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Why Live On Campus
At Georgetown, first-year and
sophomore students are required to live on-campus
because of the significant benefits most students
experience and most Hoyas want to live on-campus at
Georgetown. Life on campus at Georgetown is busy,
exciting, a great way to meet people, and a wonderful
and comfortable introduction to the vibrant community of
Georgetown, Georgetown University, and Washington, DC.
Students who live on campus
generally become more involved on campus and adjust to
campus life sooner. Nationally, resident students
graduate at a higher rate than those who live
off-campus.
That said, some of our juniors and
seniors do choose to live off-campus. If you’re
considering that, we recommend contacting the
Office of
Off-Campus Student Life for information about landlords,
utilities, and life in Georgetown’s neighborhoods.
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"Living in Village C West has been the perfect fit
for me my freshman year. I was able to study with few
interruptions when I needed to study but I also found
really good friends with whom I could spend my free
time." -Mallory Warner, VCW 7X Resident, Class 2009 |
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"When I
arrived at Georgetown in the fall of 2002, I, like
most people, had making new friends as a top
concern. The feeling of community in Harbin
helped foster friendships that have lasted to this
day, as I still in my senior year live with a couple
of other great guys from my floor. Although
I've branched out into many other groups of friends,
everyone from Harbin 7 still has a special place in
my heart." --Scott Cheney-Peters, COL '06 |
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"Living
on campus has allowed me to feel closer to not only
the Georgetown community, but the community within
my residence hall. I know that the friendships
I have made in Darnall are ones that I will carry
with me throughout my remaining years at Georgetown
and the rest of my life. I can honestly say
that I could not have wished for a better
residential community than the one I have
experienced here, in Darnall." --Chloe
Waddington, COL'09 |
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"The intimate floor set-up makes VCW ideal for making
lasting friendships. The community spirit is ever
present throughout the halls of VCW." -Kenneth Gillette,
VCW 3Y Resident, Class of 2009 |
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"Something there is that doesn't love Healy Lawn.
But that something doesn't exist here. On a sunny
Georgetown day, I get so excited to see the sprawling
greenery decorated with college students and venerable
old oaks in the heart of urban American that I'll stop
to spend hours sitting and reading a book or tossing a
frisbee. Everyone loves the Lawn. BBQs and
concerts, sightings of international royalty and world
leaders, volleyball and waterballoon fights are the
norm. It's all in the pursuit of my favorite part
of cura personalis; glorious recreation
Georgetown-style." --D. Pierce Nixon, COL '08
"The fact that the floors are split up into two wings
means that you have a smaller, more intimate group of
freshmen on your floor to get acquainted with. I really
loved this because it gave you the chance to form closer
relationships." -Ingrid Miskinis, VCW 3X Resident,
Class 2009
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Some
Hoyas want to experience life off-campus before they
graduate. If that's the case, we recommend you
check out the Office of Off-Campus Student Life, which
has great resources for our students who live beyond the
gates.
