# Damn Georgetown, this is all your fault **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 31, 2002, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992 "2002-03-31T00:33:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Kahuna_Burger)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/1 "2002-03-31T00:33:55Z")
So today I got rejected from Georgetown, they were my first choice, I really wanted to go there, so I’m pretty bummed. So I jokingly told a friend I’m going on a bender tonight. Said friend showed up at the door an hour or so ago holding A BEER IN HIS HAND. Of course, I was out mini-golfing (I’m really rusty after the offseason) and cheating on Passover, so my mom answered and he ran back to his car and sped off. I came back and opened the door, picking up a jacket so my other friend and I could go back out, when my mom answered the door. So I’m grounded for tonight, at least, even though I told my mom it was just a joke. To make things worse, my sister’s having a sleepover so I’ve got six of her ugly and annoying sophomore friends running around the house, making certain activities impossible. Tonight was going to be fun, but Georgetown ruined it. So fuck you, Georgetown. * * * This B-level rant was brought to you by Big Kahuna Burger ---
**Author:** ![ResIpsaLoquitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@ResIpsaLoquitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ResIpsaLoquitor)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/2 "2002-03-31T01:55:20Z")
Hey, BKB, I went to Villanova…I think something in our student creed dictates that we’re not allowed to like Georgetown in any way. I’ll join you in waiving a colossal finger at the heart of Washington. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/3 "2002-03-31T04:44:02Z")
**Res** , my dad went to 'Nova and I have one of those “Friends Don’t Let Friends Go To Georgetown” shirts from back in the day. I think the bookstore still sells them. Of course, here at Syracuse we don’t think much of them either. Granted this works with any school, but after all the basketball games the members chant “What time is it?” “It’s —” “And Georgetown still sucks!” ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/4 "2002-03-31T04:45:38Z")
Oops. Should say “members of the pep band”. ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/5 "2002-03-31T04:51:22Z")
Don’t feel lonely, **BKB** , I got rejected from Georgetown today, too. This is actually the second time, since I applied there early and got deferred. But in the last month I realized that I really didn’t want to go there anymore. The kicker was during an interview, when I asked the guy what kind of performing arts they had and he said “Oh, we do some performances…in the Church. And we’re thinking of building a performing arts center…” Add to that the fact that I want to study journalism, and Georgetown doesn’t have a major for it. So kiss my ass, Georgetown. But kiss **BigKahunaBurger’s** first, since you ruined his night. (Six sophomore girls? \ Good luck, man.) ---
**Author:** ![SuperNova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SuperNova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNova)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/6 "2002-03-31T05:39:44Z")
At least I’m not alone. I as well got rejected from Georgetown today… My new goal is to go to another college, become rich and famous, and say something about how Georgetown had a chance to take me, but passed on it…:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![shagadelicmysteryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@shagadelicmysteryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shagadelicmysteryman)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/7 "2002-03-31T15:14:47Z")
I would have applied at Georgetown, but I decided that I was too cheap to pay the $60 application fee. I’ll give the law school a shot in about 5 years. Besides, I didn’t want to have to move to D.C. this early anyways, I’ll probably spend the rest of my life there. That’s why I gave James Madison a shot. Much smaller college, but still strong in my intended field of study. International Relations. So yes, fuck. Fuck Georgetown. Fuck the John Walsh school of Foreign Service, I didn’t want to go there anyways…:mad: ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/8 "2002-03-31T15:19:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jester \* > \*\* > Add to that the fact that I want to study journalism, and Georgetown doesn’t have a major for it. > B] Why you applied to Georgetown if it didn’t have the major you wanted? Did you choose the major after you applied? ---
**Author:** ![Sofa\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/9 "2002-03-31T16:02:23Z")
This is why I wish I had my own youth to re-live, with my thirtysomething insticts intact. You shoulda fucked the six girls. Heres to hoping you get a second chance. ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/10 "2002-03-31T16:56:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KarlGrenze \* > \*\* > > Why you applied to Georgetown if it didn’t have the major you wanted? Did you choose the major after you applied? \*\* Well, they do have a good English major, which is all I was really looking for when I started applying. But that slowly graduated into a search for liberal arts, and then that turned into journalism. So, I guess I grew out of my desire to go to Georgetown. They, of course, never had a desire to have me there in the first place. The bastards. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/11 "2002-03-31T17:44:34Z")
