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This!  GMU was a great experience for our DD who lived in the dorms all four years.  GMU has an xlnt computer science program (off the top of my head the best known are: engineering; animation; serious game design; economics and computer science, but it is huge so there is something for everyone.  She had no interest in greek but made friends in her major and dorm.  All of her friends lived on campus except one whose parents leased a townhouse near campus (it can be expensive).   [/quote]

[b]So can anyone who wants to live in the dorms all four years do that? [/b]

My son got in (CS) and I can't see him wanting the responsibilities of living off campus. If he can just nerd out all day, stopping by a dining hall for a burger when he gets hungry, he'll be happy as a pig in shit. [/quote]

This is our DD. She was in the dorms for five years (SN -needed more time due to double major). But a caveat - firm availability  was changing when she left so call and check in it. Freshman are required to live on campus. As fast as they are building there isn’t enough dorm space, especially desired by the internationals and OOS (a few of whom DD roomed with). One year the dorms were oversubscribed so some of the seniors were told to look off campus. Because kids at that age will protest at anything, there was a mini protest that all students should have  guaranteed housing. Our kid was in an LLC so that may have protected her because she got a single again for fifth year. Try to get your child into the Honors program -they have their own dorm. Try to get into an LLC. Housing around GMU is expensive and usually requires a car so we were grateful for the dorms -most of which are fabulous because they are new. One year DD got a hotel room style dorm complete with kitchen. Good luck.[/quote]

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