By BRITTANY PRESTON
Central York High School
As the sun sets and you stand between two ivy-covered buildings, the Potomac River, the White House and the United States Capitol are all within sight. It is hard to believe that this campus, featuring old stone buildings and gargoyles, was the site of the 1973 filming of the horror classic “The Exorcist,� and was visited by presidents Lincoln and Washington.
Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., is a prestigious school that boasts alumuni such as former presidents Bill Clinton and Lyndon Johnson, as well as an online comedy newspaper, The Georgetown Heckler (http://www.georgetownheckler.com). Georgetown provides an Ivy-League-quality education with colorful, big-city culture that is sure to educate and entertain the most motivated and unique of students.
Type of school: Private
Campus type: Urban
Student/faculty ration: 11:1
Undergraduates: 6,719
Web site: http://www.georgetown.edu
Tuition: $29,808
Average room and board: $10,554
Athletics: Division I (football competes in Division I AA)
Average SAT score: Verbal — 640 to 740; Math — 640 to 730
Acceptance rate: 21 percent
Most popular majors: Political science and finance
Sources: http://www.georgetown.edu, http://www.wikipedia.com, “The Best 361 Colleges 2006 Edition� published by The Princeton Review
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