George Mason University - VERY happy so far
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Anonymous
| The original post was a tacky PR attempt. |
Anonymous
Weak. Mason wasn't distinctive then and it's not very distinctive now. Remind us again whether this thread has a point. |
Anonymous
Wondering why you keep posting if you feel this thread has no point. What exactly is your point? Plenty of very satisfied people here. Why don't you take your misplaced bitterness elsewhere because it's pretty dull. |
Anonymous
What is your malfunction? George Mason is at best the ODU of NoVa |
Anonymous
Oh did you know a gmu stem grad makes more than a uva liberal arts major? Shocking I know. |
Anonymous
| With 75% of freshman living in dorms, trust me, it's not commuter school which is what some of the older set are thinking. GMU has $33,000 students, of which 10% or 20% are post grads. The State of VA has been pourng money into this school for the last 12 years and I don't see any further reduction in spending and construction. Other departments not discussed here are superb - anything high tech: computer science, all types of engineering, IT, Computer Science, Serious Game Design. You should just go out and take a walk around the campus. Our kid is very very happy there, has friends from all over the world. |
Anonymous
| Seems foolish to go to gmu if you are local. Why not just do the community college program in VA where you can upgrade to a great school like UVA after 2 years? Save a fortune |
Anonymous
Your approach works for some kids. I know some who are doing it but they have to be willing to do all the driving from home, parking, and back and forth. Those that have tried it say sometimes they come home, get involved in something with a friend, and say "oh hell" and don't return to NOVA for their second glass of the day - they eventually give up. Also you have to take a particular set of classes in order to do the transfer after two years. But if you are aggressive and can maintain the GPA that the VA University demands for transfer (and it varies from VA state university to state university) then that option is great. My kid is not that type of kid. So why Mason instead? It's got a fabulous campus (lots of new buildings). DC is in a dorm with a great group of kids. The teachers come from all over - many are professionals from the Dulles Tech corridor and are outstanding. DC is getting the campus experience and dorm life experience. It's much more diverse than NOVA is - roommates include Muslims and other international students and AAs from the south. RA is from California. Everything DC needs is right there - food, classes, library, computer lab, washer/dryer = much more efficient than running back and forth from home. Mason also has the premiere department in the U.S. next to Carneigie Melon for the particular major DC wants. No driving back and forth. Lots of on-campus support networks and clubs. And we get all this for only $9,080 a year (plus cost of dorm room). |
Anonymous
This is true. President Carrera stated in his opening address last fall that the Mason grads make more money than the UVA and William & Mary grads. Those in the Tech fields get picked right up from the Dulles corridor businesses. The Computer Science department meets monthly with the Tech. companies and asks "OK, what do you need? What do you want to see from our grads". Many of the tech. companies have ongoing contracts that current students are working on (making money while a student). XLNT internship program. |
Anonymous
And you say that because . . . ? I'm a very happy GMU dad, serving on one of the Boards. I can assure you that the PR office at GMU is not acquainted with DCurbanmoms. They have more important things to do. |
Anonymous
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We looked at GMU. DC hated the campus and we felt the same way. There are new buildings but they are spread out and not very distinguished. Everything looks very much alike. It's like what Gertrude Stein was supposed to have said about Oakland - "there's no there there" - and there's not much energy on the weekends, when so many students leave the campus.
The comparison to Carnegie Mellon is sad. CMU is far more selective and it has a much more interesting campus. It's also in a city neighborhood that really caters to students, not moored in the middle of suburbia. |
Anonymous
The irony here is rich. |
Anonymous
Oh good lord. And an ITT Tech grad makes more than an Amherst grad (probably not for long though).....your point? |
Anonymous
These studies typically focus on earnings within a year of two from graduating, not long-term earnings, so they penalize schools where more students seek advanced degrees. |
Anonymous
"Malfunction"? You really are dating yourself here, but that's ok because it's so entertaining to read your ignorant comments. Please, share where you went to school so that we can tear it apart. And don't lie and say you went to Amherst. |