Why not GMU?

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I think it is normal to want to move away from home for college. My DC won’t even consider Georgetown for the same reason. It is a top school for his major.

In Houston and won't consider Rice. Wanna trade?

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Anonymous wrote:In C'ville, lots of kids apply to anywhere except UVa. In H'burg, lots of kids apply anywhere except JMU. Not a surprise that in NoVA, lots of kids apply anywhere except GMU

If lots of kids from NoVa aren't applying to GMU, then who are these large percentage of commuters students?

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Anonymous wrote:Newer schools like GMU have less culture, tradition, and alumni network.

But the location lends itself to great internships year round.

I'm not a GMU parent, but universities that are in areas with lots of opportunities like the DC area are better for student internships and the like.

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Anonymous wrote:Eh many parents think their kids won't have the "full college experience" at a commuter school.

I know you are an old lawyer sitting in a law library but you must get out more and learn about the world around you. GMU hasn't been a commuter college since 2010 when Carnegie reclassified it as "primarily residential" - freshmen are required to live on campus unless they get a waiver. Please go and visit before making such ignorant comments again, eh?

“At this school, 22% of the students live in college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing and 78% of students live off campus.”

Seems like you’re the ignoramus, eh?

That 78% includes a large number of sophomores, juniors, and seniors who live in the many off-campus apartments around GMU.

The more telling number is % of FRESHMAN who live off-campus since they have to get a waiver. A PP posted that about a quarter of freshman live off-campus, which means around 75% are not commuters.

Listen to yourself. You admit that over three quarters of the school lives off campus but somehow because the remaining quarter of the school does not, in your mind that means it's not really a commuter school. It is not "telling" that most of the FRESHMEN live on campus. What is telling is that as soon as kids can live off campus, they do live off campus.

It's a commuter school. Get over it. There is a place in the world for such schools. I went to one. I made plenty of friends in my classes even though we did not all live in a dorm together.

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Anonymous wrote:DS is at GMU, lives in the dorms and really likes it. He likes how diverse it is, the classes have been great and he doesn't mind that there isn't a football or large Greek scene. He has good friends, people are chill, basketball games are fun and there's lots to do around the DC area. He's doing research with a professor and has a DC internship lined up for the summer. A great fit for him.

How are relationships between commuters and residents?

I was the PP. Seems like it’s fine. DS has friends that live off campus. There are social and cultural events that people come back to campus to participate in. DS mostly spends time with kids in his major. There’s lots of intramural sports, weekend hiking and recreation trips, food tours, trips to DC etc. All fine with him.

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Anonymous wrote:Eh many parents think their kids won't have the "full college experience" at a commuter school.

I know you are an old lawyer sitting in a law library but you must get out more and learn about the world around you. GMU hasn't been a commuter college since 2010 when Carnegie reclassified it as "primarily residential" - freshmen are required to live on campus unless they get a waiver. Please go and visit before making such ignorant comments again, eh?

“At this school, 22% of the students live in college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing and 78% of students live off campus.”

Seems like you’re the ignoramus, eh?

That 78% includes a large number of sophomores, juniors, and seniors who live in the many off-campus apartments around GMU.

The more telling number is % of FRESHMAN who live off-campus since they have to get a waiver. A PP posted that about a quarter of freshman live off-campus, which means around 75% are not commuters.

Listen to yourself. You admit that over three quarters of the school lives off campus but somehow because the remaining quarter of the school does not, in your mind that means it's not really a commuter school. It is not "telling" that most of the FRESHMEN live on campus. What is telling is that as soon as kids can live off campus, they do live off campus.

It's a commuter school. Get over it. There is a place in the world for such schools. I went to one. I made plenty of friends in my classes even though we did not all live in a dorm together.

DP You can't use the % living on campus to determine if it is a commuter school. My undergrad says less than 30% live on campus but that is because everyone moves to an apt or house a few blocks away after freshman year. Most large public's show 25-30% living on campus for this reason. It is not that hard to understand.

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It is a 10 minute drive from our house. That made it a hard stop no for our kids.

We do know local kids who have gone there, lived on campus and had terrific outcomes. We also know out of state and international students who were very happy there.

Minus the traffic, this is a great area.

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Anonymous wrote:It is a 10 minute drive from our house. That made it a hard stop no for our kids.

We do know local kids who have gone there, lived on campus and had terrific outcomes. We also know out of state and international students who were very happy there.

Minus the traffic, this is a great area.

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Our DS lived in the dorms all four tears, majored in Computer Science and Game Design with a minor in Japanese (useful in Game Design) . He was in a frat and the pep band and a sport. He went everywhere on GMU's jitney busses - out to the high-tech Prince William campus and downtown DC. He soent a term studying cyber-security at Mason Korea. He had internships every summer and had an offer from Microsoft before graduation. and lots of friends. A truly great experience. Another plus was the stste-of-the-art classrooms and dorms since GMU is ecer building and expanding.

