George Washington University Top Questions

political yes, but as for myself, I did not apply to any ivy league and am not wealthy, coming to GWU on a half-tuition scholarship

not really

yes

Mostly

No, GW is a diverse community, with students from all sorts of backgrounds, ethnicities, religions, and socioeconomic statuses. Our Student Association president is Indian, our SA vice president is black, the president of the College Democrats is gay, and when the Pope came to visit DC, we saw a community of unified GW students come to welcome him. Our view of a GW student, of each other, extends beyond simply categorizations, to the character and value that each person brings to our community. As for all students studying IR and politics, though every student is intelligent and likely has some developed views with regards to politics and world affairs, the majority of students study a field outside of those two. Our medical programs are top-quality, our business school is world renowned, and we have a solid engineering program as well.

Sometimes.

no

Not at all

mostly although the stereotypes are byproducts of the school's demographics

No, there are people from Long Island, but there are a multitude of students