<p>My mom works at AU and my cousin went there so I know some of the inside of the buildings.</p>
<p>The main dining area, affectionetly known as TDR (Terrace Dining Room – AU calls the basement a “terrace”), isn’t anything spectacular, though the food selection is somewhat varried and isn’t half bad. Their library isn’t very big and has this dark and danky feel. People do do work in there and they have a decent selection. I’ve only been inside their science buildings once and it felt old and dark to me, though I was young and felt overwhelmed, so that could be a very biased view. Every student has an academic advisior who is required to meet with the students to sign them off to register. Supposably, once you declare a major, you’re expected to meet with a faculty advisor, but I know my mom has plenty of students that continue to come ask her questions. I’ve been inside GW, Georgetown, and AU dorms and I’ve found AU’s to be the most appealing in terms of smells, lighting, ect. The school is in the process of finishing a new arts center and recently opened a new theatre somewhat off campus with nearly double capacity of their old one.</p>
<p>I’m sure you know this already, but if your daughter wants to do extensive work in science or math (especially math), AU isn’t the best school. If she wants political science or international relations, it’s a great school. Also, if she has the stats, their honors program is decent and I know of people who don’t finish GenEd requirements until senior year because they are taking honors colloquiums.</p>