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.

GMU is a very innovative school, spending millions of dollars on new construction and research every year. Even though we are expanding so much, some prospective students, especially from the state of Virginia, view George Mason as a commuter, or non-residential, school. As a group, George Mason University students are among the most diverse in the nation. We represent every state in the U.S. and over 140 nations across the world. We are very accepting of each other's differences and always willing to learn more about one another's different cultural backgrounds.

They're all commuters who live at home with their parents.

GMU is no fun. Students hate their school.

none, GMU is an extremely diverse school. about 1/5 of the students live on campus.

I've heard many stereotypes, one being "GMU is just another NOVA". Now, NOVA is not a bad school, but GMU is not a community college. It just has many commuters. When I've told people that I live on campus, I've gotten the question "GMU has on-campus housing?" more than a few times. I assume most people really do just think of it as another community college.

The primary stereotype about Mason is that it is a commuter school. People that believe this typically associate Mason with the classic "suitcase" school where everyone goes home on the weekends.

it is a commuter school. it is a very diverse campus.

that GMU is boring on the weekends GMU has a lot of commuter students on-campus life is boring a lot people who go to this school are rich

That people there are not very focused on school and that they are snobby. The stereotype about GMU is that it is not a great college.

Very international school