<p>I just got into G-town (G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-Unit) and it has been my favorite schoool forever. But I have a had a few other favrites more recently and I am trying to figure out whether to app to them or to just go to Gtown and save the trouble.</p>
<p>So I have a few questions that might help me out if answered by current students. Let me know what you guys think. I think there is a big chance I will end up at Gtown, but I am always one to hold off on deciding, it's just kind of my nature to keep my options open for as long as possible... here we go.</p>
<p>What are weekends like? Do people always work? Do people always work on weeknights?
What are the kids like. I have heard Gtown kids can be kinda stuffy and arrogant. Is it teue? Also what are the girls like? Pretty? Hot? Smart? etc.
Is it fun? and what don't you like about gtown?</p>
<p>Thanks so much guys,
Mike</p>
<p>p.s. If you want to know where else I am thinking about it is Brown, UVA and Duke. You can compare the schools if you like but mostly I want to know about Georgetown.</p>
<p>haha Mike i am looking at UVA and Duke too. I liked Georgetown when I saw it but I am still undecided in terms of where to go (I hear from Notre Dame next week). However, the call from a Georgetown student was a nice touch. I kind of wish I had actually asked her questions.</p>
<p>yeah isn't that weird? A girl named Erin called to congratulate me and wanted to know whether or not I had any questions. I bet they'll be calling all admitted students over the course of the next few days.</p>
<p>yeah I'm pretty sure they are calling all of the admitted students. I got one too (it was a message, I wasn't home) and he just said that he was a volunteer with Georgetown Ambassadors (I think that's the program), congratulated me, and told me how to get in touch with him if I had any questions about Georgetown.</p>
<p>The amount of work depends on what you're studying. Most people will go out Friday and Saturday night, about half go out on Thursday too depending on what time they have class on friday. Georgetown has a work hard play hard attitude in general. People get their work done during the day so they can go out and get wasted at night. We're driven to do well, but it's still college so obviously we party. I'd say that yeah people usually work on weeknights, but that doesn't mean we don't have any fun. I'll waste some time hanging out with friends and watching tv in between doing homework. It's really easy to find something to do with all your friends living right next to you.
Everyone does different things on the weekend. Homework is usually saved for sunday, so on saturday people go shopping, watch movies, go to games, just normal fun stuff. This changes if you happen to take a really hard class. (Organic chemistry will ruin your social life- avoid it if you can. )
Sure there are kids who are snobs because a lot of people were brought up in wealthy families, but that's not how most people are. I'm not sure why we have that reputation. All my friends are chill and wear hardly any polo shirts and never pop their collars. You can definitely find your crowd of people to hang out with. People say that the girls are attractive in general, but I'm not really one to judge, so just visit and check that out for yourself.
Gtown is definitely fun. I wish it was a little bit safer, but they're constantly working on that. I wish there was a metro stop closerby, but they're making the buses run more often, so that's not as much of an issue. I wish it was a little bit easier, but that's not going to happen. Again, avoid orgo.
Seriously though, visit and you'll see. I've never been happier with a place than i am with gtown. In going away to college, you choose your home for 4 years, and it's great to be absolutely thrilled with that choice, and obviously I think you will be if you choose gtown.
Go Hoyas!</p>
<p>work hard party hard :
so how big of a thing is drinking here? are you going to feel like an outcast if you choose not to drink? also how strict are they about drinking?</p>
<p>Also, what is social life like for freshman? I think I read somewhere that it can be somewhat harder to have a good time freshman year since gtown's a big bar school and many parties are limited to upperclassmen? Any truth to this? Can any current Georgetown students elaborate on the social options open to freshman? Thanks!</p>
<p>It's college- drinking is a big thing everywhere. That being said, if you don't want to drink or go out, you'll be able to find people to go to movies with or whatever people that don't party do. Or if you do go out, you may get pressured to drink, but most people will respect your decision. All freshman dorms are dry- if you're loud, RAs come into your room and see that you're drinking, and take all your alcohol and get you in trouble. It sucks, but most of the time you get away with it. I drank basically every weekend in my dorm and got written up once, and got out of any punishment. It's not so bad if you're careful and don't get caught. After freshman year though, you can drink as much as you want. It's a pretty wet campus which surprises some people because it's catholic, but let me tell you, those Jesuits know how to handle their alcohol.
Gtown is sometimes considered a bar school because we're close to wisconsin and m st which have a bunch of great bars, but that doesn't mean that there's nothing on campus. I've never once been to a bar cus i don't have a fake id, but i've also never had a problem finding free alcohol.<br>
When you walk into a party as a freshman with 40 of your closest freshman friends, some people will be annoyed, but they usually won't kick you out. Just pretend you know someone, don't break anything or be a jerk and wait in line for the keg. It depends on the party, but usually parties are pretty open to whoever. If it's a private birthday party in a small apartment, don't expect to get in, but if it's a rager in someone's backyard it's fine. Last year as a freshman I seriously had no trouble finding parties, usually i would go to like 3 or 4 a night. Making friends with upperclassmen is also a good idea, cus they will tell you about good parties, but it's not necessary.<br>
One thing that i love is that i hardly ever have to pay for alcohol, just the stuff i pregame with, and recently i haven't even been pregaming in my room, so i drink for free all night. That doesn't happen at bigger schools, so come and take advantage of it.</p>
<p>Hmm. this is really helping me out, I'm 90% sure I'm going to attend gtown next year, I'd love for more current students to give some input such as what is already written.</p>
<p>Haha I always love when students pay exorbitant amounts of money for college and then get really excited about the prospect of free alcohol. I have to admit that I am guilty as well...</p>
<p>Hey this has been really helpful, Keep the opinions coming.</p>
<p>And on the money thing... My parents are happy to pay for me to go learn, but possibly less happy to pay for me to go get drunk. Though my dad was president of his frat....... =)</p>
<p>Weekends are great, and long. I'm a freshman, I never go out less than 3 nights a week, and I usually go out at least 4. I've only been to bars/clubs 2-3 times since I've been here, that's definitely a good time but Gtown is mostly a house (townhouse and apartment, too) party school. People work hard and play harder. That was definitely something I was worried about, and I was happily surprised.
I was also worried about being surrounded by "stereotypical gtown snobs." Not true. Most everyone is great. You'll find your niche quickly. Everyone's really intelligent and interesting, but really down to earth (minus a couple here and there, but very rarely!)
Us girls are hot as hell. And genius. Really. I'm completely unbiased.
Gtown's so much fun, beautiful, perfect academically and campus-wise as far as I'm concerned, and I can't think of any complaints.</p>
<p>Haha I didn't send in a pic, but I'm sure my interviewer took detailed notes on my rock hard physique, classic good looks, and flowing blonde locks.</p>
<p>;) </p>
<p>As for guys.. this is not really a big help because I only know two guys who go there (a freshman and a junior) and they are both pretty good looking, though I am a guy (a straight one at that) so I can't be sure that all girls would agree. The two guys I know, however, could be above average for the school. I just don't know.</p>
<p>The guys are okay. There are some good ones. Not too hard to find em. I think the campus is pretty adequately graded by one of the college ranking books...Girls get an A-, guys a B I believe.</p>
<p>A-? I'll take it!!! After all, it was my high school GPA, and it got me into Georgetown. Plus with guys being a B I will look better in comparison!</p>