My kid didn't choose GMU Engineering because he wanted to be farther away from home, which I totally understand, but when we visited, I remember being very impressed by Volgenau. Shiny and new with lots of local companies working with them and giving them money. I remember the dean telling us that students in the engineering school were in such demand that they only accepted paid internships. The school didn't even consider working with companies that offered unpaid ones. Plus, campus is a nice place.

Congratulations OP!!!

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Anonymous wrote:What are the required stats for the College of Engineering?

With a few exceptions, Mason does not require test scores. College of Engineering is one of those exceptions and they say a minimum 550 Math
Math for consideration.

DS made it in for Applied CompSci with a 600 on his math.

Which concentration is your kid doing for comsci? I just found that program the other day b/c DS thinks he's interested in video game programming. I'm not so excited about that. I think he should do a general com sci degree. But, at least with the applied com sci (game design), he does all the same beginning and core classes as the standard com sci except calc 3.

Funny, he hasn’t chosen one. And it wouldn’t surprise me if he switches to regular straight-up CompSci.

I wouldn’t mind game design. Given how much money I’ve put into his hobby, including the new VR headset he’s getting for Xmas, it’s a big industry and viable career.

My DC graduated from GMU with a degree in game design. It's far more difficult and spans more subjects than you might think. Anyhow, he had a job within a month working at Bethesda Software, Division of Zenimax.

Pp with the gsme design grad son, I asdume your son did the BFA in game design? Is it your experience that the BFA is much more suited to kids who want the creative and/or artistic side of game design? That's what I was thinking. If a kid is interested in the technical or programming side, do they reccommend the Bach of Applied Computer Sci with a concentration in gaming?

Fwiw, the gmu website for BFA game design has two good videos (45 min each) of grads who came back to speak about what they are doing and how to succeed.

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Anonymous wrote:What are the required stats for the College of Engineering?

With a few exceptions, Mason does not require test scores. College of Engineering is one of those exceptions and they say a minimum 550 Math
Math for consideration.

DS made it in for Applied CompSci with a 600 on his math.

Which concentration is your kid doing for comsci? I just found that program the other day b/c DS thinks he's interested in video game programming. I'm not so excited about that. I think he should do a general com sci degree. But, at least with the applied com sci (game design), he does all the same beginning and core classes as the standard com sci except calc 3.

Funny, he hasn’t chosen one. And it wouldn’t surprise me if he switches to regular straight-up CompSci.

I wouldn’t mind game design. Given how much money I’ve put into his hobby, including the new VR headset he’s getting for Xmas, it’s a big industry and viable career.

My DC graduated from GMU with a degree in game design. It's far more difficult and spans more subjects than you might think. Anyhow, he had a job within a month working at Bethesda Software, Division of Zenimax.

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Anonymous wrote:A thread for the average kids...

George Mason early action decisions are out and my kid is in. He’s thrilled and it is (probably) his first choice. Already figuring out which of his many friends who may go there he wants to room with next year.

Stats: 3.6w, 1200 SAT from an FCPS school.

If a tree falls in the woods...GMU has EA? Why? Just do rolling admissions. They're going to accept everyone anyway.

Ok bo0mer, things have changed

Truly. the median GPA of the entering class is now a 3.54. 75th percentile is a 3.9. I know a lot of students who did not get in

At my kids' NoVa HS, the median GPA of those admitted is 3.75 and the SAT is 1312. And of course, it is harder to get into ComSci or Eng. So, no, not everyone gets in. One of my kids won't have a chance. The other will.

That doesn't mean much without knowing how many of those 1300+ SAT kids actually enroll. GMU is a good local safety school.

Well, of this past fall's entering class (students who actually showed up and enrolled), the 75th percentile was had a 1300. I would say that's pretty d*mn good. Simiilarlly the 75h percentile on the ACT was a 30.
75th percentil GPA was a 3.94. https://research.schev.edu//enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp

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Anonymous wrote:My son wants to get into cyber security and I’ve heard GMU has a good program. He is a normal kid. He scored a 1200 on the PSATs. I only wish we were in VA instead of MD. Congratulations to all! Anyone care to share stats?

Doesn't Towson have a good cyber security program? The son of a family friend studied it at Towson and upon graduation started working at NSA.

GMU has an excellent cyber-security program.

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Anonymous wrote:What are the required stats for the College of Engineering?

With a few exceptions, Mason does not require test scores. College of Engineering is one of those exceptions and they say a minimum 550 Math
Math for consideration.

DS made it in for Applied CompSci with a 600 on his math.

Which concentration is your kid doing for comsci? I just found that program the other day b/c DS thinks he's interested in video game programming. I'm not so excited about that. I think he should do a general com sci degree. But, at least with the applied com sci (game design), he does all the same beginning and core classes as the standard com sci except calc 3.

Funny, he hasn’t chosen one. And it wouldn’t surprise me if he switches to regular straight-up CompSci.

I wouldn’t mind game design. Given how much money I’ve put into his hobby, including the new VR headset he’s getting for Xmas, it’s a big industry and viable career.

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Anonymous wrote:A thread for the average kids...

George Mason early action decisions are out and my kid is in. He’s thrilled and it is (probably) his first choice. Already figuring out which of his many friends who may go there he wants to room with next year.

