George Mason University Top Questions

That we are all commuters and that everyone lives at home with their parents.

There is no typical stereotype of students at George Mason. If anything, there tends to be lack of an overall image you can associate most of the student body with. Most students are average, easy-going kids who just want to pursue their education. Here you can get the education you need, but not be pressured to have a perfect GPA.

The stereotype is that George Mason students mostly have jobs and work off- campus. Another stereotype is that the student population is a diverse melting pot.

The stereotype is that George Mason students mostly have jobs and work off- campus.

Common stereotypes include GMU students are commuters who got into a safety school.

Upon first glance, it seems that Mason is just a conduit for (a) semi-motivated, semi-intelligent, out of state kids to get an undergraduate degree and (b) 20-something, business-oriented, "real world" adults to work on either finishing their undergrad degree or working on a grad degree while employed in the area. For most intents and purposes, this is a good depiction of the school.

That it is a large commuter school that is easy to get into.

That were alot of stuck up rich kids, We only came to GMU because of our basketball teams success

They are boring...there are no parties there. Most of them are from Northern Virginia and therefore they are rich and snobby.

GMU is a commuter school.