“We are so excited to welcome the Class of 2025 to our campus community,” said programme organiser and assistant director for Student Programmes, Uday Rosario. “This is their chance to bond with the classmates they will be spending the next four years with, and to learn how they can enrich their undergraduate experience beyond the classroom through co-curricular activities, student clubs, and research.”
This year’s NSO programme included a special orientation programme called Hoyas 101.
Held virtually during the summer, the programme’s modules invited students to learn how to register for classes, join student clubs, and gain access to Georgetown’s dedicated student support services, such as the GU-Q's peer tutor programme which earned College Reading & Learning Association’s International Tutor Training Programme Certification, setting a new standard of academic support at the university.
Current students are also contributing to that warm welcome, including NSO student adviser Sooin Jessica Choi, a senior majoring in Culture and Politics, who recalls how important the programme was for her own start at the GU-Q.
“NSO gave me my first impression of Georgetown. The people I met at NSO later helped me figure out how to register for classes, tutored me for Economics problem sets, and connected me to internship opportunities,” she said.
The Class of 2025 will be joining a diverse student body at the GU-Q of more than 40 different nationalities.
The NSO programme will culminate in the annual New Student Convocation ceremony, a formal initiation into Georgetown’s academic community.