Quote Originally Posted by Go Lehigh TU owl View Post
How were Catholic higher ed institutions in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic perceived in 1950, 1975, 2000, 2024/25? Who went and why to Holy Cross, BC, Georgetown, Villanova, St. John's, Fordham, Seton Hall, St. Joe's, La Salle, U of Scranton?
Speaking for HC and BC....I think through 1950 and 1975, HC got most of the smartest kids from Catholic families/schools in the NE and NY/NJ area. BC was seen/perceived as more of a regional/Greater Boston school into the 1970s.

HC was seen then and probably still now as a good place to send your son (and now daughters) to become a doctor, lawyer or work on Wall St etc. Not really sure where it stands today, but at one time HC was seen as having one of the strongest pre-med programs in the country with a very high acceptance rate into many of the best med schools in the country.

When I was at HC in the 80s, BC and HC were seen as about equals in terms of acceptance rates but BC now is seen as being more selective.

Both have very strong alumni networking systems, particularly in the Northeast Corridor, as for another "why" people go there.