<p>Hi everybody. I was an EA Applicant to Georgetown and ND and I was very fortunate to be accepted to both, truly a dream come true. However, although I have a few months to decide and a couple of campus visits to make, as of right now I cannot honestly decide between the two. Can anyone tell me the differences in ND and Georgetown besides from the obvious i.e. "one is in DC and one is in South Bend." What I'm looking for really is in terms of academics, (educational quality, interaction with professors, academic advising) social life, (Does ND kind of die down after football season...Is Georgetown really a bar school?) "feel," (Sense of community at both campuses) student body, (compare Gtown's with ND's) and any other comparisons/observations/insights you can make about both schools. All responses would be truly truly appreciated. Thanks!</p>
<p>Georgetown = Place to be if you wanted to go to anything remotely related to government affairs</p>
<p>i dont know about other subjects, i cant imagine gtown being much better if at all than Notre Dame.... iv herad nds got great theology and business</p>
<p>Gtown is more of a party school...</p>
<p>ND has better athletics and perhaps the greatest sense of community of any school in the country. However, South Bend doesn't have that much to do and the winters are pretty bad. Still, the fact that it doesnt have much to do really isnt that big of a deal. I go to Duke and Durham is perhaps the worst city in the world, but it's simply not that big of a deal. </p>
<p>Both are good schools, so either way you can't go wrong.</p>
<p>Georgetown is a smaller school than ND with a small, very urban campus, which right there is a huge difference. </p>
<p>Classes, outside of a few introductory courses, tend to be as a rule quite small at Georgetown. Professors here are for the most part incredibly accessible and willing to work with students outside of classes. I had one professor who invited my entire class over to her house for homemade pasta and drinks this semester, which is not an out of the ordinary experience. </p>
<p>I would say that you'd be hard-pressed to find a school of the caliber of Georgetown or ND that is more social than Georgetown is. Especially at the beginning of the semester it can be a real struggle to try and NOT go out three nights a week if you have stuff to get done. Georgetown definitely has a reputation as being a work hard/party hard sort of place, I knew that going in, and sometimes I still find myself amazed at just how social the place is. </p>
<p>You never have to look for a party or something to do, let alone pay for it. If the traditional drinking/party scene is not your sort of thing, there's defintely a ton of cultural stuff that goes on both on campus and of course in DC. There's some big international figure speaking in Gaston Hall every week or at least every other week. Theater is also pretty big at Georgetown. Earlier this semester it seemed like a new show was opening every weekend. Student groups are always doing stuff in Red Square or holding events. </p>
<p>Coming to Georgetown I had the impression that the school would be populated by a lot of WASPy kids straight off daddy's yacht, which seems to be a perennial image of a Georgetown student. In reality, I was surprised at how diverse and not like that Georgetown is for the most part. I think there is a strong sense of community at Georgetown, and among most students a very strong affinity for and pride in their school. At the end of the day, everyone is a Hoya.</p>