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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]George Mason University![/quote]

Please tell me what your kid ended up loving about it.  I'm serious.  I've wanted to like it for my first kid, and despite multiple visits, it just seemed half-ass'd... but that may be more a factor of they way they host their visits, and not indicative of the actual student experience.  For my second kid, GMU seems like an obvious choice b/c he really doesn't care about the "traditional college/college town" experience, and it'd be quite convenient for him to be at college close by. 
 So, can you tell me about the good experience your kid had.  [/quote]
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If you’re on Facebook, I suggest you join the GMU Parents page (it’s for prospective parents, too). They are realists and share the good and the bad about the school. [/quote]

DP: One of my DCs best friends goes to GMU and what she values about her experience there is that she feels like it's a lot more "realistic" about college life than the hyped up college experience.  People still have fun, parties etc. but there are a wider range of life experiences--with some people living at home, some people in the dorms, some off-campus, some transferring in from CC.  The diversity of the students is notable === racial/ethnic but also income levels. She just feels like she's more in a transition to the real adult world--she's had internships, she's worked while in school (despite not 100% needing to), she did a study abroad.  I put this in contrast with my own kid who's in a more traditional highly selective school, mainly residential but is now a senior and feels like it is coming to a close and like this dream is ending and the adult world of working looms.  My kid has been used to being successful in school--and has loved the academics at his school--but is unsure about next steps and it feels deflating rather than energizing because she can picture that everyone is going to be leaving this idyllic world where they were all in walking distance of each other, only having school and fun to focus on, rewarded by the sense of prestige of their institution etc.  She looks to her friend at GMU and feels like she's been more steadily building a grounded life in the DC area with more than just school involved.[/quote]

This seems a little like UMBC, too. A wider range of life experiences and people than my DD saw at the other schools she looked it. But like your friend's child's experience - they still have fun! :) [/quote]

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