Georgtown Social Life vs. Other Schools

<p>So I am currently deciding between Georgetown, Johns Hopkins and Wash U
Without a greek system, I am sort of concerned that I am going to find Georgetown to be too conservative for me and not fun. Can someone give me a bit of insight of how Georgetown's social life (and overall student life) stacks up against other schools? I am a person who likes to go out and party and thats why greek life appeals to me and the lack thereof at Georgetown kind of scares me. Also, I'm afraid that the jesuit/catholic presence on campus makes the university too serious. Originally I was very drawn to going to the University of Michigan because being a Big 10 school, you know you are going to have a lot of fun regardless. I am kind of looking for that sort of social life I know ultimately I am there to learn and of course the academics are unparalleled but I am worried that outside of the classroom I won't really fit in. </p>

<p>What is a typical georgetown student?
What do kids tend to do on the weekend? Go to clubs? Just dorm parties? (Hopefully not just sit around and study?)
How does Georgetown stack up against Johns Hopkins or Wash U? Or should I just stick to going to UMich?</p>

<p>HA. Georgetown’s social scene absolutely annihilates Hopkins. From my visits there/ friends who go there, house parties are the most popular thing, followed by bars. Don’t know a lot about Wash U, but I can tell you for sure that Georgetown is very fun. Not the same kind of scene as UMich- like you said, you can never beat the parties at a huge state school- but as far as top-tier academics go, Gtown definitely has one of the most social student bodies. Some kids probably do study on weekend nights, but they’re the exception, rather than the norm.</p>

<p>among the three schools you mentioned i would actually say that georgetown has the best. im currently a sophomore at georgetown and gtown hopkins and wash u were all in my top 5 and i visited all of them.</p>

<p>that being said, i love to go out and have never had a hard time with the social scene at georgetown. generally, most people go to house parties on fridays and saturdays. as an underclassmen youll probably end up pregaming in a dorm with people till around 930/1030 and then head out to a house party. theyre usually thrown by upperclassmen or by sports teams/clubs. i actually like this aspect because i think it makes everything a little more genuine in that interactions/friendships are based on mutual interest in say a sport or activity rather than something artificial or arbitrary (i.e. a frat). at the same time though, no one will deny you entry into their house party unless its a small gathering and you almost never have to pay to go in a party. house parties are a lot of fun and usually range in size from 30-100 people. not that many people i know do the club thing except the european/international crowd. thursdays are more so the bar kind of night. most students dont have classes till noon on fridays if at all so the actual georgetown area has a ton of bars at the students disposal. freshman girls usually dont have too much trouble getting in. </p>

<p>as for sunday-wed, the majority of students are busy with work. georgetowns a very work hard party hard kind of environment and i think theres a healthy separation between weekdays and weekends. of course, if you reallly want to you’ll always be able to find someone to drink with/go out with on a monday night…</p>

<p>best of luck. hoya saxa</p>

<p>thanks monty. ur info was really insightful.</p>

<p>as for the house parties, do they seem cliquey? like if its thrown at a sports house, is it weird to go if you dont play that sport or you don’t know the people throwing it??</p>

<p>no definitely not. for most, its a very inclusive welcoming atmosphere. perhaps the varsity sports are more cliquey but keep in mind that thats just few out of many. just bc a party is thrown by a certain club/team does not mean everyone at that party is a member. i’d say that at any given party, if its being thrown by a club, more than half of the people there wont be members. its very common for people to bring along friends (who the host doesnt know) to a party.</p>

<p>also, id also say that parties thrown by a regular household/apartment (meaning residents that arent really part of any similar clubs if at all) tend to outnumber those thrown by clubs/teams. so no worries, no real pressure to join anything. everyones just looking to have a good time</p>