Georgetown University Top Questions

feel great here. most students are from all over the world so as an international student i feel at home

The student body tends to be very open, with lots of social justice clubs and cultural events. There are student groups for different races, religions, and sexual orientations. The campus is very diverse in that there are lots of foreign students, but there don't tend to be too many minorities. Most students are from the northeast--the tri-state area--or from California. Many students come from wealthy or comfortable families. They dress well in and out of class, and have often had lots of opportunities to travel. Students are very politically aware. The campus is probably split about 60-40 democrat-republican, which is slightly liberal for a Catholic school but slightly conservative for a university on the east coast.

There are definitely not enough minorities, and the groups don't really mix. It some ways it is quite segregated, but not a tense atmosphere. People get along, for the most part, they just tend to stay in their own group. About 40{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of Georgetown students are from New York and New Jersey. Students are politically aware

Student's definitely dress well for class. You see people sweats, but not extremely often. Georgetown's population is well dressed, and the fact that our student body is generally affluent shows through the types of clothes people wear.

I think the student that would feel most out of place at Georgetown would be the very alternative and gothic-y type person. Like I mentioned before a lot of people at Gtown are relatively nice dressers and to see someone with nails and chains all over there body would be a bit outlandish for Gtown. I don't think that means that they won't enjoy Gtown - I just think that on a very superficial level they might have a harder time fitting in than most. Most Gtown students come from Jersey and California - but you also have people from Bulgaria, Nepal, Malaysia, England, etc. It's a pretty great mix. A lot of the kids at Georgetown come from sound economic backgrounds (hence the nice dress) but I don't think there's an overwhelming presence of money on campus at all. Nor do I think that kids talk about money all the time - a lot of us, especially those of us in the business school, are competing for the most lucrative jobs in investment banking...but that's not the only thing we talk about. As for the activism, this is the SFS's area of expertise. Most of the SFS's I know are incredibly involved and active politically - or at least very knowledgable on the subject. I myself am not that politically adept but that just goes to show you that Georgetown provides the means and environment to be as involved/aware as you want without overpowering you with influence.

very diverse student body, international

Very diverse, and very healthy if you consider the actual student bodies.

Honestly, students from lower income families might tend to feel a bit out of place here. It seems everyone I meet is studying a foreign language (or three) or is fluent in one or more languages. Lunch tables: Athletes, Academics, Future Trophy Wives, Future Presidents (and husbands of trophy wives). Someone told me at Orientation, "80{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of Hoyas marry another Hoya, and 50{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of students believe everything they hear at Orientation."

We dress up for everything. Because we're all damn sexy. Sweatpants are for sad/fat/ugly kids. Don't hate on my burberry. And we have money, but you knew that. Four tables at the dining hall? Fabulous foreign kids, fabulous preppy kids, fabulous indie kids, and not-so-fabulous financial aid kids. We don't do socioeconomic diversity, but def do ethnic diversity. We all already know we're gonna make bank when we graduate.. no need to discuss.

Students get dressed up for class. People like to look nice and present themselves well, you do not usually see a lot of sweatpants, except for the athletes. Not all students are politically active, but the majority are. I think there is a good balance between conservatives and liberals. Everyone is respectful of everyones opinion.