haverford vs. georgetown.

Harry_Balzak
Mon, 11 May 2009 16:28:31 +0000

No offense but I really don’t see much in common between the two schools. I am biased but I can see no reason to even consider haverford over Georgetown. I am sure haverford is a good school but it is one of those tiny, suburban LAC’s that are a dime a dozen. It’s the “shabby shiek” version of higher learning. To choose a small school with limited social life, no major athletics, no major name recognition over a place like Georgetown is baffling to me.

Again, I am sure Haverford provides a great education but I don’t really see the appeal beyond that. You can get a great education at more popular and fun colleges and have a better overall college experience. Personally, I think fear causes people to chose these small schools. Fear of the unknown. People want to be around like-minded people in a sheltered environment. I think parents push LACs for the same reasons.

If I could do it again, I’d consider the University of Miami, for example.