Anonymous
12/17/2017 08:32
Subject: Re:Villanova- Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:DS (now a junior) will be applying to ND, BC, and GU. Villanova will be his safety school. 34 ACT (mock) and 4.2 weighted GPA. Hoping to get the ACT to 35. I think he has a good shot at all of these schools, but ND is first choice.
same here but DC has Holy Cross on the list. I's put that ahead of Villanova.
Anonymous
12/17/2017 07:09
Subject: Villanova- Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Rich, white, catholic
That is the profile of my nephew that attends.
I don't know about "rich". Do you consider kids from Bethesda or Chevy chase rich? I'm in my 40s and went to Catholic high school in DC, and all of the people I know who went there still love it.
Anonymous
12/17/2017 07:06
Subject: Re:Villanova- Thoughts?
DS (now a junior) will be applying to ND, BC, and GU. Villanova will be his safety school. 34 ACT (mock) and 4.2 weighted GPA. Hoping to get the ACT to 35. I think he has a good shot at all of these schools, but ND is first choice.
Anonymous
12/16/2017 13:03
Subject: Re:Villanova- Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:Solid safety for kids that didn't get into ND, BC or GT. We know a very high stat kid who inexplicably didn't get into any of his top choice and ended up at Villanova and is doing great.
GT... you mean Georgetown? GU.
Anonymous
12/16/2017 13:02
Subject: Villanova- Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:Rich, white, catholic
How does it compared to ND and BC?
Anonymous
12/16/2017 11:42
Subject: Re:Villanova- Thoughts?
I really want one of my kids to go there. Hopefully 3rd time’s a charm.
Anonymous
12/16/2017 11:10
Subject: Villanova- Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:Beautiful campus, close to train line, very good professors, very polite, well-raised students. I think anybody would feel accepted there, even if they are not rich, white, and catholic. It is not a snobby place.
I know an AA young woman who went there. Very tough time at first from entitled dorm mates and being treated as somewhat alien. In the end though, she got some support from possibly the dorm staff and others at the school. Wound up feeling like she got a good experience and a good education. It was not an easy road though.
Anonymous
12/15/2017 11:11
Subject: Re:Villanova- Thoughts?
Solid safety for kids that didn't get into ND, BC or GT. We know a very high stat kid who inexplicably didn't get into any of his top choice and ended up at Villanova and is doing great.
Anonymous
12/15/2017 11:11
Subject: Re:Villanova- Thoughts?
Great school spirit (Several things contribute to the vibe -- for example, the basketball team is top-ranked but live in dorms instead of being cordoned off in separate luxury accommodations). Emphasis on service. (Wonderful Special Olympics held every fall, transportion provided to Philly for tutoring programs, etc.). Several building projects and campus improvements underway. Selectivity increasing each year.
Anonymous
12/15/2017 10:56
Subject: Villanova- Thoughts?
Beautiful campus, close to train line, very good professors, very polite, well-raised students. I think anybody would feel accepted there, even if they are not rich, white, and catholic. It is not a snobby place.
Anonymous
12/15/2017 10:24
Subject: Villanova- Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:Rich, white, catholic
That is the profile of my nephew that attends.
Anonymous
12/15/2017 09:58
Subject: Villanova- Thoughts?
Rich, white, catholic
Anonymous
12/15/2017 08:49
Subject: Re:Villanova- Thoughts?
It is harder to get into than I would have thought.
Anonymous
12/15/2017 06:22
Subject: Re:Villanova- Thoughts?
When I was in HS, it used to be called "Vanillanova" because it was only white kids who went there.
Anonymous
12/14/2017 23:33
Subject: Villanova- Thoughts?
Anyone at, or have kids, at Villanova?