George Washington University

Date: Feb 24 2003
Major: Undecided (This Major's Salary over time)
You may visit GW in mid March when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom and there is a light breeze blowing through the streets. As you sit in Kogan Plaza thumbing through your glossy GW pamphlets courtesy of the admissions department, you may start to believe that The George Washington University is the place for you. This is what I thought one fine spring day in Washington, and I have wished that I had rethought that decision ever since.

Once at GW you will see youself that the majority of the student body is disinterested in learning and merely drifts through their unchallenging academic life in order to spend more time drinking in their dorm rooms. Despite the fact that GW is in the middle of DC, the surounding neighborhood is mostly residential and anything of interest is a metro ride away. For this reason, students rarely go off campus and spend most of the time going from dorm to dorm. Metropolitan Police's crackdown on underage drinking has also ensured there is no off-campus social life for underage students as almost all establishments card at the door, including jazz clubs and dinner theatres. You may be thinking of coming to GW for reasons of political interest. You will be surprised to hear that in a recent ranking of schools with a politically motivated student body, GW came in no where near the top.
If you are thinking about coming to GW, I urge you to think again. Go back, sit in on some classes and really think twice before making your decision. I wish I had.