Georgetown University Top Questions

Preppy, political, rich, well-connected.

Preppy - generally true, but there's definitely a wide enough variety of people for everyone to find people like themselves. Rich - but I feel that stigma comes from those who flaunt it; students here do span the economic spectrum. International - International programs are great and we're probably at te top of the "# of countries represented" list but diversity isn't our strongest suit. Most people on campus look more or less the same.

Many people think that all Georgetown students are your typical rich, preppy John and Jane Hoyas.

rich kids, legacy, smart, well balanced, connected to the city, elitist, networked to the professional world.

Rich preppy kids.

Preppy, nerdy, rich

The biggest one is that all Georgetown Students are rich

Everyone at Georgetown is white with a popped collar and boat shoes

A stereotype of Georgetown students is that they are all preppy, Catholic, and from New Jersey

I didn't know of any stereotypes of Georgetown students before coming to Georgetown, but as soon as I got here I became aware of some stereotypes such as that Georgetown students are well-off preps or that they are international relations nerds. Because there is such a strong Catholic culture on campus, there are a lot of Irish and Itlaians on campus.