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Though it is career-oriented, there is room to breathe. There is the academic competitiveness that some are a part of in the SFS
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<p>Preprofessionalism and academic competition are not mutually exclusive categories; by 'intellectual,' I think the poster implied an environment in which students learn for the sake of learning.</p>
<p>It is difficult to find such environments; Brown University, UChicago, Swarthmore, and Rice are the first schools that come to mind, if the poster desires intellectualism.</p>
Preprofessionalism and academic competition are not mutually exclusive categories; by 'intellectual,' I think the poster implied an environment in which students learn for the sake of learning.
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<p>Well, I wasn't providing an answer that implied a strictly intellectual environment; more of a carve-your-own-niche type of answer.</p>
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hmm i want to go to the SFS and major in international econmoics...is that like really really hard? not that it would stop me, just curious
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<p>Not especially. Those who enjoy economics obviously will love international economics. Dean Kaneda, who is my current dean for the next year-and-a-half, is the IECO major advising dean, and is incredibly awesome.</p>
<p>Are all the students at Georgetown straight-A and B students? Have there been people there who've gotten Cs (like one or two?) Is it better to be well rounded or highly specialized? For example, I'm an extreme language person and I've always gotten great grades in those courses, hell, I even took up a new language at the level 3 and repeated IB French (i got a 7 on the exam) just so I'd be able to here the language again. I've also won language contests. The thing is, however, I'm not very strong in Math and Science, esp. this year. I definitely think that my specialization should overrule that. </p>
<p>Oh and what are the Black students like? Are they all athletes, very ethnocentric, you know, the stereotypes? Cuz i'm def. not any of those.</p>
<p>are dorms co-ed? other than the lack of birth control, how does gtown's catholic ID affect social life? (and how big of an effect is the lack of birth control?)</p>
<p>Everyone complains about the SFS requirement, but if you've taken higher math at any level (ie, Pre Calculus, or Calculus, or anything above), Econ should absolutely NOT be a problem for you. Plus, if you decide to skip econ lectures frequently (as many choose to) you will find yourself decently screwed over during finals time. Granted, I have not gotten to ITrade or IFinance yet, but I've already found after one semester that taking econ has been extremely helpful elsewhere, and fully stand by the SFS requirements.</p>
<p>If you are a non-drinker, I have recommended on other threads that you apply to living well. I didn't, because I was afraid everyone there would be super-Christian or just not very much fun, but it is nice to have right off the bat a group of people who have similar social interests. Otherwise, you will have to work pretty hard to try and find the non-partyers, because they are less accessible than those that do party. </p>
<p>As for the question about the social life, it's there if you want it. For what it's worth, Darnall was like in the teens or 20s of most sexually active dorms...And there is no lack of birth control, the university just won't provide it. There are organizations on campus that do, or you can get it yourself...</p>
<p>Hi, I didn't see this answered before. How "easy" is it to transfer from the College to MSB? Is it common or do you have to jump through hoops just to have it done?</p>
<p>Just to add my opinion about drinking and the social life. </p>
<p>20% of georgetown students do not drink. That 20% is not on living well. I'm not on a special interest floor and i can think of 10 off the top of my head who do not drink on my floor of 50. If you do not drink, there is plenty to do and your social life will not be negatively impacted because of your decisions. Additionally, I have found students to be respectful of their peers' decisions.</p>
<p>p.s. 1/3 of georgetown students smoke pot...one of the lowest proportions in the country.</p>
<p>I just wanted to say thank you guys for your thoughts on georgetown, because I wasn't sure how the party scene would be at a jesuit school, esp. because I go to a really liberal public school. But it sounds like I'll have fun</p>
<p>They aren't that strict, and it depends on the RAs. If you get caught with alcohol you do get in trouble and they take it away obviously, but the punishment is not as bad as other places. We don't get any fines or anything, just service hours. I don't know anyone that's gotten caught with pot, so I don't know what the punishment is. People are pretty good about hiding their stuff and usually go somewhere outside the dorm to smoke.</p>
<p>yes, parties are usually registered, but that is more so that the department of public safety knows to expect some noise. I've never even heard of a party being busted up so I guess it works. They don't care about underage drinking either- the only people that will bust you are RAs or the actual police if you're off campus. </p>
<p>Seriously, enough questions about partying. Yes we do party a lot, and you will have a great time if you want to join in. If you don't want to drink you'll find other fun stuff to do.</p>
<p>Yea, you guys are very preoccupied with a social life. Trust me, you will have one. If you want alcohol. You will find it fairly easily. It IS college. </p>
<p>mdb> curriculum for what? each school has a unique core. From what I've heard, all of them are fabulous. I find my core classes in the FSS very rewarding (Political Social Thought, which all first-year SFS kids are required to take, is AMAZING...we touched on all of the major Political Theory concepts).</p>
<p>the 1/3 number comes from hoya2hoya. Since that is a schools sanctioned seminar, I assume the information they present is derived from official surveys by the administration.</p>
<p>1) Have you, or has anyone you know, successfully managed to transport their bicycle to Georgetown from another state not near Washington, D.C. (e.g. CA, OR, WA, ND, TX)? </p>
<p>2) Is there a friendly bicycle shop that wouldn't mind putting my bicycle back together if I took it apart to transport it?</p>
<p>3) Is it even a good/worthwhile idea to have a bicycle? Is it safe to lock it up around town or is theft an issue?</p>