Advice Please - College Choices

Sportkidmom
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:41:33 +0000

My question: If a student already knows they will be attending graduate school, would it be more important to have the top flight (good reputation) school as your graduate school, or as your undergraduate school? I have heard it is the graduate school that employers will notice, more so than the undergrad school. True?

Our predictament is this: My D is being recruited as an athlete. She has had to pare down her college choice from a list of many top flight schools. She has narrowed down her choices to Loyola College and Georgetown University. Money is not an issue, scholarships are offered from both. She loves both colleges, and can be admitted to both academically. LC has what she thinks she wants to study. GT doesn’t, but she can still get into grad school, although it would mean taking some extra pre-reqs. Do you go to the college with the bigger reputation (GT), or do you go to the college that has the undergrad degree for the area of study (LC)?

I know this might be a no-brainer, but I have had many people say to me when I speak of her choices, “Oh, but it’s Georgetown, she should go there!” I feel both are very good schools, and both will get her into grad school. She would have an intense workload at GT, with a higher level of academics and athletic conference. She would still have to work at LC (I don’t think as intensely as GT), and the athletic conference is not as intense.

I’d like to know if anyone has some opinions on this, and any input about these schools. Thanks.