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Prep School Admissions
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<p>Back in the day...when it was far less absurd to suggest that a major university such as Georgetown would allow the admissions process to be pre-empted by donations...I knew one person who was borderline material for admission who got in and his dad later served on their Board of Visitors (or whatever it's called) -- the dad was THAT powerful and wealthy. But about 5 years later when the brother applied, and dad was STILL on the Board, the brother was not admitted. And he did a decent job at St. George's, too.</p>

<p>If anything, I suspect that the trend towards buying in has gotten tighter, not looser.</p>

<p>And to suggest that that sort of policy is what accounts for THAT many students getting in is a bit preposterous.</p>

<p>Personally, I moved to Washington after college because it was where things were happening. Boston and New York have their Ivies. Washington has some excellent colleges, but Georgetown stands head and shoulders above the rest. If geography comes into play...then as you move down the East Coast to Washington you find Georgetown, which is less competitive than the Ivy League schools but the top dog in DC.</p>

<p>I think it's as simple as that. Geography: One of the most important cities in the world in close proximity to the East Coast boarding schools and the lack of an Ivy League school, plus the aspiration to be the Ivy-equivalent. It's no surprise that the BS students are gaining admission in such numbers AND they want to go there. It sure makes a lot more sense than surmising that all these people are paying double tuition or something like that to get in because they're not otherwise qualified to gain admission to a school like Georgetown.</p>

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<p>Lol, probably SYAers go to Georgetown because it's esier to get into the ivies they wanted to go to before they went on SYA. J/k, I went and loved it! However, it's pretty well know that Georgetown needs to raise their endowment....</p>

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<p>One of the reasons that Hopkins is starting up an MBA school is for that very reason. As Garrity noted, nurses aren't exactly a font of dollars after graduating.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.jhu.edu/news/univ06/dec06/schools.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.jhu.edu/news/univ06/dec06/schools.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I think Georgetown should start a Master in Political Candidacy program...because those dudes end up with some serious scratch after advancing in office. Take Dick Cheney.... who flunked out of Yale (or saw the writing on the wall and beat them to the punch) and ultimately graduated from Wyoming. He's no slouch when it comes to wealth!</p>

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<p>I wonder why so many prep school graduates, who are mostly Protestant, would want to go to a Catholic university.</p>

<p>Well, I'm not Cathoilc but I'd like to go to Georgetown SFS. </p>

<p>How much Jesuit influence is there at Georgetown?</p>

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<p>It's a Jesuit school...and that's probably a good thing for those who aren't Catholic. The Jesuits are educators and tend to be more liberal than their monastic counterparts. Unlike other major Catholic universities such as Notre Dame and Boston College, Georgetown is near another significant Catholic university (Catholic University) and its mission is less constrained by Catholic doctrine.</p>

<p>It's quite unlike going to a religious-affiliated high school. And its student body is not nearly as dominated by Catholics as the other universities I mentioned. It also has a worldwide reputation as an excellent university. Not an excellent Catholic university, but an excellent university. Many people don't realize its affiliated with the Jesuit order.</p>

<p>Still, changes in the Catholic church that have tilted it towards more conservative positions on a variety of issues, have resulted in a doctrine called Ex Corde Ecclesiae -- which, in very rough terms, places the Catholic oversight of all Catholic-based institutions under the authority of the local bishops. This is a big change and, being about 5 years old, is still being wrestled with. There are natural tensions between academic freedom and hewing to the accepted doctrine and credal teachings that a bishop might insist on. Catholic universities (the major ones) are working hard to develop "understandings" with their local bishops to ensure that academic freedom is preserved while avoiding "embarrassments" that might come from, say, professors espousing the virtues of planned parenthood and birth control (just for example). The National Conference of Bishops takes Ex Corde very seriously. And for many Catholic colleges that have historically been havens for the most devout, it works. But the framework fits less comfortably among the larger, nationally-recognized Catholic universities and whether Ex Corde will be an adjustment or a radical change for them remains to be seen.</p>

<p>Still, I don't think a non-Catholic should give the Jesuit affiliation of Georgetown a second thought -- which is not an observation I'd make with, say, Notre Dame or Boston College where there would be a cultural adjustment for the student.</p>

<p>Just my opinion.</p>

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<p>I think a large amount end up at Georgetown because it's a big safety school for those who don't make the cut into the ivies. Also, I think a lot of prep school kids are more politically involved and DC is the place to be.</p>

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<p>I'm sorry, but you cannot consider Georgetown a safety school for the Ivies. A safety school is where you're sure you going to get in and where you apply to have a certain decision for college. Georgetown is not that for any applicant.</p>

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<p>umm if i remember, isnt georgetown one of the best undergrad buisness schools????????????????????Students who set their minds on buisness would want to go there.</p>

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<p>What does Georgetown Prep focus on the most?</p>

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<p>Those are Choate matriculations for the past FIVE years.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.choate.edu/academics/academics_college_matriculations.asp[/url]”>http://www.choate.edu/academics/academics_college_matriculations.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>It’s interesting to see all of your opinions on this, but I think I can give some answers. I have been a Georgetown alumni interviewer for 15 years and while I don’t know everything, here are a few stats, facts, and opinions.</p>

<p>No, you can’t buy your way into Georgetown. If you can play basketball however, that might get you there. </p>

<p>It’s not a “safety” school for the Ivy’s, and there lies the answer to this question. GU ranks around 20th, I think, on US News so many people think it is easier to get into than the Ivy’s, but in fact it is one of the top 5 or 8 or whatever, selective schools. The acceptance rate is very low and the students are very bright. GU admissions travels with Harvard and Duke, so students going to hotel info sessions get these 3 schools together. Harvard and Duke considered themselves peer institutions with Georgetown, which is why they do the joint travel. </p>

<p>Another reason that is just my opinion as an alum is that Georgetown has a very sophisticated student body, and that appeals to some prep school kids who have been living on their own and might be more worldly. Just my opinion though.</p>

<p>To answer other questions, Georgetown is a Catholic institution, but it’s about 60% Catholic, 10% Jewish, and the rest is other. It has a Muslim worship place, has had a full time rabbi on staff for over 40 years, if you can believe that, and has produced more rabbis than Brandeis U. They take about 40% from public schools, 30% from private, and 30% from Cathollic high schools.</p>

<p>In my opinion, people are always underestimating Georgetown. It came out recently that there are more GU alums at Merrill Lynch in NYC than from any one other college. No one could believe it and kept doubting it, thinking if wouild have to be an Ivy. but it isn’t.</p>

<p>It’s a great school, I certainly loved it, hopefully some of you students will consider it when the time comes. Go Hoyas!</p>

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<p>this is all good news because georgetown is at the top of my college list</p>

<p>the biggest reason I want to go there is because of the international relations program. I would imagine that this is a program that would attract a lot of prep school applicants who are already interested in other cultures and governments (diversity and study abroad programs at boarding schools)</p>

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<p>i think it’s because georgetown is a fairly prestigious school that will still give the benefit of the doubt to prep school kids. hence, if you are in the top half or third of your class, and have an appropriate sat score, you will most likely be admitted, whereas you most likely wouldn’t be at most or all of the ivies. it seems like it’s also generally a lot of rich east coast kids, very preppy and whatnot (again, a generalization, not a rule) so i think it attracts a lot of applicants as well.</p>

<p>however, i think if you told most boarding school kids (and their parents) they would end up at georgetown, they might reconsider going to bs. you can certainly get in there out of any jesuit high school in the country provided you’re a top student.</p>