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[quote=Anonymous]Pp's right. It was much easier to get into top colleges back in the day. However, I do think that GU was not that competitive back when I went there in the 70s. When I told my relatives in northern Ohio that I was going to GU, unless they were Catholic, they thought I meant Georgetown College in Kentucky.

I don't know for sure the true reason it became more competitive but I noticed two things: 1) As a pp noted, John Thompson started coaching men's basketball, recruited Patrick Ewing, and the school became a national powerhouse in the 80s. 2) Scholars from the GU Center for Strategic and International Studies started showing up on the MacNeil-Lehrer Report on PBS. Both  of these elevated the school's national profile. I know I would not have gotten in today!

But as interesting as it is to talk about me, tell us the truth, OP. You just know someone who went there and you think they're not the hot shot they pretend to be. Well, that's probably true of most people who got into elite colleges back in the day. It was a lot easier to get in. [/quote]

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