Disappointed with Georgetown

[Anonymous]

The "beauty" is deceiving in my opinion. From afar it is beautiful. Once you step on campus, you come across a mishmash of buildings and concrete which are not aesthetically appealing and don't in any way visually seem like they belong in the same space, but again, this is only my opinion. It was really a disappointment for us as well.

Fixed that for you. Why are you announcing your opinions as if they are facts with which people uniformly agree? I would never put any weight on opinions such as yours because you lack the critical ability to even realize they are only your opinions.

[Anonymous]

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The "beauty" is deceiving in my opinion. From afar it is beautiful. Once you step on campus, you come across a mishmash of buildings and concrete which are not aesthetically appealing and don't in any way visually seem like they belong in the same space, but again, this is only my opinion. It was really a disappointment for us as well.

Fixed that for you. Why are you announcing your opinions as if they are facts with which people uniformly agree? I would never put any weight on opinions such as yours because you lack the critical ability to even realize they are only your opinions.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Both Georgetown and BC catfish prospective students with the creative photography of their respective campuses.

Ah yes. No other school hires photographers to make their campuses look especially nice.

Yes, but most other schools give the photographer much more to work with.

Oh FFS. Give it up already.

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This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have three kids - one attended Georgetown and one attended a top 5 LAC. Let me tell you that the one with the highest paying jobs and the best job options by far has been the Georgetown graduate. They were also the one who enjoyed their undergrad the most. The top 5 LAC is unemployed and the college does very little to help alums depsite the big price tag. Plus, it doesn't have the name recognition.

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Seems this is why OPs panties are in a twist. If I was admitted to GU, I would go in a heartbeat, no matter the cost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The basic impression of the campus would be … really? This is it? It’s unimpressive looking.

This describes what I felt visiting Harvard, which I thought would be a dream campus. You should pick a school based on a lot more than how you feel walking around during a tour though. Georgetown's campus was mostly in the average category for me, though the main entrance is nice and I like the location a lot close to M and with easy access to DC.
The only campuses that truly wowed me visiting were Stanford (Palm Drive, Memorial Church, and all the arcades) Swarthmore (an amazing amphitheater and pretty main stone building and clock tower) and Yale (their gothic architecture and Harkness Tower are awesome).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The basic impression of the campus would be … really? This is it? It’s unimpressive looking.

This describes what I felt visiting Harvard, which I thought would be a dream campus. You should pick a school based on a lot more than how you feel walking around during a tour though. Georgetown's campus was mostly in the average category for me, though the main entrance is nice and I like the location a lot close to M and with easy access to DC.
The only campuses that truly wowed me visiting were Stanford (Palm Drive, Memorial Church, and all the arcades) Swarthmore (an amazing amphitheater and pretty main stone building and clock tower) and Yale (their gothic architecture and Harkness Tower are awesome).

See and I thought Stanford was pretty ugly and isolated, and Yale couldn’t even bother to keep up with their landscaping.

So this is all pretty subjective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I took a Problem of God class at Princeton in 1992! For sure not unique to Georgetown.

That’s the problem with God! He’s EVERYWHERE!

[Anonymous]

....And Georgetown is extremely, extremely disappointed with you, OP......

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is fine I guess. There are many schools with nicer campuses and better facilities. I would only pick Georgetown if you want to be in DC. Otherwise there are so many other schools to choose from that are more appealing

And if choosing to go to school, in DC, I would most likely choose GW over Georgetown.

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is fine I guess. There are many schools with nicer campuses and better facilities. I would only pick Georgetown if you want to be in DC. Otherwise there are so many other schools to choose from that are more appealing

And if choosing to go to school, in DC, I would most likely choose GW over Georgetown.

That's great because you will have a 49.7% chance at GW instead of a 6% (adjusted for common app/score requirement).

But, talk about campus. GW has none. No borders.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The basic impression of the campus would be … really? This is it? It’s unimpressive looking.

This describes what I felt visiting Harvard, which I thought would be a dream campus. You should pick a school based on a lot more than how you feel walking around during a tour though. Georgetown's campus was mostly in the average category for me, though the main entrance is nice and I like the location a lot close to M and with easy access to DC.
The only campuses that truly wowed me visiting were Stanford (Palm Drive, Memorial Church, and all the arcades) Swarthmore (an amazing amphitheater and pretty main stone building and clock tower) and Yale (their gothic architecture and Harkness Tower are awesome).

See and I thought Stanford was pretty ugly and isolated, and Yale couldn’t even bother to keep up with their landscaping.

So this is all pretty subjective.

My favorite responses from kids are that they don't think they'll fit in with the people because their interests are nothing like the tour guide's or that the campus was gloomy (after touring on a colder day with bad weather).
We happened to have a great day visiting Georgetown and DC and thought their primary building, admissions building, chapel and b-school were all nice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The basic impression of the campus would be … really? This is it? It’s unimpressive looking.

You need to contact a therapist to treat your obsession.

Yes, see a therapist. And while you are there, ask the therapist if he knows a good optometrist who has anything other than rose—tinted glasses for our Hoya buddies.

I think having rose-tinted glasses about your alma mater is a good sign for Georgetown. Shows that alums loved their experience there and feel that school was invaluable to their future.

[Anonymous]

Georgetown is not the fanciest part of DC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The basic impression of the campus would be … really? This is it? It’s unimpressive looking.

This describes what I felt visiting Harvard, which I thought would be a dream campus. You should pick a school based on a lot more than how you feel walking around during a tour though. Georgetown's campus was mostly in the average category for me, though the main entrance is nice and I like the location a lot close to M and with easy access to DC.
The only campuses that truly wowed me visiting were Stanford (Palm Drive, Memorial Church, and all the arcades) Swarthmore (an amazing amphitheater and pretty main stone building and clock tower) and Yale (their gothic architecture and Harkness Tower are awesome).

See and I thought Stanford was pretty ugly and isolated, and Yale couldn’t even bother to keep up with their landscaping.

So this is all pretty subjective.

Yeah, I really did fear the tree. Stanford needs a good power washing, especially their law school.

Yale felt dangerous.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They waste a huge amount of money on their religious staff, when the vast majority of students they attract are seeking a secular education. It’s like you get stuck with all the religion (it’s inescapable) just because you want the premier foreign policy environment

Very insightful post. Clearly you have special insight into this topic. Like who the heck does GU think they are to have religious stuff on campus? And why would foreign policy students need to know anything about religion? It’s not like religion plays any role in world politics.

+1 Seriously, whether you are atheist, agnostic, or religious (culturally or devout), to think you can consider yourself educated without having studied any theology at all is ignorant.