The Desert Hoya Blog
The Desert Hoya Blog serves as a platform for sharing the diverse experiences of the Georgetown Qatar community, highlighting stories that showcase academic, professional, and extracurricular journeys.
I Got Rejected 68 Times in One Semester: Why Showing Up Changed Everything
By Hassan Amin, Junior at GU-Q majoring in International Economics. He speaks English, Urdu, and Punjabi. For the Desert Hoya Blog, he shares his journey leading GU-Q’s largest career development…
An Introvert’s Survival Guide to Thriving at Georgetown University Qatar
By Anna Lemma, a first-year student majoring in International Economics and a self-proclaimed chronic introvert. She runs on good music, occasional heated debates, and a steady supply of thriller novels.…
Belonging in More Than One City as a GU-Q Student
By Aras Karlidag (GU-Q’26), a senior student at Georgetown University in Qatar. When I first applied to university, I didn’t imagine myself ending up on a Middle East campus. Like…
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