George Washington University
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Educational Quality | A- | Faculty Accessibility | A- |
Useful Schoolwork | A | Excess Competition | B |
Academic Success | A- | Creativity/ Innovation | B |
Individual Value | A | University Resource Use | A |
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty | A+ | Friendliness | B |
Campus Maintenance | A | Social Life | A+ |
Surrounding City | A+ | Extra Curriculars | B+ |
Safety | A+ | ||
Describes the student body as: Friendly, Arrogant, Approachable, SnootyDescribes the faculty as: Friendly, Helpful |
Lowest Rating Excess Competition | B |
Highest Rating Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty | A+ |
Major: Math (This Major's Salary over time)
My major wasn't available but Math is closest. I arrived at GWU with a nearly full-ride scholarship from a very low income family (we're talking <$20k a year). Overall, I very much enjoyed my experience at GW, especially my academic experience. My courses in math and science were high quality and rigorous but not impossibly so, and the honors program had other fun and interesting courses that were intellectually stimulating. I took courses in classics/latin and music for fun and the curriculum is sufficiently flexible to allow for this (although engineering majors have much less flexibility, FYI). I'm glad I had the opportunity to do this, as I am a grad student at another university now and only take (really hard!) courses in my discipline. I had internships at NIH and a private science company, as well as positions on campus. I believe my internships and research experiences (two thesis projects my senior year) helped me get into a top top school for my PhD.There are people from wealthy backgrounds, but I didn't feel the need to "keep up with them." I am who I am, I eat where I eat, and I wear what I wear! I've also found that wealthy students can be found everywhere, even at public institutions that are much cheaper. Do not let it keep you from attending! I made a lot of good friends, and they just happened to be people I met at work or through friends of friends and were not current students. I recommend GW for the academic community, research opportunities, internships, and flexibility of coursework. The location is amazing, and most of the classes are small. I got to know several faculty members well and they wrote me fantastic letters for grad school!