George Mason University Top Questions

Sometimes your advisor doesn't know best. I transfered here from a community college and changed my major from Computer Science to Information Technology. I should have gotten some credits towards my IT degree but those were transferred as Computer Science hence making me retake a course I didn't need in the first place.

The bureaucracy. I was once wrongly declared a Graduate student, and so I was not allowed to register for undergraduate level classes. Having my status corrected to Undergraduate student was nearly impossible and took almost two months.

I wish they would offer more financial aid based on merit and other academic achievements. A lot of scholarships and government financial aid they offer is based on need and sometimes the numbers may not show it but there are middle class people who need financial aid more than those that legally fulfill the definition of "need-based."

The most frustrating thing about my campus is that due to the amount of commuter students, there are very few things readily available to do on campus on the weekends. This is not to say there is nothing to do, I just believe it takes more effort to find things than it normally would on a more residential campus. I think by providing students more opportunities for entertainment and dining during off-hours, then the school would have a better since of community. Currently, the gap between residental and commuter students leads to a lack of overall school spirit.

It is very difficult to find parking unless you come in at the crack of dawn and there are a lot of smokers who violate the law that they must stand 25 feet away from building entrances.

The most fustrating thing about my school is making sure that you will have housing the next year. The school is growing so much and therefore there is a bigger population of people each year. Therefore on-campus housing is becoming more limited. Fortunately they are building more dorms on-camups and have recently built some new housing. So the school is woring on it very efficently.

So far, the most frustrating thing is that I must connect to the University of Maryland to run code for the computer class I am currently taking. I have to wait several hours before I know the results. This delay impacts my ability to make corrections and ensure the best grade possible for my work.

There are not many food places open during weekds to accomidate for students living on campus. Yes there are a lot of communters but there are more on campus now and they need to change food hours to work better for those on campus

For the nursing program, classes are actually at Prince William campus in Manasas which is farther from my location than the main campus (Fairfax).

The most frustrating thing about George Mason University is how people from different ethnic backgrounds aren't as willing to be more connected with other groups.