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Anonymous wrote:Eh many parents think their kids won't have the "full college experience" at a commuter school.

I know you are an old lawyer sitting in a law library but you must get out more and learn about the world around you. GMU hasn't been a commuter college since 2010 when Carnegie reclassified it as "primarily residential" - freshmen are required to live on campus unless they get a waiver. Please go and visit before making such ignorant comments again, eh?

“At this school, 22% of the students live in college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing and 78% of students live off campus.”

Seems like you’re the ignoramus, eh?

That 78% includes a large number of sophomores, juniors, and seniors who live in the many off-campus apartments around GMU.

The more telling number is % of FRESHMAN who live off-campus since they have to get a waiver. A PP posted that about a quarter of freshman live off-campus, which means around 75% are not commuters.

Listen to yourself. You admit that over three quarters of the school lives off campus but somehow because the remaining quarter of the school does not, in your mind that means it's not really a commuter school. It is not "telling" that most of the FRESHMEN live on campus. What is telling is that as soon as kids can live off campus, they do live off campus.

It's a commuter school. Get over it. There is a place in the world for such schools. I went to one. I made plenty of friends in my classes even though we did not all live in a dorm together.

DP You can't use the % living on campus to determine if it is a commuter school. My undergrad says less than 30% live on campus but that is because everyone moves to an apt or house a few blocks away after freshman year. Most large public's show 25-30% living on campus for this reason. It is not that hard to understand.

+1. More than 6,000 students live on campus in 40 dorms. My kid was one of them and stayed in the dorms her entire time at GMU. The institution stopped being a commuter school in 2010. The bulk of the commuting students are the grad students, who add enrichment to the courses and campus atmosphere.

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Poster 11:50 here. It really is a gem.

I am so happy for those whose kids had a terrific experience at GMU!

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You make out of college what you put into it. GMU can get you anywhere you want to be so long as you work at it.

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Anonymous wrote:It is a 10 minute drive from our house. That made it a hard stop no for our kids.

We do know local kids who have gone there, lived on campus and had terrific outcomes. We also know out of state and international students who were very happy there.

Minus the traffic, this is a great area.

k


Our DS lived in the dorms all four tears, majored in Computer Science and Game Design with a minor in Japanese (useful in Game Design) . He was in a frat and the pep band and a sport. He went everywhere on GMU's jitney busses - out to the high-tech Prince William campus and downtown DC. He soent a term studying cyber-security at Mason Korea. He had internships every summer and had an offer from Microsoft before graduation. and lots of friends. A truly great experience. Another plus was the stste-of-the-art classrooms and dorms since GMU is ecer building and expanding.

Amazing. That would be a dream for my HS junior looking at CS.

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I think it’s a very solid school that should be decently attractive for any ROVA or nearby states’ kids. But it’s in our backyard so it’s the only school I told DC she can’t go to. She needs to grow and not be 10 minutes from her home.

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Anonymous wrote:Eh many parents think their kids won't have the "full college experience" at a commuter school.

I know you are an old lawyer sitting in a law library but you must get out more and learn about the world around you. GMU hasn't been a commuter college since 2010 when Carnegie reclassified it as "primarily residential" - freshmen are required to live on campus unless they get a waiver. Please go and visit before making such ignorant comments again, eh?

I did a grad degree there from 2009 to 2012 -- and it felt very, very "commuter."

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Anonymous wrote:Eh many parents think their kids won't have the "full college experience" at a commuter school.

I know you are an old lawyer sitting in a law library but you must get out more and learn about the world around you. GMU hasn't been a commuter college since 2010 when Carnegie reclassified it as "primarily residential" - freshmen are required to live on campus unless they get a waiver. Please go and visit before making such ignorant comments again, eh?

“At this school, 22% of the students live in college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing and 78% of students live off campus.”

Seems like you’re the ignoramus, eh?

That 78% includes a large number of sophomores, juniors, and seniors who live in the many off-campus apartments around GMU.

The more telling number is % of FRESHMAN who live off-campus since they have to get a waiver. A PP posted that about a quarter of freshman live off-campus, which means around 75% are not commuters.

Listen to yourself. You admit that over three quarters of the school lives off campus but somehow because the remaining quarter of the school does not, in your mind that means it's not really a commuter school. It is not "telling" that most of the FRESHMEN live on campus. What is telling is that as soon as kids can live off campus, they do live off campus.

It's a commuter school. Get over it. There is a place in the world for such schools. I went to one. I made plenty of friends in my classes even though we did not all live in a dorm together.

DP You can't use the % living on campus to determine if it is a commuter school. My undergrad says less than 30% live on campus but that is because everyone moves to an apt or house a few blocks away after freshman year. Most large public's show 25-30% living on campus for this reason. It is not that hard to understand.

It's not hard to understand that if the overwhelming majority of undergrads live off-campus then it's a commuter school, but you are determined to not understand it.