<p>I am in at ND, BC(Honors Program), and Georgetown U.(the College). Like 'em all. Which would you choose and why?</p>
<p>What are you planning to major in? That could be a big deciding factor.</p>
<p>Just don't go to Notre Dame because I reallly want to get off the waitlist there. </p>
<p>But seriously, Congratulations all three are outstanding institutions and I don't think you could go wrong with whichever you choose. It all depends on whats important to you and which school meets your needs. Besides that I don't have any good advice. Best of luck in your difficult decision and I imagine that it will work out for you.</p>
<p>I have the same decision minus GTown. Im BC honors / business major vs. ND. any comments?</p>
<p>I'll probably major in math</p>
<p>ND and Gtown are ofcourse the two more prestigious ones. But they are EXTREMELY different, so it really depends on which environment you would rather be in. Ofcourse there are other factors, such as money, location, etc..</p>
<p>You like diversity? Go to Gtown :) sounds cooler too. ND's a little uptight from what I heard, and if you don't want to go to another catholic school (except bc, of course, and im assuming you attend a priv. catholic hs) don't choose ND.</p>
<p>theyre all catholic schools, just that ND and GTown are known to be the more conservative of the three, as well as more prestigious</p>
<p>Notre Dame more prestigious than BC? Perhaps, as its endowment is more than twice that of BC's (speaking of endowments, BC's is twice that of Georgetown's). And, let's remember its football glory! (by the way, BC beat ND in their last four games). </p>
<p>Academic standards? While the fathers of the Holy Cross (ND's founders) may offer a fine education, their academic heritage pales before that of the Jesuits (BC).</p>
<p>Location? -- Please...</p>
<p>nd, gtwon, bc</p>
<p>Hey, I'm also BC Honors or Georgetown (replace ND with Brown), and I'm majoring in math. I never really considered BC Honors, partially because it's too close to home (I did go to the Accepted Students Day on the 8th, but it would have taken something miraculous for me to go; it was very nice, though), and I'm probably going to Georgetown. I talked to a Georgetown math prof at a little thing they sponsored in a house nearby, and he ended up giving me his house number and work number, and even called me a few days later to see if I had any questions. Georgetown's math department isn't the strongest, but it's a beautiful place with lots of connections to be made, and they're expanding faculty.</p>
<p>I'm a freshman in the honors program at BC and had a dilemma very similar to yours last year. However, the thing that drew me most to my decision on BC was the great advice I had gotten from a friend of mine already in the program. As a freshman, you have a number of choices for honors professors who will lead your two hour, intensive discussion twice a week. The best part is that each has their own specialty and background. Some are experts in history, while others may be more philosophically or theologically based. Once you pick the right teacher, you will find their syllabus to be very inviting and discussions to be extremely insightful. My professor this year was an award winning author with history as her specialty, and I have learned an unbelievable amount already. Plus, if you are a football, basketball, or hockey fan (or all three), BC is definitely the school for you. But I promise that you will not regret going to BC as an honors student at this time next year</p>
<p>georgetown > ND > Boston C.</p>
<p>Common slams against BC include:</p>
<p>Not a prestigious as the Ivies.
Not as diverse as the big publics (Michigan, Berkeley, etc.).
Not as intense as Georgetown or Notre Dame.
Not as many nationally ranked departments as U of Chicago, Hopkins, MIT, Stanford, Duke, NYU, Northwestern.</p>
<p>And perhaps all of those things are true. But I think the most common reason people pick BC is that is perhaps the best COMBINATION of the factors upon which a lot of students base their choice: academics, campus beauty, campus safety, big-time sports (usually top 20 in football, basketball, and hockey--and if you don't think this is important, go see an Ivy League football or basketball game some time), immediate access to a large and wonderful city, school pride, alumni networking, etc.</p>
<p>bceagles, can you talk more about the honors program and how that works? the requirements, how time consuming it is, and if it is worth it overall.</p>
<p>thank you. =)</p>
<p>Had niece in the same situation. Here's what we thought about...will you have the time and money to take advantage of nearby DC or Boston? Both afford a lush lifestyle if you can afford it. If not, it would be really tough to be there. My niece wasn't going to have a lot of extra money to shop Georgetown or eat out in Boston, so she chose ND. As for academics, ND and Georgetown are better than BC. As for school spirit/sports, I'd weigh in with ND at the top, followed by BC and G'town close together. Overall, think about your available time and money...Goodluck! really, you can't go wrong.</p>
<p>Where are you from? If the East coast, I wouldn't think ND would be worth shlepping out to over either of the other two. I would probably choose Georgetown.</p>