<p>I know last year someone did this, and I thought it was really helpful, so if you have any questions, I'll try to answer them!</p>
<p>Some questions</p>
<p>1) How is their football program? What do you think about it?
2) How is the food there?
3) What factors most in their admissions...any ideas?
4) What are the dorms like? How is the campus?</p>
<p>That's all for now :)</p>
<p>1) oh the football program...well it's definitely not as supported as basketball is here-everyone I know has season tickets to the basketball games, but I can't say I know anyone who has been to a football game more than twice. we didn't exactly have a winning season...
2)Leo's isn't THAT bad...just whatever you do, DO NOT get 24 or unlimited meals, you will not use them! everyday there's the basic things (salad bar, hamburgers, pizza, pasta, frozen yogurt etc.), then there's a vegetarian entree and a regular entree. Brunch on the weekends is WONDERFUL-you'll see everyone you know in their pajamas swapping stories of the night before's adventures. Brunch is good because they have made to order omlettes and usually a breakfast taco station in addition the regular breakfast stuff. Another reason not to get unlimited/24 meals is because there are so many amazing other restaurants to eat at around Georgetown. Also, we have "grab n go" which is basically like a boxed breakfast, lunch, or dinner if you don't have time to eat in the cafeteria.
3)admissions...obviously grades, SATs etc are important; Georgetown is one of the toughest to get into in the nation, but at the same time I've always gotten the sense that Georgetown also REALLY cares about what you do outside of the classroom. It's the Jesuit thing coming through...
4)Dorms...there are 4 freshman dorms this year and I honestly believe they all have their perks. For the most part though everyone by the end of the year believes that their own is the best. Almost every floor is co-ed which makes for a fun living experience.
Village C West-you get your own bathroom!! this dorm has the stigma of being the "anti social dorm" because residents don't have to go out and meet other people in the community bathroom, but I really haven't found this to be true at all. You're going to find all types of people in all the dorms. another good thing about VCW is that you're close to Leo's and the library. a bad thing is the incredibly small closets! there isn't much storage room, but you can get creative and make everything fit!
New South-this dorm was apparently the "most requested" this year-it's the traditional long hallway dorm set up with community bathrooms. some rooms have really nice views of the potomac. they have really good storage units and big closets. they also have sinks and medicine cabinets in their rooms which is nice. remember though with community bathrooms, that means Saturday and Sunday mornings there tends to be puke...
Harbin-the "clusters" this set up is kind of neat. there are little groups on each floor of a few rooms that each share a bathroom. the closets are huge. no sink in the room. this sounds dumb, but it has good lighting, and it's in a good location, relatively close to everything.
Darnall-this dorm is farther away than the other freshman dorms, but if you really think about it, our campus isn't all that big and so it's not that big of a deal. it has community bathrooms also. </p>
<p>campus in general...BEAUTIFUL! aside from the disaster that is Lauinger Library, the buildings themselves are gorgeous, the campus isn't that big and it's easy to get around. lots of hills and stairs, but you get used to it. the area surrounding Georgetown is incredible-lots of shopping and good restaurants. Easy access to metro across the Key Bridge, and public transport can take you anywhere you want to go!</p>
<p>I have not yet been contacted for interview; i called the admissions office twice and they gave me an email address for my local contact person and the email doesn't work! Have you ever heard of anyone not having an interview and still being accepted?</p>
<p>i wouldn't worry about it, my interviewer said that the interview is worth less than 5% of your total application.</p>
<p>You say everyone you know has season tickets, but my interviewer said that lots of students end up not getting tickets. I'm not sure where I'm going with this, I'm just saying.</p>
<p>And how inconvenient is it to have the stadium off campus? How long of a ride is it?</p>
<p>I think I can answer a few questions, but before I do so, I'd like to correct a few things.</p>
<p>1) There are pros and cons to every freshman dorm (e.g. Darnall is in close proximity to Leavey; quick trip to Vittles can cure the Leo's starvation.) And no, you do not find vomit all over the floors of New South bathrooms on the weekends; that impression is just silly.</p>
