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Quotes touching on Surrounding City | “... And if you're interested in being near a city with opportunities and fun, D ...” |
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The city has its sites, but after a while they get old ...” |
| “... Notice that the brochures are filled with pages telling you about the wonderful city and the internship oppurtunities, but very little about the...” |
| “... The city of DC is great ...” |
| “... It's a good school and beautiful city ...” |
| “... If you want green grass and trees, this isn't the place for you, but if you appreciate the city and want to share your address with the Presiden...” |
| “... The city and university offer so many resources ...” |
| “... Take internships, get jobs outside the city, take classes at the Smithsonian, do research projects and you might get something worthwhile out of ...” |
| “... GW- the resources the city offers are unparalleled, especially in my field, public policy ...” |
| “... The city and the students make George Washington an excellent choice for any prospective student ...” |
| “... Washington DC has always been my favorite city, and I knew that it was where I wanted to attend college (although I thought I wanted to go to Geo...” |
| “... GW is a reflection of its students and its city ...” |
| “... It is a very different school than the bigger rural schools, which takes time to get used to, but the city can be amazing if you allow it to ...” |
| “... DC is an amazing city, and although the school is expensive, you will be having a college experience that is quite unique and memorable ...” |
| “... There is a multitude of internships (not just political) available around the city, and because GW is downtown its easy to commute between class...” |
| “... I had a tremendous experience at GW and would recommend it to anyone interested in attending an urban school with a very sophisticated student bod...” |
| “... If you really feel like you are not going to take advantage of the city, etc ...” |
| “... The city is the school's best assest - campus administration and registration is one big red tape process ...” |
| “... I came from a very small town in New Jersey, located 62 miles from New York City, so coming to GW and to an "urban" campus was initially a shock ....” |
| “... That's the awesome thing about this awesome city ...” |
| “... The city is great, but unless you stick with a group, I never felt safe ...” |
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“... Lots of Georgetown rejects, (GW is a 'second choice' school;) and boy are they bitter
The city is great; thats the one thing that i would say ab...” |
| “... I drank/went out a lot, was glad I did not need to belong to a frat/sorority to have fun, and felt my overall experience contributed to my trans...” |
| “... When I was looking at colleges I wanted a big city and place for me to explore - not one where someone babysat me ...” |
| “... The city offers a lot of opportunities, but it's not enough to make me want to stay here ...” |
| “... You can use the city and all the amazing things it has to offer to supplement your education at GW, but why pay the enormous tuition just to live...” |
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The city is extremely tough on first-year students ...” |
| “... Other than the hassle of the big city, I can't really criticize it much ...” |
| “... The George Washington University is an amazing school located in a spectacular city, and both offer plenty of opportunities to grow personally, ac...” |
| “... George Washington is a great mix of a city environment and a campus-y feel ...” |
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GW isn't for everyone, but I would say that for the most part, everyone has benefited from the academics and enjoyed the city outlets(the arts...” |
| “... I had 2 jobs over fall semester, yet I made friends with a close circle (something very important to have at a larger city school) who I hang, ea...” |
| “... I had 2 jobs over fall semester, yet I made friends with a close circle (something very important to have at a larger city school) who I hang, ea...” |
| “... There's been some annoyances with the hassle of the city(like the inauguration), but overall I've had lots good times at GW ...” |
| “... GWU is a great school to go if you like big city life ...” |
| “... The campus is very safe and is a good mix between the urban, hip feel of the city and the quaint campus life of most universities ...” |
| “... GW is a good mix of cosmopolitan city life and a college education ...” |
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This is a city-school for sure, but people here are very nice ...” |
| “... It is in the most beautiful area of Washington DC with direct accessibility to everything the city has to offer ...” |
| “... The school is an okay city school if you or your parents can drop the $35k - $40k or more per year, but I would absolutely not recommend getting ...” |
| “... Most of my friends from high school went off to traditional campus schools, opposed to a school like GW that is situated in a busy city ...” |
| “... If you cannot handle a multinational student body, a plethora of active and engaging student organizations to join, and countless adventures to ...” |
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DC is a great city- no doubt ...” |
| “... I Love the whole atmosphere of the school and city ...” |
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The city of DC is amazing, and if you are attending GW for politics or international affairs or anything along those lines, GW could be a good...” |
| “... DC is not a cultural capital or anything like that (it's a transition city) ...” |
| “... Now, as a junior, I live in City Hall, which is gorgeous and used to be a nice hotel ...” |
| “... Unlike other city schools (BU, NYU) GW has a very defined urban campus, for about 16 blocks, almost everything is GW ...” |
| “... While it shows well with its bright city lights and the promise of highly ambitious students as colleagues, what you don’t see when making...” |
| “... DC is a vibrant city, and GWU is a great place to learn to be a journalist ...” |
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To top it off, the city that surrounds the campus is indeed breathtaking, hairraising, toecurling--whatever tickles your fancy--and I'm being ...” |
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City: After living here for a while I can confidently say DC is the greatest city in the world ...” |
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After I graduate from GW in May, I will be able to say that I made incredible use of what this city and this campus provided me ...” |
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We may be located in a nice city, but there are only two things that people do here: drink and go clubbing ...” |
| “... DC is a great city and is presently filled with so much energy and excitement ...” |
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