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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Not so bright I just finished my first year at Georgetown and I HATED it. I expected it to get better after first semester, but it didn't. Most of the kids are very friendly but also very fake and very similar in terms of how they act, speak, wear. Their idea of fun is random-making out and kegs. I grew up in DC and went to a diverse high school, so going to a school that was not diverse was definitely depressing. I felt different because I didn't conform to what the other students liked or enjoyed. I was also Pre-med and the science classes here suck. I would prefer going to another institution for science majors to get the grades you deserve from better professors. Helpfulness varies from teach to teacher, one teacher will never help while the other teacher does but there are hundreds of students lined up so you have to depend on yourself pretty much. The food is fine but I didn't expect to be sitting alone for the majority of the time. I just hope it gets better so I recommend you get involved and volunteer or have a job,I met some cool people that way. The parties here are wack, I prefer you leave Georgetown and go to the clubs in DC seriously. I also didn't like my roomate so my living situation wasn't good and the dorms in the beginning are not what you pay for. The financial office is irritating and they are not understanding of your situations so you better hustle. From the social scene to academics, I hated it. Surrounding City: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jun 29 2010 1st Year Female -- Class 2013    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=69162&uid=266'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I was a transfer student to Georgetown thinking I was going to receive a better science education after realizing I wanted to become a doctor. BUT, that was quite wrong. I'm not going to lie - if you're not a science major, it seems like Georgetown has some amazing faculty and people tend to actually really enjoy themselves here. However, as a science student, you spend hours on labs that are very poorly organized and conducted, in which the student TA who knows nothing about the lab is grading your assignments while the professor is too busy to talk to you herself. The premed classes are just awful - HUGE lecture classes of people where the professor stands at the front repeats exactly what is on the power point slides or in the book. Then, the tests have nothing to do with any of it and it gets old really quickly to all of us - trust me, not just me. The administration is very rigid and requirement oriented, which doesn't give you very much control over your own education. I wish I would have gone to Brown university or elsewhere as far as an education goes. However, that being said, the town of Georgetown is amazing and what keeps me going. It's gorgeous and there is soooo much to do in the city. Especially when you're 21, the town is a great place to be socially and it is all so close to campus. Campus Aesthetics: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 03 2009 3rd Year Female -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=59930&uid=266'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Not so bright I don't think I can actually put into words how disgusted I am with much of the student body. Some of the worst people to be around and very self-absorbed. After getting to know much of them and giving them a chance, I wish I hadn't. My first negative impressions were actually better than reality. Surrounding City: B+, Innovation: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 28 2009 4th Year Female -- Class 2009    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=58107&uid=266'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save  Prev    Select Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7 ... 28    Next

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