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Dear Georgetown Freshmen

Whatever obstacles Georgetown throws at you, always remember that you belong here

Dear Georgetown Freshman, Today, I’m thinking back to something Christopher Robin once told Winnie the Pooh: “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem,…

May 2, 2019
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My path was a long and filled with twists and turns of roads-not-taken

If you’ve visited Georgetown you may be familiar with our campus tours led by some of Georgetown’s most spirited Hoyas of the Blue and Gray Tour Guide society. For those…

November 6, 2018
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Dear Georgetown Freshmen

Learning through community

Dear Georgetown Freshman, As I look back on my time at Georgetown, I cannot help but feel sad that my journey on the Hilltop is coming to an end; the…

October 16, 2018
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Dear Georgetown Freshmen, News

Love is amazing and it is infinite.

Dear Georgetown Freshman, Where do I begin? It feels like just yesterday I was experiencing all of the same emotions I’m sure are rushing through you now – the…

September 21, 2018
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Dear Georgetown Freshmen

You are enough

Congrats, you’re about to start a new phase of life in these college years. “The Best Years of Your Life,” they say. While this is true to some degree, I…

September 7, 2018
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Dear Georgetown Freshmen

You’re here to learn, in and outside the classroom, about the world and about yourself.

Dear Georgetown Freshman,  We all step onto campus at the beginning of our freshman year the same, excited, and at least slightly stressed out. Everything’s happening all at once, and…

August 21, 2018
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Dear Georgetown Freshmen

Come into it with an open mindset

Dear Georgetown Freshman, My name is Stacie, and I am a rising sophomore hailing from a small town in Massachusetts. When I was driving down to DC for freshman move-in,…

May 30, 2018
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Dear Georgetown Freshmen

Dear Georgetown Freshman: Break the Comfort Zone

Dear Georgetown Freshman, Congratulations, you’ve made it! The Hilltop is eager and excited to have you. I have to say, I am also a little jealous. The first year at…

April 5, 2018
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Dear Georgetown Freshmen

If I could do it all again, I’d pick Georgetown twice

Dear Georgetown Freshmen, Let’s go back to the beginning. It was a chilly March day when I heard the mailman pull up to our mailbox. That walk back, small letter…

March 28, 2018
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Dear Georgetown Freshmen

Find balance, and know that whatever you are doing, it is enough

Dear Georgetown Freshman: Sitting here writing this letter just weeks away from graduation, it feels like forever ago that you first walked through the gates onto the Hilltop. You were…

March 28, 2018
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