<p>Just got back from spending the weekend in DC doing campus tours. Here are some pictures I took of Georgetown, and there are also some photos of Princeton on that forum, if you're interested. The link should work even if you don't have a Facebook account. </p>
<p>nice pictures :)</p>
<p>ughhh im obsessed with georgetown, i want to go there sooo badly... i can't wait till april 1st...</p>
<p>Wow...thanks. What's the story about the wall?</p>
<p>Oh, well, our tour guide stopped in front of the wall, and she was like, "You may be wondering what 'Hoya Saxa' means. It's a combination of a Latin and a Greek word that means, literally, 'what rocks'. But not as in 'what rocks? GEROGETOWN ROCKS!' As in actual stones. So that wall? That's our mascot." </p>
<p>And then we all stood there and contemplated for a while. </p>
<p>Maybe you had to be there, but it was pretty funny.. lol.</p>
<p>so jealous...
i really really really wanna go to georgetown!</p>
<p>i actually asked for a brochure/viewbook and an app a while ago- but they never sent it to me....grr</p>
<p>nice pictures..
i never visited.. but what's that "georgetown neighborhood" about? it kinda bummed me out... the houses look so teeny and kinda shabby-
is the rest of the city like that?
my interviewer actually told me that half of the city is pretty wealthy- filled w/ government workers, students, etc. and the other half is very poor and run down, is that true?</p>
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my interviewer actually told me that half of the city is pretty wealthy- filled w/ government workers, students, etc. and the other half is very poor and run down, is that true?
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Yeah, that's very true. DC has one of the highest homocide rates in the country. There are a lot of minorities. However, the part of the city near all the official governmental buildings is very clean-looking and rich.</p>
<p>The Georgetown neighborhood is probably one of the wealthiest parts of the city, a lot of Senators and important people live around that part. It's not really run down, inasmuch that it just has character. There's an old-town charm too it which I found kind of attractive. The east part of the city is another story though, that's where a lot of the crime occurs.</p>
<p>I may be wrong, but the Hoya Saxa sign is probably a Senior Class gift. And the Hoya Saxa sign is not our mascot; that would be Jack the Bulldog (and yes, there is a real Jack the Bulldog).</p>
<p>There are a few houses that aren't that nice around campus, but Georgetown really is a very expensive area. Many houses cost millions of dollars. John Kerry lives 3 blocks out of the main gates, and i don't think he's about to live in a rundown house. Some of the stores on M street are ridiculously expensive, but they are supported because people are wealthy in the area. That's not to say that college students can't shop or afford anything though- there's a variety of stores. If you ever come visit, spend 10 minutes just driving around the area and you'll see how beautiful the houses are.</p>
<p>tlaktan, that's just what our guide said. i think she thought it was amusing-- we did, at least.</p>
<p>and collegeohmy-- the Georgetown neighborhood is actually darling. Very wealthy and very cute. I think (although I could be wrong about this) that those were actually houses owned by Georgetown that it rents out to upperclassmen and grad students, or at least I know that they do own townhouses and other living space besides the dorms on campus. It's a very pleasant neighborhood. And if you don't like the small-neighborhood feel, just walk ten minutes outside of it and you're in big-city DC.</p>
<p>Georgetown is extremely affluent dont be fooled.</p>
<p>I thought the Hoya Saxa sign was done by the Stewards...the Georgetown secret society. It's kinda crappy for a senior class gift.</p>
<p>After having read the Hoya's archives, yes, you're right. I had it confused with something else. The Hoya Saxa sign was painted by the Stewards.</p>