<p>On the common app it asks you to list all the other schools you are applying to. George Washington is not at the top of my list, its more like a lower match school. If I put more prestigious schools on my list will they look at my app unfavorably? And if so should I leave off schools like Georgetown and Duke?</p>
<p>I would just be honest.</p>
<p>GW does tend to reject people if they indicate that they would rather go to Gtown. It's not officially said, but I know a few kids who applied to Gtown and applied to GW and were denied from GW, but welcomed at gtown.</p>
<p>I'd most likely leave off Georgetown, not that it's dishonest, but just because so often GW is known as "Georgetown's waitlist." And you kind-of want to show your interest in the school, not just as a safety.</p>