<p>I am down to these five schools. I am planning on majoring in math. All of these schools will cost me about the same amount of money. I visited all of them in the past week, and I love them all! I can not decide which one to go to. Things that are important to me are that there is good school spirit, there is a strong math program, and the students work hard but are still approachable and like to have fun! Can you convince me that Georgetown is the best school for me? Thanks.</p>
<p>I know that Georgetown has a definite “work hard, play hard” environment, and I’ve heard from a ton of sources that students know how to have fun, something that you probably wouldn’t find at some of those other schools. As far as school spirit goes, I’d say Georgetown and BC have the biggest camaraderie environment, what with their well-known basketball and football teams.</p>
<p>I really don’t know about the strength of their respective math programs, though.</p>
<p>From a sports/school spirit perspective:
BC (ACC)
Georgetown, Villanova (Big East)</p>
<p>are a bit greater than</p>
<p>Brown (Ivy)
Tufts (Div. III)</p>
<p>On the party school spectrum which is the inverse of academic prestige: Villanova leads the pack primarily due to their strong Greek life, and homogenous student body.
Villanova, BC, Tufts and Georgetown, Brown.</p>
<p>Diversity on Campus
Brown, Tufts and Georgetown are the most diverse followed by BC and Villanova.</p>
<p>Schools in the best cities.</p>
<p>Georgetown Tufts BC (this is really a Boston DC preference question) followed by Brown and Villanova (which is actually in a Philly suburb).</p>
<p>FWIW
Georgetown is among the top in
academics
location
sports/school spirit
social life
diversity on campus</p>
<p>At all the other schools you’d be giving up something such as
Brown - Sports/school spirit and location.
Tufts - Sports/school spirit.
BC - Academic reputation compared to others, selectivity of student body.
Villanova - Academic reputation compared to others; location; diversity on campus, selectivity of student body.</p>
<p>If you’re interested in prestige and selectivity, you’d narrow down your choices down to Georgetown and Brown (giving Brown an edge).</p>
<p>unless it’s laymen prestige – than georgetown may have the upper hand against brown.</p>
<p>if you don’t mind the catholic influence/taking a few theology or philosophy courses to fill core requirements: go to gtown</p>
<p>sweet location, school spirit, academics are solid
just my opinion though</p>
<p>I’d imagine you’d get alot of postings biased towards whatever specific school thread you post in. But I would think that if you ask people that are open to any of these schools…many would probably say that Brown would be the top pick. Amazing reputation, job placement, students going on to masters programs (even 5 yr bachelor-masters program), picture perfect campus, very nice kids, intellectual stimulation. Plus the ability to have such an open curriculum, choice of classes-which is why Brown is practically impossible to get accepted to. You are very lucky.</p>
<p>I would pick Brown, they have an amazing open curriculum and it’s such a good school. Georgetown and the others you listed are great schools also though, so you can’t really go wrong whichever you end up picking. Good luck :)</p>
<p>who cares about laymen’s prestige? lolz</p>
<p>lol. i was just comparing laymen prestige vs. academic prestige – in which brown wins all.</p>
<p>i mean, if i were you, i’d go to brown, easy. it’s a great place. don’t get me wrong, gtown is wonderful, too – i’ll hopefully love it for the next four years as i do now, but i think brown has a larger contingent of intellectual students, academic opportunities, and hippie scenes than georgetown can offer.</p>
<p>but the call is yours. good luck.</p>
<p>I would suggest visiting each for a couple days if you have’t already. All are very good options. Georgetown is in a great location and competitive athletics (but whoever said they had a major football is mistaken). I think one of the most important qualities that will make you happy with your decision is finding a place with people you will mesh with.
You should get a good academic experience at any of the options. You should choose based on the student bodies IMO. Brown (old money) will obviously draw a different student body than Nova and BC (very conservative). Many of your life-long friendships will be made in College. You are also likely to meet your spouse there. Find a place with like-minded students.</p>
<p>“You are also likely to meet your spouse there”…really? I only knew two girls who got married with their boyfriends (and they were high school sweethearts). I guess if you’re talking about BYU, yes (that’s like all they go to college for…) IMO.</p>
<p>Well, most people meet their spouses through work, school or friends. I met my wife in DC through college friends. She graduated a year ahead of me but still the connection.</p>