Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 14:27     Subject: Georgetown or BC
Anonymous wrote:Well does she want to be in DC or Boston area?
I guess if she is super pious the charisma of all the other colleges, general cultural ambiance might be lost on her. But Foggy Bottom isn't very charming and Georgetown isn't even Newbury Street.
I took summer courses at BC before grad school vbecausecI had never taken economics. I was so jealous of the campus atmosphere.


Wut?

Georgetown isn’t in Foggy Bottom and BC isn’t on Newbury St.

Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 14:25     Subject: Georgetown or BC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No contest, Georgetown better school.


Not true and would be degree dependent. And clearly Georgetown is less religious than BC. Really should no longer be consider as abiding by Catholic principles.


Any true Catholics would choose to attend Villanova.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 14:23     Subject: Georgetown or BC
Georgetown>>>BC.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 14:15     Subject: Georgetown or BC
I think it does matter if she wants to be in the Boston area or not because BC has a strong alumni network there. Also I think BC has a stronger religious element but that may have changed.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 14:12     Subject: Georgetown or BC
Well does she want to be in DC or Boston area?
I guess if she is super pious the charisma of all the other colleges, general cultural ambiance might be lost on her. But Foggy Bottom isn't very charming and Georgetown isn't even Newbury Street.
I took summer courses at BC before grad school vbecausecI had never taken economics. I was so jealous of the campus atmosphere.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2026 14:05     Subject: Georgetown or BC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No contest, Georgetown better school.


Not true and would be degree dependent. And clearly Georgetown is less religious than BC. Really should no longer be consider as abiding by Catholic principles.


I'm sure the Jesuits would beg to differ
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 22:22     Subject: Georgetown or BC
Georgetown and BC are not in the same category as far as reputation and prestige.
Georgetown is the easy choice here.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 17:17     Subject: Georgetown or BC
Anonymous wrote:BC hands down. Georgetown experience sucks. Schools are not that far apart. Boston beats DC for college in any event. Also better Alum network. Look over Georgetown very carefully. Visit a couple of times. DS at Georgetown; DD at BC.


+1

Plus no rats in Newton.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 17:16     Subject: Georgetown or BC
Anonymous wrote:My daughter got into Georgetown REA and is now waiting until RDs come out for other schools.

Her first choice is ND, but she was deferred. So that might not be on the table.

Her second choice was always BC, but that was when she wasn't even thinking about Georgetown because she didn't expect to get in so early. Now that she has been admitted, she will need to make a choice assuming she is accepted to BC. FWIW, she also got into Villanova, Fordham, PC, and others.

DD is very religious and will be very active in the campus ministry among other things. She likes football and school spirit, but sports are not a priority for her. Not a partier at all...doesn't even like alcohol. Will be doing a combination of stem and theology (something like biology or biochem).

Hopefully she will get into ND and all this will be moot, but I hope to get some insights about these two schools in an effort to evaluate the fit. My gut tells me that BC is more of a party school, but I might be missing something.


We liked BC's campus and tour a lot more than Georgetown. What is your daughter majoring in?
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 12:19     Subject: Georgetown or BC
Georgetown slappies are overrating their school. As usual. Their insecurity is telling.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 12:11     Subject: Georgetown or BC
BC still has quite the Catholic element. They still send out the c21 mags to alumni.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 12:09     Subject: Re:Georgetown or BC
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:All these "Georgetown is better" responses are referring to college rank. Which I'd assume OP knows.
But this sounds like a great candidate for ND - I hope it works out for her.


Thanks...we are praying every day!

🙏
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 12:06     Subject: Re:Georgetown or BC
Anonymous wrote:All these "Georgetown is better" responses are referring to college rank. Which I'd assume OP knows.
But this sounds like a great candidate for ND - I hope it works out for her.


Thanks...we are praying every day!
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 12:05     Subject: Re:Georgetown or BC
Anonymous wrote:Yeah, BC is very underrated by US News. Yes, the prestige of Catholic schools goes ND to Georgetown to BC to Holy Cross but they are all prestigious enough that is kid wants to go to one, let them.

Do not assume a BC admit, which you are clearly doing. If kid wanted to go to BC, should have applied ED….


OP here. Yes I am assuming BC admit for the purposes of this exercise. No she would never have applied to BC ED because she has ND as her first choice. Why would she apply ED to her second or third choice school? She also had the opportunity to apply ED2, but she prefers to take her chances and wait for a potential good outcome with ND. ED is great for students who have a clear frontrunner. That's not the case here.

That said, the Scoir scattergram for BC in her school is very strong for RD admits for students with her stats so I think the "assumption" in this case is warranted.


Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 11:46     Subject: Re:Georgetown or BC
Anonymous wrote:All these "Georgetown is better" responses are referring to college rank. Which I'd assume OP knows.
But this sounds like a great candidate for ND - I hope it works out for her.

I wish I could have gotten my kids to apply to Georgetown. Overlooked by a lot of area kids because it's too close to home. ND also did not hit our radar for various reasons. BC's been great. Can't go wrong. So fortunate to have great choices.