George Washington University Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at your school?

Bill

rich, ivy league rejects, political

Tyler

rich, jewish

Michael

Rich

Jack

Wealthy, arrogant, "stuck up"

Rob

That all GW students are rich, Jewish, and female, and that the school is filled with students who only care about IR and politics.

Ben

Very rich and Jewish.

Cory

JAPy and rich snobs that couldn't get into Georgetown

Ash

Rich and snobby

Alex

Jewish, Gay, Heavy Drinkers, Loud, sexually active

Tate

Rich, snobby Japs

Shawn

lots of jews, rich atmosohere, city life not campus life

Robert

We are too poor and there aren't enough jewish kids here. We also are very conservative and there are too few gay kids. The girls are not trashy.

dave

GW is often referred to as "g double Jew" or "Georgetown waitlist". Gw's reputation for japiness is completely deserved. However, though an admitted jap I did not apply to georgetown.

Robb

Jappy bitches

Steve

Jappy girls

Phil

We are smart, goodlooking, & rich

Charlie

Rich, stuck up, Jappy

Ryan

All either gay or jewish, in general the school has a very liberal stereotype when it tends to be much more moderate politically.

Bill

that they are spoiled

Ash

Some stereotypes about GW is that its a rich school, and its mainly Jewish.

Angelica

rich, jewish, stuck up

Adrianne

rich kids, snobs, jews

Jordan

Where to begin? That all the students are Jewish American Princesses (JAPs) and spend daddy's money like it's water. All the girls wear spandex and huge sunglasses, and all the guys are your prototypical Staten Islander. Everybody here is from Long Island of New Jersey.

Josh

Rich, snobby, jappy

Jordan

Boys suck here. Rich, pretentious jerks who don't want girlfriends. And the ones who aren't jerks are all gay.

Jesse

jappy and obnoxious

Marissa

Because it's the most expensive school in the country, many people presume you must be wealthy to attend. Also, we can be seen as only political science majors and wannabe-presidents.

Jerry

I thought GW was gonna be full of dorks from the mid-atlantic and people really interested in politics. I knew it was gonna be expensive, so I expected some rich kids, but I thought that the student body would be more concerned with grades than balling out.

Royce

GW students are often stereotyped as being jappy and having a lot of money.

Dale

JEW-W, GAY-W are common nicknames of the school. Additionally, GW students are generally considered to be Georgetown rejects. Finally, the administration of this school cares nothing for its students, as it is more of a business than a center for learning

Harper

Rich, Jewish, gay guys

Carl

G.W. is said to be overpriced and in some cases it is when considering some facilities and national ranking. Nonetheless, G.W. is a great school for intelligent and open minded people and most students are those people. You will meet your pervasively annoying Long Island guidos, your arrogant JAPs, and of course your stupid people who you wonder why they are here.

Zach

The main stereotype is that GW students are from the northeast, wealthy, and obnoxiously jappy. This is reinforced by GW's high tuition and accessibility to Long Island transportation hubs.

Alexis

Everyone is rich, all Kappas do cocaine, everything has to do with politics

Christina

Some stereotypes are, but are not limited to: there are a lot of rich people, a lot of snobby people, and lots of cliques between different groups.

Harper

The school is sometimes considered a watered-down Georgetown. The students are stereotyped as spoiled and rich.

Greg

Some stereotypes are that all kids at gwu have a lot of money

Andy

that a lot of the students are jewish, wealthy, and often times referred to as JAPs(jewish american princesses). the other half are international or really into politics.

Morgan

GW students stereotypically are considered to be extremely well off.

Diana

The stereotypical GW student is very wealthy, jewish and from New York or New Jersey. GW students are stereotyped as obnoxious, loud and overly fashion conscious. They are considered superficial.

Lauren

Snobby, jewish, metro, long island.

Meredith

Its a bratty school full of wealthy spoiled kids from the northeast

Emily

That GW students are all wealthy or jappy. Also, that GW is the crazy party school of DC. I

sondra

northeastern city kids who do coke

sarah

They are all rich and snobby; They are all from New York and New Jersey; They are all incredibly politically active.

Emily

JAPs, really politically obsessed students

Ali

That they have excessive amounts of money and flaunt it.

Claire

One of the biggest stereotypes about GW is that most of its students are spoiled Jewish kids from New York and New Jersey.

Victoria

There is a stereotype that we are all rich and snobby because we go to the most expensive school in the nation. There is also the stereotype that GW stands for "Georegetown's Waitlist" and we are all just kids that couldn't get in to Georgetown.

Cameron

-Gay -Jewish -From Jersey -Rich -Politically Active/Aware