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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, a lot of bitter folks on this thread.  Perhaps you  (or your kids) got rejected from GU.[/quote]

Thanks for proving the point.[/quote]

It is weird, re: Georgetown. Even the university of Maryland has a lot of big donors. What’s with the Georgetown grads? Is no one successful or are people who go there just immensely cheap? 
We have family members who went there but I’m glad DC was accepted at another great university early decision instead of GU as I know that DC wouldn’t have been offered any aid to go there (wrong demographic) and it’s just too expensive.
So, it’s a school for the rich but the school isn’t rich - I don’t get it.[/quote]

There are some interesting comments on here.  Also have a family member who went to GU.  She is incredibly successful and attributes it in part to college opportunities and she loved her time there.  I'd be surprised if she isn't a donor.  But, she is very shallow, she's always grooming herself to match her perception of the crowd to impress and she's only so-so at that.  If GU was full of people like her (and the PP who described the student council striver, nailed it) I could see how donations wouldn't be organic.  These people will donate to the extent they think it keeps up appearances, but they don't entirely believe their own hype, and they have no actual passion for their school.
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