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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

oh, we ate in two dining halls and they were both pretty bad - bad food and also bad vibes (design, light, kids sitting on their own looking at their phones)[/quote]

Funny, my kid went to a summer program at Georgetown. We expected that he would hate the food based on all the bad reviews, so we sent him with a huge box of snacks. Surprise - he liked the dining food! He barely touched the box of snacks. But he also did hear bad things about food safety violations at the dining hall (not while he was there but in the past). [/quote]

I think Summer may have played a part in your positive experience.  Part of the reason that my freshman (not at Georgetown) son dislikes his food options is that they sometimes run out of food or the lines are too long when he has to eat in a hurry.

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