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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a Georgetown professor and have to agree with those that say the Georgetown tour is a complete turn-off. I've been on campus for my kid's whole life and just went on a tour for the first time as part of the college search process. It was really lackluster compared to tours at other schools, and it didn't help there is construction in the central part of campus to fix utilities at the moment as it made it loud and crowded.

I think the problem stems from the tour guide process - it is super competitive to join so I think it attracts students who value achievement and resume-building over those who are genuinely enthusiastic about campus life. There was so much emphasis on how special it in terms of getting in and what you can do after rather than what the experience is like while you are there. For my next kid who is headed to college I am going to call in a favor from one of the many students I know who immersed and engaged in campus life and have them give an informal tour instead of going on the official one.

And while I have a different view of campus, I agree that what schools choose to use to present themselves says a lot about the school. Georgetown isn't doing a good job here.

P.S. to the poster complaining about Chik-Fil-A on campus, it is an enormous improvement over food that was there before. We've had some tremendously bad food options there in the past. [/quote]

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