Visited Georgetown

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>Just got back. It was completely different than anything I expected. I had private tour with some GAAP girl, and saw the dorms. Well, I was EXTREMELY surprised at Village C. It was absolutely disgusting... The other dorms were new and pretty nice, and the upperclass dorms were great. Village C was so bad it actually made me rethink Georgetown for a while. Haha... But the library won me back. Anyway, just wanted to let you all know, who havent visited: it is not like anything you would expect or be picturing in your mind.</p>

<p>P.S. Village C is a $hit hole</p>

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<p>Almost all of DC is a $hit hole...Anacostia makes the South Bronx look like Grenwich</p>

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<p>What do you mean that it's not like anything you would expect or be picturing?</p>

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<p>"What do you mean that it's not like anything you would expect or be picturing?"</p>

<p>He means: I'm paying 45,000 dollars a year to go here. Why does it look like a refugee camp?</p>

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<p>I wasn't sure what he was expecting to see - no need to be hostile.</p>

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<p>brenner87...You mean the campus doesn't look as prestigious as the image I may have in my head of Georgetown? How were the main administration buildings?</p>

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<p>some buildings at gtown are very nice..some are so so.
healy, copley and white gravenor are the three most beautifl buildings on campus. they are the three buildings you see when you walk through healy gates. wgr to your left, copley straight and to your left, and healy right in front. lauinger library is a messed up piece of architecture. icc is the main building and its pretty ok, nothing great.leavey is an administrative building. the southwest quad is pretty cool, village c is crappy, and harbin is nice. yates is crappy, nothing great, the sports facilities are worse than high school facilities. reiss the science building is the ugliest building on campus.
i am not degrading the campus, but it is certainly not gorgeous. i had expected it to be a bit more grassy and green, which its not. its not ugly, and its pretty decent.</p>

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<p>Basically, the picture in my mind of the pristine gothic Georgetown that came from their website was altered. It seemed as if everyone was smoking outside, and Village C was dirty, needed paint, and had a strange odor. My biggest impression was that it was just "old", you know? Surfing the website, you get this impression of clean, neat, modern buildings, but it is really old. Seems more like 60s buildings on the insides. My high school is quite new, so im used to new buildings and rooms. This was just different, be prepared for an older style. I am planning on visiting some other colleges just to compare dorm rooms, and perhaps this will put it into perspective, because I have never seen a dorm room before. Maybe they are all like this?</p>

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<p>Where are you from, brenner, just curious. We are from a big city, so are used to old buildings. What you need to remember is what goes on inside those buildings. And determine if that is as important to you as the amenities. No right or wrong, just right for you.</p>

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<p>I remember I visiting Georgetown about six years ago and stayed at the Marriott Hotel that is on campus. I couldn't believe how horrible it was. I am 32 years old, so I am used to things not being perfect. I couldn't believe the condition it was in. The curtains were old, lime-green with mildew all over them. My family and I asked to change rooms, just in case it was just that one, and the next one was even worse.
Look, I understand it's all about the education you obtain while in the classrooms, however, I do have some concern when students are paying $35,000+ a year to attend and it's in the condition that it is.</p>

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<p>I'd agree...its not that hard and doesn't take alot of money to make a 15X15 dorm room look nice. At my school (Tufts) the bathrooms don't even get cleaned!</p>

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<p>thats why you should of visited before applying</p>

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<p>"thats why you should of visited before applying"</p>

<p>Indeed. I'm sure all prospective students get a tour of the community bathrooms. And naturally the school guides would demonstrate the university's commitment to decent student living by showing them the worst possible dorm rooms</p>

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<p>Tonyap23 : didnt you get deferred...?</p>

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<p>i don't think you should base your perception on Georgetown dorms on Village C dorms. From what I've seen and people I've talked to, Village C has the worst dorms. However, they have(what may be seen as a benefit to some) private bathrooms, so you don't have to worry about communal bathrooms and "problems" that may arise. </p>

<p>I live in Harbin, and it's simply the best freshman dorm. The rooms are pretty big, and once you bunk beds, there is SO much space in the middle you could practically fit a couch in there(actually, when two of my friends from HS visited last weekend, we pulled in two of the couches from the lounge, and there was still walking room, though not as much. We have a little kitchen and lounge with tv/dvd. And communal bathrooms aren't that bad. With the showers, most people aren't even showering at the same time b/c of schedules, showering at different times, etc., so you don't even have to worry about that.</p>

<p>So, don't base your perception of Gtown dorms on Village C. This goes for every school. For example, I stayed in Farnam(forgot the spelling,lol) at Yale when i was there for a summer program, and it's a freshman dorm, and it was a CLOSET. My family(6 people) couldn't even fit inside the room. However, not all Yale dorms are like that.</p>

<p>Also, whoever said almost all of DC is a $hithole clearly is wrong. DC isn't the best city in the country(i'm biased i'm from Long Island so I think NYC is the BEST in the world,lol), nor is it the largest, however it's pretty good. The Georgetown area is amazing, and is always seen as one of the best college towns in the country(and once you walk around the Georgetown area, you'll find that it's something that most schools don't have. Go to Metro Center, or Chinatown, and you'll see that DC is a really great city with many things to see and do. Yes there are the bad parts(it's SO much fun walking from the greyhound station at night,lol), but you have to have common sense, as you should have in any major city.</p>

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<p>Hey jason, can you talk a little about the prevalence of heavy drinking at Georgetown? I heard that Freshman dorms are substance free.</p>

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<p>hey, sure no problem.</p>

<p>I think it was the Hoya or Peer Education or some group on campus that did a survey last year, and found that about 70% of students drink some alcohol. Of those, about 20% are heavy drinkers. Now, from being an actual student, I see that most people do drink, at least a little weekly. Beginning usually on Thursday nights, you'll see parties on and off campus. On campus parties are usually found at Village A, Village B/Alumni Square, and Henle. </p>

<p>Freshman dorms(New South, Harbin, and Village C West(i think, or East,lol) are "dry dorms". Now, realistically, they really aren't. Of course you'll find people in freshman dorms that drink, even in the dorms(not that I do that...LOL). So, I guess the mantra that you'll find at most top schools is a "work hard, play hard" ethic. There are always people going to clubs, bars, parties, or just hanging out and drinking with friends, etc. I've found that there really isn't any pressure to drink. People won't make fun of you if you don't drink, even at parties(they'll usually have non-alcoholic drinks as well). There's SO much to do that you don't have to drink.</p>

<p>So, alcohol is found everywhere on campus, but you really won't find people just vomiting their guts out on Harbin patio or from the Village A rooftops. It's not that hard to get alcohol(at least beer) if you really want it. If you're planning on actually buying from the liquor stores, then you might as well be friends with a 21+ student or someone with a really good fake, b/c they are really serious about carding, etc.</p>