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As an SFS student, I may be a little biased, but I believe the school's...

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:25:57 PST

As an SFS student, I may be a little biased, but I believe the school's strongest programs are those dealing with international relations. One of the biggest drawing points for Georgetown is its fantastic location in DC with the world at your fingertips. It has an entire school dedicated to international relations with a program you can't find anywhere else. SFS students can select a major of international politics, international...

Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:58:36 PST

Classes are almost always great. Everyone I know uses Rate My Professor...

Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:57:46 PST

Classes are almost always great. Everyone I know uses Rate My Professor when choosing classes and (even though there aren't very many bad ones) bad professors are easily identified and avoided. 15-18 credits is standard. If you're ambitious enough, you can have no Friday classes. MSB students never do. There are several famous ex-government officials on the faculty here, but more importantly, there are many truly gifted...

On a more personal note, my favorite part about Georgetown is how...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 22:08:33 PST

On a more personal note, my favorite part about Georgetown is how students run, well, basically everything. The Corp, NSO, GAAP, the campus press, Blue and Gray; all of these organizations have students as their driving force. Georgetown students are leaders; they are students who choose to take responsibility for their own environment, rather than let the University clumsily legislate it. Studying at Georgetown is to study with leaders....

Georgetown students are somewhat famous for never deigning to leave the...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 21:59:39 PST

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...

Just off campus is the Georgetown area of DC, which is full of shops and...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 18:16:58 PST

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...

Many, many students choose to study abroad, especially in the SFS. Not...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 17:32:42 PST

Many, many students choose to study abroad, especially in the SFS. Not unlike Campus Housing, the Office of International Programs ("OIP") does not have a good reputation among students. Clearly, the hurdles involved with dealing with OIP do not prevent the majority of the student body from leaving to study elsewhere for a semester or a year, and much of what they do is meant to protect students leaving the Hilltop for more unpredictable...

I expected Georgetown to be fairly conservative, but guess I must come...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 17:22:49 PST

I expected Georgetown to be fairly conservative, but guess I must come from a more conservative town than I thought, because I was always surprised by how liberal the discussions were in my Problem of God class. That said, on my dorm floor, one could always find a broad range of opinions/ideals, from the hippie to the conservative. The majority were pretty moderate, though, and everyone was respectful of each others' opinions. It was...

Yes. My experiences with the health center were always positive. The...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 16:57:34 PST

Yes. My experiences with the health center were always positive. The staff was friendly and I could almost always get an appointment the day I called. They also have free flu clinics every year for several weeks in the winter, which are SUPER important when you're living in such close proximity to so many people. Counseling services are a slightly different story. You can get one-off appointments, but if you want on-going, on-campus...

All freshman are required to live on campus unless their permanent...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 16:51:02 PST

All freshman are required to live on campus unless their permanent address is near the school, they are over 21, they are married, or they have a medical condition that requires off-campus housing. Georgetown has a sort of "online dating service" called CHARMS for matching roommates. Students fill out a questionnaire about music preferences, tidiness, bedtimes/waketimes, etc, and can search for people based on their responses to...

Georgetown has pretty good rec facilities, I think. The cost of using...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 16:32:31 PST

Georgetown has pretty good rec facilities, I think. The cost of using them is included in the tuition. Yates is the gym/rec center, and it has indoor basketball courts, tennis courts, raquetball courts, a track, ping pong tables, a pool, saunas, a weights area, & a machine area. There are also locker rooms & towels are always available. It can get a little crowded during certain days/times (late afternoon/mid-morning on...

I'm not sure about the schools of nursing & business, but in the...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 16:17:05 PST

I'm not sure about the schools of nursing & business, but in the College there is not any one class that all students have to take. Because Georgetown is a liberal arts school, though, there are general education requirements. They are too complex to explain in detail here, but I've included the link below and I'll give an example of one: Barring exemptions due to AP/IB scores, all College students must take 2 theology classes: an...

It depends on your metric, and what is important to you. If...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:42:20 PST

It depends on your metric, and what is important to you. If reproductive rights is your thing, and you bump up against the Catholic position on birth control, then campus will seem very conservative. Likewise, if you are a conservative Catholic, the Jesuit brand of Catholicism may strike you as liberal. In my opinion, compared to most other college campuses (which trend liberal), this one is moderate on most political issues, and the...

The on-campus housing office does not have a good reputation with...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:28:05 PST

The on-campus housing office does not have a good reputation with students. Most everyone I know has had a negative or neutral experience with Housing, and frustration is common. As far as the actual facilities are concerned, most dorm rooms are nicer than average (with the possible exception of Darnall Hall, a freshman dorm) and on-campus apartments are also very good. Most seniors and some juniors choose to live off-campus in 4- to 7-...

There is not a Greek System at Georgetown. What few...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:22:21 PST

There is not a Greek System at Georgetown. What few "fraternities" exist are "B-frat" - a business fraternity, AEPi, a Jewish fraternity, DPE, a foreign service fraternity, and SigEp - a service fraternity. None have a formal house or charter. Social life at Georgetown, perhaps more than at other schools, is linked closer to clubs and other organizations of a non-Greek identity. And there's always your freshman...

I can speak for SFS freshmen, having been one myself not too long ago -...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:18:24 PST

I can speak for SFS freshmen, having been one myself not too long ago - the freshman year requirements for other schools differ. The SFS Core Curriculum takes up the majority of the first two years of an SFS education. As a freshman, you will take a one-semester "Prosem" taught by an always-brilliant, often-famous professor on a topic in international affairs. Mine was a former Undersecretary of State. Probably (there's some...

Financial services, financial services, financial services. Aside from...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:11:40 PST

Financial services, financial services, financial services. Aside from Teach for America and the Peace Corps, the most visible recruiters on campus are from Wall Street. Business school students especially, but also College and SFS grads see a lucrative job on Wall Street as at least an option, if not their best option. Other popular tracks, besides the aforementioned service programs, include pre-law (the direct admit program to...

What are the most common career paths for graduates?

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:00:40 PST

What are the most common career paths for graduates?

Campus Life

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:00:40 PST

What is life like on campus? Does a lot of social activity take place on campus? Are there a lot of campus activities? How is campus dining?

What are the schools' strongest academic programs?

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:00:40 PST

What are the schools' strongest academic programs?