<p>got in to everywhere I applied (including the ivies I applied to–Penn and Princeton among them, by the way), went to Duke first, transferred to Georgetown. Georgetown (and Duke, etc.) are not “ivies” (which you should know is an athletic conference, since you are so well-versed in college athletics), but compete for the same students. You need to look at the websites that compare win-loss percentages for students’ choices between schools…GW isn’t even on the map. </p>
<p>However, I must applaud GW in its relatively recent assent in the college prestige hierarchy. Up until about 20 years ago, GW was basically a commuter school with a mediocre reputation, accepting more than 75% of its applicants (basically, if you could pay, you could go). To now be competing with NYU, BU, Syracuse, Miami, etc.–YOUR PEERS–is a great accomplishment.</p>