Anonymous
Post 03/21/2014 20:13     Subject: Re:George Mason University - VERY happy so far
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't think students are really as happy at Mason as this thread suggests. It's big and sprawling, and doesn't have a personal feel at all, yet it's not a flagship state school, either.


Did you post from your time machine in 1998


Seriously. There are a lot of outdated impressions of GMU on this forum and it's frankly kind of pathetic. I'm wondering when the last time one of these negative posters has even visited the campus for themselves (if ever?), or if they just continue to rely on old stereotypes of the school.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2014 14:39     Subject: Re:George Mason University - VERY happy so far
Anonymous wrote:I don't think students are really as happy at Mason as this thread suggests. It's big and sprawling, and doesn't have a personal feel at all, yet it's not a flagship state school, either.


do you have family members at GMU? If not, you really have no idea what you are talking about. And of course, there are plenty of big and sprawling universities where many students are very happy, regardless of "flagship" status.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2014 13:38     Subject: Re:George Mason University - VERY happy so far
Anonymous wrote:I don't think students are really as happy at Mason as this thread suggests. It's big and sprawling, and doesn't have a personal feel at all, yet it's not a flagship state school, either.


Did you post from your time machine in 1998
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2014 13:35     Subject: Re:George Mason University - VERY happy so far
I don't think students are really as happy at Mason as this thread suggests. It's big and sprawling, and doesn't have a personal feel at all, yet it's not a flagship state school, either.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2014 12:59     Subject: George Mason University - VERY happy so far
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:[quote=Anonymous]Keep talking ~ you are revealing George Mason's true colors.



Mason dad here. YOu obviously know nothing about the school's explosive growth and reputation - no 1 in up and coming universities and no. 6 in econ. My son adores the university. We dropped him off and he hasn't come home yet. There are always activities on the weekend - just look at all the art festivals, music, dance, and rock concerts held regularly at Mason (read the Washington Post) or watch PBS and see the commercials for upcoming events. DS enjoys his roommate - has fun on the weekend but studies as well - and takes the Mason jitney bus to wherever he needs to go - downtown D.C. - or just to the market or the nearby nice movie theaters and eating spots. Please don't post if you have some outdated view of the school. Read and learn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University


+1000



We understand your need to have your (or your child's) selection of schools validated, but "up and coming" is not really a desirable description when you really think about it. Neither is No. 6 in economics if 1) your child is another major; or 2) your child is an undergraduate.

Mason does have some good graduate programs, to be sure. Public Policy, Law, Economics.


Wow, that's some chip on your shoulder. Don't worry, Mason is doing just fine without you.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2014 07:14     Subject: George Mason University - VERY happy so far
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:[quote=Anonymous]Keep talking ~ you are revealing George Mason's true colors.



Mason dad here. YOu obviously know nothing about the school's explosive growth and reputation - no 1 in up and coming universities and no. 6 in econ. My son adores the university. We dropped him off and he hasn't come home yet. There are always activities on the weekend - just look at all the art festivals, music, dance, and rock concerts held regularly at Mason (read the Washington Post) or watch PBS and see the commercials for upcoming events. DS enjoys his roommate - has fun on the weekend but studies as well - and takes the Mason jitney bus to wherever he needs to go - downtown D.C. - or just to the market or the nearby nice movie theaters and eating spots. Please don't post if you have some outdated view of the school. Read and learn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University


+1000



We understand your need to have your (or your child's) selection of schools validated, but "up and coming" is not really a desirable description when you really think about it. Neither is No. 6 in economics if 1) your child is another major; or 2) your child is an undergraduate.

Mason does have some good graduate programs, to be sure. Public Policy, Law, Economics.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2014 06:59     Subject: George Mason University - VERY happy so far
Anonymous wrote:[quote=Anonymous]Keep talking ~ you are revealing George Mason's true colors.



Mason dad here. YOu obviously know nothing about the school's explosive growth and reputation - no 1 in up and coming universities and no. 6 in econ. My son adores the university. We dropped him off and he hasn't come home yet. There are always activities on the weekend - just look at all the art festivals, music, dance, and rock concerts held regularly at Mason (read the Washington Post) or watch PBS and see the commercials for upcoming events. DS enjoys his roommate - has fun on the weekend but studies as well - and takes the Mason jitney bus to wherever he needs to go - downtown D.C. - or just to the market or the nearby nice movie theaters and eating spots. Please don't post if you have some outdated view of the school. Read and learn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University


+1000
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2014 00:08     Subject: George Mason University - VERY happy so far
[quote=Anonymous]Keep talking ~ you are revealing George Mason's true colors.



