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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a Georgetown professor. In my experience GU students are (almost) all very sharp and hard working but they are not all openly intellectually curious. I think many students are so focused on getting on to investment banking/consulting/med school that being in school is just a hurdle to clear like all the ones they cleared to get into Georgetown, so they do the minimum they need to get As and move on. That being said there are some deeply intellectual and curious students and they are able to work with professors if they want - we actively support undergraduate research and I’ve had amazing undergrads I’ve worked with.

The campus is constrained because of space and neighborhood relations. If you visited recently there’s a lot of construction in the main areas. Lots of new dorms are going up and students tell me they are very nice. Food isn’t great from what I hear.

I posted in another thread that I went on the tour and thought it was not awesome. My belief is that being a tour guide is prestigious and hard to do so students do it for the resume rather than the joy of being at Georgetown.

Our big advantage is our location in DC. We get many great speakers and visitors and the off-campus opportunities are fantastic. If you are from DC this isn’t apparent but I’ve hosted many friends kids on visits and they love the idea of being here.[/quote]

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