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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Different perspective: I live in a neighborhood bordering the main GMU campus.  The difference in campus activity level between previous years and this past year has been stark, so I do believe that in normal (non-pandemic) times, there's lots to do - just driving/walking by, I see concerts, intramurals, homecoming celebrations (basketball), flyers for all sorts of clubs and meet-ups.  The dorms and fitness facilities are almost all brand-new and state of the art.  Lots of adjunct faculty actively working in their fields, which is great for real-world perspective and connections.  DH is doing g[b]rad school classes in the Engineering dept[/b] and says the quality is not great, so YMMV in terms of academic rigor, but as a stepping stone to a good local/regional job, it's a great option.[/quote]

[b]Wierd because the engineering program is very highly rated. [/quote][/b]

[b]+1.  Maybe PP is talking about grad school engineering.  The GMU Engineering department is very well regarded.  I know several kids who dropped out because of its difficulty.[/quote]

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Yes, graduate school.  The program in which DH and some work friends are participating is very disorganized/lacks consistent leadership, and he's had classes where the lectures were pre-recorded and of such poor audio quality that they were functionally pointless.[/quote]

Interesting.  I served on an advisory committee for the computer science department and know a lot about engineering (many engineering drop outs make their way to computer science) but only the undergrad department.  I don't know anything about the grad school.  How much of this do you think is covid?[/quote]

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