<p>I am posting here because it's too busy in the college selection area. I have been accepted at Midd, and am very happy. I truly love the school and the campus. Georgetown deffered me EA and waitlisted me RD. I am a multilingual very interested in Poli-Sci, Econ and Languages. Both schools offer a good curriculum in these areas. I applied to the college at Georgetown and not SFS (School of Foreign Service). I am not even sure I can cross register for classes at SFS. I am p****d at Georgetown for rejecting me twice and am contemplating dropping from the waitlist. What do you think? Is it possible to compare both schools? Thanks!</p>
<p>okay, well if you haven't already dropped off of the waitlist yet, that should tell you something. 2nd, you should never be ****ed at a college for waitlisting you or whatever. It's a waste of energy. It happens to everyone (I got waitlisted at a school that was practically a safety and into schools that were pretty much reaches). That's just the way it goes. We don't know if you can cross register for classes at SFS either. You should probably investigate that. I think it really comes down to your gut feeling. Imagine it if you actually got off of the waitlist-whether or not you'd choose georgetown over middlebury. If you wouldn't, then get off of the wait list. If you would, then stay on.</p>
<p>Then again, staying on wouldn't hurt.</p>
<p>screw gtown..middlebury is def better...ur gonna grow and learn so much..midd is a better feeder for grad schools the top ones i believe</p>
<p>Go to Middlebury. If I were to choose between Midd and G-Town, I would jump at the chance go attend Middlebury. A graduate last year at my HS absolutely loves it there (she's a spanish major).</p>
<p>depends on what you want. I was contemplating running for middlebury, and did an overnight and loved it, but i got waitlisted and got into georgetown(who knew?). I love georgetown, and it def has more to offer in terms of business, medicine, and political sci than middlebury, and will probably get you a better job rite out of college, but if you like small schools middlebury is the right place for you.</p>
<p>giffsta,
you act as though it's strange for you to get waitlisted at Midd and into G'town. Why is that? The schools are equally competitive, and many students who end up at Georgetown were rejected by Midd (and vice versa). True G'town has graduate programs that expand the course offerings, but you'll also have to compete with grad students for spaces in those classes, and you'll have to vie for professors' attention with hordes of hungry grad students. Some of your classes may also be taught by TAs. At Midd, the entire focus is on the undergrads, and they have exclusive access to professors, resources, and equipment. G'Town may get you a better job if you want to stay in Washington, but beyond that, Midd will offer the same advantages.</p>
<p>ehh, i'm interested in business so i disagree. Both are competitive, but georgetown's receives far more applicants and is overall a tougher school to get into. Don't get me wrong, I love middlebury, and if i had gotten in there would have been a hefty chance I would have gone there, but Georgetown is one of the top 20 hardest schools in the nation to get into. I loved both, and regret not being able to have the decision between the 2. Also, i think the fact that 2 kids from my school were accepted there ED might have hurt my chances (class of about 280-300).</p>
<p>I was not offered a spot from the waiting list at GU since 0 were accepted from the list. But I am still not convinced GU (college) is more competitive than Midd. I believe the contrary. Princeton Review gives a SAT average of 1430 for Midd vs 1390 for GU. Both schools admit about 23%. US NEWS range 1370-1490 for Midd vs 1290-1460 for GU. Midd. peer assesment is 4.2 vs GU 4.0. The number of applicants is useless since they are very different schools (urban vs rural).</p>
<p>Take this filth back to the xo-college board where it belongs!</p>
<p>Good one!!!</p>
<p>Average SAT 2004 US News
Caltech 1520<br>
Harvard 1495
MIT 1485<br>
Yale 1480
Princeton 1465
Columbia 1460
Pomona 1455
Harvey Mudd 1460
Stanford 1450
Swarthmore 1435
Middlebury 1430
Amherst 1430
Rice 1430
Dartmouth 1430
Duke 1425
Penn 1420
Williams 1410
Chicago 1405
Brown 1400
Wash U 1400
Claremont 1395
Northwestern
Johns Hopkins 1380
Emory 1380
Carnegie Mellon 1380
Cornell 1375
Georgetown 1375</p>
<p>i was under the impression that only a little over 50% of applicants submit SAT scores as they're measured by USNews, and that there is no prejudice in admittance based on withholding scores.</p>
<p>griffsta,</p>
<p>GWU's medicine and business aren't that great actually. Middlebury is a more well-rounded school and it's applicant pool is stronger; even though it has higher acceptance rate, I think it's still harder to get in.</p>
<p>I don't think Middlesbury's applicant pool is necessarily stronger than Georgetown's. If you look at the Middlebury site you will notice on their Student Profile for the class of 2009, the 25%-75% range is 1230-1400 (average 1315) whick is lower than Gerogetown's 1375. </p>
<p>The USNews figures are only for the 50% of matriculated students - presumably the 50% with the highest scores - who chose to use their SAT I score in the admission evaluation process, as the SAT I is optional. The USNews figure is quite misleading.</p>
<p>actually according to Princeton Review 2006, middlebury is one of the top 20 hardest to get into and georgetown isnt :X</p>
<p>Hardest to get into means a lot of people apply. If SAT I's are optional, more will apply (people whose SAT I's aren't that great, for example, who would not normally have a great chance at an elite school) and selectivity goes up.</p>
<p>Remember, 25% had less than 1230 and the average was 1315 for 2009 according to Middlebury's own site. Princeton Review was not using these figures to determine selectivity.</p>
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True G'town has graduate programs that expand the course offerings, but you'll also have to compete with grad students for spaces in those classes, and you'll have to vie for professors' attention with hordes of hungry grad students. Some of your classes may also be taught by TAs. At Midd, the entire focus is on the undergrads, and they have exclusive access to professors, resources, and equipment.
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<p>That is simply not true. Good imagery though.</p>
<p>The lengths at which Middlebury students will go to defend their school.</p>
<p>I am a junior and registered for three graduate level courses in the fall. Getting in them was not difficult at all. Last semester, I researched under a tenured professor. That was also not difficult to attain at all.</p>
<p>Georgetown....for sure!</p>
<p>If you want to make a mark in the world, the two schools are on entirely different planets and are not really comparable.</p>
<p>That list include graduate schools and SFS .....different from the college</p>