<p>the admissions folks I talked to, those who completely underwhelmed me, were school officials, NOT students. In fact, I know their names: their names were listed on their web site as REGIONAL ADMISSION OFFICERS, not students.</p>
<p>But this is a minor point. I did not claim that all GWU school administrators are incompetent. I also did NOT say GWU academics are sub par for sure.</p>
<p>What I was saying though is that the OP and the folks who agree with him do NOT come across as those folks who are disgruntled and made things up because they were still so sorry that they were not admitted to the Ivies. </p>
<p>I was simply stating that based on my own observation and other stories I heard from different sources both directly and indirectly, there is a good possibility that there is some good reason why OP was saying what he was saying.</p>
<p>Of course I also know that other people may have different experience. Everybody has a different opinion and experience, even in the same school. That’s normal. So, I also believe you when you say your own experience is very different and GWU has been wonderful to you. In fact, I would like to believe that since it’s likely that my son will end up in that school.</p>
<p>What I was objecting to is this chorus of rude insult and negative characterization of those who did not have the very best experience with GWU. This, in my mind, paints the GWU community in a more negative light than the OP and those who agree with him to. </p>
<p>When a group does NOT tolerate any honest attempt to be reflective of their own strength, and YES, weakness, that’s a group that is less likely to be successful on a long term basis.</p>