Who We Are
Georgetown Community Greets First-Years, Helps Them Settle at Georgetown

Each year, Georgetown alumni, faculty and staff volunteers meet unaccompanied first-year students at airports, train or bus stations through the Georgetown Scholars Program’s (GSP) Project Move-in.
Campus & City
Intensive DC Internships at Core of New Downtown Learning Opportunity

Georgetown students will have the opportunity to join a new immersive downtown DC community next fall in which they intern during the day, take classes at night and explore issues…
Academic Life
DC Jail Students Benefit From Georgetown’s Popular Problem of God Course

Georgetown postdoctoral researcher Alphonso Saville teaches a credit-bearing version of the university's beloved Problem of God course to DC Jail students that he'll teach on campus this fall.
Research
Scientists Mark First Evidence That Dolphins Give Birth in Potomac River

The first evidence that the Potomac River is a breeding area for wild bottlenose dolphins has been gathered by graduate students working with Georgetown biologist and dolphin expert Janet Mann.
Admissions & Aid
First-Generation Students Thrive in Program Celebrating 50 Years

Georgetown marks the 50th anniversary of the Community Scholars Program by celebrating its longtime commitment to affordability and access to higher education among first-generation and low-income college students.

Who We Are
Georgetown Community Greets First-Years, Helps Them Settle at Georgetown

Each year, Georgetown alumni, faculty and staff volunteers meet unaccompanied first-year students at airports, train or bus stations through the Georgetown Scholars Program’s (GSP) Project Move-in.
Campus & City
Intensive DC Internships at Core of New Downtown Learning Opportunity

Georgetown students will have the opportunity to join a new immersive downtown DC community next fall in which they intern during the day, take classes at night and explore issues…
Academic Life
DC Jail Students Benefit From Georgetown’s Popular Problem of God Course

Georgetown postdoctoral researcher Alphonso Saville teaches a credit-bearing version of the university's beloved Problem of God course to DC Jail students that he'll teach on campus this fall.
Research
Scientists Mark First Evidence That Dolphins Give Birth in Potomac River

The first evidence that the Potomac River is a breeding area for wild bottlenose dolphins has been gathered by graduate students working with Georgetown biologist and dolphin expert Janet Mann.
Admissions & Aid
First-Generation Students Thrive in Program Celebrating 50 Years

Georgetown marks the 50th anniversary of the Community Scholars Program by celebrating its longtime commitment to affordability and access to higher education among first-generation and low-income college students.

Student Life Blog

Who better to tell you about Georgetown than the Hoyas that have made it their home? Hear directly from your future friends and classmates about what it’s like living and learning here on the Hilltop.

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Student Blog

5 Pieces of Advice I Wish I Got as a Freshman

Now that I am well into my sophomore year at Georgetown, I often take time to reflect on my time here so far and where I see myself developing. Although…

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Student Blog

Staying Healthy During Your First Semester

Student Blog

A Bucket List for a First-Year Hoya in DC

Student Blog

Adjusting to Campus as a New Student

Explore DC

Wellness

Places + Spaces

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Georgetown Stories

Welcome to Georgetown Stories a vlog chronicling the lives of 18 undergraduate students as their Georgetown stories unfold. Classes, events, parties, lectures, speakers, friends and even visits from mom and dad … you will see a little bit of all of it here, through the eyes of our Hoya storytellers.

The Vlog

Things to Do in DC

Classes at Georgetown

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Dear Georgetown Freshmen

Your first year at Georgetown will be a time of learning, growing and adjusting. Hear from those who have been where you are, and get the advice and encouragement to embrace the changes and opportunities that await you.

The Best Advice