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Although it is difficult to deal with the bureaucracy of GW's administration, the academics are for the most part of high quality. For the most part, professors truly care about their students. But, I have also noticed that in my department (School of Media and Public Affairs), professors care more for appearing on CNN and gaining fame than the academic development of students. That said, I never thought I would be as knowledgable about the political realm as I am. This is all due to professor quality. All are required to have office hours, and most are happy to see students. Some, however, view student meetings as a waste of time and sometimes disrespect students. Some classes I have taken are just mediocre and did not really provide me with an effective learning experience.

big lectures, not close wtih teachers. class participation not common. do not study or talk about academics outside class, dont go to class, just complain about it

There is a very good mixture of small and large classes. With classes on mount vernon being much smaller, it is up to you to choose the schedule and class type best for you. Students study a decent amount, but definitely play hard as well.

I'm in the honors program and because of that I know many of my teaches well. Our classes are kept small, as are most in the university, and most professors have a genuine interest in the students success.

4. Professors know my name... if its a big lecture and you go to office hours, email them and ask questions, liek i do.. they'll know your name or at least your face... Least favorite is a class like ECON11 or BIO11 where its a generic intro class where theres a strict 2 or 3 tests and tahts your grade and if you do bad thatjust sucks. My favorite class is a class liek Italian where you know yoru professor, its small, theres little nightly work that reminds me of highschool. Students study OFTEN. the library is a scene. Kids will go out tuesday thursday friday saturday nights but if they have a test or a paper is perfectly acceptable to pull an all nighter on one or all of those nights... kids are in the library at least 3-5 times a week. Class participation not so common. Some GWU students have intellecutal convos out of class... depends on your scene.. Students are not so competitive.. just because its undergrad.. and everyoesn taking different classes... there are a lot of unique classes especially for freshman.. dean seminars... one was on sonnets .. my roommate was taking a class on sex and learning about brothels and stuff.. pretty unique.. not much to say about my major im a freshmman.. outside of class YES .. office hours and random extracurricular events taht take place in DC are common GWs acadmeic requirements are simple if your in the columbian school but frurstration and rigid if your in the business school for example. education is geared toward learning for your own sake.

I hate lectures. Discussions for the lectures make up for it though as you develop a more personal relationship with your TA there. Students study ALL THE TIME. Class participation is unquestionable. Students here are super competitive.

Some Favorite class is Voice and Diction- easy. Least favorite is sociology- 8am and she takes attendance. Students study every day 2-3 hours average yes yes- politics yes arab-israeli conflict dont know much about my department sometimes i go to office hours they are annoying but make sense depends on which type of courseload you take

The nice thing about GW is that for the students interested in politics, there is always somebody to talk to about it.

A fair amount of my Profs know my name. I acctually really like the academics here. A lot of my friends tell me about classes of like 600. My biggest class ever was Intro to International Politics, it was less than 300 people, and we had smaller discussion groups. We play hard and work hard here. Theres a lot of studying, but most of us have jobs or internships, and are pretty active on campus as well. I don't get how half of the students do it all! We definately have intellectual conversations at GW, all the time. Most of us are PoliSci or International Affairs majors, so we keep up with the news. CNN plays 24/7 at our Student Union. The education at GW is a mix of learning for learning's sake and job requirements.

There are large lecture classes at GW but those are almost always broken down into discussion sections, which helps a lot. And there are plenty of smaller classes that have individualized attention from professors.