So I’ve been accepted to Georgetown and a couple of other equally prestigious schools, and I think my choice is coming down to mainly which schools campus life and social scene is the best fit for me.
I understand that drinking is pretty big on campus, as it is at many colleges. I don’t have anything against drinking and I’ll have a few drinks from time to time, but I’m not a huge fan of getting drunk and as a West Coast kid, marijuana is more typically my drug of choice.
I’m little concerned about Georgetown’s catholic and more conservative student body, as I know there is still a stigma attached to marijuana use in those circles. Is marijuana use socially unacceptable at, say, a typical party? Will I immediately be labeled a “stoner” and stereotyped? Is it even easily obtained on campus?
Thanks!
Georgetown student here. This is adorable. I’m not sure who told you that Georgetown has a “catholic and more conservative student body” but whoever did was sorely mistaken. The school is nominally Jesuit, sure, but on a day-to-day level it’s the same as any other school. And don’t worry, more kids come from CA than any other state (myself, for instance). As for the campus culture around drug use, you’re right in thinking it’s mostly an alcohol setup. I wouldn’t say there’s much in the way of stigma around marijuana, it’s just not as common. Plus, this is college. You will not meet most of the kids in your grade, let alone the school. You can find your own friend groups that are as tolerant or as intolerant as you like. To be certain, it’s not going to be as marijuana-oriented as, say, Boulder or Santa Barbara, but basing which college to go to over if you’ll fit in smoking pot seems like a dubious choice.
TL;DR Georgetown isn’t conservative, and pot use here is similar in scope to every other prestigious eastern university.
Thanks for the info! Certainly won’t be making a decision based off this alone, but like I said there are several prestigious schools i’m considering and I just want to fully understand as much as I can about them all before deciding. As you might imagine, there isn’t much about this kind of stuff on the school website lol.
I smoke a lot of pot here and main friend group does too. So if you wanna find people to smoke weed with it shouldn’t be too hard, but I do feel that not as many people smoke weed here then at other schools. I don’t think it’s really looked down upon but at a typical party there aren’t gonna be people smoking weed lol, but I do like to smoke before my pregame when I go out to parties. I don’t think anyone will label you as a stoner etc for smoking pot, and you most likely find people who also enjoy but as stated before alcohol is king here. And blow in certain circles but don’t wanna say too much.
hahaha your post went in a totally different direction from where I thought it was going.
But yeah it’s college, you’ll be fine. Plus DC just legalized pot a few months ago, so that’s pretty cool too.