George Mason University Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at George Mason University?

harry

a lot of foreigners

Erika

The students are wealthy and maybe snobby. That GMU is a commuter school so no one is interested in connecting and making new friendships.

Harper

Everyone assumes GMU students are commuters and that there isn't a lot of student life. A lot of people think that there's nothing fun to do at Mason, but it's because they don't look for it.

Ellie

A lot of people think of Mason as a small commuter school. We're known for our diversity.

Laura

We're lazy! We're liberal!

Joe

Rich and snobby or Arab/Persian

Kelly

that the student body is mainly comprised of Asians. GMU is only a commuter school and on the weekends the campus is completely empty.

Patricia

Because the standards to get into the university were much lower a couple years ago, many people assume college isn't as hard for us as it is for them.

Andy

That it is a commuter school.

Lauren

*Commuter School *Too diverse *The university caters to certain cultures and religions more than others. *There are a lot of old people that attend the school. *People who work at the school need to learn to communicate in English. *The university does not always appropriate funds in the ways it should. *There is not enough emphasis put on student organizations and interests.