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-Best thing: Living in the city, in an urban campus -Change: More school spirit, sense of community -Size: perfect -WHen i say im from GW: positive, not everyone knows about it, but know its a good school -Spend most time: in winter, in my dorm, when its warm, in kogan plaza, somewhere outside, its beautiful -College Town -Administration: Not bad, could be better, should be more attentive and supportive to students one on one -Biggest recent controversy: Swastikas drawn in dorms, one silly freshman did it -School pride: present, but could be better -Unusual: no football team, not many popular frat parties anymore like last year. -Experience I'll always remember: everything about freshmen year, it was a great experience -Frequent complaints: Same people, GWorld(student meal plan)

The best thing about G.W. is the actual academics, the intellectuals, the beautiful girls, and of course the city. I spend my time all over the place and enjoy what the city has to offer. Although, the administration is comprised of a lot of wealthy squares who do not have a clue. The most recent controversy was the Islamofascism Awareness Week which was a national scandal. There is very little school pride unless if you join an organization. The most frequent school complaints deal with the mandatory spending in J-Street.

Going to school at GW is the most unique experience a college student can ask for. just four blocks from the White house the typical freshman experience - political or not - takes place each day around 7:15am when Dick Cheney's motorcade rolls by thurston hall, the largest freshman dorm. The reality of living so close to the seat of power is unavoidable. Marine One fly-bys, motorcade sightings and the plethora of speakers and events on campus is something that turns my friends green with envy. You can talk up a quaint liberal arts school all you want but there is nothing like living your life in the shadow of memorials, monuments, and government officials. - College-aged people generally give into the general stereotype of rich, jappy, types, but adults, particularly employers see GW as a "just below Ivy league" level. GW is synonymous with hands-on experience, while the rest of the college-aged world is sleeping through afternoon classes, GW students are out in the city taking advantage of all WAshington has to offer. At a career fair this past year I was talking with a recruiter who was so impressed the ease at which GW students could dress up, interview, and the precision of resumes, etc. This is reflected in class when its second nature for someone to be sitting next to you dressed in a suit with the natural accessory of a Senate clearance pass.

-best thing: meeting people from everywhere (surprisingly, not just ny and jersey). Also, all of the opportunities available are incredible. I have friends that work at the capitol, the white house, the department of commerce..where else can you find all of these opportunities!? Also, by being a freshman, living in thurston is by far the best decision i have made. Its incredible. -change: the mandatory j-street spending -school size: perfect in my opinion -reaction: oh wow, thats awesome. how do you like dc? or are you really into politics? -time spent: all over! between marvin, to gelmen, to j street -college town?-you can 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} tell when you are on campus, but the greatest thing is that we have the city also! -recent controversy?- the swastikas that were found on campus -school pride: so-so in sports. but when it comes down to it, most people are very proud to go to GW -experience?-working on capitol hill. or being really drunk one night and falling asleep while giving a guy head -complaints: mandatory J-street spending

The best thing about GW is the tight-knit campus. Despite the fact that there are many students, if you make an effort, you will make so many friends. If I could change anything, I would expand housing options and clean up the freshman and sophomore dorms so that they compare to the junior and senior housing options. I spend most of my time in the Marvin Center (Student Union building), my sorority house or just hanging around where ever my day seems to take me. Although we are only four blocks from the White House, I do feel as though we are in a college town. GW's administration is okay, it could be better though. There is a pretty fair amount of school pride- it just depends on the group of people you surround yourself with.

I think GW's location is the best feature. There truly is no better place to be for politics or international studies than DC. When I tell people that I go to GW, they are either impressed, or wholly unimpressed, depending on their level education, where they went to school, and the kind of student they are. I think the administration is uneducated and overly sensitive to the actions of teh students. The biggest recent controversy was that over "Islamo-Fascism week," where a satirical joke by a few students was turned into a nearly federal offense.

The best thing about GWU is its location and the actual city of washington. Washington is a great place to go to college. The worst part is the dining program which offers little options for food you would actually want to eat.

I love GW. It was my first choice so I was thrilled to get in. I wanted an urban campus but something that still felt like a community which i think GW provides. I like that I am in a huge important city but on campus i only will see GW students, many of whom I know.

The size of the school is just right. I seem to get positive reactions when telling people I attend GW. Living in the city is amazing for all available opportunity. For a school with no football, GW has a lot of school pride. One of the best things about GW is that all the dorms have private bathrooms. The most frequent complaints are about mandatory GWorld spending at J street.

