<p>Hi! I'm just wondering, are most people at GW completely engaged in what they're learning? Are most people just their to party? Any input would be incredibly helpful! Thank you!</p>
<p>While walking on the GWU campus everyday for about a week during my week off from high school, most of the students seemed to be really smart and know what they are doing. Sure, there are ghetto-ish people in that school, but you’ll also find them at Georgetown U.</p>
<p>something you will soon realize once you’re at gw is that students work hard and play even harder. im sometimes amazed (and jealous) at how some of these people who can go out all the time yet study their buttts off to get 4.0’s</p>
<p>It one of those “Study hard-Party hard” schools.
We do study, you’ll encounter jaw dropping smart people here, but we do have fun!</p>
<p>Only one exception: Choose GWU only if you’re sure that it has a strong department for your major.</p>
<p>“Sure, there are ghetto-ish people in that school…”</p>
<p>As a GWU student, this is a very superficial and reckless comment. What do you mean by ghetto-how people dress? You’d probably be very surprised at how intelligent and intellectually engaged most of the student body is, yes, even those “ghetto-ish” people. </p>
<p>Furthermore, you are stereotyping those who may actually be from ghetto, low-income, impoverished areas as not being engaged in learning like other students. I can tell you that if someone made it from one of these areas and is now at one of the most expensive schools in the country they are likely on a large scholarship, therefore having to maintain a certain grade point average, and really want to be here and show it by being very engaged in learning.</p>
<p>Honus123: I’ve toured the campus and almost the whole place of DC near the University so I already have the perception of the student body both on and off campus. I respect your personal idea, but you didn’t have to come off to a certain response like that as being cruel and an a**hole.</p>
<p>At least when I met one of the admission officers, he was laughing about it at the idea of diversity.</p>
<p>Grow up, you’re a Junior, almost graduating next year.</p>
<p>Sorry if I’m being the “reckless” guy right now, but an impetuous comment will get deluded feedbacks.</p>
<p>First, Im a sophomore, not that it really matters. Im not sure about your growing up comment. Im proud to attend the school that I do and I saw your comment as an unsubstantiated jab at the student boy. Yes, my comment was abrasive but only because of your hackneyed notion of people from the ghetto. The way I interpreted your comment was that yes, GWU does have many smart, driven students, but, there are also those ghetto kids. Think that over and maybe youll see how using the word ghetto loosely can be offensive and misleading. A ghetto in America, as Im sure you know, is an urban, very low income area that offers little opportunity. Your comment separates those who are smart and driven from those who are ghetto, enhancing the stereotype of people from these areas. I am saying that I know people form areas like I described above that attend GWU and they are both smart and very driven students. </p>
<p>Listen, I dont want to engage in a battle with you. I just wanted you to understand how using comments like ghetto-ish can be offensive. Moreover, I wasnt stating you were reckless but your comment was. Go up to one of those students who you think appears ghetto and have a conversation with them, outward appearances can be misleading.</p>
<p>Well, you could’ve corrected my misunderstanding by reinterpretation. Your response was just “abrasive”, as you said. But if you’re really apologetic, I accept it. </p>
<p>Not a problem. But really though, just because one thought of someone else judging on something misleading doesn’t really mean that person should get an infortunate return of integration and scold.</p>
<p>So Seachai, what’s your deal? High school student? I see that you post all over the high school thread, and the transfer thread, and now here. </p>
<p>Truthfully, if people are asking questions about the student body, they would probably prefer an answer from GW student.</p>
<p>Because I had the experience when I was there. I don’t know everything, but I know alot. I already accepted Honus123’s scratch of sincerity so I’m not engulging in anymore arguments.</p>
<p>i dont think that Honus123 came off as an a**holee at all whatsoever…in fact i actually took seachai86442’s comment as condescending … no offense, but it’s not fair to say that a one-week visit to gw basically sums up the gw atmosphere…and like Honus123, i was persoanlly offended by the seachai86442’s comment of “ghetto-ish”…like honestly wat is that suppose to mean, and even when u say that “ghetto-ish” is all over georgetown too, i also take offense to that…idk, i jus think that it was an extrememly ignorant thing to say and obviously its gunna get some upset responses…i hope u didnt actually mean it</p>
<p>No, I didn’t actually use the ghetto-ish appearance to delineate the personality of the students on the campus, but I was only putting the OP on notice that there are those kinds of people too. Honus123 might’ve misunderstood me, but explicitly added a little coverage into my thoughts to say that the student body is intellectual, which I might’ve misunderstood too.</p>
<p>If you can refer back, I never said anything seriously deceited about the diversity. I have agreed that majority of the GW students are smart personally.</p>
<p>So Seachai, are you graduating this year? Attending GW?</p>
<p>No, but I do plan on applying to GWU as a transfer depending on what I will major in when I decide that in the second semester of my Freshmen year in College.</p>
<p>Will keep you updated if it happens.</p>