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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I lived in Midwest, Deep South, and Mountain states before moving to DMV. Georgetown is considered a way better school than either Temple or Rutgers in all four areas I have lived in. Not sure about other areas.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't go to any of these schools but I've always thought of Georgetown as a legitimately top tier school that you need to be exceptional to get into, AU as a good school for kids who want to change the world, and GWU as a school for middling full-pay rich kids who want to go to school in a city.[/quote]

This is accurate.[/quote]

I don’t think of people outside of the DMV area think of Georgetown University as being especially prestigious. It seems to be about at the level of Temple or Rutgers, but with more rats in the dorms, overall. 
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Georgetown grad here: This is a lie. GU is VERY well known outside of the DMV. It is considered one of the premier, elite institutions in the U.S. [b]Some even mistakenly think it's part of the Ivy League, [/b]largely because they don't understand that Ivy League is a geographic/athletic designation and not a prestige one, technically. Though informally, Ivy League is used as a shorthand for a prestigious or elite university.[/quote]

I’ve lived in DC for 40 years and have never heard anyone equate [b] GT [/b]with the Ivy League. Ever. It’s ranked 24 in USNWR and 41 by Forbes. It is what it is, but not Ivy. League or not.[/quote]

I thought Georgetown is known as GU not GT for people who live in DC. [/quote]

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