When I think of Georgetown University, I think of
Washington and world affairs. I do not know yet exactly what type of
professional career I will pursue after schooling, but I do know that I wish to
be inter-nationally aware and involved, and that Georgetown would provide me
with a solid foundation for that goal.
I am glad I do not know specifically what I want
to do later on, because it should be an adventure choosing which course I will
take in life. Thus, I have time to experiment and learn from a wide variety of
topics. At Georgetown, I am present with the opportunity to take any classes I
want and to be taught by some of the most learned and dynamic professors in the
world. I was once told that in college, I “will take classes in subjects I had
never thought or heard of, ” and I am very excited to do this.
If I were required to pick a major at this
instant, I would choose history. If history were only studying, memorizing and
regurgitating events, facts, and dates, I would be just as uninterested as most
people. However, in studying history, I get a chance to contemplate ideologies
and the nature of human beings. I believe that Georgetown University is the best
place in the world to study history. It is a school located in Washington, D.C.,
the capital of the country, of outstanding academic reputation and recognition;
my resources would be absolutely unlimited. Living in Washington, I would feel
the pulse of our world today. The United States is the world’s dominant power
and every issue of great global importance is brought to the country’s
capital.
I have been told that although Georgetown has
approximately 6,000 undergraduates, the students and faculty alike feel as if
the school is a small, interwoven community. I believe that this sense of
closeness is a vital aspect in an outstanding college experience. We learn most
from interactions among other people, and the fact that this reputation of
faculty accessibility and student involvement-both in the immediate Georgetown
community and in Washington, D.C.-exists, is very attractive to me.
