George Washington University Top Questions

As a freshman, not only do my professors know my name, but they stop on the street to say 'hi' to me. The majority of my classes are small (under 30), which doesn't happen in many other major research universities. Outside of class, our conversations range from the beautiful DC scenery, to the ongoing presidential election, to deep and obscure philosophical questions. GW students are competitive, but in a positive way. We compete with ourselves to ensure we do our best. Since each class has around 2,500 students, it diffuses much of the head-to-head competition that too many of us went through in high school. Professors know teaching is their first priority, so even part-time faculty hold office ours and make sure that students understand what's being taught. GW does a good balance of practical and theoretical learning. By our very nature, GW students love to learn for its own sake, but with so many resources in our area, we always find a way to put it to practical use.

Academics are challenging, but people can do well in them.

Great class participation and high level of intellectual students

Bring in more distinguished visiting faculty and continue to boost GW's reputation in the Political Science, International Affairs, and Business fields.

There are a lot of ambitious people, and academics are great.

its not that good

Our engineering is great!

academics suck. professors are apathetic

kinda hard

Academics are hard, but not impossible. GW never seems to get a very high ranking, but each individual school, i.e. International Affairs, Business, Media and Public Affairs etc., all seem to get good rankings, so it is difficult to pinpoint exactly how good our school is.