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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

From Downtown to the Hilltop: CALL Transfers Reflect on Campus Experiences

From Downtown to the Hilltop: CALL Transfers Reflect on Campus Experiences

By Hayley Young February 8, 2024

Of the new cohort of transfer students that joined Georgetown University this fall, eight began their academic journey beyond the Hilltop. The university accepts a small number of transfer students...

EDITORIAL: A Call to Reform The CALL

EDITORIAL: A Call to Reform The CALL

By The Editorial Board March 4, 2023

Every August, first-year students come from all over the world to join a pool of thousands of intelligent, motivated and competitive students, an experience that can be both exhilarating and incredibly...

Rising Sophomores, Transfer Students Flock to D.C. to Find Community at SHIP

Rising Sophomores, Transfer Students Flock to D.C. to Find Community at SHIP

By Caitlin McLean July 21, 2021

After 16 months of quiet, Georgetown University hosted hundreds of rising sophomores and transfer students for a five-week, on-campus experience this summer.  The Summer Hilltop Immersion Program,...

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University Yield Rate Falls Below 50% for Class of 2023

By Amber Gillette May 15, 2019

Georgetown University’s admissions yield rate for the Class of 2023 decreased slightly to 49.4% from last year’s 51% after the school’s admissions rate fell to the lowest in university history this...

RIOS: With Self-Care, Prepare for What Lies Ahead

RIOS: With Self-Care, Prepare for What Lies Ahead

By Brittany Rios November 27, 2017

Often, colleges present themselves as microcosms of the real world, yet in many ways they do not resemble it. The grades and accolades that we seek at college will not define our post-graduation selves...

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Transfer students mingle in Dahlgren Quad during NSO. Transfers now have mentors to help ease their transition into Georgetown.

GUSA Mentors Transfers

By Katherine Boyle September 5, 2014

The Georgetown University Student Association and its Transfer Council launched a mentorship program for incoming transfer students this semester. In June, 100 transfer students were assigned to 40...

Finding Jewish Life on Our Jesuit Hilltop

By Gabriel Isaacson October 4, 2013

After completing a year at Washington University in St. Louis, it was quite clear to me that the Missouri campus was far from the school of my dreams. Though a bit discouraged, I was determined that somewhere...

Transfer Admits Up by 81, Applications Remain Stable

By Penny Hung August 30, 2013

The number of transfer students admitted to Georgetown this year increased by 81, with transfer enrollment jumping by more than 40 for a total of 228 new sophomores and juniors this year. This marks...

Same City, Different School

By Victoria Edel September 14, 2012

At New Student Orientation, hundreds of new students flood campus. But some of these undergrads had been through the process before: They’re transfer students, who arrive at the front gates looking...

For Transfers, Different Path to Hilltop Proves Rewarding

By Sarah Kaplan March 18, 2011

For many transfer students, their college experience will always be shaped by their path to the Hilltop. “[The fact that I transferred] comes up once a day, from someone. It’s not like it’s ever...

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