haverford vs. georgetown.

casey75
Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:54:22 +0000

Regarding the advice to choose G-town based on the Washington, DC social scene and cultural scene and other offerings, I would be careful about that. My daughter went to American U., partly because she liked their International Relations program, but also because she loves DC and the cultural offerings there, the energy, etc. What she found once she got to American was that very few students wanted to take advantage of the wonderful museums, speakers, rallies, etc. They were mostly interested in going out to the Georgetown area to party. Very few students actually stayed on campus on weekend evenings, so their was very little social activity or cohesiveness for those who did not want to spend all their time clubbing. She ended up transferring to Ursinus her sophomore year and loves it. There is a much more close-knit student body and more things to do on campus on weekends. She can get into Philly to satisfy her city yearnings. I do not know how this scenario compares to G-town, but I’m just saying be careful not to pick a school based on what you believe the social scene may or may not be. Really look into that closely. If one of your main goals is to be in a place where you can hit the club scene and spend a lot of time off campus, then G-town may have an advantage there. I don’t know if the students there take more advantage of the cultural offerings of DC than those at American (or to be fair, than my D’s impression she formed during her one year at American).