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Post by afalcon10 on Apr 5, 2007 22:07:18 GMT -5
Anybodys decision come down to these 3 schools?
Whyd you choose Gtown?
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Apr 5, 2007 22:13:41 GMT -5
I chose Georgetown over ND because of Georgetown's location and because I wanted to study international relations - I opened the course catalog and at the time ND offered 8 courses in international relations and Georgetown offered a lot more (I stopped counting at 25).
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Post by HometownHoya on Apr 5, 2007 22:21:30 GMT -5
I chose Georgetown over Vandy...well I guess I chose Georgetown over Vandy when I was about 5 and that deciscion started about the time I was born, so yeah...but if you wanna know the reasons I told people. 1) Georgetown has a great business school (and International Business major) 2) The reputation gets you far 3) It is a great place to work hard and play hard 4) The campus is beautiful 5) DC is beautiful 6) Our sports teams rock (except football, but that is on a bit of a rise since can't go much lower then the bottom 10 of I-AA football) 7) I have bleed Hoya Blue since Birth
You had better be here next year and had better be at our Hoya Blue meetings
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Apr 5, 2007 22:56:21 GMT -5
If you like football and absolutely nothing else, go to ND. If you like country music, go to Vandy. If you like international relations/government, living in the capital of the free world, not getting STDs, and Paranoia, then come to Georgetown.
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Post by hoyatables on Apr 5, 2007 23:01:06 GMT -5
To be truthful, it comes down to gut instinct. What was your gut instinct at all three schools? My brother just loved ND from the moment he set foot on campus. I had the same reaction when I set foot on the hilltop.
Whatever you do, don't go to Nova. Or Cuse. Or, God forbid, BC.
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Post by Hoyabliu on Apr 6, 2007 0:50:41 GMT -5
You're on Hoyatalk...you better be on campus in 6 months
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2007 8:08:49 GMT -5
You're on Hoyatalk...you better be on campus in 6 months Agreed. If you go to Vandy, your posting privileges should be limited to five per month. If you go to ND, I expect the mods to ban you for life, baselinejournal style. Totally unacceptable. The education is decent, but life in South Bend is completely awful and worthless.
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Post by SoCalHoya on Apr 6, 2007 9:20:05 GMT -5
Unless you are studying engineering/architecture (GU has no coursework in that), I think it is a no-brainer. Georgetown is just flat out better than the other two schools, and that will be proven out whether you apply for graduate/law/med school, Wall Street, government service, politics, peace corps, etc. And though Vandy could be a lot of fun, Nashville does not have the resources DC has. If you are a football-only type of guy, ND would give you three months a year of good fun (though maybe not next year, won't be much of a team), but the rest of the time it will be a struggle.
My cousin went through this process a few years ago (except with Johns Hopkins instead of Vandy) and we visited all three schools together and she just could not resist dear old Georgetown. PM me if you are interested in talking about this further.
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Post by tgo on Apr 6, 2007 10:38:37 GMT -5
No offense to the other schools but it isnt much of a choice. If for some reason having the better name and network of alums on your resume is not a clear deciding factor then this should be. At GU you have the resources of the capitol of the world while still being on a campus that feels secluded and suburban. No matter what field of work or study you want to go into, there is an organization related to it in DC. Everyone has to lobby and keep tabs on the government and therefor any thing you can think of that you become interested in, there will be a chance to explore that interest and get a- real world experience to put on your resume when you graduate and b- a chance to find out of what you think is interesting really is interesting when you apply it to the real world.
you didnt mention which school you got into which is a huge factor. if you are into engineering or theater then GU isnt the place for you, if you got into SFS then i think your admittance should be revoked for asking the question and comparing us to one of those other institutions.
Undergrad business was just ranked #11 in some poll (not that i put much weight in those polls in general) and 10 years after graduation, everyone i know who was in the business school seems to have a press that prints money somewhere in their office.
