Is there a lot to do?

SeekingUni
Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:50:47 +0000

Georgetown is one of my top choices (out of many), but if I get in, I still can’t figure out if I can picture myself there or not. It has many things I like: Amazing location, academic prestige/quality, small size, beautiful campus, and it’s not clear across the country from home (FL). The one thing I’m not quite sold on is whether there are a lot of student activities and things to do. And by that I mean things other than parties/drinking.

For example, in contrast, when I think of the University of Florida I picture a highly active student body – many clubs/groups, plenty of activities (individual and school-sponsored), and just a generally lively vibe… basically to where it’s like you don’t ever have to leave campus and can always find something fun and new to do. That’s one of the key things I want in the college I choose; I want there to be energy all around me, excitement, lots of things going on to the point where I can’t do all of it even if I wanted to. Things like student organizations, club/intramural sports, school spirit, etc… the things that make college life a true college experience. There’s no Greek life so that already rules out a lot of sub-groups and activities/events.

Does Georgetown have this? What’s student life really like? I visited and toured the university over the summer, but to this day I still picture nothing but reading books/studying, basketball, and finding nothing to do other than in DC… aka dullness.