<p>Hey.</p>
<p>Well first off, what made you want to come to this school? And secondly, how much are you enjoying it? Elaborate about that in terms of athletics, campus, clubs, curriculum, academics, food, social life, city life, things to do, student body, professors, financial help etc.
From your experience at this university, rate how much you like it on a scale from 1-10.</p>
<p>Allright, I'm a freshman in the College, and I'm going to say 7.5</p>
<p>Athletics: The football team is horrible! I think most high school teams could beat them. Nobody really goes to the games, and even Hoya Blue, the club of Georgetown sports fans, was chanting "6 more days" at the last game, because basketball starts in less than a week, and i've heard thats way better. </p>
<p>Campus: other than having lots of hills, it is really nice. Right now it kind of sucks, because they are doing a lot of construction, especially on many of the older prettier buildings, but once they are done restoring, it will be gorgeous</p>
<p>Clubs: you name it, they have it. It is kind of overwhelming how many choices you have. Most of the clubs host really good parties too. Most people only end up doing one or 2 things, but being super-involved and make most of their friends this way.</p>
<p>Curriculum/Academics: this depends on which school you are in. The NHS and SFS have a ton of requirements, and barely any space for electives outside the major and the core. In the college, as long as you aren't pre med, you have a lot of freedom to take whatever interests you. However, there is a good sized core with 2 classes each of language, math/science, history, social science, english, philosophy, and theology. There are lots of really interesting, unique classes to take, but most of the intro and core classes are very boring, large, and a lot of work. </p>
<p>Food: The dining hall food isn't the greatest, and it's pretty repetitive, but way better than food i've had at other colleges. I'd recommend getting the 10 or 14 meal plan, since most people end up eating out at least 3 times a week, especially on weekends. There are sooo many really good restaurants around here. </p>
<p>Social life/City life/things to do: If you're into drinking/parties, you can find plenty from thursday to Saturday. Thursday (don't schedule early classes on Fridays) and Saturdays are the big party nights, and Friday is a much more relaxed night. If you don't drink, there are plenty of things to do in DC, such as shows, concerts, movies, museums, etc.
Even though DC is right there however, there tends to kind of be a "Georgetown bubble". I dont' go out into the actual city very often, because there is so much to do just on campus. But its definitely there to take advantage of. </p>
<p>Student body: Although Georgetown has a reputation of being very "preppy", it really isn't. There are definitely a large number of upper class, prep school kids, but that is by far not the majority. The student population is pretty diverse, but most people only hang out with people who are like them (racially, economically, etc.).</p>
<p>Professors- there are a lot of really good, really famous professors here (Madeline Albright). However, there are some not-so good professors. Most are very helpful if you seek out extra help, but some can be arrogant and condescending. My advice is to look at Rate my professor before you pick your classes. </p>
<p>Financial help: some people complain, but for me, they gave me a lot more than I actually needed, which was nice.</p>
<p>I've found many members of the student body to be border line repulsive (but that's just me, and there is DEFINITELY an East Coast mentality that goes along with that. I've talked to a few other West Coasters who have spent the first few months here completely miserable, and only a couple who don't care, and a whole bunch of East Coasters who have no idea what the heck I'm talking about). Just throwing that out there.</p>
<p>The College is definitely the place to explore. My roommate actually got to have fun picking her schedule while my first two years in the SFS are pretty routine. The core is pertinent though, so it's not soo bad.</p>
<p>The professors are incredibly intelligent. my PST teacher is a genius. And the TAs are really bright too. I don't use Rate My Professor, I just hit any section and hope I get lucky.</p>
<p>The Dining Hall is actually delicious. I basically lived alone the past two years so it's so nice to have to cook for myself (and by cooking, I mean eating microwave dinners and pb&js.) My only complaint is their dinner dining selections are limited to deep fried foods and the salad bar on the weekends is pathetic. It gets expense to eat out a lot (unless you want to eat QuikPita every night) so while for some people that's not a problem I definitely feel like I'm living a negative existence. I prefer to spend my money on metro rides and other things.</p>
<p>I'm slightly dismayed by the amount of drinking. I think your experience also kind of depends on the people who directly surround you. I really dislike my floor and there is pretty limited entertainment on campus for those who choose not to drink. If you don't drink - do Living Well, that's my advice.</p>
<p>what's living well?</p>
<p>It's a substance free living community. The funny thing is, I know a handful of people who live on the living well floors that do drink, but I'd say its generally better than most normal dorms if you're not into that kind of thing.</p>