George Washington University Top Questions

City living is different from suburb living. There's a lot of Jewish people that go here (not saying that's a bad thing). Lots of rich snobs (kind of a bad thing).

That the food situation is less than ideal.

How difficult it is to deal with the financial aid office, the availability (read: lack) of affordable off-campus housing near the university, and the fact that the biology department is highly geared toward pre-med students (I wanted to major in biology, but from an ecology point of view). I also would have liked to know that although the anthropology (my major) department is wonderful, one cannot major in linguistic anthropology (I wanted to double major in environmental science and linguistics).

What I wanted to study

Social life leaves a lot to be desired for students who prefer not to get drunk. It can be very difficult to find a group that shares interests with you and you can go months without ever feeling challenged to think outside of what you already know.

The amount of general education requirements that the school requires.

Not sure.

That the math department is not fabulous. That I should use my AP credit for the core Engineering classes instead of taking them over again. AP's really do teach you the material in those classes.

nothing really.

I wish I had known that the student population was so wealthy. There alot of really priviledged kids here, and it seems sometimes like they have no idea what it's like to actually work for something instead of having it handed to them. Also, I wish I knew that the majority of guys here were gay or complete jerks, dating isn't everything, but it can get kind of frustrating here.