Dang it, **Elwood**. You beat me to it. I am a member of the pep band. So, yeah. Screw Georgetown! ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/12 "2002-03-31T20:31:28Z")
Sorry **Jester** , but at least you didn’t want to go there. So it’s okay. 🙂 As for how I knew? Well…let’s just say that…I hoya-d it through the grape vine. (Yes, I know you’ve heard the pun, but it was just so good, I had to post it and share it with the world.) Oh, and **BigKahunaBurger** , I’m sorry about your loss, too, but that’s okay, because I’m sure you don’t need G-town. Let it be there loss. ---
**Author:** ![Papamurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@Papamurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papamurf)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/13 "2002-04-01T03:59:02Z")
**BKB** Georgetwon sucks, you didn’t really want to go there. They’re parties are really lame, they finish at midnight. What you could do though (and what many have done, specifically because they got rejected from Georgetown) is come to George Washington. Most people think they’re the same school anyhow. And if you can’t get into GW apply to American or Howard. From there it’s places like George Mason, which at least still has a “George” in its name. Oh and most of the girls at Gtown are unattractive. And the ones that are attractive are what some might call prude or they’re engaged to be married as soon as they finish law school. As for the grounding your friend really needs to learn to call first or something. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/14 "2002-04-01T05:06:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sofa King \* > \*\*This is why I wish I had my own youth to re-live, with my thirtysomething insticts intact. > > You shoulda fucked the six girls. > > Heres to hoping you get a second chance. \*\* Ya know, **Sofa** , I was thinking the exact same thing! Ah, youth, so wasted on the young. ---
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/15 "2002-04-01T13:24:17Z")
Your pathetic put-downs of G-town served to reveal how much y’all wanted to go to the Hilltop and what a great school you think it really is. Sua, Class of '90 ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/16 "2002-04-01T13:37:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sofa King \* > \*\*This is why I wish I had my own youth to re-live, with my thirtysomething insticts intact. > > You shoulda fucked the six girls. > > Heres to hoping you get a second chance. \*\* Jesus, yes. What’s become of today’s youth. 6 girls, all in PJs (or less!) and you DON’T want to be there? Snap out of it, man! ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/17 "2002-04-01T16:17:47Z")
Jester: There is a lot of performing arts on campus, including the oldest theater group in the United States (Mask & Bauble) but it’s not particularly well-supported or funded by the University. For example, in every musical I saw during my time there, 1/2 the cast couldn’t act and the other 1/2 couldn’t sing. The theater space is tiny and awful. The English dept. is great and there are a lot of opportunities to write on school papers. But there is no journalism major or professional support for budding journalists, so you are truly probably better off somewhere with a journalism program. Some other things to make y’all feel better about not going to Georgetown: Seriously shocking student loans. A student body incapable of having sex unless completely drunk. No condoms on campus. Expensive everything - food, housing, clothing, and entertainment. Isolation in a whitey-white neighborhood full of obnoxious, vindictive rich people. Dean Pirtle. See, don’t you feel better now? Rejection sucks and I feel for you. I’m sure some vastly inferior school will accept you all, and you, smart people that you are, will rise above those circumstances and do great things with your lives. Mags, SFS '96 (Let’s have a little reunion this weekend, **SuaSponte**. You bring the maps, I’ll bring the crayons.) ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/18 "2002-04-01T17:50:01Z")
G’town Law class of '04 here. One of my professors is the head of the admissions committee for the Law School. For the upcoming class of 400 some-odd students, we received _ **eleven thousand** _ applications. There is no way to pick the 400 ‘best’ students from that pool – thousands of equally qualified students will have to be turned away. Good luck wherever you go! Rhythmdvl (Can **Gadarene** and I get in on that reunion?) ---
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/19 "2002-04-01T19:18:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by magdalene \* > Some other things to make y’all feel better about not going to Georgetown: > A student body incapable of having sex unless completely drunk. What?!! It’s possible to have sex while sober?! Why don’t people _tell_ me these things? Sua, Class of '90 ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992/20 "2002-04-01T20:00:07Z")
[qupte]What?!! It’s possible to have sex while sober?! Why don’t people tell me these things? [/quote] Damn, dude, that explains a lot! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-georgetown-this-is-all-your-fault/100992.md?page=2)