DP here. WTH kind of student does not want to actually have the college experience? It doesn't have to be frats or football games, but something? Anything? Do they not want or need human interaction?? That's.....odd..... |
Who pooped in your cereal this morning? |
How so? |
Mason is not the same as colleges overseas, though. Overseas is well, overseas. Mason is for kids who want/need close to home, even if they are not commuting. Though it seems primarily still a commuter school. |
My kid did get a financial reward for choosing to attend Mason (for the person that said they don't offer this). He is in state. I went for graduate school and have had friends and work colleagues that went for undergrad. Like most colleges, it's what you make of it. Some of my work colleagues participated in Greek life and 30 years later still get together regularly with sorority sisters. And I will say that my work colleagues from Mason have been smart and excellent. Many of the UVA grads I know try to still hang their hat on having attended - even though a long time ago and its kind of gross and off-putting. |
Too MAGA |
Op your son is clearly delighted to have got in. Leave it at that. No one here is going to be helpful about this. |
The dance program is highly sought after by kids from all over. My friend in SW VA has a child who is very excited to come to Mason in the fall (not as a dance major). Friend is excited because we might be trading daughters, as mine is very likely going to Radford. |
GMU is a solid option. I work with two impressive GMU grads - Econ and public policy, with one having completed the accelerated masters. They more than hold their own with colleagues who attended “higher ranked” colleges. Amazon is putting a lot of money into GMU - so that may improve campus even more.
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My friend graduated from George Mason with a B.S. and is now a managing partner of a big four in Silicon Valley. |
How so? |
Which one? |
It seems fine. The drawbacks I heard about, but this was about 5 years ago, was the 1. there was some agreement with the Koch Foundation related to donors having input into hiring decisions 2. Anthony Scalia estate created a trust to teach law and Econ from a conservative perspective but I think this trust was for the law school. |
Oh shyt! For real?? I had not heard about the sordid ties! Anything else?? |
Again -- a failure to understand the word "great." |