Mason dad here. YOu obviously know nothing about the school's explosive growth and reputation - no 1 in up and coming universities and no. 6 in econ. My son adores the university. We dropped him off and he hasn't come home yet. There are always activities on the weekend - just look at all the art festivals, music, dance, and rock concerts held regularly at Mason (read the Washington Post) or watch PBS and see the commercials for upcoming events. DS enjoys his roommate - has fun on the weekend but studies as well - and takes the Mason jitney bus to wherever he needs to go - downtown D.C. - or just to the market or the nearby nice movie theaters and eating spots. Please don't post if you have some outdated view of the school. Read and learn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason_University
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2014 23:58     Subject: George Mason University - VERY happy so far
You apparently don't know that 75% of all freshman live on campus. There is accommodations now for 6,000 and they are still building. That's 4 times the number of kids living in dorms when I went to my SLAC. And also about $50,000 less per year, too, when you add in all the expenses too of attending an out of state SLAC requiring air travel = justs too expensive. We are another family thrilled with Mason. And, BTY, the Econ. department is rated 6th in the nation.

So just take your hate somewhere else. Why you want to waster your time posting old carnards is beyond me but don't post what you don't know about.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2014 17:28     Subject: George Mason University - VERY happy so far
Sorry, posted twice by mistake.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2014 17:27     Subject: George Mason University - VERY happy so far
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, to OP, I'll thank you for posting. We're a new GMU family and DD is loving it. She was searching for very particular types of majors and GMU had them. I like the fact that she is close to home. She does too. She's scheduled her week so she has no classes on Friday so can come home Thursday night and do work here -- or stay there if she prefers it. I have found the staff to be delightful and very accommodating.


This just really reinforces the fact that GMU is a commuter school. Not the typical undergraduate "experience."


Not really. The PP said her daughter can come home if she wants to. That doesn't imply she's home all the time. Mason has a lively weekend scene nowadays and plenty of students live on campus full time.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2014 17:26     Subject: George Mason University - VERY happy so far
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, to OP, I'll thank you for posting. We're a new GMU family and DD is loving it. She was searching for very particular types of majors and GMU had them. I like the fact that she is close to home. She does too. She's scheduled her week so she has no classes on Friday so can come home Thursday night and do work here -- or stay there if she prefers it. I have found the staff to be delightful and very accommodating.


This just really reinforces the fact that GMU is a commuter school. Not the typical undergraduate "experience."


Not really. The PP said her daughter can come home if she wants to. That doesn't imply she's home all the time. Mason has a lively weekend scene nowadays and plenty of students live on campus full time.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2014 12:06     Subject: George Mason University - VERY happy so far
Anonymous wrote:Well, to OP, I'll thank you for posting. We're a new GMU family and DD is loving it. She was searching for very particular types of majors and GMU had them. I like the fact that she is close to home. She does too. She's scheduled her week so she has no classes on Friday so can come home Thursday night and do work here -- or stay there if she prefers it. I have found the staff to be delightful and very accommodating.


This just really reinforces the fact that GMU is a commuter school. Not the typical undergraduate "experience."
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2014 07:51     Subject: George Mason University - VERY happy so far
UC Berkley has 34 Christian organizations, College Republicans, the California Patriot magazine, Berkley Students for Life, and a whole host of conservative groups.

Activism, indeed.
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2014 07:47     Subject: George Mason University - VERY happy so far
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What the hell does libertarian have to do with anything?


no liberal guilt . Allow you to learn things in your own.


Seriously, what are you prattling on about? Liberal guilt? Huh?

We're talking about colleges and universities here. You know, institutions of higher learning. What are you talking about libertarians and liberal guilt for?


Activism permeates many colleges. Think Berkeley, Wellesley, Wesleyan, etc. professors at many colleges mark down f you don't tow their line re: liberal values. Note your smart tone. My son doesn't want that permeating his educational experience and I don't want to pay for it
GMU has many students of different thought and, no doubt, your son will encounter them. If GMU doesn't work, you might like Furman University or Liberty University.


That's exactly the education he wants - one that has students of many different thoughts.


That describes probably every university in the country. You seem to have constructed some fantasy that as long as it has libertarian foundations, that's OK? Weird.