<p>Heaven is harder to get into than all three of these places since you have to die to get there. By the logic of Dcirle, one should commit suicide, since most people, if given the chioce would choose to go to the place that is hardest to get into.</p>
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Sorry, but you’re seriously misinformed about this and other aspects of Philadelphia’s cultural offerings. The Philadelphia resident professional theater scene is MUCH richer and more extensive than that in DC. As I pointed out before, Philly has over two dozen (i.e., 24) professional theaters, and over 40 professional resident theater companies. The resident professional theater scene in DC–as opposed to national touring productions, which all big cities get, including Philadelphia and DC–pales in comparison to Philadelphia.</p>
<p>For the types of museums it encompasses, the Smithsonian clearly blows away similar types of museums in Philly or just about any other city (including NYC). But for art, for example, Philly’s Museum of Art, Rodin Museum, Barnes Foundation (which, e.g., has more Cezanne paintings than any other museum IN THE WORLD), Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and Brandywine Museum give the art museums in DC–and even NYC–a real run for their money. For classical music institutions, Philly easily trounces DC, and is competitve with NYC. Those are just some examples. I could give–and have given (see my post #17 above)–many more.</p>
<p>I’m a bit of a culture vulture, and have lived as an adult (i.e., AFTER college and grad school) and arts patron for several years each in Philly, DC, and NYC. So I’m fairly confident in the accuracy of my data and assessment.</p>
<p>the initial poster needs to say what they’re looking for in a school/city, including academics and social activities. Let’s be honest, many college students will not be going to resident professional theater productions, or 24 museums. The Smithsonian Institution is very accessible (aka free), as is the National Zoo. Many if not most Georgetown students visit the Smithsonian, typically during the freshman year (some classes have students visit museums for a paper or project). The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is located near Georgetown, and various ensembles at Georgetown may perform there throughout the year.</p>
<p>The area around Georgetown is arguably a lot better than that around Penn.</p>
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<p>Brown has a lower acceptance rate, which does not equate to being ‘hardest to get into.’ Columbia has a lower acceptance rate than Princeton, but Princeton is still harder to get into. Check admitted student statistics.</p>
<p>Come to Georgetown. Being in DC has so many advantages and the quality of the education you get is second to none.</p>
<p>Penn probably has the best facilities of the three.
Georgetown the worst.</p>
<p>I know they did some stuff with the McDonough school and whatnot, but the science buildings continue to suck.</p>
<p>And the dorms at Georgetown are nothing to brag about either.</p>
<p>I’d say Penn. Don’t worry, I’m not biased or anything.</p>
<p>I’d go with UPenn. It has the best reputation, the richest, the biggest resources, the better facilities, better faculty and it has a collegiate system which is fantastic.</p>
<p>what do you want to study?</p>
<p>Yes, Georgetown will be opening a brand new, huge building for the Business School this fall. Also, Georgetown has new Organic Chemistry facilities, as well as a new Molecular and Cellular Biology Teaching Laboratory, so no, not all science buildings at Georgetown “suck”. Georgetown plans to build a new Science Center by 2011. They have already expanded science offerings with majors in Neurobiology, Biology of Global Health, and Environmental Biology, in addition to the usual Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, Computer Science, and Human Science. This is great for a school typically known for its world renowned programs in the Walsh School of Foreign Service.</p>
<p>The dorms at Georgetown are nicer than some I’ve seen at other schools. You can live on a traditional hall setup, a cluster setup, rooms with a private bathroom, apartments, townhouses, etc. There is also the new Southwest Quad complex that is pretty nice. When I stayed at Yale, my family of 6 could barely fit my room. Same at Cornell. I’m sure there are nice offerings outside of the freshman residences at these schools (I liked Yale’s residential colleges), but Georgetown also has great residential offerings.</p>
<p>Also the surrounding area of Georgetown is much better than that around Penn.</p>