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Anonymous wrote:Eh many parents think their kids won't have the "full college experience" at a commuter school.

I know you are an old lawyer sitting in a law library but you must get out more and learn about the world around you. GMU hasn't been a commuter college since 2010 when Carnegie reclassified it as "primarily residential" - freshmen are required to live on campus unless they get a waiver. Please go and visit before making such ignorant comments again, eh?

“At this school, 22% of the students live in college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing and 78% of students live off campus.”

Seems like you’re the ignoramus, eh?

That 78% includes a large number of sophomores, juniors, and seniors who live in the many off-campus apartments around GMU.

The more telling number is % of FRESHMAN who live off-campus since they have to get a waiver. A PP posted that about a quarter of freshman live off-campus, which means around 75% are not commuters.

Listen to yourself. You admit that over three quarters of the school lives off campus but somehow because the remaining quarter of the school does not, in your mind that means it's not really a commuter school. It is not "telling" that most of the FRESHMEN live on campus. What is telling is that as soon as kids can live off campus, they do live off campus.

It's a commuter school. Get over it. There is a place in the world for such schools. I went to one. I made plenty of friends in my classes even though we did not all live in a dorm together.

DP You can't use the % living on campus to determine if it is a commuter school. My undergrad says less than 30% live on campus but that is because everyone moves to an apt or house a few blocks away after freshman year. Most large public's show 25-30% living on campus for this reason. It is not that hard to understand.

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Anonymous wrote:Eh many parents think their kids won't have the "full college experience" at a commuter school.

I know you are an old lawyer sitting in a law library but you must get out more and learn about the world around you. GMU hasn't been a commuter college since 2010 when Carnegie reclassified it as "primarily residential" - freshmen are required to live on campus unless they get a waiver. Please go and visit before making such ignorant comments again, eh?

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Anonymous wrote:It is a 10 minute drive from our house. That made it a hard stop no for our kids.

We do know local kids who have gone there, lived on campus and had terrific outcomes. We also know out of state and international students who were very happy there.

Minus the traffic, this is a great area.

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Our DS lived in the dorms all four tears, majored in Computer Science and Game Design with a minor in Japanese (useful in Game Design) . He was in a frat and the pep band and a sport. He went everywhere on GMU's jitney busses - out to the high-tech Prince William campus and downtown DC. He soent a term studying cyber-security at Mason Korea. He had internships every summer and had an offer from Microsoft before graduation. and lots of friends. A truly great experience. Another plus was the stste-of-the-art classrooms and dorms since GMU is ecer building and expanding.

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Anonymous wrote:Eh many parents think their kids won't have the "full college experience" at a commuter school.

I know you are an old lawyer sitting in a law library but you must get out more and learn about the world around you. GMU hasn't been a commuter college since 2010 when Carnegie reclassified it as "primarily residential" - freshmen are required to live on campus unless they get a waiver. Please go and visit before making such ignorant comments again, eh?

“At this school, 22% of the students live in college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing and 78% of students live off campus.”

Seems like you’re the ignoramus, eh?

That 78% includes a large number of sophomores, juniors, and seniors who live in the many off-campus apartments around GMU.

The more telling number is % of FRESHMAN who live off-campus since they have to get a waiver. A PP posted that about a quarter of freshman live off-campus, which means around 75% are not commuters.

Listen to yourself. You admit that over three quarters of the school lives off campus but somehow because the remaining quarter of the school does not, in your mind that means it's not really a commuter school. It is not "telling" that most of the FRESHMEN live on campus. What is telling is that as soon as kids can live off campus, they do live off campus.

It's a commuter school. Get over it. There is a place in the world for such schools. I went to one. I made plenty of friends in my classes even though we did not all live in a dorm together.

DP You can't use the % living on campus to determine if it is a commuter school. My undergrad says less than 30% live on campus but that is because everyone moves to an apt or house a few blocks away after freshman year. Most large public's show 25-30% living on campus for this reason. It is not that hard to understand.

Anonymous wrote:It is a 10 minute drive from our house. That made it a hard stop no for our kids.

We do know local kids who have gone there, lived on campus and had terrific outcomes. We also know out of state and international students who were very happy there.

Minus the traffic, this is a great area.

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Anonymous wrote:Eh many parents think their kids won't have the "full college experience" at a commuter school.

I know you are an old lawyer sitting in a law library but you must get out more and learn about the world around you. GMU hasn't been a commuter college since 2010 when Carnegie reclassified it as "primarily residential" - freshmen are required to live on campus unless they get a waiver. Please go and visit before making such ignorant comments again, eh?

“At this school, 22% of the students live in college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing and 78% of students live off campus.”

Seems like you’re the ignoramus, eh?

That 78% includes a large number of sophomores, juniors, and seniors who live in the many off-campus apartments around GMU.

The more telling number is % of FRESHMAN who live off-campus since they have to get a waiver. A PP posted that about a quarter of freshman live off-campus, which means around 75% are not commuters.

Listen to yourself. You admit that over three quarters of the school lives off campus but somehow because the remaining quarter of the school does not, in your mind that means it's not really a commuter school. It is not "telling" that most of the FRESHMEN live on campus. What is telling is that as soon as kids can live off campus, they do live off campus.

It's a commuter school. Get over it. There is a place in the world for such schools. I went to one. I made plenty of friends in my classes even though we did not all live in a dorm together.

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Anonymous wrote:DS is at GMU, lives in the dorms and really likes it. He likes how diverse it is, the classes have been great and he doesn't mind that there isn't a football or large Greek scene. He has good friends, people are chill, basketball games are fun and there's lots to do around the DC area. He's doing research with a professor and has a DC internship lined up for the summer. A great fit for him.

How are relationships between commuters and residents?

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Anonymous wrote:Eh many parents think their kids won't have the "full college experience" at a commuter school.

I know you are an old lawyer sitting in a law library but you must get out more and learn about the world around you. GMU hasn't been a commuter college since 2010 when Carnegie reclassified it as "primarily residential" - freshmen are required to live on campus unless they get a waiver. Please go and visit before making such ignorant comments again, eh?

“At this school, 22% of the students live in college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing and 78% of students live off campus.”

Seems like you’re the ignoramus, eh?

That 78% includes a large number of sophomores, juniors, and seniors who live in the many off-campus apartments around GMU.

The more telling number is % of FRESHMAN who live off-campus since they have to get a waiver. A PP posted that about a quarter of freshman live off-campus, which means around 75% are not commuters.

Anonymous wrote:Newer schools like GMU have less culture, tradition, and alumni network.

Anonymous wrote:In C'ville, lots of kids apply to anywhere except UVa. In H'burg, lots of kids apply anywhere except JMU. Not a surprise that in NoVA, lots of kids apply anywhere except GMU

Anonymous wrote:OP, I think it is normal to want to move away from home for college. My DC won’t even consider Georgetown for the same reason. It is a top school for his major.