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George Washington University - Social Life Ratings
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Breakdown of “Social Life” at GWU By Gender  | | Male | B+ | | Female | B+ |
| By Major | | Accounting | A- | | Anthropology | C- | | Architecture | A | | Art & Design Department | A | | Biology | A | | Business - Management and Administration | A- | | Chemical Engineering | A+ | | Chemistry | A+ | | Civil Engineering | C+ | | Communications | A | | Computer Science | B- | | Economics | A | | Electrical Engineering | C+ | | English | B | | Finance | A | | Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | D+ | | Geography and Geosciences | A- | | History/Histories (art history/etc.) | B- | | Interior Design | A+ | | Journalism | A | | Language - French/Spanish/etc. | D+ | | Math | B | | Mechanical Engineering | B+ | | Music - Performance | A+ | | Other | B+ | | Philosophy | A | | Political Science | B | | PreLaw and Legal | A- | | PreMed and Medical | A+ | | Psychology | B | | Public Health | A- | | Religion/Religious | A+ | | Sociology | A | | Undecided | B |
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Against similar schools Social Life compared with similar schools in class. | Quotes touching on Social Life | “... You have ready access to the President, Congress, the Supreme Court, the military, ambassadors, and almost every major political, economic, inte...” |
| “... the first few weeks of school--which are supposed to be fun and social--i found very lonely, to the point that i had doors slammed on my face wh...” |
| “... My experience at GW has been a horrendous mixture of redtape, terrible TAs, professors who are about as approachable and easy to find as Dick Che...” |
| “... Also the social scene is weak, all I did was smoke lots of weed ...” |
| “... Rich, snobby student body - I don't have major bucks, so I can't fit in with their lifestyle, and a lot kinda scoff if you're not in their socia...” |
| “... So much, that social life will almost definitely be consumed ...” |
| “... Greek life has grown a lot and definitely dominates many aspects of campus/social life; this has been frustrating as a non-Greek who was under th...” |
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Socially, frats are pretty big ...” |
| “... There are many acitivies to become involved with, and those who complain that the school has no social atmosphere, simply do not understand how t...” |
| “... Yes, the campus has a lot of snooty people and the Jewish social scene can be hard to break into, but if you make the effort, there are a bunch o...” |
| “... Even though we live in Thurston, we have a cozy quite room that makes us feel at home and provides shelter from the social craziness going on out...” |
| “... GW is tough academically and socially, and only a strong-willed person can survive here ...” |
| “... I'm not sure how the science departments are, but I believe that the liberal arts and social sciences classes are taught by VERY knowledgeable p...” |
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Greek life isn't that big here, which is a nice change considering that lots of other schools pratically require frats for a social life ...” |
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Socially, GW is extremely cosmopolitan ...” |
| “... the world isn't perfect, and it prepares you emotionally, academically, and socially for an imperfect world ...” |
| “... It's also the perfect balance between good academics and a great social and cultural life ...” |
| “... one thing about george washington is that social events are very non-exclusive, compared to other colleges that i have visited ...” |
| “... The social life is pretty awesome ...” |
| “... I made great connections for a later career, great friends, and learned a lot academically and socially ...” |
| “... GW provided me with the opportunity to live my own life in DC without feeling particularly anti-social with regards to my total non-involvement ...” |
| “... While frats do have a presence on campus, it is very easy to have a thriving social life without having to join one, and it is very easy to have...” |
| “... Socially I found GW very difficult to maneuver with an overabundance of snobs, common to most universities ...” |
| “... You have to come here ready to be a grown up, and that means dealing with tough stuff without a social net ...” |
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However, socially it was a negative experience ...” |
| “... That said, if you want to study the social sciences, you'll get an amazing education ...” |
| “... There are a lot of very intelligent students, A good number of them smart--these people succeed if you over-work yourself, and/or have no social l...” |
| “... However, I'm not very outgoing when it comes to making friends and meeting people, so if you're the social butterfly type and you're from the eas...” |
| “... While frats are my preferred social scene, the club does come up once a month or so, and there is usually a cover ...” |
| “... Metropolitan Police's crackdown on underage drinking has also ensured there is no off-campus social life for underage students as almost all est...” |
| “... Although there is somewhat of a defined campus, being right smack in the middle of the city makes things the social scene more fragmented than a...” |
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