I don't know about biology generally but for environmental biology, they seem to have a good program. My friend's son is there and did a semester off campus at the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation. Getting a lot of field experience and now doing a semester study abroad with an environmental focus. His mom has a PhD and works in the field and is happy with the program which means a lot to me. https://smconservation.gmu.edu/programs/undergraduate-residential-semester-away-programs/ |
isn’t it in line with other in-state VA schools? |
The College of Science is very well regarded. The SciTech campus in Manassas has one of the very few Bio Safety Level 3 labs in the country, funded directly by NIH. There are tons of opportunities for students to get hands on research experience from well regarded scientists. |
Of course it is. Never heard GMU being described as super expensive for in state. Weird comment. |
Mason is for kids who seem to prefer closer to home, and still has a large number of commuters. Did you read the previous statement? |
Sounds like about 30% is OOS which is similar to other options that are not considered commuter schools in DMV area. |
This is another post that did not seem to address PP? So odd. Is this an ad for GMU? Is there a marketer afoot? |
A lot of good reasons and benefits to choose it.
Also Northern VA >>>>>> Harrisonburg. It's a good option. However many kids also want to go further away from home. |
Exactly. Large OOS cohort; large international cohort, which us exactly what my GMU kid experienced in dorms and in class |
Correct. That figure plus the 7.2 to 9% figure of international students matches UVA's stats (I had kids at both at the same time) |