Nursing keeps adding new programs and resources to their program and if you are pre-med or pre-law it is my understanding that you have a leg up on getting into grad school in those disciplines which is a pretty big deal (correct if i am wrong on that one).
my decision didnt come down to those three schools since i didnt consider applying to nd or vandy, there was no reason to go that low, for me it was GU or Northwestern.
lastly, having said all that, i firmly believe what the previous poster said about gut instinct. you gotta visit any school you are serious about and see how you feel on campus, with the students, every school has a feel and it is very personal and not something you can describe to another person but may be very important in how you make your college choice.
good luck with your choice and welcome to the class of 2011 at Georgetown.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Apr 6, 2007 11:06:36 GMT -5
At GU you have the resources of the capitol of the world while still being on a campus that feels secluded and suburban. A little devil's advocate here--Georgetown does not feel "secluded nor suburban" anymore. Maybe for those who grew up in New York it's suburban, but it's within a major city. When I interview students, Georgetown gets high marks for location, access, and a strong student body. Conversely, some parents do not appreciate the school's distancing itself from being a Catholic institution (calling oneself Jesuit is not enough) and the perception that only the very poor and very rich can afford to attend. You can often get past these concerns but they're out there.
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Post by RockawayHoya on Apr 6, 2007 12:21:08 GMT -5
I had to pick between GU and ND, and being from Northern NJ, I was very uncomfortable with the rural setting of South Bend. GU actually had exactly what I was looking for, as I didn't want to be at a school like NYU or Columbia where the school was smack dab in the city, but I did still want to be within a major city and have all city-related things easily accessible to me.
Hoyafinisher (who is a friend of mine and an infrequent poster on this board) is currently a Vandy grad student after finishing his undergrad years at GU. He might be able to give you a unique perspective in comparing the two schools. If he doesn't eventually see this thread (and I doubt he will), feel free to drop me a PM and I'll get you two in touch, or just IM him if you've got AIM.
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Post by tgo on Apr 6, 2007 12:30:33 GMT -5
At GU you have the resources of the capitol of the world while still being on a campus that feels secluded and suburban. A little devil's advocate here--Georgetown does not feel "secluded nor suburban" anymore. Maybe for those who grew up in New York it's suburban, but it's within a major city. i did grow up in NYC so that is a bias i have. but my point still stands that it is different from most schools in major cities in that it has a defined area that is not a pass through to anything else. if you see someone on campus they are related to the school in some way or there specifically to visit the school, i think this creates a feeling of community that you will never have at places like GW, NYU, columbia, u of chicago, or USC to name a couple i am familiar with. it is the only school that i know of that has what i view to be a best of both worlds set up in that regard.
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Post by JimmyHoya on Apr 6, 2007 16:41:09 GMT -5
I didnt have the option of either (wooo hooo thin envelopes!!), but take a long, hard look at Vandy.
I don't know what you're looking for in a school, but Vandy is a very, very cool option to have from everything I've heard from friends. SEC football, even at Vandy, is SEC football. If the team is any good, basketball ain't shabby either. Do ya like frats? Nashville, while southern, is a heckuva town, too.
They also have a school administration that cares more about its students than simply their ability to name famous professors (even if in 90% of the cases they will never ever have a class with them).
ND? South Bend? Seriously? LAME. DON'T FALL FOR THE FOOTBALL TRAP!
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Post by The Stig on Apr 6, 2007 16:53:46 GMT -5
Choosing colleges really comes down to where you think you'll fit in best. Only you can know the answer to that question.
Of my close friends from home, the one who is having the most trouble is the one at the most prestigious school. It isn't that the school isn't good, it's just that she doesn't fit in well with the people there. Meanwhile, I have two other friends who went to less prestigious schools, but are having a great time where they are. It isn't that they're able to slack off at the 'easier' school (they're always complaining about the workload), it's just that they fit in better with the people at that school.
I chose Georgetown because it has intellectual people who have a view of the world beyond this country's borders and generally aren't too full of themselves. If you think you know it all, Georgetown probably isn't the right place for you. I also liked Georgetown's Jesuit attitude of educating the entire person, and the belief that you learn your most important lessons of college outside the classroom.
I don't know too much about Vandy or ND, but from what I've gathered ND is the place for football fanatics and people who take their Catholicism very seriously (I'm a staunch agnostic, as odd as that sounds, so that ruled out ND for me). If you're from the south Vandy might be a better fit for you, but if you're looking for a more international experience Georgetown's hard to beat. Last year I had a Bulgarian, a Brit, a Russian (by way of Israel), a few Mexicans, a guy from Hong Kong, a Swiss, and a Pakistani all on my floor. That sort of thing is pretty normal around here.
