Penn vs Georgetown Social Experience

Penn95
Fri, 24 Nov 2017 04:43:19 +0000

@Cue7 I do not claim that Penn and GU are not on par just because of student preferences. I claim it because Penn is definitely stronger in most disciplines and the quality of academic and research opportunities is higher there. The quality of the student body is also higher there. Saying that fit is the only consideration between Penn and GU and that otherwise the schools are equivalent, is rather disingenuous.

As I said before, there are only 5 schools (HYPMS) where these factors should be considered vis a vis the next dozen top places. After that, when dealing with the next dozen (of which UPenn and Georgetown are certainly part), go on fit, and so on down the line.

Definitely disagree. Sure, no one is denying that HYPSM is a cut above the rest, but the next 20-25 schools are not seen as interchangeable by most people. Sure people choose mainly based on fit when choosing among say Penn, Columbia , Duke, UChicago. But fit is far from the only consideration when choosing between Columbia vs Emory/GU for example.