<p>I'm really excited to apply ED in the Elliot School of International Affairs, I've spent a lot of time looking into the academic side of the school. Now, I'm curious to see the social side. Do students at GW go out to clubs in DC or are there a lot of dorm parties. How big is Greek Life on campus? How much school spirit is there? What kind of sporting events do students go to a lot? I really want to get a good balance of academics and social life in college.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about the social life. Trust me, its BIG here.</p>
<p>Clubbing?
I call half the week party days (Wed.-Sat.). Apartment parties are frequent enough, with dorm parties more rare. Most people just go out, not stay in. </p>
<p>School spirit?
Lacking. Nobody really cares about campus sports. The basketball team is pretty good, but no one I know goes to the games even remotely often. It’s NOT a sports school, and it’s NOT a school spirited school. People don’t really get super school spirited. Cocky about their school, but not in a traditional school-spirited sense. Most people are too busy either clubbing or copying papers for their internship to care about school sports, etc.</p>
<p>GW is definitely a party school as far as clubbing, apartment parties, and frat parties. The school’s statistics say that about 25% of the students are involved in Greek Life. School spirit is virtually non-existent. There are a number of reasons for this beginning with the university’s location in the heart of the city. The school promotes and encourages student involvement in DC. I view GW as a conduit for a high school graduate to spend 4 years in DC while also getting a decent (not great) undergrad degree.<br>
And yes, my experience is current; I have a sophomore daughter there now.</p>
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<p>If you are looking for an undergraduate experience that combines strong school spirit, traditional collegiate atmosphere, the benefits of a great college town in a fantastic city with diverse social options, and a superior academic experience, particularly in international affairs, why not try Georgetown? Don’t forget what “GW” actually stands for…</p>
<p>gw at least has a basketball stadium on campus</p>
<p>So does Georgetown–it’s just too small to hold the 20,000+ who often come to our games. It’s about the same size as the GW “arena,” which generally doesn’t fill a third of its seats for games. People definitely don’t choose GW because of school spirit. And I know of no one who chose GW over Georgetown except for the case of a major financial incentive.</p>
<p>Ok what’s your beef? ^^^^^</p>
<p>“And I know of no one who chose GW over Georgetown”</p>
<p>Thats because the majority of people (including myself) who apply to GW dont apply to Georgetown to begin with. People who apply to GW want to be in the City, closer to all DC has to offer than any other DC school. All 3 DC schools (Georgetown, GW, AU) are so completely in terms of location that not many people apply to all 3. </p>
<p>I wish you luck in you job search with your “I’m better than you, yet I have nothing to back it up” attitude</p>
<p>Oh, and congratulations to your Hoyas last basketball season, they really did awesome! And if they are so good as you claim, what the helll is taking Georgetown so long to build a bigger arena?</p>
<p>The neighbors.</p>
<p>By the way, you are actually wrong about where students apply. The best GW students routinely apply (and don’t get in) to Georgetown, and among the students TRANSFERRING to Georgetown, GW is the biggest supplier (American is 3rd, NYU is 4th, Villanova is 7th, Emory is 8th, Boston College is 10th, BU is 13th, and U. Michigan is 15th). You’ll need at least a 3.8, so you’re probably already out of the running. Georgetown NEVER loses students to GW. Never have. Never will.</p>
<p>Finally, not looking for a job–in medical school. Don’t think I’ll see you there either.</p>
<p>Shouldn’t you be studying rather than ■■■■■■■■on CC? Is it kind of an arrested development thing?</p>
<p>I still cant get over why a med student from georgetown does not have anything better to do than to go on a gw forum. regardless, georgetown is no ivy so stop acting like it</p>
<p>Med student at Hopkins.<br>
â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– = telling the truth about your second tier university
Georgetown is not Ivy League; nor is Duke, Stanford, Hopkins, MIT, Cal Tech, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Chicago, Amherst, Williams, Middlebury, Pomona, Wesleyan, Wellesley, Swarthmore, Haverford…all of which compete for students with the Ivy League…GW doesn’t even come close. GW’s peer group includes NYU, BU, American, U. Miami, Fordham, U. Maryland, Rutgers, Syracuse…not in the same league. It’s just reality and shouldn’t be portrayed differently to prospective students. Some students will “prefer” GW if “prefer” means “not being able to gain admission to Georgetown, Penn, Duke, Emory, etc.”</p>
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<p>And why do you feel the need to tell “the truth about your second tier university”? What do you hope to accomplish? I believe you just want to stir people up. Obviously GT and Hopkins didn’t raise your maturity level. So grow up and take your “my school is better than your school” attitude with you.</p>
<p>What he said^^^^. You are a tool. Seriously, something is wrong with you.</p>
<p>Let’s get back to the the original question about the party scene. People have a lot of fun, the Greek scene is big, there are a lot of parties, but there are also a lot of other things to do. There is not much interest in official team sports, but there are a lot of club sports, and a lot of people are involved in them.</p>
<p>hahhaahha im laughing when you say georgetown competes with ivies…if georgetown was an ivy, it would be, and its not, so its not…nobody here has claimed gw to be better than another school…but they way your reresenting gerogetown, im even happier with my pick…and like i said, georgtown is not an ivy, i want to hear u say that to someone at upenn, or princeton, they will LAUGH in your face</p>
<p>your someone who couldnt get into an ivy so you ended up where you are…and very bitter too</p>
<p>got in to everywhere I applied (including the ivies I applied to–Penn and Princeton among them, by the way), went to Duke first, transferred to Georgetown. Georgetown (and Duke, etc.) are not “ivies” (which you should know is an athletic conference, since you are so well-versed in college athletics), but compete for the same students. You need to look at the websites that compare win-loss percentages for students’ choices between schools…GW isn’t even on the map. </p>
<p>However, I must applaud GW in its relatively recent assent in the college prestige hierarchy. Up until about 20 years ago, GW was basically a commuter school with a mediocre reputation, accepting more than 75% of its applicants (basically, if you could pay, you could go). To now be competing with NYU, BU, Syracuse, Miami, etc.–YOUR PEERS–is a great accomplishment.</p>
<p>“Your” (or you’re) someone who is clearly unhappy with “you’re” (your) lack of success.</p>