American University

MommaJ
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:52 +0000

I’ll chime in. My D chose AU strictly for an arts program that she abandoned after her freshman year–and there was really nothing else about AU that had particularly attracted her other than its urban location. Yet she found a home there. Interestingly, none of her friends were in the best known majors (poli sci, IR), but were, like her, Arts and Sciences types with little interest in politics–so I guess you can say she had no trouble finding her niche. She became a member of the co-ed service fraternity (definitely not the sorority type) and enjoyed that very much. She was happy enough to consider attending grad school at AU, though she ultimately found a better academic fit elsewhere.

As for life in DC, well, it’s a big place where, as in any big city, you can find as much or as little as you like in a myriad of areas–clubbing, music, shopping, sightseeing, etc. The public transportation system is excellent and makes it easy to get around. But if you prefer to stick around the campus and be oblivious to living in a major American city, you can do that, too.