GW's close proximity to the white house, monuments, museums and general downtown D.C. area is a huge advantage of the school. Students can take part in all the city has to offer. And, a huge range of internships are readily available. However, the freshman year experience can be a bit daunting to those not used to cities, and just nervous about college in general. There is no communal dining hall. Although sophomores, juniors and seniors enjoy having open dining options, a dining hall experience would be nice for some freshmen. In my opinion, there are no successful programs that really get freshmen to feel a part of the campus.

Its an urban campus in a wonderful city. So much is at your fingertips, but you have to be willing to take advantage of all the opportunities here. The campus has a very collegy feel and you definitely know that you are on a college campus. It is just the right size, with a mixture of small and large classes. I see familiar faces around campus all the time, but I there are still plenty of people to meet.

The best thing about GW is the opportunities. We're in the capitol of the US, if not the whole world and there is so much diversity here. Whether its where to try an unfamiliar ethnic meal or what kind of internship you would like to get, there are so many choices. The school is absolutely the perfect size, in my opinion. Its big enough that theres always a lot going on and you don't see the same people all the time, but small enough that you can walk down the main street of campus and see plenty of familiar faces.

The best thing about GW is it's location; 15 minute walk from Gtown, Adam Morgan 20 minute cab, White House 3 blocks, etc. This entails amazing food if you want it and can afford, unlike other campuses where your limited to two resturnants that are probably chains. Also, your not limited to one bar or club, similar to other schools where eveyrone goes to the same place. Here there are a few different clubs, frats, and bars you can go to every night. The school is actually just right. Its big enough that you can ALWAYS meet new people, in class or at J Street. It's small enough though that you'll see people every day that you can, to say the least, identify with. I see a few friends or acquaintances on campus every day. It's also small enough that people know who your talking about if you mention someone random you know.. like a big highschool.. cliques and randoms, kids who don't go out- kids who aren't in the 'scene' and kids who are.. I spend most of my time on campus either in my dorm, the library, or class. Some idiots havent even heard of GWU but the people who know it respect it. The funnny this is that its pretty acknowledged that half the kids here aren't that smart, some are but theres definitely a spectrum of intelligence here so the kids here don't think as highly of the school opposed to someoen who wouldn't know better. WHAT COLLLEGE TOWN?! In a good way- we live in a city! THe 4x4 campus from 19th to 23rd and E to H is our campus... not a town just where our on GWorld dining is and where our classes and dorms are.. other than that.. Gtown... I'm not sure of my opinion of GW's administration.. new president Knapp, he's been handingly things differently... I think its pretty good.. the more strict truly is for the better whether we like it or not... definitely don't like it how they bust our dorm parties all the time but the security going in and out of the dorms is comforting... and the UPD standing aroudn EVERYWHERE is also comforting. Recent controversy was with the APEs fraternity...at least it was a controversy among my friends... they got caught for hazing... the school has always known it but some kids decided to rat them out.. whatever... I think theres a good amount of school pride.. thers more DC pride in my opinion rather than GW pride...Nothing too unusual... besides the white house being 3 blocks away and i walked by it earlier tonight and waved at it haha... one experience ill always remember- one word- THURSTON... its the huge freshman dorm. its really great. all the freshman are here your friends are here. its just nuts and unexplainable. Frequent student complaints: not enough good looking people! GWORLD program... half of our money has to be spent in one tiny building with terrible food sucks..

I love GW because the people care so much about how they will impact/change the world for the better. Although the students are famed to be spoiled, I feel like there are people like that everywhere, and I'd rather them be spoiled and yet still care about their work than simply the former, which I have found to be the case in several institutions. I think the size is just right, people think GW is awesome from what I can tell. I lovvve the campus. A lot of people assume there isn't one since it's in DC but that's why it's amazing: it has a campus and has the benefits of a city school. The college town is essentially DC although we tend to share a lot of hotspots with Georgetown. Youre kind of on your own in terms of dealing with a lot of the administrative aspects since it's such a large school, but that's part of life. I feel there is a lot of school pride.

The location. Freshman dorms. Just right. They are jealous. Dorms College 'city' No opinion Harsh comments towards Muslims No Students have more independence than at other schools. Bidding my sorority ?? I dont know.

One of the best things about GW is how politically-minded many of its students are. If you are at all interested in politics, this is definitely the place to be, even if political science isn't your major. I always went to very small schools, so the size of GW (about 10,000 students) was a good transition to a larger school. DC doesn't seem to be the biggest college town, although since we are in an urban setting there is a lot to do and a lot to see, like museums, monuments, shopping, clubs, bars, and many others. There doesn't seem to be that much school pride in the sense that there is the "big game" that everyone always goes to. Most of the time, my friends and I don't even realize there is a game going on in the first place. One of the most frequent students complaints, at least for freshmen, is that the food at GW is really awful. Sure, you can find descent food around DC, but the places that freshmen are required to eat at really suck and make me queezy when I think about it. It's all just fast food, like Wendy's and Chick-fil-a.

