<p>While I would love to visit Georgetown and see for myself what it's actually like, I can't because I don't live in the United States and I'm not in a place where I can skip school. So.. I was wondering if everyone on College Confidential could help me out. A few questions I had...</p>
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<li><p>Do a lot of people just stay on campus or they venture out to Washington DC a lot?</p></li>
<li><p>On that note how close is the campus from Washington DC?</p></li>
<li><p>Is the campus closed off or is it integrated with the city?</p></li>
<li><p>How is the surrounding neighborhood? Is there a lot to do?</p></li>
<li><p>Would I need a car? (for example if I were to go to NYU I would not need a car)</p></li>
<li><p>How are the classes - are they more theoretical or practical?</p></li>
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<li><p>Unfortunately, a large part of the student body stays on campus. At the same time, it won’t be hard to find people who do want to get out more. At the beginning of freshman year, people will at least want to go to tourist-y sites like the monuments and museums. People do tend to venture out for clubs, bars, and internships.</p></li>
<li><p>It’s in Washington, DC! </p></li>
<li><p>It’s closed off - not like NYU or GW. It has a distinct campus, but some of the buildings are outside of the front gates. </p></li>
<li><p>The surrounding neighborhood is great for shopping or going to bars, but there isn’t much outside of that…but hey, tons of Georgetown students are fine with that. Georgetown is well-known for shopping. It’s not hard to get into the city, though Georgetown does not have a metro stop. There are two buses that run frequently on the weekdays and not-so-frequently on the weekends, and there are two city buses that get you to Dupont Circle (where there is more to do) and one of those buses - the Circulator - takes you to Rosslyn (a neighborhood in Arlington, VA just across the river) where there is a metro stop. </p></li>
<li><p>You wouldn’t need a car and couldn’t have one as an underclassman, anyway. Only if you lived off campus and had a parking space could you have a car. I wouldn’t advise that in DC.</p></li>
<li><p>The classes are good, but I guess I’m no help in answering that question as I feel like all classes are pretty theoretical.</p></li>
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<p>Hopefully that helped answer some of your questions, and if you need any more to be answered (or explained), just ask!</p>