Lisette Booty

COL ’17
Age: 19
Hometown: Bowie, Md.

What do you hope to get out of Georgetown?
A degree that will get me a job and also experience meeting people, making connections, not just in a business sense but in a lifelong sense, meeting people that have the same interests as me or might not have the same interests as me. I just really like meeting new people.

Do you think you’re able to get that here? What are some of the things that contribute to that?
I think I’m able to meet a lot of people different from me, especially because I’m a minority. There are not many people who look like me and I get to meet people from all over, and as far as people who do look like me, we may not be the same just because we’re the same color or the same race. I think Georgetown is pretty big on diversity. It might not be 50/50 or evenly spread out, but I think we’re doing pretty well here with diversity.

If you could lead a protest on any one thing, what would it be?
Gay rights. I’m a big advocate for diversity, and when people think of diversity, they usually just think of race or class, but it also has to do with gender and sexuality. So gay rights would be my protest, though I’m not gay myself; I’m an ally.

Do you feel like anyone can fit in at Georgetown?
Truthfully, no. But if you try, yes. I feel like college is what you make of it, and if you’re not willing to put yourself out there, then you won’t fit in I don’t think.

What is the hardest thing you’ve ever done?
The thing that comes to me first is the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make, which was what school I was going to go to. But I think I did a great job with that. I was choosing between Georgetown and N.Y.U., and I wanted to be in New York so badly, but I chose Georgetown.

What is the most important thing you’ve learned at Georgetown?
Do what you want to do.

What’s the best thing about Georgetown?
The city. It’s not New York, but it’s the closest thing I can get to a city.

And what could Georgetown do better?
Oh, we could do a lot of stuff better. First of all, they need to improve some of these dorms and some of these classrooms, because we’re paying all of this money. I don’t know where the money’s going to sometimes. Leo’s needs to work on their food, because we’re paying all of this money, and I don’t know where it’s going. I just don’t know where my money’s going sometimes, so I wish they could tell me where it’s going, and then I’d feel better about what’s going on.

Interview by Ben Germano