Kids like me, from a small rural public school are non-existent here. Looking around my dorm, I find myself straining to find another student who went to public school. Many are from the 'elite' private high schools in America like Phillips Exeter, Deerfield, and St. Paul's. Living in a big city is one of the best advantages of Georgetown life. One of my favorite activities has been volunteering for Republican presidential hopeful John McCain.
Work here is hard.
Of course, I am going to say it is harder than every other school, and of course I believe it is. I remember high school days when twenty pages of reading was a lot of homework in a class. Now if I get out the door with less than one hundred pages I am happy. Studying is not twenty minutes in Study Hall, it is usually five hours locked deep within the library and the being completely happy with a B. Social life in college is much different. First thing you will learn is that there is always someone to talk to.