What is George Washington like?

NHuffer
Mon, 06 Apr 2015 18:53:35 +0000

A lot of these questions have been answered before so I’m linking an old post of mine: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/17764251/#Comment_17764251

As for your unanswered questions:

Does Early Admission boosts your chances of getting accepted?
Yes.

How’s the psychology program (I want to get into forensic psychology)?
I can’t speak for the whole program, but the two classes I took were excellent.

I’ma girl and I’ve heard there isn’t really a large selection of guys since a lot are homosexual. While I think its great that there’s a large LGBT group at the school, I’m still interested in dating so would that work out for me? If not, do other colleges nearby have close relationships with GW. Close enough to maybe find a nice guy to date?
You should still be able to find a guy at GW. Yes, pickings can be slim, but even if GW doesn’t work out there are a lot of younger guys in D.C., whether at Georgetown, AU, Maryland, or the yups (young professionals). Don’t worry too much about this

How’s the internship program?
Excellent. GW is an amazing school for internships and networking. My biggest regret is not taking more opportunities to network.

How are the nearby shops? I’m into Ralph Lauren, Banana Republic, J. Crew, that sort of stuff.
Shopping is excellent. You’re a 20 minute walk from the outdoor shops at Georgetown (lots of trendy stuff), a 10-minute Metro ride to Pentagon City Mall, and maybe a 20 minute ride to Tysons Corner Mall.

On a scale of one to ten; one being the least, ten the most; how preppy is GW?
Preppy? I’d say a 6. Georgetown is more preppy, GW is ‘trendy.’

Are there a lot of school traditions? I mean I’m guessing not since there’s not really much pride either but I still wanted to ask.
A few, I suppose. Nothing too incredible. There’s a hippo statue on campus that some rub for luck before exams, for example.

I’ve heard a lot of people say stuff like students are pretty ‘sophisticated’ and ‘mature’ and ‘classy’ and sort of ‘edgy’, I’ve ever heard it compared to New York City style and I was wondering if that was true?
Overall, GW is very diverse. I think there’s a large group of trendy individuals, but there’s plenty “plain Janes and Joes” (I suppose I was one of them)

Whats the best freshman dorm? Also I live in northern Virginia, relatively close and I was wondering how many undergrads commute?
The best dorm depends what you want form a dorm. The nicest is probably West Hall on the Mount Vernon Campus. They ‘typical freshman experience’ can be found at Thurston, although it’s quite rugged. Commuting? Not many. When I commuted 3rd and 4th year it felt like I was the only one. If someone doesn’t live on campus they’re probably only a Metro stop or two away.

Are there many opportunities George Washington can offer and this might sound stupid but can you give me examples of what type of opportunities you or a friend have gotten through GW or even just living in DC?
I can offer specific examples but something that you might enjoy more would be to check-out the Twitter tag #OnlyatGW

Overall how has your experience been at GW?
Excellent. Even though there were some rough spots at the time, looking back it was a great time in my life. I wouldn’t have wanted to go anywhere else.