George Washington University Top Questions

Avoid this overpriced and overrated school.

Although you'd think that students here have other things to do than participate in greek life, it is the dominant scene on campus, especially if you're a freshmen. At night, or on weekends if you're not in a fraternity or sorority, you don't have a social life. In class too, even if you think you're close friends with someone it turns out that almost everyone here is looking to somehow get ahead, no matter who gets in their way. Everyone is looking out for his or her best interest and would like to see you fail if it means they would be getting ahead.

The school is a great size. It's big enough to be able to switch majors and schools within the university (which I've done without problems), but small enough that I know many of my professors and they take a personal interest in my education. One thing that's missing is a sense of school spirit. Our athletics are not consistently strong and the school lacks a team to rally behind (students would rather be rallying behind political candidates). The university just started a new guide program where administrators will each be responsible for 4-5 freshman, solving a problem that many people had of feeling lost in the system.

The best thing about GW is that the campus is located directly in the city and students can go anywhere they please, whether it is Georgetown or elsewhere in the city. I think the GW school size is just right. When I tell people I go to GW, they are impressed and react positively. There is a decent amount of school pride, but not an enormous amount. The most frequent student complaints are that they're a lack of campus food options.

The best thing at GW is its location. Its a small school with great resources in the surrounding community. Jobs are everywhere--and so is food. Most of my time on campus is spent being busy or around my room or outside. There is very little school pride in the athletic sense, most people just care about drinking and drugs.

I would like to see more school spirit, Either starting with more emphasis on getting a football team, improving our basketball team, or seeing greek life expand

There are two social scenes at GW: the long island, Jewish, scene that revolves around clubbing and the Greek scene of bars and formals. I am in a fraternity and I wouldn't have it any other way. I really like the guys that I've met through it and I definitely enjoy the parties.

GW does a good job creating a campus type of community even though it is a city school. Most students come from similar backgrounds alhtough GW claims to have such a broad diversity of students. There are a lot of cool opportunities that come with going to GW such as public speakers that would not come to other schools or internships you would not be able to get if you went to school in the suburbs.

Great urban school - good tie to Federal Gov't

School is good but needs to be better. GW needs to be more selective and needs to connect more with the alumni