Why do people on this board hate on Georgetown?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown grad here.

There are things to dislike about every school. For Georgetown it’s:

Weak endowment
Georgetown area is a pain/no metro/no parking
Super expensive
Lots of rich international students
Preppy vibe
For DC locals it isn’t far enough away as I’d want for my kids to attend
Catholic/Jesuit might turn some off (not me)

For me, I feel like it doesn’t do a good job really encouraging school loyalty. I chose it for career opportunities, and SFS did that perfectly for me. But I don’t feel a ton of school spirit.

In contrast, DH went to Michigan and that place is like a religion. It’s crazy, but sometimes I wish Georgetown did a better job in the school spirit department.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Personally, I've always viewed Gtown as one of those schools (like Tufts, WUStL, etc) that don't provide merit aid, but not worth full pay, so it's just never been on our radar. Probably why I DON'T have an issue with GW.

LOL what? GW has ridiculous tuition for a mediocre education.

OP, like THIS poster? GW provides merit aid.

[Anonymous]

Familiarity breeds contempt.

[Anonymous]

The rats and the rundown facilities. Why is living with rats acceptable for that amount of tuition?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think people hate certain schools - GT, GW, UVa, or UMD (ones most frequently argued here). It's just that when posters start posting unreasonable and incorrect things, people push back. Have you seen the NEU thread? That's a good example.

It is true with a few different schools, including UVA.

OP starts starts a troll thread then gets all bent out of shape when someone pushes back - the exact opposite of what you are claiming.

Otherwise known as gaslighting.

To answer your question, OP - people hate on certain schools they know very little if nothing about, and also tend to hate on schools they have never been to, IRL - which is the funny, yet sad and oh so insecure part.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The rats and the rundown facilities. Why is living with rats acceptable for that amount of tuition?

You need to get out more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Familiarity breeds contempt.

Or in this case, UNfamiliarity. LOL 

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown grad here.

There are things to dislike about every school. For Georgetown it’s:

Weak endowment
Georgetown area is a pain/no metro/no parking
Super expensive
Lots of rich international students
Preppy vibe
For DC locals it isn’t far enough away as I’d want for my kids to attend
Catholic/Jesuit might turn some off (not me)

For me, I feel like it doesn’t do a good job really encouraging school loyalty. I chose it for career opportunities, and SFS did that perfectly for me. But I don’t feel a ton of school spirit.

In contrast, DH went to Michigan and that place is like a religion. It’s crazy, but sometimes I wish Georgetown did a better job in the school spirit department.

Personally, I feel that's such a bonus! Why do you need loyalty? Why all this school spirit? It's not rational or an objective assessment of reality. I don't have any association with Georgetown or any other Jesuit institution, but I think the absence of school spirit lives up to the precepts of Jesuit teachings - first and foremost, reasoned discussion. These were created to be intellect-driven institutions. They do not demand loyalty. They want your brain, not your heart. And that's so much healthier.

In theory, of course. I do not have actual experience with this university. I'm just looking at it from the founding Jesuit angle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown grad here.

There are things to dislike about every school. For Georgetown it’s:

Weak endowment
Georgetown area is a pain/no metro/no parking
Super expensive
Lots of rich international students
Preppy vibe
For DC locals it isn’t far enough away as I’d want for my kids to attend
Catholic/Jesuit might turn some off (not me)

For me, I feel like it doesn’t do a good job really encouraging school loyalty. I chose it for career opportunities, and SFS did that perfectly for me. But I don’t feel a ton of school spirit.

In contrast, DH went to Michigan and that place is like a religion. It’s crazy, but sometimes I wish Georgetown did a better job in the school spirit department.

Personally, I feel that's such a bonus! Why do you need loyalty? Why all this school spirit? It's not rational or an objective assessment of reality. I don't have any association with Georgetown or any other Jesuit institution, but I think the absence of school spirit lives up to the precepts of Jesuit teachings - first and foremost, reasoned discussion. These were created to be intellect-driven institutions. They do not demand loyalty. They want your brain, not your heart. And that's so much healthier.

In theory, of course. I do not have actual experience with this university. I'm just looking at it from the founding Jesuit angle.

Except this has real impact on their endowment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The rats and the rundown facilities. Why is living with rats acceptable for that amount of tuition?

Aren't there issues in all dorms? I think there was even a death from mold at UMD some years ago.
And recently Howard U had students sleeping in tents to protest dorm infestations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown grad here.

There are things to dislike about every school. For Georgetown it’s:

Weak endowment
Georgetown area is a pain/no metro/no parking
Super expensive
Lots of rich international students
Preppy vibe
For DC locals it isn’t far enough away as I’d want for my kids to attend
Catholic/Jesuit might turn some off (not me)

For me, I feel like it doesn’t do a good job really encouraging school loyalty. I chose it for career opportunities, and SFS did that perfectly for me. But I don’t feel a ton of school spirit.

In contrast, DH went to Michigan and that place is like a religion. It’s crazy, but sometimes I wish Georgetown did a better job in the school spirit department.

Personally, I feel that's such a bonus! Why do you need loyalty? Why all this school spirit? It's not rational or an objective assessment of reality. I don't have any association with Georgetown or any other Jesuit institution, but I think the absence of school spirit lives up to the precepts of Jesuit teachings - first and foremost, reasoned discussion. These were created to be intellect-driven institutions. They do not demand loyalty. They want your brain, not your heart. And that's so much healthier.

In theory, of course. I do not have actual experience with this university. I'm just looking at it from the founding Jesuit angle.

Except this has real impact on their endowment.

That's certainly true: people always vote with their heart, not their brain. Why does a smaller endowment bother you?

[Anonymous]

GWU has a reputation as being a school for rich kids who couldn't get into better schools. The equivalent where I grew up was SMU. It's also comically expensive compared to its academic reputation.

Georgetown I think doesn't really have a STEM rep which is important to a lot of posters here, but mostly I think kids want to get some distance from their families. I don't know anyone who thinks it's not a good school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The rats and the rundown facilities. Why is living with rats acceptable for that amount of tuition?

Aren't there issues in all dorms? I think there was even a death from mold at UMD some years ago.
And recently Howard U had students sleeping in tents to protest dorm infestations.

No, there was a death from adneovirus infection at UMD. Totally unrealted to mold, though members of the public have had trouble keeping that straight from the mold they did have in dorms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do not get it either. It is a fine school with excellent career results.

DC got into multiple higher ranked schools and didn't consider Georgetown because it's too close to home and the facilities are in very bad shape.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The rats and the rundown facilities. Why is living with rats acceptable for that amount of tuition?

Aren't there issues in all dorms? I think there was even a death from mold at UMD some years ago.
And recently Howard U had students sleeping in tents to protest dorm infestations.

No, there was a death from adneovirus infection at UMD. Totally unrealted to mold, though members of the public have had trouble keeping that straight from the mold they did have in dorms.

Ah, my apologies!