By Ajani Stella, Academics Desk Editor
• March 3, 2025
Georgetown University produced the second most Fulbright Students of any U.S. university this year, according to data released Feb. 25, dropping from the top producer spot it previously held.
The current...
My high school did not have a guidance counselor, but that didn’t stop me. I bought an SAT prep book on Amazon and religiously studied “How to Get Into Georgetown” YouTube videos. During my last...
The vast majority of the 57 percent of Georgetown University students who study abroad create life-long memories, like eating dumplings in Taiwan or enjoying tapas and sangria in Madrid.
As the leaves...
Last week, hundreds of thousands of Chilean protesters joined those in Hong Kong, Bolivia, Lebanon and Spain to demand democratic reforms. Though driven to the streets by a rise in the cost of public...
You've all probably heard the expression "abroad changed me" and thought, "dear God, that person sounds so obnoxious."
Still, some of us have actually changed. Some of my friends from Madrid are now ~euro~...
While Hoyas on the Hilltop were recovering from Halloween weekend adventures, I travelled to Oaxaca de Juárez, the capital of the state of Oaxaca, to experience Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead....
This past week, I journeyed to Brussels, Belgium with my European politics course to study the European Union by touring the various institutions headquartered in Brussels and interviewing key players...
At first I did not feel it. But the rocking motion, similar to that of a boat on choppy water, immediately silenced our classroom. My professor’s face grew pale as she pointed to the door: “Earthquake....
After a lovely summer abroad in Paris, France, I am back in my even lovelier home state, New Jersey. While I often frequent New York City, I definitely am much more accustomed to the suburban lifestyle...
Did I mention I studied abroad?
Step off of the Hilltop and outside of the Georgetown Bubble, and you will find many things to learn, do and see. The decision to "study" abroad was undoubtedly one of...
“Please do not put your hat on the floor,” my host sister, Khaliun, says to me as she picks up my blue Patagonia hat from the floor and carefully places it on the nightstand next to my bed.
“Great,...
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Benjamin Disraeli once opined: “Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember and remember more than I have seen.”
Whether or not you...
