George Mason University Top Questions

The stereotype is of students is we all live off campus. this is not true. There are 8,000 students living on campus.

Since George Mason University located in DC area, there is a combination of all types of students. However, there are many international students in the university. Whatever, someone's type is, he will find many students like him

There don't seem to be any clique-style stereotypes at George Mason, but there is a general opinion in the Fairfax area that George Mason is not the best school to attend for whatever reason. This may have been associated with its commuter school status (which it no longer holds), but otherwise that stereotype has no real grounding.

A stereotype at GMU would definitely be that a lot of the students are diverse because they're international, which is true! It's a good stereotype (not all are bad!). It's nice because you can really get a global perspective.

The stereotype of the students in our school is that we have a very diversify campus, which is true. However, when you start living the every day life at Mason, you find yourself making a lot friends which you will not have encounter otherwise. George Mason is a great campus to further extent your networking abilities, especially now, for Hispanic people. We are inducting a new President from Spain which has an amazing resume and background. I highly recommend Mason and if you are looking for a Business school, Dean Jorge Haddock is a very approachable person that goes beyond his will to take Mason to the next level.

I honestly don't think that Mason has a stereotype. GMU is a huge campus and there are all walks of life, it's so diverse. I think maybe before you actually come to Mason and see what we're about, you may think it's one big commuter school or it's for an older crowd - which isn't true in any sense of the word.

The biggest stereotype at George Mason University is that everyone is a commuter and that we are a commuter school This is not true anymore! We are listed as a primary residential school and we have grown significantly since my freshman year. There is new housing going up every year and the school is also renovating the older housing to improve the on campus housing experience for students.

In my experience, the thing George Mason University is most known for is its diversity. It's not really a stereotype, though. I would argue that because GMU is such a large and diverse campus, there is no one stereotype that encompasses its students. There are people who are Greek, there are sports players, studious students, and any other stereotype you can think of, but there is no one misconception of George Mason.

The stereotype of a GMU student is that everyone is a commuter and does their own thing and it's not a "community". This is not true at all. A good amount of students do commute but there are so many opportunities at GMU and many people take them. There are 100+ clubs and there are always things going on. It's not like everyone just goes home when they're done with class every day. There are sports games, restaurants, movies that go on everyday. You don't have to look hard to find something to do! Being a commuter school does not mean the school is "dead" after school hours!

One common stereotype for frat guys is that all they care about is drinking, partying, and hooking up. That is not necessarily true. There are a lot of fraternity brothers who don't drink at all, are in serious, committed relationships, strive for their education, and are actually really nice and sincere. It is a stereotype that the geeks do not know how to socialize, and have no personality. At my university, I spent my freshmen year at the honors dorm, and they the "so-called geeks" happened to be the nicest, coolest, and funniest people I have ever met and I still keep in touch with them.