<p>2) If accepted, I strongly suggest you take on a 10 or 14 meal plan. 24 is just too much and the biggest mistake of many freshmen. Including me.</p>
<p>1a) By the way, the interior of New South was just renovated in 2003/2004. Thought I'd throw that in there.</p>
<p>Re: Interviews</p>
<p>I do suggest you call the admissions office and see what is going on with your interview; is there an officer of the regional alumni association you could contact instead? They may be able to rearrange an interview for you.</p>
<p>Re: Season Tickets</p>
<p>Not everyone has season tickets; and although it is exciting to see Hoya basketball games... I believe ~1,000 student season tickets were sold this year. So, while not everyone has them, it is quite a considerable amount.</p>
<p>are freshman allowed to have cars on campus?</p>
<p>I've heard that parking is horrendous there, the only parking spots available to students is for commuter students.</p>
<p>Trust me, you don't want a car if you go to Georgetown. You're in a major city and can get anywhere by using public transportation. Having a car is a bigger hassle than it's worth.</p>
<p>how much does the jesuit affiliation play into the academics? what percentage of the students would you guess practice religions other than catholicism (or more specifically, are jewish)?</p>
<p>are any of you pursuing a major in biology? if so, how is it?</p>
<p>Ok, I helped out with this last spring/summer, so I guess I'll answer some questions again. </p>
<p>Schmoody, as a Jew I can answer your questions pretty specifically. I feel completely comfortable here. The only areas that the Jesuit affiliation really affects is your core classes of theology and then philosophy and ethics. I found my theology classes (which I dreaded at first) to be easily the two most intellectually stimulating classes outside my major. I really loved them. As for the philosophy/ethics requirement, that is pretty standard by now at Universities everywhere.</p>
<p>The biology major is a lot of work, and Georgetown has bery good premed resources if you are interested in going that route.</p>
<p>Feel free to ask more questions.</p>
<p>The football program is getting better, somewhat. They just moved to the Patriot league a few years ago, which is a much more competitive Div I-AA league than what we were in previously. They've built half of the Multi-Sport Facility and at some point will add the rest of the stadium, at which point it'll look pretty nice, even if it won't exactly rival an SEC or Big 12 atmosphere.</p>
<p>I'm a bio major, and yeah it's a lot of work. As much as I loved Georgetown, I was actually hesitant to come here because I thought it was just known for the SFS, but I found out that's not true. The biology department has been awarded more awards for excellence in teaching than any other department, and the professors really love what they do. There are so many opportunities for research and lots of other programs to help with being premed.<br>
Another thing that's great about bio at gtown is that we aren't competitive- we really help each other study and learn the best we can.<br>
Bio is hard anywhere so don't be scared by that, it really is managable. We do have to suffer early classes freshman year, but we all go through it together.<br>
If you have any more bio questions feel free to ask.</p>
<p>The football players are amazing guys</p>
<p>daria1000</p>
<p>thanks for responding...yes i'm interested in bio or biochem (applied EA). what do you know about the Hughes program and do you have any plans for research this year?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>Pretty much whatever you might have read on the website is what I know about the Hughes program, I actually don't know anyone in it, but it's a really good program. The professor that runs the program is the one that teaches intro bio and he's really good, so that probably helps the program.
I don't think I'm going to do any research this year, but I'll probably try to over the summer. There are tons of opportunities, but I'm busy with extracurricular stuff right now, so I'm not looking to add anything else now. I don't know too many people that try to get into research freshman year, it's more something you do later once you get used to classes and everything.
Good Luck with EA, i know you must be stressing out, but everything will work out for the best.</p>
<p>Do you think that going to a Jesuit High School will help you in admission? Will it give a student a boost? Would it be considered a "hook", since idt many students go to Jesuit high schools???</p>
<p>it won't be a hook, but it helps (not from a current student, sorry)</p>