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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I never understand the idea about a school being too close to home. A student never has to go home if they don't want to. I went away to college in FL but my whole dad's side lived in the town about 5 mins away. I'm talking grandma, uncles, aunts, cousins. Family I love and am close to. I NEVER saw them unless I wanted to (random Sunday meals were nice). I had a full college experience. [/quote]

The thing for George Mason is the issue for them is not just close to home it is the image and largely reality of being a suburban commuter school.  If it was University of Florida then I don't think it would face the same level of issue.  [/quote]

I think one problem is that the perception was that the school is a public version of Liberty University. But it actually as a lot of strong graduate programs, in addition to strong undergrad tech programs.

I think one solution would be to offer an honors program that offers automatic access to a Capitol Hill, White House or Pentagon internship.  Help people outside of Virginia understand that GMU is a solid, attainable university with easy access everything in DC.

I think another solution would be to make someone like Barack Obama the next president, just to make it clear that it’s not Heritage Foundation U. [/quote]

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