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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]

My kid had a different experience because they were an athlete, so they had built in activities and a group of friends.  But I will say, having had several kids at other schools in the Northeast we were very impressed with how they have stepped things up in the past 10 years or so by building more dorms, etc.  And I think if my kid was interested in STEM, that would make it an even stronger candidate.  We have relatives who live in the DC area, so we knew it was considered a suitcase school.  I know this thread is about safeties so full disclosure, GM was a match and they seemed to get a great education.  My kid also had a great social life, that admittedly may have been due to the team aspect. They loved taking the metro in to Ballston and DC to go out to bars (pre-Covid).  If your kid would like to be closer to home, and you live in VA I think it's an excellent option. I also have a friend who lives in Nova, her kid found his people there and had a great experience too.  I think that's been the key for all my kids-find your group and you will have a good experience.  [/quote]

+1. My DC was a Game Design major at GMU and had a wonderful four years! (I attended the tours and accepted students day and it was well done, not “half-assed” at all. He lived in the dorms all four years. We saw him only on holidays and the weekends in which he chose to come home. He found his group of friends and loved campus life. He did a term at Mason Korea and had a number of classes and an internship at the high-tech Manassas campus. The internship opportunities were great and he was hired by Microsoft before graduation.[/quote]

A colleague's daughter took a gap year and took a course at GMU and liked it so much she ended up enrolling full time and is just finishing now.  Ended up being a great school for her.  Spent a year abroad, also did music while she was there.  Her family feels like the school is really innovative in alot of areas and one to watch...[/quote]

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