as a middle class student coming from a small town in rural new england, ignore the hype. student reviews tend to come disproportionately from people who had a negative experience with something, and they don’t represent the majority of people. GW has students from basically every state and dozens of countries around the world. the OVERWHELMING majority of students are on some form of need-based financial aid, so the number of stuck-up well-off kids you are likely to meet is statistically pretty low. you’ll find students with many different backgrounds, so i wouldnt stress out too much about it