I love that it is in the city. We are right in the center of everything, yet it only takes ten minutes max to get to class. How many people can take a short run to the lincoln memorial? People seemed to be impressed when I tell them I go to GW, but I'm not sure if it's because of the price of tuition, or the fact that they are just confusing it with Georgetown. I spend most of my time in Kogan Plaza, sometimes for peace and quite I'll take a ten minute walk to the washington memorial The GW administration is definitely great, this goes with the location of the schools. We often have professors who not only had jobs in top places in government important organizations, but they often still work for them and are willing to share great stories and experiences with their students. The problem with GW is the lack of school pride. The only sport anybody really cheers for is Basketball, and we aren't even very good this year...

The City is probably the best thing about GW. There's pretty much always something to do. I'd change mandatory spending at J Street, It really sucks. Also, I'd make the adminsitration more accessable. It's pretty easy to get lost in the cracks here. Most people react positively when I say I go to GW. Because we're awesome! There's been a few controversies on campus this year. Sarah Marshak: the swastika girl, was probably the most insane. It's pretty much that and the "Islamofacsism Awareness Week" satirical posters. Oh, and one of the school presidential candidates getting kicked off he ballots. There's school pride at basketball games, and most people wear their GDubbs wear a lot.

Living in DC is great, you are in a metropolitan area and walking distance from great shops and restaurants in Georgetown. The biggest complaint students have is about food. The freshman food plan could use serious revising and there need to be healthier and more variety of options available.

DC is a great college town. Georgetown is only a 10 minute walk. There are tons of restaurants, museums, bars, clubs, movie theaters, and other hangout spots. The size is just right: there are enough people that you run into a lot of people on the way to every class, but you also meet new people every day.

best thing about gw is no matter how lost you feel or feel like an outcast, you'll always find someone who appreciates you for you. i'd change the conceited people who think money is all there is to their pathetic life. the school is the perfect size- when you think you only know a certain amount of people- you find so many more amazing people. People react like i go to the most expensive college and think i'm a jap- it's sad. i spend my time on campus in the academic building, library, dorms, food places, all over, etc. the gw part is sort of college-like and may have a campus feel, but it's completely different. GW administration is good. some departments suck but you can definitely find a professor who is great at what he does and will inspire you. Biggest controversy is not having enough college like activities- if there's free things, i'll go. There is absolutely no school pride- it's pathetic. i like to cheer but the small population that everyone thinks is gw ruins it for the rest. There are great memories and great friends i have formed at gw. there definitely a variety of things to do, you just have to look and put yourself out there. GW has a lot to offer if you're willing. Most frequent gw complaints are the pirces i'm paying, i should get more in housing, more in classes, and more if the faculty.

The best thing about GW is living in Washington DC. If I could change one thing, it'd be the eating situation. Food is incredibly expensive and incredibly unhealthy. And there should be a grocery delivery service that accepts GWorld. At a city school where no one has a car, food shopping is a pain. And mandatory spending at JStreet, the food court, is ridiculous. The food is all overpriced and unhealthy. When I tell people I go to GW, I think they're impressed, because it's a really good school, and they think it must be great to live in DC, which it is. I spend most of my time in rehearsal for theater! I live in campus, so I'm here all the time, hanging out in my friends' rooms. Or on nice days, it's great to sit outside in Kogan Plaza or University Yard and relax. There's no college town better than DC! So much culture, and most importantly, drunk monument tours! I don't know too much about the administration. All I can say is there's a lot of red tape to get anything done, and people are overpaid. The biggest controversy on campus was a Jewish girl who had reported that swastikas had been drawn on her door and all over campus. She made a big fuss about it and made the school start an investigation. They found out that it was her who had been drawing them. It was ridiculous. There's a lot of pride for the basketball team. I wouldn't say there's school pride here like there is at big football schools, like my friends at Michigan or Rutgers, but we've definitely god pride. Everything about GW is unusual because of its location. I'll remember all my nights of drunk roaming the streets of DC. (Well, I can barely remember any of them, but you know what I mean.) The most frequent student complaints are about food and high tuition.