Stats: 3.6w, 1200 SAT from an FCPS school.

If a tree falls in the woods...GMU has EA? Why? Just do rolling admissions. They're going to accept everyone anyway.

Ok bo0mer, things have changed

Truly. the median GPA of the entering class is now a 3.54. 75th percentile is a 3.9. I know a lot of students who did not get in

I mean, Mason accepts the vast, vast majority of students who apply (over 80%). Which is fine -- non-selective schools can still be quite good, and anyone who wants a strong education from GMU can absolutely, 100% attain that. But objectively, it's not hard to get into. It's just not.

You might be happier sticking to threads that argue about which Ivy is “better.” Why did you even click on this one?

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Anonymous wrote:A thread for the average kids...

George Mason early action decisions are out and my kid is in. He’s thrilled and it is (probably) his first choice. Already figuring out which of his many friends who may go there he wants to room with next year.

Stats: 3.6w, 1200 SAT from an FCPS school.

If a tree falls in the woods...GMU has EA? Why? Just do rolling admissions. They're going to accept everyone anyway.

Ok bo0mer, things have changed

Truly. the median GPA of the entering class is now a 3.54. 75th percentile is a 3.9. I know a lot of students who did not get in

At my kids' NoVa HS, the median GPA of those admitted is 3.75 and the SAT is 1312. And of course, it is harder to get into ComSci or Eng. So, no, not everyone gets in. One of my kids won't have a chance. The other will.

That doesn't mean much without knowing how many of those 1300+ SAT kids actually enroll. GMU is a good local safety school.

Once again: one person’s safety is another person’s reach, and vice-versa. Honestly, it’s amazing that some of you think your experiences apply to everyone. I will be thrilled if my kid is accepted to GMU.
-DP

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Anonymous wrote:My son wants to get into cyber security and I’ve heard GMU has a good program. He is a normal kid. He scored a 1200 on the PSATs. I only wish we were in VA instead of MD. Congratulations to all! Anyone care to share stats?

Doesn't Towson have a good cyber security program? The son of a family friend studied it at Towson and upon graduation started working at NSA.

I had the wrong school! It’s UMBC’s cyber security program.

Yes, it is UMBC. That might be a safety school since he doesn't want to go somewhere so close to home. I would be happy with either one and I wouldn't mind the in state tuition either!

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Anonymous wrote:My son wants to get into cyber security and I’ve heard GMU has a good program. He is a normal kid. He scored a 1200 on the PSATs. I only wish we were in VA instead of MD. Congratulations to all! Anyone care to share stats?

Doesn't Towson have a good cyber security program? The son of a family friend studied it at Towson and upon graduation started working at NSA.

I had the wrong school! It’s UMBC’s cyber security program.

Anonymous wrote:My son wants to get into cyber security and I’ve heard GMU has a good program. He is a normal kid. He scored a 1200 on the PSATs. I only wish we were in VA instead of MD. Congratulations to all! Anyone care to share stats?

Doesn't Towson have a good cyber security program? The son of a family friend studied it at Towson and upon graduation started working at NSA.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A thread for the average kids...

George Mason early action decisions are out and my kid is in. He’s thrilled and it is (probably) his first choice. Already figuring out which of his many friends who may go there he wants to room with next year.

Stats: 3.6w, 1200 SAT from an FCPS school.

If a tree falls in the woods...GMU has EA? Why? Just do rolling admissions. They're going to accept everyone anyway.

Ok bo0mer, things have changed

Truly. the median GPA of the entering class is now a 3.54. 75th percentile is a 3.9. I know a lot of students who did not get in

At my kids' NoVa HS, the median GPA of those admitted is 3.75 and the SAT is 1312. And of course, it is harder to get into ComSci or Eng. So, no, not everyone gets in. One of my kids won't have a chance. The other will.

That doesn't mean much without knowing how many of those 1300+ SAT kids actually enroll. GMU is a good local safety school.

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Anonymous wrote:What are the required stats for the College of Engineering?

With a few exceptions, Mason does not require test scores. College of Engineering is one of those exceptions and they say a minimum 550 Math
Math for consideration.

DS made it in for Applied CompSci with a 600 on his math.

Which concentration is your kid doing for comsci? I just found that program the other day b/c DS thinks he's interested in video game programming. I'm not so excited about that. I think he should do a general com sci degree. But, at least with the applied com sci (game design), he does all the same beginning and core classes as the standard com sci except calc 3.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A thread for the average kids...

George Mason early action decisions are out and my kid is in. He’s thrilled and it is (probably) his first choice. Already figuring out which of his many friends who may go there he wants to room with next year.

Stats: 3.6w, 1200 SAT from an FCPS school.

If a tree falls in the woods...GMU has EA? Why? Just do rolling admissions. They're going to accept everyone anyway.

Ok bo0mer, things have changed

Truly. the median GPA of the entering class is now a 3.54. 75th percentile is a 3.9. I know a lot of students who did not get in

At my kids' NoVa HS, the median GPA of those admitted is 3.75 and the SAT is 1312. And of course, it is harder to get into ComSci or Eng. So, no, not everyone gets in. One of my kids won't have a chance. The other will.