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What is the environment like off-campus? Do students venture off-campus frequently?

Just off campus is the Georgetown area of DC, which is full of shops and restaurants at varied price ranges.  On the weekends, the area is packed with people and it's fun to people watch.  For something to "do" off campus, one must walk a bit more to Kennedy Center or take the metro deeper into town, where there is always something going on.  Some professors have students visit exhibits in town, and students go farther off campus to grocery shop, see concerts, attend festivals, or do touristy things like visit museums/monuments.  If you're brave, you can take a Chinatown bus into NYC ($35!) or Philadelphia for a long weekend.  There is always something to do on campus, though, and since transportation can take a bit of thought, that's always the most convenient option.  As for frequency, I would say that the average student gets off campus at least once a fortnight.

Georgetown students are somewhat famous for never deigning to leave the Hilltop. The most common attractions in non-20057 DC are basketball games, the 9:30 club for concerts, and the National Mall, in that order. By the way, the Chinatown bus is $25, and it's worth mentioning exactly what transportation entails: a 10-minute GUTS bus ride to Rosslyn weekdays or Saturday or the G2 city bus to Dupont on weekends to make the Metro accessible to Georgetown students. Most students are fulfilled by the social life on campus and don't feel it's necessary to venture beyond the gates.