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[quote=Anonymous]My kids go to one of the jesuit high schools in New York, and Georgetown was on their list. We ended up touring with both kids and both times came away super disappointed

the good and the bad: 
Bad: the presentation and tour are terrible. very stuck in the 90s and the "woke" bit (I'm woke myself so I like woke!) about tacking on $17.19 to tuition to fund some scholarship for descendants of enslaved peoples was insane. first of all because the biggest chunk of the tour, and also because the idea - later scrapped? - was so totally misguided. anyway, that was all bad. The campus itself is not great. bad dorms, brutalist library, terrible student center, basement dining halls. the buildings that are in-process are also generic.  the food was terrible - frozen patty cheeseburger and frozen fries. like the cheapest possible stuff.

it was just a terrible tour with lunch after. I used to love Georgetown (neighborhood) and the housing is still charming but the shops are all brookline and warby Parker. if you're a 40 year old banker, it's for you. but the bars and cheap eats are gone.

the good: the kids who ended up there like it! and career outcomes are great, especially for business. I think more for business now than SFS kids. it's a lot of drinking - my kids friends reported having to do 20 shots on night for some club or something. and it's pricey going to clubs, where covers are now $50 at times. ridiculous. but kids have fun, for sure.

there's a ton of construction so maybe things will improve. I think a couple new buildings that are well designed would make a big difference. And better food. They need to pay up a little for design and food. I dont think there's anything they can do about the state of Georgetown commercial strips.

I have a third kid and I bet we'll tour again. [/quote]

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