George Mason University Top Questions

The cost is still really high per credit. It is hard for part-time students to pay for school.

George Mason University claims to have many opportunities for scholarships and financial aid. However, most of their opportunities are only for women in nursing or minorities. They do not offer and equal amount of opportunities for a Caucasian male.

Sometimes the school seems rather uncohesive. It's like there are so many small organizations and groups that we aren't even at the same school.

I would consider the worst thing about George Mason university would be that the surrounding area of the campus is not very college town. The area around the school is very subaraban which isn't the best for college kids.

Parking, since the school is so large, parking is always an issue.

The worst thing about my school is that a good portion of our student body commute so the sense of community is not as strong as it could be. With people commuting, the sense of community is lessened becasue the people you see in class leave campus and do not get to make connections and friendships that those who live on campus do. Living on campus allows you to live with your friends and get to know them; they become your extended family and give you a sense of home.

The worst thing would have to be how big the campus is. Don't get me wrong I love and nice big campus, but it could be inconvenient when walking from your dorm to your classes. On your first day you're going to have to estimate how long it takes you to walk from your dorm to each class and also make sure that coincides with the time you wake up also keeping in mind that you may possibly have to shower and eat breakfast if that is what you plan to do in the morning.

The worst thing I consider about my school is the lack of school spirit. No one is really bothered about being a Patriot.

The worst thing about my school is at times I believe it lacks a sense of community. The dynamic created by the large number of students who commute makes it different than other residential colleges in that there is less of a bond and connection with my fellow classmates. Only at large, widely promoted events do we have the turnout one would expect of a campus filled with school spirit.

When I attended Mason there was very little community outside of the dorms due to the student population being primarily commuters. I found that the people in my dorm freshman year became my closest friends (with the exception of a few upperclassmen that reached out to me) and those friendships were largely what sustained me through those four years. Also, many of the professors at Mason take a fairly liberal tack with their teaching style.