I’m attending this program this year, and I’m wondering if anyone has attended previous year.
I’m wondering how much time it takes for homework? And since it has undergraduate students, is there a lot of pressure?
If you are attending it, welcome to join
Dear crystalzhaoyc,
You are so lucky!
No one really replied to me when I asked about this program when I asked. But you are very lucky. I am here to help you with all your questions as I have done the College Credit program of Georgetown last summer (2016), so everything I tell you will fit this year’s program as well. Keep in mind that I was a rising junior when I attended it.
Let me begin with addressing your questions. I took International Relations with Arie Kacowicz and US Political Systems with Mr. Santucci
The amount of homework really depends on how many courses you will take. You can take 2 at most. Do not take 1, I repeat do not take 1 course. Take 2 because you have a lot of time. Trust me! 2 courses means 3 hours of classes. So you get hell lot of free time. Lets assume you took two courses, like me. That would equal around 45 minutes studying for each. So 2 hours of studying on your own time every day should be fine. With 3 hours of classes and 2 hours of studying you still get a hell lot of free time as well. There is not much pressure actually if you study. My international relations course had mostly hs students and it was a huge class of 40 students. But my USPS course had like 12 students and 7 of them were undergrads.
Other general tips:
-Have a good schedule as readings are much complicated than high school reading. There will be times where you see the immersion (non-credit) students having fun and you having to study.
-Make a lot of friends. Although the program is not really selective, most of the students there are smart and nice people with competitive goals. Although I made friends with everyone in the program (except the antisocial chinese), your closest friends will be your roommate and the other 6-8 students on your floor. Our floor was literally the best.
-Another good thing about the program is that there are 3-day weekends (no classes on fridays as well)
- You will feel like an adult at a lot of instances. Unlike Immersion students, college-cred students are allowed to go outside of the georgetown neighborhood by using a signout-sheet (super simple: just name, place, and time you think you will come back). Feeling like an adult also means that you have to know when to buy food, cook (there is a kitchen/livingroom in the center of each floor.)
-The hall we stayed in was called McCarthy Hall. There is a small shop next to the entrance.
-Also, do NOT buy a meal plan! I did not use a meal plan and I was happy that I did not. EVERYBODY who had purchased a meal plan said that they regretted it. It is expensive and the food is bad. It is much better to eat your lunch at Subway, or open buffet place (I forgot the name, but it has really good sweet and sour chicken) or in a fast food place in the Georgetown Neighborhood (the main street is called M Street).
This is it for now! I am very happy to answer all your questions, so do not hesitate to ask me anything. BTW, there is a chance that I might do the program again this year to finish a full semester of political courses. So, I might see you there 