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[quote=Anonymous]I'd generally consider Georgetown as the slightly better school (the 75% SAT score is usually higher, the acceptance rate is usually somewhat lower despite not being a Common App school, and DC can attract faculty a little better versus South Bend and than what Georgetown might otherwise get). Notre Dame has a lot more $$ endowment wise though, so if aid is an important factor, ND could very well end up being more affordable as they have generous need based aid and more merit aid than Georgetown. 
Rankings wise, they are split. Georgetown is one of the few schools in the top 25 across Forbes, WSJ, and USNWR. Notre Dame is slightly higher than Georgetown in USNWR but is 15+ spots lower in the other two. Georgetown also tends to be ranked higher grad school wise in primary areas like law school and b-school. My guess is if you ask a guidance counselor in North Carolina, they'd probably say Georgetown and if you ask a counselor in Illinois, they'd probably say Notre Dame with the slight regional bias!   
The environments at Georgetown and Notre Dame are so different though beyond being Catholic. Some people love a quieter place like South Bend and want to be part of a big football tradition. That definitely isn't available at Georgetown. Others want a more urban school that is a little less isolated socially or are set on some of the DC internship opportunities. 
Catholics were excluded from a lot of other schools for so long and their high schools still have strong ties to the universities, so I get the interest in both but the student should be able to get a pick between these two great schools pretty quickly. [/quote]

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