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Its an urban campus in a wonderful city. So much is at your fingertips, but you have to be willing to take advantage of all the opportunities here. The campus has a very collegy feel and you definitely know that you are on a college campus. It is just the right size, with a mixture of small and large classes. I see familiar faces around campus all the time, but I there are still plenty of people to meet.

The best thing about GW is the opportunities. We're in the capitol of the US, if not the whole world and there is so much diversity here. Whether its where to try an unfamiliar ethnic meal or what kind of internship you would like to get, there are so many choices. The school is absolutely the perfect size, in my opinion. Its big enough that theres always a lot going on and you don't see the same people all the time, but small enough that you can walk down the main street of campus and see plenty of familiar faces.

The best thing about GW is it's location; 15 minute walk from Gtown, Adam Morgan 20 minute cab, White House 3 blocks, etc. This entails amazing food if you want it and can afford, unlike other campuses where your limited to two resturnants that are probably chains. Also, your not limited to one bar or club, similar to other schools where eveyrone goes to the same place. Here there are a few different clubs, frats, and bars you can go to every night. The school is actually just right. Its big enough that you can ALWAYS meet new people, in class or at J Street. It's small enough though that you'll see people every day that you can, to say the least, identify with. I see a few friends or acquaintances on campus every day. It's also small enough that people know who your talking about if you mention someone random you know.. like a big highschool.. cliques and randoms, kids who don't go out- kids who aren't in the 'scene' and kids who are.. I spend most of my time on campus either in my dorm, the library, or class. Some idiots havent even heard of GWU but the people who know it respect it. The funnny this is that its pretty acknowledged that half the kids here aren't that smart, some are but theres definitely a spectrum of intelligence here so the kids here don't think as highly of the school opposed to someoen who wouldn't know better. WHAT COLLLEGE TOWN?! In a good way- we live in a city! THe 4x4 campus from 19th to 23rd and E to H is our campus... not a town just where our on GWorld dining is and where our classes and dorms are.. other than that.. Gtown... I'm not sure of my opinion of GW's administration.. new president Knapp, he's been handingly things differently... I think its pretty good.. the more strict truly is for the better whether we like it or not... definitely don't like it how they bust our dorm parties all the time but the security going in and out of the dorms is comforting... and the UPD standing aroudn EVERYWHERE is also comforting. Recent controversy was with the APEs fraternity...at least it was a controversy among my friends... they got caught for hazing... the school has always known it but some kids decided to rat them out.. whatever... I think theres a good amount of school pride.. thers more DC pride in my opinion rather than GW pride...Nothing too unusual... besides the white house being 3 blocks away and i walked by it earlier tonight and waved at it haha... one experience ill always remember- one word- THURSTON... its the huge freshman dorm. its really great. all the freshman are here your friends are here. its just nuts and unexplainable. Frequent student complaints: not enough good looking people! GWORLD program... half of our money has to be spent in one tiny building with terrible food sucks..

I love GW because the people care so much about how they will impact/change the world for the better. Although the students are famed to be spoiled, I feel like there are people like that everywhere, and I'd rather them be spoiled and yet still care about their work than simply the former, which I have found to be the case in several institutions. I think the size is just right, people think GW is awesome from what I can tell. I lovvve the campus. A lot of people assume there isn't one since it's in DC but that's why it's amazing: it has a campus and has the benefits of a city school. The college town is essentially DC although we tend to share a lot of hotspots with Georgetown. Youre kind of on your own in terms of dealing with a lot of the administrative aspects since it's such a large school, but that's part of life. I feel there is a lot of school pride.

The location. Freshman dorms. Just right. They are jealous. Dorms College 'city' No opinion Harsh comments towards Muslims No Students have more independence than at other schools. Bidding my sorority ?? I dont know.

One of the best things about GW is how politically-minded many of its students are. If you are at all interested in politics, this is definitely the place to be, even if political science isn't your major. I always went to very small schools, so the size of GW (about 10,000 students) was a good transition to a larger school. DC doesn't seem to be the biggest college town, although since we are in an urban setting there is a lot to do and a lot to see, like museums, monuments, shopping, clubs, bars, and many others. There doesn't seem to be that much school pride in the sense that there is the "big game" that everyone always goes to. Most of the time, my friends and I don't even realize there is a game going on in the first place. One of the most frequent students complaints, at least for freshmen, is that the food at GW is really awful. Sure, you can find descent food around DC, but the places that freshmen are required to eat at really suck and make me queezy when I think about it. It's all just fast food, like Wendy's and Chick-fil-a.

I love that it is in the city. We are right in the center of everything, yet it only takes ten minutes max to get to class. How many people can take a short run to the lincoln memorial? People seemed to be impressed when I tell them I go to GW, but I'm not sure if it's because of the price of tuition, or the fact that they are just confusing it with Georgetown. I spend most of my time in Kogan Plaza, sometimes for peace and quite I'll take a ten minute walk to the washington memorial The GW administration is definitely great, this goes with the location of the schools. We often have professors who not only had jobs in top places in government important organizations, but they often still work for them and are willing to share great stories and experiences with their students. The problem with GW is the lack of school pride. The only sport anybody really cheers for is Basketball, and we aren't even very good this year...

The City is probably the best thing about GW. There's pretty much always something to do. I'd change mandatory spending at J Street, It really sucks. Also, I'd make the adminsitration more accessable. It's pretty easy to get lost in the cracks here. Most people react positively when I say I go to GW. Because we're awesome! There's been a few controversies on campus this year. Sarah Marshak: the swastika girl, was probably the most insane. It's pretty much that and the "Islamofacsism Awareness Week" satirical posters. Oh, and one of the school presidential candidates getting kicked off he ballots. There's school pride at basketball games, and most people wear their GDubbs wear a lot.

Living in DC is great, you are in a metropolitan area and walking distance from great shops and restaurants in Georgetown. The biggest complaint students have is about food. The freshman food plan could use serious revising and there need to be healthier and more variety of options available.

DC is a great college town. Georgetown is only a 10 minute walk. There are tons of restaurants, museums, bars, clubs, movie theaters, and other hangout spots. The size is just right: there are enough people that you run into a lot of people on the way to every class, but you also meet new people every day.