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All it takes is one trip to The Tombs -- a hidden <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/restaurants/the-tombs,792063/critic-review.html" target="_hplink">bar and restaurant near</a> the Georgetown campus, called a "<a href="http://www.washingtonian.com/restaurantreviews/1656.html" target="_hplink">Good Ol' Boy haunt</a>" -- to realize students here like to imagine they're living in a real life version of the <em>Social Network</em>. Backpacks are a faux pas and socks <a href="http://www.collegefashionista.com/school/georgetown" target="_hplink">are rarely worn</a>, because obviously they'd look silly with your Sperry Top Siders and short shorts. Off campus, Georgetown is planted in a neighborhood frequented by diplomats and Senators, where President Obama holds fundraisers, and the M Street shopping area has stores like Brooks Brothers, Jack Wills, Lacoste and Rugby as some of its main draws. (picture). The downside? Built on a swamp, seeing rats run on the sidewalk is more common than squirrels. How plebian.

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