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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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I chose to apply to the George Washington University based on the
reported strength of its programs and departments in the areas of
political scie... READ MORE
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Alumni
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GW used to be known as the "Georgetown Reject School"..you could always
go to GW if you couldn't get in to G-town. Not the case anymore.
Highly ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Although times were a little different when I went to school in the
1980's, there wre some key requirements. The interview process was a
group on... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The admissions process was fairly straight forward. There was the
normal application, and an interview. Students were not required to
write and ... READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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Academics at GWU are a strange dichotomy: they prove to be at the same
time some of the strongest and weakest aspects of the GWU experience.
To be... READ MORE
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Alumni
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GW is probably best known for international affairs and political
science. Freshman should expect mostly large, lecture style classes
with 200 ot... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Some good and some bad. George Washington continues to expand their
course offerings and that is a good thing. They started a Travel and
Tourism... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The classes here (in the business school) are very easy. It is hard to
get A's, but A-'s B+'s and B's are common. Cheating is rampant.
Teachers... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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The GWU diploma does carry a certain amount of weight in certain circles. I will say that internship opportunities and placements are phenomenal, but ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Fantastic internship opps - if you want to work on the Hill or the White House, go here. Just about every single person I knew had an internship, and... READ MORE
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Alumni
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A mixed bag here. The staff will help you with resumes and to do some light networking. The job books can be a little helpful. However, George Wash... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The career center is pathetic. It is a building that takes up space. For finance students, GW is not the place for you. They have 0 Wall Street ban... READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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On national rankings, GW consistently places very highly in such
categories as "dorms like palaces," and in my experience I have no
reason to disp... READ MORE
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Alumni
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GW is in a great neighborhood - Foggy Bottom. Close to a subway
station, lots of restaurants. Good security. It's an open "city"
campus and old... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Housing issues seem improved from my college days. Not that it was bad
then. It was just limiting in my freshman year to be limited to the
large... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The housing is very nice and expensive. The quicker students can move
off campus, the better they will be. The school attempts to provide
studen... READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Current Student
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DC is an unbeatable city in terms of providing a social life for
students. There are countless bars in Adams Morgan and Georgetown and
downtown, a... READ MORE
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Alumni
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GW is not a party school -the Greek system is small, no pressure to rush
just to have a social life. Basketball games are very popular. Lots of
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Alumni
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My experience here was very good. George Washington has a balanced
program that can meet most needs. The fraternities and sororities have
a good... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Dating is a thing of the past. Informal sex is a much more popular
action for college students. There are little to no house parties, and
bars/c... READ MORE
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