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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Business - Management and Administration  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average UMW sucks. i went to this school for one year expecting a small college experience, but got something completely different. The problem with mary washington is not that it is a small school (Radford and longwood are smaller, but still funner), rather, the problem is the people. I made only one friend at mary washington. The guys who go to mary washington are weird as hell. The baseball team are weird. The guys on the baseball team think that they are "hard" and "tough", when in actuallity they're just a bunch of nerds who stand out somewhat at a nerdy school (I think the biggest bench press i ever saw at umw was like 275). I have never seen so many ugly girls in one place. mary washington is home to some of the ugliest girls in America. you would think that given the ratio of women to men (7:3) there would be attractive women there, but there arent. I think I saw 10 girls who were legit attractive. The academics at mary washington suck. the liberal/communist professors at mary faggington don't want to teach you - they want to "challenge" you. the ultra liberal professors at umw also don't want to hear any kind of view that might challenge their liberal politics that they force on the student body. the geography department, math department, business department, and almost every other department is a joke. if you are looking for a college experience with great academics - DONT COME HERE!!! Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jan 17 2010 1st Year Male -- Class 2006    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=64073&uid=1412'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Anthropology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Mary Washington is a great deal for what you get. It has a private school feel in that the classes are of medium size (there are not any lecture classes that exceed 100 students) and the professors care about there students. Every one on campus is friendly and laid back, no pressure to be preppy. Many students go home on the weekends because there's not much going on on campus. Over all it is a friendly community where students feel little pressure to compete academically but still learn a lot because professors are knowledgeable about their subject. Individual Value: A+, Surrounding City: C+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jan 04 2010 2nd Year Female -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=63558&uid=1412'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Anthropology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright All around, Mary Washington is not a bad school. It's just nothing great. Most people here are really nice and friendly, and you won't find too many assholes. The campus life is pretty dull. If you can make your own fun you will be alright, but for the most part you will struggle to find something to do. The clubs here aren't great. Not too many people get involved or take them seriously. Academically it is mediocre. Some classes will be really hard but most are a breeze and don't require a real amount of work to succeed in. Getting by with a B average will be easy. I had a 3.75 gpa my first semester there and I felt like it was too easy. No one there is really interested in academics and it seems to be a safety school for many (it was for me). If you are looking for a laid back, relaxing college experience, UMW is a good choice. If you want to be challenged or have more of the stereotypical college experience, go elsewhere. That's what I'm doing. Perceived Campus Safety: A+, Innovation: C Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jan 03 2010 1st Year Male -- Class 2013    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=63536&uid=1412'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Language - French/Spanish/etc.  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I went to UMW for 2 years and I had a huge problem with the social life there. The nature of the school is small town suburbia and mostly female school. Most are from VA and went home on weekends. When I happily left, there was still no diversity , no real vigor within the campus as a whole. The classes were definitely difficult and the school is gorgeous but the administration has so much red tape and I switched to a more fitting school for me. You join clubs and they would never socialize as a group on weekends. I found the general student body to be unapproachable , high school cliquey . While I understand if you are on a sports team you have a certain bond there but outside of athletics if you go to UMW accept that you will not have a social life at all no matter how hard you try. I can honestly say that I wasted half my college career at an all out terrible school that made me completely miserable. I don't miss the people, the area, the academics, nothing! The only niche one would fit there is VA resident, homebody, who probably has their nose in the air. Though I am supposed to graduate in May from another school , I am in retrospect, glad to be staying a bit longer because I lost 2 years of my life in "Fredvegas". Please, I urge prospective students and perhaps even current, to not attend UMW. Campus Aesthetics: A+, Faculty Accessibility: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 14 2009 2nd Year Female -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=62283&uid=1412'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save      Prev    Select Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7 ... 23    Next

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