Transfering to Georgetown!

sakky
Thu, 11 May 2006 05:24:48 +0000

You guys mentioned that if I care only about prestige, then I’m better of at a Top 10 University - like Harvard, or Stanford. Is Georgetown just as good, or should I aim for the Top 10?

Let me rephrase that: Hypothetically, I have the acceptance letters to Georgetown U, Harvard U, Stanford U, Yale U, UPenn, and UChicago. Is Georgetown off the list? Are the Ivys better than Georgetown? Which school is the best for a prospective Lawyer? A lawyer who wants to work for a TOP of the line lawyer, and become the best, of the best in that firm. Which school is the best for business? To work for the biggest, richest, and the most lucrative corporations as an i-banker, or an authoritive postion.



I don’t want to use the word “better” because that word means different things to different people. A lot of it has to do with personal fit and which school provides the environment that matches well with your personality such that you are likely to succeed. For example, some people do far better in a small, intimate and personal environment. For these people, the answer is none of the schools listed above. Rather, a better choice would be one of the elite LAC’s like Williams or Amherst.

However, you mentioned before that you are interested in West Point for the prestige. Hence, if prestige is all you really want, then the answer is clear. It’s Harvard all the way. Like it or not, Harvard is indisputably the most prestigious school in the world.

Nevertheless, I agree with the sentiments expressed here that a military academy is probably not right for you, because it seems to me that you don’t really care about the mission of the military. That tells me that you’re probably not going to have a very good military career. It’s hard to do well at something which you don’t really care about, and success on the battlefield means that you need to really care about what is happening. Otherwise, people will die, including possibly yourself.

You may think that you will excel in everything that you do, but I have never seen anybody truly excel at something that they don’t care about.