The best thing is that GW is in the heart of DC and it's the most politically active college in the nation. One thing I'd change is the required Colonial Cash I have to spend at J Street. I think the school is just right, at first I was intimidated by how large it was considering I came from such a small school. But after a while you have your group of friends and you find your self saying "hey" to alot of people while walking to class. I spend most of my time in my friend's dorm room because they have a couch, but when it's warmer I'm sure it will be outside. DC is a college town, but most people don't socialize with members of other colleges (we really don't like Georgetown). I think GW has an okay administration. The biggest controversy is the dining issues, with this year's required plan for freshman and sophomores to spend a certain amount at one location on campus. The food at J street is not healthy, it's not good quality, it's not diverse, and it's overpriced. Also, the eating options in general. Everything is expensive, like New Gallery and most of your dining options and it's not really healthy. The best place to eat is definitely the GW Deli. I think that the unusual thing is it's location most definitely. One experience I will always remember is our midnight walks to the monuments. When it's warm outside, rainy, or cold. There is nothing more surreal or relaxing then taking a walk to the Lincoln Memorial. You walk right past the State Department on the way there and it's only a 5-10 minute walk. The most frequent student complaints have to be with the food situation. Also, for the Columbian College you have to complete 3 science with lab requirements and that seems a bit ridiculous.

Best Thing: location. Change: sophomore housing and dining options. I spend most of my time in duques. definitely a college town. no school pride, a little disappointing.

The best thing about GW is that students are exceptionally driven and passionate-and if you come here for political science or international affairs (as A LOT of students here are) you're going to have so so so many outlets for that passion and it's a college that is recognized by the field as exceptional. When I tell most people about going to GW the reaction is "Oh, so you go to Georgetown?". This is a response that riles up every GW student. No, we are not Georgetown, but that doesn't mean that we're inferior. We are more in the city than they are, making it a true DC school. You don't need to be super involved in student organizations to have a life. There are so many things literally right outside of our doors that there is never really a dull moment. GW's administration is a popular and aggravating topic of discussion amongst the students here. They really try to reach out to the students, but being so into politics most students are suspicious of their actions and are quick to criticize. This is not without basis though; the school is known for spending excess amounts of money to the point of large debt, even though we pay the highest tuition in the nation. From what I've seen they say they listen to our comments, and frequently send out surveys, but whether or not results actually come about is uncertain.

great location, lots of opportunities for internships, lots of college students in and around dc. administration is heavy-handed and most students think very little of it, especially considering how much we pay. they make a big deal out of every little thing that could appear to shed bad light on the university. school pride when the basketball team's good (not currently). it's a good size, not too big, not too small, integrated well into the city.

I love that DC is so accessible to students, and that GW really takes advantage of that with speakers, workshops, and events that showcase the city. It really is an urban campus, and there is a definite political charge to GW as a whole. This does, however, slightly diminish the feel of a traditional "college experience". There are no football games, little school spirit, and a lack of common bond between students.

DC is the best place to live. As a young person there are lots of clubs for 18+ at night. You can also go to the monuments, Smithsonian museums, and the zoo for free. It's easy to get around without a car. If you're interested in politics, even better, but there are internships in every major. There are also lots of other colleges in the area so you can go to their events; there is a big student culture in the city.

Best thing: location and connections professors can make for you. Change: cost. Size: just right. If in DC they react positively that I go to GW, in Richmond VA they often don't know until I say, GW...in DC. Time on campus: sorority house. College town: It is the nation's town. GW Administration: Professional, hard working. Controversy: Who should be the class of 2007 commencement speaker. Pride: Yes, for the intern/job opportunities. Unusual: Campus is used as media center. Remember: Bill Clinton, Hilary Clinton on campus. Complaints: Cost.

The location is the best part, right in the middle of DC. It's a good size and the urban setting gives off a campus-y feel too. Not too much school pride because of a lack of interest in athletics, which is unfortunate. Students often complain about the food in J street.

A lot of times when I tell people I go to GW, they ask if it's the same thing as Georgetown. This local rivalry tends to be a sore spot around campus, as some people call us Georgetown Waitinglist, or GW for short. However, at this point, the schools are not very different when it comes to academics. We have some fields that are stronger, as do they. The main difference is the style and personality of the campus. Where Georgetown is a very traditional campus which prides itself on its history, GW is a more unique school which is up and coming. They have a traditional campus, we have a very urban campus. They have dining halls, we have colonial cash to spend throughout the city. They are resting on their laurels, relying on their past prestige, while we create new prestige each and every day.

School size is just right. Not a huge school, but at 10,000, a good number to find people like you. Not a "college town" at all, but there are plenty of fun activities for people our age in the city that are fun to do.