I also liked the fact that Georgetown has a clear campus (and everything that goes along with that), but at the same time was within walking distance of the center of a major city.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Apr 6, 2007 19:48:53 GMT -5
If you're from the south Vandy might be a better fit for you, but if you're looking for a more international experience Georgetown's hard to beat. Last year I had a Bulgarian, a Brit, a Russian (by way of Israel), a few Mexicans, a guy from Hong Kong, a Swiss, and a Pakistani all on my floor. That sort of thing is pretty normal around here. Sounds like an SFS-er talking there. Not everyone walks around reading Le Monde or flipping through Der Speigel arguing the great issues of the day. Then again, I never picked up a second language in eight years of Jesuit education, so I wouldn't understand them anyway.
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 6, 2007 19:50:44 GMT -5
Then again, I never picked up a second language in eight years of Jesuit education, so I wouldn't understand them anyway. What do you call speaking Texan then? ![:o](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/shocked.png)
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Post by The Stig on Apr 7, 2007 0:00:20 GMT -5
If you're from the south Vandy might be a better fit for you, but if you're looking for a more international experience Georgetown's hard to beat. Last year I had a Bulgarian, a Brit, a Russian (by way of Israel), a few Mexicans, a guy from Hong Kong, a Swiss, and a Pakistani all on my floor. That sort of thing is pretty normal around here. Sounds like an SFS-er talking there. Not everyone walks around reading Le Monde or flipping through Der Speigel arguing the great issues of the day. Then again, I never picked up a second language in eight years of Jesuit education, so I wouldn't understand them anyway. Don't get me wrong - we didn't spend a ton of time comparing cultural issues on our floor, unless the cultural issues had to do with the consumption of alcohol, causing chaos, and generally having a good time. It was a normal Georgetown dorm, it just (randomly) happened to have a strong international presence. From what I saw that presence wasn't too abnormal.
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Post by SirSaxa on Apr 7, 2007 9:27:55 GMT -5
Anybodys decision come down to these 3 schools? Whyd you choose Gtown? Hmmm.... doesn't seem like much of a dilemma to me. In that comparison, GU stands out as far and away the top overall experience. Now if your other choices were say, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, I could see some hesitation. Or, some folks might prefer a certain geographical location, e.g. it can be difficult to persuade kids to leave California. Maybe someone's family has a long history of attending a certain University. Or they want to be on the Ski team at a place like Colorado or Dartmouth. Or some school offered a ton of financial aid. But just looking at ND, Vandy and GU... geez, I don't see what the problem is.
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Post by hoyafinisher on Apr 7, 2007 11:33:06 GMT -5
Georgetown alum checking in, but now I go to Vandy (as a graduate student).
I'm going to be a bit biased, because Georgetown is my home, but I still think Vandy has its merits.
Basically:
Georgetown first of all, has a better sense of community I think, while Vanderbilt is based more on Fraternities and Sororities. Because of the Greek system here, I don't get the same sense of one school that I got at Georgetown. However, if you are looking for fraternities, Vandy is probably better than Georgetown.
Georgetown is also located in a better city, Nashville is growing and allright, but DC is an amazing place and if I can live there I think I definitely would.
If having a car is important though, choose Vandy, Georgetown is no place for owning a car, while Vandy kids all have them.
Social life I think is pretty equal, though its different for each school. Obviously the Greek system is more important here, but kids still hit bars and stuff. At Georgetown, when I was there at least, we all tended to stay on campus, but you definitely could find people going out into the city every weekend.
I think the best way to summarize the girls is that Vandy's hot girls are hotter than Georgetown's hot girls, but overall you don't notice much of a difference after that. And there are still hot girls at Georgetown, and they aren't as Southern Belle type as they are out here.
Academically, I guess it depends on what you want, but I think Georgetown has more name recognition, even if Vandy is ranked "higher".
Anyways, this has kind of turned into a ramble, if you have any specific questions feel free to message me. Hope this helps.
OH, and don't go to Notre Dame, that place blows.
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