<p>I was accepted into both schools: Georgetown College and UPenn's College of Arts and Sciences. I'm interested in pre-med and hopefully going to medical school. I loved both campuses equally and could see myself spending 4 years at either. I'm not the most outgoing guy in the world but I'm not a bookworm nerd either and I could easily make the most out of living in DC or Philadelphia. I know both schools are phenomenal but I'm torn. I'm looking for a great premed education while maintaining a healthy social life. If this helps, I'm not really a drinker. Can anyone shed some light on which school would be a better fit for me because I could go either way at this point.</p>
<p>if u want to really do premed, consider the fact that Penn’s Medical School is top ten in the nation…that’s all imma say. But, at the end of the day, ur rite, both school’s are top notch so its a tough decision.</p>
<p>I would say Penn, especially if you are in to medicine.</p>
<p>See here’s the thing though. Georgetown’s premed acceptance into medical school is 90%. Both have great medical school acceptance rates.</p>
<p>If you have no reason to choose Georgetown over Penn, then, all things being equal, you might as well go with the Ivy League</p>
<p>Well Georgetown has no frats or sororities, which I like since I’ll feel like I fit in better. Also, Georgetown has freshman only dorms, which I also like because I think I’ll meet more people that way. But Penn has it’s advantages as well…</p>
<p>All three buildings in the quad are pretty much dominated by freshmen. Other than RAs, I would say freshman make up about 85-90% of the quad. </p>
<p>As for the frats/sororities, you really don’t have to drink (I rarely do).</p>
<p>That being said, Penn is a pretty social school so if you are very uncomfortable with dances/parties, I can understand your hesitation. However, there are plenty of people who have committed to not drinking or have a completely different idea of “fun”–you should have no problem fitting in.</p>
<p>Dood I feel you I am in the same pickel, I dont know what to choose, Gerogetown or U. Penn. Poeple keep telling me penn bc it’s an ivy but I dont know…</p>
<p>I am going to Penn next year and I am not big on drinking… in fact, I don’t think I have in like 6 months (and I don’t plan on soon either). Not everyone drinks at Penn.</p>
<p>Penn is way better academically and much more selective. Penn is 5/6 in the nation, while Gtown is like 23… US News & World Report</p>
<p>Oh, and although Georgetown doesn’t have frats/sor, it’s pretty much a giant party all the time… huge pseudo-greek scene</p>
<p>Penn medicine is currently 4 on US News, and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is ranked among the best in the nation. Penn is one of the best places you can dream of for doing pre-med. There are also many, many opportunities for doing research with top professors from the school of medicine. I see research assistant jobs in medicine all the time posted on the penn student employment web site.</p>
<p>Regarding being social, I am a pretty antisocial person (I don’t like drinking either), and I’m pretty happy at Penn. So don’t let that worry you.</p>
<p>Don’t ever trust med school matriculation statistics b/c you never know what type of screening process a college employs, not to mention the fact that it doesn’t account for the droves of people who just can’t stomach the premed courses and drop out of the curriculum before they get very far (or those who find it’s not for them and change their mind before ever applying to med schools). Assuming the cost is the same or similar, Penn wins hands down.</p>
<p>Rudess: Regarding your comment about the social life at Penn, do you feel like you met equal number of men and women? Because it seems like all the girls are the ones who drink.</p>
<p>Also, is it really true Georgetown is like a giant party scene? If so, worse than Penn?</p>
<p>Well, regarding your empirical observation that the girls are the ones who drink: first, I would be unsure that that’s the case, and second, that may be the case, but if so that’s just a fact of life; it doesn’t really have anything to do with Penn. </p>
<p>Having said that, while I do not keep a record of the number of men and women I meet, I would say that it’s pretty balanced. Of course, being an engineer, and especially a CSE major, affects the number of girls you meet in classes, but this is just the nature of the fields of study. I would say that meeting girls has much more to do with how social you are than with whether you drink or not. If you don’t drink but still want to meet girls and make the effort, then you’ll meet them.</p>
<p>So the balance is pretty even outside the drinking scene?</p>
<p>I would say yes, but it’s very hard to measure or support the point. Statistically, unless you have some reason to believe that girls are more likely to drink than boys, then there’s no reason to assume it’s not balanced outside the drinking scene.</p>
<p>Good enough so a relatively shy and reserved person like myself can meet a fair amount of people? Also, are there frequent dorm parties?</p>
<p>Anyways, is there any significant advantages Georgetown has over Penn?</p>
<p>I would say yes, but how many people you meet in college will depend on you and you only, not on the particular college you attend or on anything else. If you’re are extremely shy and reserved, this will obviously affect the amount of people you will meet. Part of college is precisely about going outside of your comfort zone and being proactive.</p>
<p>The frequency of dorm parties depends on the dorm. I guess during weekends there will always be dorm parties, but they’re not annoying (ie there’s no problem if you stay in your room studying).</p>
<p>I don’t know much about Georgetown so I can’t comment there. But I’d definitely pick Penn over Georgetown.</p>
<p>With 10,000 undergrads, a 270 acre campus, and the fifth largest city in America, you can find just about every sort of scene at Penn.</p>
<p>Don’t go to Penn because it’s an Ivy League school (nice though it may be, and it certainly has helped for me). Don’t go to Penn because it is ranked higher for undergrads and for medicine (though it is). Go to Penn because it’s just a better experience :)</p>