<p>anybody have any personal experience?
i've heard some pretty negative things about hoyas being stuck up and overly preppy. of course, this is far from a representative sample. judging bysome of the people from my school who are applying, i'm not feeling particularly anxious to apply. i am not seeking a super high stress environment of overachievers. for me, one of the main draws to gtown is the jesuit education of the whole person and the ability to interact intellectually with people of my faith, as well as the DC factor. i fear a lot of people are only applying for gtown's rep and may replicate the negative, hyper anxious for the future attitude that has had a negative impact on me in hs. although i realize those are the type of people i'll be competing with should i so chose, i don't think that's any reason to choose that atmosphere in my formative years.
i'm not trying to dis anyone on this board or that goes to gtown, i'm just trying to give my honest impression.
as for profs, i've heard they tend to be really good as seen through various perhaps unreliable college info sites. i think the fact that it is a jesuit school lends more focus on the undergrad than in comparable institutions.</p>
<p>Of course there are overachievers, there are anywhere. I've found that people are generally down to earth here, most of my friends work hard, but not in a cutthroat competition way, they are always willing to help eachother out. There really are all different groups of people, I'd say that it is not hard to find your niche if you like to party alot, a little, or none at all (same could be said for studying, sports, etc). I feel like its a really balanced student body here. </p>
<p>As for the professors, I'm only a freshman so I don't have much experience, but so far my teachers have been great. They are approachable, and most seem to actually care about what they are teaching, which makes the classes enjoyable (or at least somewhat enjoyable). </p>
<p>If you have any other questions or would like me to elaborate on something, let me know.</p>
<p>thanks so much
do you have a lot of jesuits as teachers? if i was looking for it (and got in, gulp) could i find support as a progressive catholic? basically i'm applying to liberal arts colleges, 3 women's college, and possibly BC and Gtown. fit is really important to me. i really want to go somewhere with a very distinctive educatioinal philosophy so if i could choose anywhere without worry of acceptance, i think it'd be either a women's college or jesuit college. i go to a big competitve hs, there are some thing i love and some things I hate. basically i don't want to go somewhere where people are planning where they're going to med school frosh year (at my lunch table we talked about who got into what college frosh year, isn't that sad?). basically, thepeople from my school that are applying and that have gotten in just totally turn me off to the school, to be quite honest. please offer some reassurance that the fit at gtown is worth my while to fill out that whole app and possibly retake the sats and know going into it that gtown is probably a pretty significant reach. unfortunately, i can't visit due to illness in the family. i really appreciate your input.</p>
<p>I've met NO ONE who is super intense and boasful about 1) becoming president 2) going to med school or 3) going to law school. People talk about grades far less than they did at my high school. The campus is a good mix of people; for every "stuck up" person there is an extremely nice, helpful, and down-to-earth one (or two or three). As to the "preppiness"...well, I have some classes where it seems like the majority of the class fits that description, and some classes where only 3-4 people do. It's important to remember, too, that how people dress isn't necessarily a reflection of their personalities. What annoys me more is the people who (regardless of how they are dressed) run around bragging about how drunk/hungover/wasted they were last night/this morning/last weekend.</p>
<p>I think that as a Catholic, you will find lots of support, as you would if you were a Jewish, Muslim, or Hindu student. There are also many Chaplains In Residence throughout the campus who come from a variety of religious backgrounds.</p>
<p>I don't have any Jesuits as teachers this year, but more importantly, I also don't have very many TA's as teachers. Only twice per week: once for the 3rd class of my Intro to Ling. class, and once for my 4th hour language drill. The professors I have all strike me as very knowledgeable (for example, my film music professor has written numerous articles and is writing a book; in my Problem of God class we read several books and articles by professors at the school; in my linguistics class, we use a book written by professors at Gtown as well).</p>