Penn vs Georgetown Social Experience

Cue7
Mon, 27 Nov 2017 19:12:35 +0000

@PennCAS2014 - you tell me, how did “HYPMS” become a moniker on this board? Why are Harvard, Yale, and Princeton known as the “big three”? What’s the source for all that cachet?

I only said that if you’re considering between these 5 and elsewhere, the brand should be A factor. It shouldn’t even be a predominant factor - just a factor. If you’d like to NOT consider it, that’s fine.

And you know what? If you say you should pick between Penn and Yale primarily on fit, that’s just fine with me. I think differently, but you can certainly make that argument. And you know what else? If you want to pick between Penn and Georgetown, and Georgetown and Yale, based on fit and nothing else, that’s fine too. But, just be consistent about it then.

It frustrates me that you and other Penn supporters present certain stats as evidence of Penn’s unequivocal strength over other schools. What you say about recruiting, endowment, etc. for Penn holds over Brown, Dartmouth, Cornell, etc., too. BUT, so what?

Choosing a college should primarily be about fit and it seems like the matter of choosing between Penn and Georgetown - a true champagne problem - and the disparity in any outcomes present, are minuscule at best.

I don’t think choosing a college should link to certain monolithic factors (like placement, endowment, research opportunities, etc.) with the emphasis that you place on these factors.

Do you Penn lovers ever get tired of espousing the greatness of the school, when the counterpoint is merely “pick on fit”?

If you see no real delineation between HYPMS and the rest, then, by all means, advocate picking for fit when deciding between those schools and a bunch of other schools.

Bottom line: if it lets you sleep better, I have no problem advocating picking between Georgetown and Harvard for fit, or Penn and Yale for fit, or, similarly, picking Georgetown over UPenn for fit.

This insistent refrain of a certain rigid hierarchy of schools (with UPenn apparently near the top, probably with Harvard and Columbia nearby, and clearly removed from Georgetown) is exhausting.