Total Hoya Readiness: Intro to Vocation and Excellence (T.H.R.I.V.E)

THRIVE is a week-long academic success program centered around acclimating to collegiate academics and resources, cultivating belonging, navigating campus life, and fostering community prior to the start of the Fall semester. While THRIVE is intentionally designed for incoming first-year students, transfer students, and students who may have less exposure to college than their peers to experience campus life, CMEA welcomes all incoming students who may wish to have additional exposure to campus life prior to the start of their first semester. By building caring academic communities, fostering self-awareness, and introducing students to campus and community resources, this program will affirm that their presence at Georgetown is a significant achievement deserving recognition and celebration!

THRIVE seeks to introduce students to academic and social support resources on-campus, as well as the wider DMV community, inclusive of the District of Columbia, Parts of Maryland and Northern Virginia. This high impact pre-orientation program will provide students with skills, knowledge, and networks necessary to navigate the beginning of their collegiate journey with confidence and a built in community. Incoming students are welcomed each year to work closely with undergraduate peer leaders to explore practical strategies for navigating Georgetown curricular and co-curricular offerings. The program also introduces students to essential academic resources and support services, highlighting the school success strategies. This ensures participants can access and utilize these areas of support with ease and expertise from the very start of their Georgetown journey.

THRIVE participants will also have the opportunity to meet on deans, faculty and staff who will accompany you through your time as a Hoya. You will also not only enjoy the sites and sounds of the Washington D.C. community, but also get to explore the Nation’s capital as a live learning resource.

Additionally, THRIVE participants will partake in skill building workshops to support their learning and engagement with key campus partners and learn about the resources available to them as GU students. Topics range from academic skills, life management, career readiness, and much more as determined by student feedback

Pre-Orientation Programs are available to new first-year students and new transfer students.

Pre-Orientation Programs typically take place the week leading into New Student Orientation- stay tuned for upcoming dates in 2026! Pre-Orientation Programs are free of cost!

Meanwhile, please email cmea@georgetown.edu for any questions. Students are encouraged to wait until a decision has been communicated before making final travel arrangements.

Meanwhile, please email cmea@georgetown.edu for any questions. Students are encouraged to wait until a decision has been been communicated before making final travel arrangements.