<p>I've spent the last 17 years in your typical upper-middle class, conservative, preppy town. This isn't what I want in a college. I guess my greatest fear after being accepted to Georgetown SFS is that I won't find a diverse, intellectual community and that the stereotypes of prepped out preprofessionals are well founded. Any information regarding Gtown students would be much appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>I've heard it's preppy. My type of thing.</p>
<p>i hate preps but with every school, there is a niche for everything.</p>
<p>yeah i'm definitely not preppy. i come from a rural redneck place--and i'm not even preppy by the standards here! that's my biggest fear about georgetown--finding nothing but spoiled rich kids.</p>
<p>but i agree with bob. i'm sure there are plenty of really cool people at georgetown--we'll just have to find them!</p>
<p>and preppy doesn't automatically equal stuck up.</p>
<p>lol there i am talking like i'm already in--i probably won't have to worry about it anyway.</p>
<p>bob - everyone says that there's different types, but i really don 't want it to be a repeat of high school. all the jocks hanging out together, all the preps, all the geeks...etc.</p>
<p>:/ my main concern isn't whether or not people are preppy (which im' sure they are..and i am not) but whether or not people will still hang out and get along</p>
<p>well ill assume that the majority of jocks, preps, ext break the normal stereotype by getting into georgetown...</p>
<p>just so long as i dont hear "like"...i can slightly tolerate most people.</p>
<p>Well, uh, on the one hand people do tend to hang out with those with whom they share interests, extracurricular activities, etc. So football players hang out with football players, lax guys with lax guys, etc. Having said that, there is a wide variety of different people, it's all about who you meet. Once you find your niche and/or group of good friends and larger circle of acquaintences, you won't care how exclusive some other groups of people are.</p>
<p>From a current student regarding diversity:</p>
<p>Looking from the outside, Gtown's racial minorities percentage (29%) is lower than other top universities, we have a very fair share of preps with popped collars, 52% of students are catholic, 42% are from the mid-atlantic region including NY, NJ, PA, DE, and MD.</p>
<p>From the inside, in the class of 2009, 1/3 of students have lived outside the United States for an extended period of time, 1/3 of students speak a language other than English fluently, the conservative/liberal ratio leans left, but is more balanced than other top universities, all 50 states are represented and over 130 foreign countries.</p>
<p>What do you consider diversity? To me, it's more than race. Forget what you have heard, Georgetown is diverse in every sense of the word.</p>
<p>jp26, i definitely agree that diversity is more than race. it's more than stats. it's more than affirmative action. it's more of...you know the stories you hear from top school students about how everyone at whatever school they're at is so passionate about something? and how in their dorms they meet people from everywhere, with interests in everything, and are really different but still get along? about the debates at 4 am in the morning over politics or philosophy or something?</p>
<p>i guess THAT's what i'm looking for in a college.</p>
<p>while of course, excellent academics, internship opportunities, good nightlife (though there should be more than just drinking) and urban environ aren't sacrificed.</p>
<p>Psychicspie, I couldn't agree more. As long as their is a large enough selection of people to have completely random but somewhat intelligent conversations with until all hours of the night, I think I'll be happy. It doesn't matter if they're white, black or wear a pink and teal polo shirt.</p>
<p>What you guys have been talking about sounds great to me.</p>
<p>In all my college searches, I looked at international students (prevalence or lack thereof), and at how many states people came from. I know I will meet a bunch of NJ people, and there's nothing wrong with that, but I crave an environment filled with people from all over the US and the world.</p>
<p>Whatever, wherever you'll go you'll find kids you like and kids you don't like. <em>shrug</em> It's not a big deal. It's a pretty big school anyway.</p>
<p>Although Georgetown may not be as diverse at other schools people are open to new things. Just because a place is diverse doesn't mean that it will be better, people need to interact. Someone mentioned having debates at 4 am- that really does happen. Although it gets in the way of doing hw, it's one of the great things about gtown. People are intelligent enough to have their own opinion, back it up well, but listen to their opponents as well.</p>
<p>I'm not that into politics and I'm a little worried that I'd be the only one not interested nor well educated in politics. Are there people who don't follow politics, or would I completely feel overwhelmed by it?</p>
<p>Andi, I feel the exact same way. I second your question.</p>
<p>there are PLENTY of people here who are not interested in politics. Do not let that deter you from taking advantage of everything else Georgetown has to offer...Keep in mind that Washington is a city beyond a political center, so there is plenty to keep you occupied that is completely unrelated to politics.</p>
<p>Georgetown is strong in so many non-political departments that it inevitable draws students who are not passionate politicos.</p>