<p>Why post crap data from a disreputable site?
[Parchment.com</a> Site Info](<a href=“Amazon Alexa”>Amazon Alexa)</p>
<p>Not within top 60,000 sites in the US alone. To put that in perspective, this site, CC, is in the top 10,000.</p>
<p>goldenboy…with due respect to you,the credibility of your site is laughable.To put things in proper perspective let’s leave Georgetown out of the mix for now.But I’m sure no one in their right senses would dispute the overall superiority of Harvard & Princeton.But this site suggesting that more students would opt for Duke(24%) rather than Princeton(18%) when they have Harvard in their pocket!Anyone buy that you think?
I think it’s time to give this Duke vs.Georgetown thing a rest.
Peace.</p>
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<p>Looks like another new thread which seems like a sequel to this thread has just been started :
“I chose Georgetown over…”</p>
<p>I have come to the conclusion that the OP is a ■■■■■.</p>
<p>“While getting a Georgetown degree is one thing, getting a Georgetown education is quite another…”</p>
<p>"…We are part of the finest university in the capital city of the most powerful nation in the history of the world. Not a bad place to be an 18 to 22-year-old who wants to learn.</p>
<p>“We are part of an institution committed to enabling us to live fulfilling lives in a complex world.” </p>
<p>~ Fr. Ryan Maher, S.J</p>
<p>To read the whole article: </p>
<p>[Get</a> a Hoya Education, Not Just a Degree - The Hoya](<a href=“http://www.thehoya.com/get-a-hoya-education-not-just-a-degree-1.1884129]Get”>Get a Hoya Education, Not Just a Degree)</p>
<p>medman, you hit it on the nail with your insight by highlighting Georgetown’s historic committment to the education of the whole person. </p>
<p>Here are some young alumni who recently took the Sundance Film Festival by storm and recently screened one of their two new films (distributed by Fox Searchlight) on campus. They are quite impressive, and indeed thrived in the type of environment Georgetown provided. </p>
<p>"When young filmmakers manage to have their debut films accepted at the Sundance Film Festival, and later picked up by a prestigious studio, more often than not their educational r</p>
<p>Amused by the fretting on this thread among GT folks, some of whom on occasion disparage others in other CC forums for choosing over GT to attend a school lower on “The Rankings”, and yet here they suddenly take umbrage when reminded that GT is not an Ivy and most students choose HYPBCDSD over GT. The same logic that you use to say why GT may be a “better” choice over HYP for some is the logic that you belittle elsewhere here. Status mongering is a double-edged sword.</p>
<p>OP you would be crazy to choose georgetown over other ivies if you are serious about the long term benefits, employers simply look at the ivy name and recruit ppl off that, so if you want to be ahead of the pack i suggest going with the ivies since hardly any people recognize the name Georgetown. However, if its the social scene/campus you like, then go ahead with georgetown, there is no point in going to a university you will hate to be in. Either way you will be in a great institution.</p>
<p>“hardly any people recognize Georgetown”
Are you serious whateverg? (really clever name by the way)
I don’t know if you live under a rock or what because Georgetown is a highly respected institution and Georgetown students are on the radar of employers
Seriously get off this thread because you’re not helping anyone</p>
<p>Op. The answer is no, it happens all the time. Hoya saxa!</p>
<p>For the record, my daughter chose Georgetown over Duke, UCLA, Cal, Claremont McKenna, and Northwestern among many other wonderful schools. Her friend who chose Georgetown over Dartmouth will attend with her this fall. So to answer the question - there are at least two who chose Georgetown as a first choice over other wonderful schools.</p>
<p>Now that Chicago admissions has turned the once mercurial school into a marketing machine seeking (so far pretty successfully) to emulate HYP, Georgetown is probably the most unique top 20 undergraduate university. What other school has a grave yard in the middle of campus? GU does not try to compete with the HYPs, Dukes, and Hopkins, but somehow does almost despite itself. </p>
<p>GU does not have the biggest endowment, the most number of applicants (it does not use the common app and treats ED decision applicants more strictly than RD ones), the finest library, the greatest common grounds, or the most famous buildings or professors. Nevertheless, there is something breathtaking about being a student at Georgetown that no other university can emulate – seeing the outline of GU from across the river in the early morning as a slow fog rolls off the Potomac, going to a school where the movie shown at orientation is the Exorcist (at least in my day – 1983), attending class with students from all over the world who have chosen a university close to their national embassies, walking the 200-plus year old streets of Georgetown and seeing a truly great collection of federal architecture (and a pretty good smattering of Victorian as well), choosing between many terrific internship opportunities in politics in the nation’s Capitol, hearing your administration telling the archbishop (and by implication Rome) to stick it in its protest over a commencement speaker, or having dinner (a healthy dose of wine included) with the highest level university administrators. </p>
<p>These and many other unique things make Georgetown great now and into the foreseeable future.</p>
