Georgetown University Top Questions

They are not accurate at all! Of course, there are some people who fulfill the stereotype, but I have met more unique, interesting, and diverse people at Georgetown than I ever thought possible.

Although of course you can find the popped collars and designer clothing many places in Georgetown I'd have to disagree with this stereotype. I come from a public school background where 51{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of my high school was "minority" and even in that environment most of my friends were all like me. At Gtown I've been able to meet people from all over the world who I have so much in common with, particularly the love for our school. My group of friends is much more diverse now than it has ever been in my life.

We're smart, to be sure, but all the studying we did in high school stunted our social development. The best way of dealing with Georgetowners' awkwardness is to embrace it - joining Facebook groups like "Holy Shit, I'm Awkward," for example. Georgetown students are often well- and expensively-dressed, but sweats and flip-flops are as common as pastel polos and pressed khakis with boat shoes or Lilly Pulitzer. And our ambition works both ways - we work at the most prestigious Wall Street firms and attend the best grad schools, but we can be too stressed about exams and papers to take time to enjoy the lack of responsibility that accompanies college life.

yes

There is some presence of prep on campus, but for the most part it is only reflected in the clothing and not the personalities. The school is very international. Since I've been here for two and a half years now, it no longer surprises me to walk through the library and hear groups conversing in languages I don't understand.

Not really. Georgetown has a very diverse campus with people from all over the United States as well as all over the world. The student body's diversity is really one of Georgetown's greatest assets as it makes for a great learning environment.

sometimes

As a whole there are a lot of students at Georgetown who come from the East Coast and who could be stereotyped as "preppy," however there are also students from all across the country as well as the world.

To some extent- they are true for some students, but the student body does have some diversity and depth.

This just isn't true, and the Jane Hoya stereotype is something that the student body pokes fun at all of the time. A huge percentage of students are on financial aid, and the stereotyped preppy-dressing crowd only comprises a tiny percent of the undergraduate population; there's a group for everyone on this extremely diverse campus.