<p>hello
ok so i went to a college conference about a week ago and georgetown was there. i was never really interested in georgetown and i only went because harvard and duke were going to be there.
as the georgetown rep began her presentation, i became really interested in the foreign language program. it seemed perfect for me, although i am not sure i definitely want to go into foreign relations. i did some research and found out that it was a really religious school. now, i am an atheist and i have been for pretty much my whole life. i used to go to a catholic school. while i am not against religion, i am wondering how much of a presence it has at georgetown because if the students and faculty are really religious i know i will not like it. also, if everyone is really religious, will they try to force it on you if you blatantly don't want to hear it?</p>
<p>don’t worry. I’ve heard its not that bad, I’m an atheist too and theres nothing more I like than to own religious nuts in theologial arguments. Plus catholic girls are really hot especially at georgetown</p>
<p>haha that’s always a plus i guess. i’ll probably go look at the campus or something</p>
<p>I just posted this on another thread, but it might help you too:</p>
<p>Although it is a Jesuit university, only fifty-eight percent of the student body is Roman Catholic.[98] Georgetown hosts a Buddhist clergyman and a full-time rabbi, as twelve to fifteen percent of undergraduates are Jewish.[99][100] It was the first U.S. college to have a full-time imam, to serve the over 400 Muslims on campus.[101] The student body is generally religious and volunteer minded, and more than 400 freshmen and transfer students attend a nonreligious Ignatian retreat annually.[102][103] A survey of the student body also suggests that the campus is 62.8% sexually active.[104] Discrimination can be a issue on campus, and three-fourths of a 2009 survey considered homophobia a campus problem.[105]</p>
<p>– Wikipedia</p>
<p>Read the other thread at the top of the forum, religion is really not as big a deal here as you may think at a Catholic school.</p>
<p>Its not too bad. I was raised catholic and am pretty agnostic now. There is a more religous vibe than most schools, but that’s not to say that different kinds of people are not accepted</p>
<p>georgetown is not a christian school. they’re a jesuit institution. if you go there, you will be educated on matters theological, but they will not be imposed upon you.</p>
<p>like, you have to take classes in theology. you have to learn about religion. but it is done in an academic manner. You don’t open classes with a rosary or anything…</p>
<p>if you never want to hear a thing about religion, georgetown is not the place for you. if you are a militant atheist, it is not for you. if you’re open-minded and curious about religion, it may be a good fit.</p>
<p>ah thanks. that’s really helpful. i wouldn’t want to just drop the school because of something like that. </p>
<p>i’m pretty open minded about most things. i’ll even go to church every once in a while if someone asks me to and i feel up to it, but sometimes it’s like… enough’s enough. let’s talk about something else.</p>