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Students at GW tend to complain a lot about the pricey tuition, lack of school spirit, perhaps unnecessary new facilities, and excessive nickel-and-diming. However, most students stay at GW for four years—GW’s retention rate is 91 percent. Many students are also upset about how GW compares academically to other schools, and that the science labs and facilities are run-down and old. GW students want the best and sometimes the University does not live up to their expectations.

Although GW provides students with a large variety of entertaining on-campus activities, students can also go off campus and enjoy the city. The University’s location in DC makes most GW students’ experiences worthwhile and interesting. GW would not be the same, nor as wonderful, if it were not located in DC. The city adds life, variety, and uniqueness to the campus environment. Students have the opportunity to land incredible internships while taking classes. The city also offers countless off-campus shows, productions, sporting events, restaurants and bars, museums, and (of course) the monuments to visit. Washington is the perfect college town because it attracts young people from all over the country, gives students amazing opportunities, and is easy to manage. GW is a great place to be—most students are happy to spend their four years here.
 

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karahoff

'13

Kinesiology and Exercise Science

3.5

B

GW Is Alright

I like being a GW student, but there is not very much programming for the students. They do Midnight Breakfast once a semester and that's it. That's like the definition of what college is: free, fun things for the students to do as an entire student body. And GW is REALLY bad at doing these things. I think it'd be a lot better to have more activities like this!

Feb 12, 2012

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Weather at George Washington University

karahoff

'13

Kinesiology and Exercise Science

1.2

D

Weather

I do not really know how to answer this other than that the university never cancels class when there is bad weather! When it snows and is iced, we should not have to walk all over the campus to go to class when it is dangerous. My freshman year they cancelled classes for "Snowmaggedon" and ever since then, they have not cancelled them once when they should have been.

Feb 12, 2012

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Transportation at George Washington University

karahoff

'13

Kinesiology and Exercise Science

1.2

D

Vern Express

All students are charged a fee of $1000 for this transportation but we do not all even need to use it. I think that the students who live on the Mount Vernon campus should pay more than the students who live on Foggy Bottom, as most of the Foggy Bottom residents do not go to the Vern often enough to justify making us ALL pay $1000 for some unreliable buses.

Feb 12, 2012

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