhard. Normal alums must be so proud.[/quote]

Take a look at parchment.  Clearly most who are accepted to both BC and ND would attend ND. https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Boston+College&with=University+of+Notre+Dame

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