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-Best thing: Living in the city, in an urban campus -Change: More school spirit, sense of community -Size: perfect -WHen i say im from GW: positive, not everyone knows about it, but know its a good school -Spend most time: in winter, in my dorm, when its warm, in kogan plaza, somewhere outside, its beautiful -College Town -Administration: Not bad, could be better, should be more attentive and supportive to students one on one -Biggest recent controversy: Swastikas drawn in dorms, one silly freshman did it -School pride: present, but could be better -Unusual: no football team, not many popular frat parties anymore like last year. -Experience I'll always remember: everything about freshmen year, it was a great experience -Frequent complaints: Same people, GWorld(student meal plan)

The best thing about G.W. is the actual academics, the intellectuals, the beautiful girls, and of course the city. I spend my time all over the place and enjoy what the city has to offer. Although, the administration is comprised of a lot of wealthy squares who do not have a clue. The most recent controversy was the Islamofascism Awareness Week which was a national scandal. There is very little school pride unless if you join an organization. The most frequent school complaints deal with the mandatory spending in J-Street.

Going to school at GW is the most unique experience a college student can ask for. just four blocks from the White house the typical freshman experience - political or not - takes place each day around 7:15am when Dick Cheney's motorcade rolls by thurston hall, the largest freshman dorm. The reality of living so close to the seat of power is unavoidable. Marine One fly-bys, motorcade sightings and the plethora of speakers and events on campus is something that turns my friends green with envy. You can talk up a quaint liberal arts school all you want but there is nothing like living your life in the shadow of memorials, monuments, and government officials. - College-aged people generally give into the general stereotype of rich, jappy, types, but adults, particularly employers see GW as a "just below Ivy league" level. GW is synonymous with hands-on experience, while the rest of the college-aged world is sleeping through afternoon classes, GW students are out in the city taking advantage of all WAshington has to offer. At a career fair this past year I was talking with a recruiter who was so impressed the ease at which GW students could dress up, interview, and the precision of resumes, etc. This is reflected in class when its second nature for someone to be sitting next to you dressed in a suit with the natural accessory of a Senate clearance pass.

-best thing: meeting people from everywhere (surprisingly, not just ny and jersey). Also, all of the opportunities available are incredible. I have friends that work at the capitol, the white house, the department of commerce..where else can you find all of these opportunities!? Also, by being a freshman, living in thurston is by far the best decision i have made. Its incredible. -change: the mandatory j-street spending -school size: perfect in my opinion -reaction: oh wow, thats awesome. how do you like dc? or are you really into politics? -time spent: all over! between marvin, to gelmen, to j street -college town?-you can 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} tell when you are on campus, but the greatest thing is that we have the city also! -recent controversy?- the swastikas that were found on campus -school pride: so-so in sports. but when it comes down to it, most people are very proud to go to GW -experience?-working on capitol hill. or being really drunk one night and falling asleep while giving a guy head -complaints: mandatory J-street spending

The best thing about GW is the tight-knit campus. Despite the fact that there are many students, if you make an effort, you will make so many friends. If I could change anything, I would expand housing options and clean up the freshman and sophomore dorms so that they compare to the junior and senior housing options. I spend most of my time in the Marvin Center (Student Union building), my sorority house or just hanging around where ever my day seems to take me. Although we are only four blocks from the White House, I do feel as though we are in a college town. GW's administration is okay, it could be better though. There is a pretty fair amount of school pride- it just depends on the group of people you surround yourself with.

I think GW's location is the best feature. There truly is no better place to be for politics or international studies than DC. When I tell people that I go to GW, they are either impressed, or wholly unimpressed, depending on their level education, where they went to school, and the kind of student they are. I think the administration is uneducated and overly sensitive to the actions of teh students. The biggest recent controversy was that over "Islamo-Fascism week," where a satirical joke by a few students was turned into a nearly federal offense.

The best thing about GWU is its location and the actual city of washington. Washington is a great place to go to college. The worst part is the dining program which offers little options for food you would actually want to eat.

I love GW. It was my first choice so I was thrilled to get in. I wanted an urban campus but something that still felt like a community which i think GW provides. I like that I am in a huge important city but on campus i only will see GW students, many of whom I know.

The size of the school is just right. I seem to get positive reactions when telling people I attend GW. Living in the city is amazing for all available opportunity. For a school with no football, GW has a lot of school pride. One of the best things about GW is that all the dorms have private bathrooms. The most frequent complaints are about mandatory GWorld spending at J street.

GW's close proximity to the white house, monuments, museums and general downtown D.C. area is a huge advantage of the school. Students can take part in all the city has to offer. And, a huge range of internships are readily available. However, the freshman year experience can be a bit daunting to those not used to cities, and just nervous about college in general. There is no communal dining hall. Although sophomores, juniors and seniors enjoy having open dining options, a dining hall experience would be nice for some freshmen. In my opinion, there are no successful programs that really get freshmen to feel a part of the campus.