<p>I’ve been reading through posts where students agonize over their college choices and current students vehemently defending their institutions. While it is clear that there are ranking considerations in making these decisions, I am concerned by how heated/defensive these discussions can be. Students are under more pressure than ever and operate as though each decision is “make or break” whether it is during their high school careers with concerns of college admission or college choice determining admission to elite business school or law school down the road. Why so many worries, so young in life?? I understand these pressures after experiencing the college process with our daughter - our first to go through this (crazy) process. On paper, Duke looked amazing to us in addition to its very high rank - I loved the interdisciplinary academic options and it seemed to have everything our daughter was looking for - she could have majored in English, studied at the Sanford center, wrote for the school paper and participated in the Marine Biology outpost program. There was just one problem when we visited, as a Bay Area native and Catholic school student, she just wasn’t “feeling it.” It was an inner voice that said “this is not the place for me,” and she could not be persuaded otherwise. While I’m sure she could have learned to love Duke and the south, she had to trust herself and her best judgment today as a seventeen year old about to embark on her first taste of adult life. Although in some ways Georgetown may not be a perfect fit for her, it was the best overall choice and she is so happy to be attending. I feel it is great “next step” as she moves across country to study in a wonderful environment that offers her something familiar as well as so much that is new. She has been raised in faith and the school has roots in Jesuit teachings while still providing her with exposure beyond the world she knows now. Do I have some doubts - a few - her very first choice was Brown where she was waitlisted (not using waitlist this year) and I think it was the intellectualism at Brown that appealed to her. I know she will find this at Georgetown as well. And in reality, while she is a very bright girl, the world is made up of all types of people not just those who achieve straight “A’s” and highest test scores - people who have wisdom that they can share with her from all walks of life (not just in the classroom.) I am proud of my girl for choosing with her heart and her instincts as well as her head. I pray she is happy and healthy and growing at Georgetown. And there is the wonderful intangible unknown that she is headed into: Georgetown, Washington, politics, amazing liberal & political studies…where will it all lead?? I keep preaching “make good choices,” and I know if she leads with her heart and her head, she will be fine. I’m glad she can still do this despite the rigors of being a student in today’s world. Now pass the sunscreen, summer is about to start…</p>
<p>^also waitlisted at Brown and other ivy schools. Your daughter will be in good company. I think in the end, Georgetown is the best fit for my d. I think in 4 years, they will all feel that this was meant to be!</p>
<p>Love this mompop! So glad to know our daughter will be among her peers at Georgetown. The brightest boy we know is there and will be a junior. He is also a boy of wonderful character - Georgetown is lucky to have these students, and they are so lucky to be going there. My daughter wakes up every day happy about her choice and sends me youtube clips of how beautiful the campus is in all seasons and of Jack Jr. (JJ - I’m sure you know who he is!) They will learn a lot, and have fun at Georgetown. So happy your daughter will be there too. Good luck to her!</p>
<p>@ vienna man</p>
<p>"… or a member of the Supreme Court…" </p>
<p>Currently, there are only two non-Ivy educated Justices; albeit, one went to Georgetown! </p>
<p>@OP </p>
<p>If you are interested in becoming a staffer on the Hill, go to Georgetown.</p>
<p>I interpreted your post to mean that you are interested in running campaigns. Obviously, there are elections in every area, so I don’t think choosing a school due to the relative location of the Capitol is a wise one.</p>
<p>Georgetown is indeed special.</p>
<p>Exhibit a</p>
<p>Boston celtic, Jeff Green left school early to make millions as a professional athlete 5 years ago. Last weekend he graduated from Georgetown because of the value of a Georgetown degree.</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - Broadcast Yourself.](<a href=“YouTube”>YouTube)</p>
<p>A follow up: after 6 weeks in college as a freshman at Georgetown, our daughter is very, very happy. She was enrolled in all her preferred classes, has a fab roommate, is writing for the Hoya (interviewing very interesting and some famous people who visit campus), playing club volleyball, mentoring a young girl though the college process and participating in classics cultural events. Now that all the dust has settled from the college process, I’ve learned that it is far more important for a student to pick a school on fit then any other criteria including ranking, opinions of others (including parents) and to go with what feels right. Two interesting things about Georgetown: they took all of her AP credits earned in high school so she has started at sophomore level, instruction has been amazing (women in politics, constitutional law, George Orwell, religion and Greek) are topics she is studying and there are an endless array of clubs, activities and sports to participate in. One veteran Georgetown teacher said when we toured, “Georgetown is for doers - these students are always contributing and doing things, often for others” I can see he is right from D’s calls home about all she is doing. The best part about her being happy is that it has been much easier on her dad and I to know she is doing well. Medman is completely right about Georgetown’s undergraduate experience being amazing - as products of the UC system, her Dad and I had fun in college, but this is another level of enrichment, opportunity and fun. Good luck CC class of 2017 in making the right choice for you.</p>
<p>Awesome!!!</p>
<p>I felt blessed to be at Georgetown every day of my 4 years there. We are a true Hoya family…a brother, a sister, a dad, a grandfather, a great-grandfather, and a great-great too. Oddly enough, we are a DC family, but we all recognized that great academic opportunities awaited only 3 miles from home. If you get in, consider it very carefully. It is a wonderful place to be.</p>