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The best things about Georgetown are its location. The campus is relatively small and manageable, with beautiful old buildings and a nice front lawn. The town of Georgetown is great, with lots of shopping and restaurants and bars, and the city is not too far away. Its kind of the best of both worlds because you get a real college campus feel, but you have all the benefits of a large city close by. As far as the administration goes, there are a lot of great professors but I felt the advising to be really sub-par. I had the impression that college was a time to discover what you want to do with your life, but for a lot of majors, you really have to get started early, in freshman year. Also, students don't have academic advisers until they declare a major, but it would be helpful to have someone advising you on what major to choose. Campus life is enjoyable. There is a pretty good social night life, and there are always interesting cultural events going on around campus. Students are very active in social justice issues, and lots of people get very involved in their causes. Basketball season is a lot of fun too. The worst thing about the school, in my opinion, is the lack of sexual health resources. Because of Georgetown's Catholic identity, you cannot be prescribed birth control at the Health Center, and they don't even carry it at Georgetown Hospital's pharmacy. The Pregnancy Center doesn't provide all the resources and information that it could, and condoms aren't available anywhere near campus. It is a Catholic issue, but

The school is just right, not too big or small. Everyone is treated equally; athletes don't get special privileges and there are no honors students. I haven't had an amazing class yet, but most have been enjoyable with good teachers who are willing to help. The best thing about Georgetown is the people.

The best thing about Georgetown is the location in Washington DC. There are literally thousands of internship opportunities that can help you network and land a great job after graduation. There are also great restaurants and clubs in the city that make it an extremely exciting place to live.

The best thing about Georgetown is that everyone loves Georgetown. No, I'm serious. Never have I ever felt such a surge of school spirit than I did when I first stepped foot on campus nearly four years ago. It's a perfect size - just small enough to give you the tight community feeling and just large enough to ensure that you don't have to see the same people every second of every day. Another thing I love about Georgetown is it's reputation. More often than not when I mention that I go to Gtown I get the "Wow, smart girl" or "Oh, great school" answer...and I must admit that I love that kind of reaction. When I'm on campus I'm usually in my apartment, in the gym, or in the library. And as much as I adore Yates and it has come to hold a special place in my heart, I would definitely not mind Gtown upgrading the workout facilities. Georgetown's location is pretty much perfect. We're in the middle of a beautiful and quaint neighborhood in a robust city, but also have a gorgeous and quiet campus that helps us feel a bit more isolated. It's the perfect mix of campus and city life. There's a story I like to tell people that paints a pretty good picture about school pride at Georgetown. I have an older brother that graduated from Emerson College. He was one of (I think) 15 or so paid tour guides. At Georgetown, the application and interview process for Blue & Grey is pretty rigorous - I think there's about a 25{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} acceptance rate (last semester alone there were over 110 applicants). On top of that, we're all volunteers. I think there are currently about 100 active guides dispersed amongst all four years who all love our school so much we are willing to wake up at ungodly hours (ok...so only 10am) on Saturday mornings to brag about our school to prospective students and parents. That's a lot of love... More along the lines of school spirit...the experience that I'll never forget has to do with last year's basketball season, when the Hoyas defeated North Carolina to advance to the final four for the first time in about 20 years. As soon as the buzzer rang my friends and I ran out of Copley Hall (where we also saw hoards of students emerging from wherever they were watching the game) and went down to N St between 37th and 36th. It was there that probably about 1000 students dominated the streets and started chanting our fight song as well as many other battle cries. Just when I thought everyone had had enough the crowd started to break into a spring after a distant voice cried out "TO THE WHITE HOUSE!" About 15 minutes later...after running wildly through M Street, Wisconsin Ave, and Pennsylvania Ave (high fiving stopped drivers and screaming Go Hoyas at every passerby) about 400 give or take a few Hoyas ended up outside of the gates of the White House...ah...incredible :) I'd say definitely the most frequent student complain is about the food. Leo's is notorious for the same old soggy stuff. But it's undergoing some serious renovations and is apparently really making a turnaround - again something I can't be too up to date about because I haven't eaten there in some months.

Georgetown is an interesting place. I do love it, but it took me some time to feel that way. My fellow students are relentlessly careerist and more than a little neurotic about their grades - people like that get tiresome to anyone remotely well-adjusted. They're the kind of "Organization Kids" that David Brooks wrote about in the Atlantic in 2001. I've learned that it's nice, ultimately, to be around people who care about their academics and their careers; their ambition is contagious. I do find myself wishing from time to time, though, that people would be a little more inclined to enjoy college for what it is: an opportunity to be irresponsible and have some fun before the curtain of the real world descends.

Location, great professors, amazing opportunities, beautiful location, community feel

Best thing about Georgetown is its positioning as a college campus with access to DC. That being said, one thing I would change is to increase our access to DC even more with more bus routes to downtown or by having a metro stop closer to campus, but that will likely never happen given the stance of Georgetown residents. The school is a good size with a good reputation. If you tell a peer that you go to Georgetown, he or she may just nod and ignore, but if you tell someone beyond college (e.g. future employer?) you go to Georgetown, then a compliment will most likely ensue. There is a great amount of school pride, especially during basketball season.

It's the non-Ivy Ivy school. Off-campus housing is expensive. MSB grads have the 2nd highest starting salaries of b-school undergrads.

Best thing about Georgetown? Every student can out-think and out-perform you in every situation. We make the best students, the best interns, and the best party-goers. I'd change the kids that don't dress preppy enough... we're a top-tier 4-year private institution, and everyone's clothes should reflect that. The campus is the perfect size; it's small enough that you always know at least one person no matter where you are, but big enough where you can meet new people every day. People are impressed when I say I go to Georgetown... and they should be. Most of my time is spent at the library, not gonna lie. The administration listens to us; for example, they recently tried to curb on-campus drinking by amending the alcohol policy, and the student outrage forced the admins to rescind the amendment. School spirit-wise, everyone either loves or Georgetown or is still bitter they were rejected from their first choice Ivy. Every basketball game is a life-changing experience.

The best thing about Georgetown is Georgetown the city. It is such a great place to be and so many things to do. It's an education just to live in Georgetown. I spend most of my time on campus in the library. It can be a very social place so you can still see your friends as well as get your work done.