Anonymous
Post 12/16/2023 10:09     Subject: Did not get into Georgetown or Notre Dame. Now what?
Try St. Michael’s College—the Catholic component of the U of Toronto.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2023 10:04     Subject: Re:Did not get into Georgetown or Notre Dame. Now what?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid is non-Catholic business major.
ND and GU were two top choices.

The next options were Vanderbilt, WashU, Emory, USC, CMU, NYU

Accepted at ND and GU?


Accepted ND, Deferred GU.

Visited ND, fell in love, and immediately withdrew from GU.



Smart choice, since that would be a likely rejected from GU.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2023 09:53     Subject: Re:Did not get into Georgetown or Notre Dame. Now what?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid is non-Catholic business major.
ND and GU were two top choices.

The next options were Vanderbilt, WashU, Emory, USC, CMU, NYU

Accepted at ND and GU?


Accepted ND, Deferred GU.

Visited ND, fell in love, and immediately withdrew from GU.

Anonymous
Post 12/16/2023 09:52     Subject: Did not get into Georgetown or Notre Dame. Now what?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid is crushed. Trying to regroup. Ideas. Thoughts.


I'm so sorry! I hope your DC will be OK. Sending virtual encouragement. Really, once these schools have filled up slots with athletes, legacies, and children of donors, who they pick is very random, so they often overlook some truly amazing kids.

The other Catholic universities being recommended here sound like good choices. Santa Clara University, Creighton, the University of Portland (beautiful campus!), Gonzaga, and St. Louis might also be worth a look. I know some kids who went to Santa Clara and U of Portland, and they loved those schools. SCU is ranked as "one of the most ridiculously underrated schools in the nation" and is earning more recognition by the year.



Agree. This must be so devastating for your child.


+1

Anonymous
Post 12/16/2023 09:47     Subject: Re:Did not get into Georgetown or Notre Dame. Now what?
Anonymous wrote:My kid is non-Catholic business major.
ND and GU were two top choices.

The next options were Vanderbilt, WashU, Emory, USC, CMU, NYU


This isn’t a well balanced list. Only schools a kid rejected from ND and GU might have a chance at would nenNYU nad Emory ED2, maybe.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2023 09:45     Subject: Re:Did not get into Georgetown or Notre Dame. Now what?
Anonymous wrote:My kid is non-Catholic business major.
ND and GU were two top choices.

The next options were Vanderbilt, WashU, Emory, USC, CMU, NYU

Accepted at ND and GU?
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2023 09:40     Subject: Re:Did not get into Georgetown or Notre Dame. Now what?
Anonymous wrote:My kid is non-Catholic business major.
ND and GU were two top choices.

The next options were Vanderbilt, WashU, Emory, USC, CMU, NYU

Notre Dame and Georgetown have a lower EA admit rate than ED1 at many of these schools.

Might I add that Notre Dame, with justification, is not a school that sees itself as a co-top choice with anyone, even an Ivy — if that came through in any way, it’s a death knell.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2023 09:13     Subject: Did not get into Georgetown or Notre Dame. Now what?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid is crushed. Trying to regroup. Ideas. Thoughts.


I'm so sorry! I hope your DC will be OK. Sending virtual encouragement. Really, once these schools have filled up slots with athletes, legacies, and children of donors, who they pick is very random, so they often overlook some truly amazing kids.

The other Catholic universities being recommended here sound like good choices. Santa Clara University, Creighton, the University of Portland (beautiful campus!), Gonzaga, and St. Louis might also be worth a look. I know some kids who went to Santa Clara and U of Portland, and they loved those schools. SCU is ranked as "one of the most ridiculously underrated schools in the nation" and is earning more recognition by the year.



Agree. This must be so devastating for your child.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2023 09:02     Subject: Did not get into Georgetown or Notre Dame. Now what?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid is crushed. Trying to regroup. Ideas. Thoughts.


I posted in another group that one of my high school acquaintances left Penn State after sophomore year to transfer to Yale. That was surprising to me.

When a dream opportunity fails to materialize, it seems to me it's worth asking: 1) how else can I achieve/get something similar and 2) is it possible to try again?

If this is soul-crushing...what about a (working) gap year or transferring after a first year spent elsewhere.

Does it have to be a Catholic school?

I have a family member who attended Pitt undergrad and Georgetown grad. Try Pitt maybe?

True. A transfer wouldn't be for everyone, but for those absolutely set on these schools, it's something to consider. Don't forget to do service hours and demonstrate a Catholic identity in the year in between (assuming you are Catholic). Of course, odds are that he likes where he goes and is no longer interested in a transfer.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2023 08:43     Subject: Did not get into Georgetown or Notre Dame. Now what?
Fordham
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2023 08:32     Subject: Re:Did not get into Georgetown or Notre Dame. Now what?
^testing
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2023 08:32     Subject: Re:Did not get into Georgetown or Notre Dame. Now what?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The obvious: BC, Villanova, Santa Clara, safety Holy Cross. But you must have considered all these?

Holy Cross a safety? Hardly.

+1 Villanova is the safety on that list.


My 4.4/1520/500+ hours of community service kid (plus a million other ECs and such) got rejected from Villanova today. I wouldn't call it a safety.


Omg! Wth - we seriously need to bring resting back and limit it to 6 applications in common app.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2023 08:00     Subject: Re:Did not get into Georgetown or Notre Dame. Now what?
My kid is non-Catholic business major.
ND and GU were two top choices.

The next options were Vanderbilt, WashU, Emory, USC, CMU, NYU
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2023 07:54     Subject: Did not get into Georgetown or Notre Dame. Now what?
JHU
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2023 07:33     Subject: Did not get into Georgetown or Notre Dame. Now what?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Catholic University in DC


Um...



Why um? Genuinely curious.