Transfer from AU to Other DC Schools

horsegirl1050
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:38:21 +0000

As someone who transferred out of AU, my biggest issue was location. I’m from Bethesda (which is truly 2 miles outside of DC), so it was tough being in a place that was so same-old-same-old when everyone else there was experiencing DC for the first time.

I also didn’t like how AU was so focused on poli sci/international relations…I like to interact with people with a variety of interests and it just seemed that most people I met were only interested in the social sciences and hated math/science/foreign language/etc.

I was pretty underwhelmed by the student body…there was next to no school spirit and so many people just seemed displeased with the school in general. Again, which there was a great deal of racial/ethnic/socioeconomic diversity, everyone seemed to be very liberal and politically homogeneous. The facilities are nice enough but certainly not enough to keep me interested in the school long-term.

And just to add - I thought the academics were truly top-notch. Even as a freshman, all my professors were really great and helpful. As it turns out, AU wasn’t the school for me, but the academics did make me second guess my decision to transfer.