George Mason Review Review

If I could give zero stars, I would. I have had great professors but when it comes to the school itself and its faculty, save your money and go somewhere else.

Beautiful campus, but this is not a good time to visit because of major construction project projected to be completed some time in 2021. Also, you should register ahead of time to visit currently due to Covid precautions.

Since we weren't able to have orientation in the Fall I stayed to spend the day with my son. What a beautiful campus. Can't wait to see it in the Spring.

A good commuter school with a high quality education. If you re coming here expecting the typical college experience, then my advice is to look elsewhere. GMU is not winning any awards in the school pride department, although the b-ball team is actually pretty decent. While all that could change in the future, for now this school is relatively boring. Now, that s not necessarily a bad thing. The education is top-notch with great economics, engineering, IT, and nursing programs. You ll also get the most bang for your buck here, and a degree from Mason will surely be very valuable when you graduate. All in all, it s a school that achieves a single goal (despite all the marketing that may say otherwise): education, and a good one at that.

They will do everything in their power to screw you out of years of time and effort and all of your money. Unless you plan on going to them straight out of high school, consider any class you take, even at NOVA, not acceptable credit.

This is a good school. Trust me. I attended Eastern University in Michigan and it was horrible. This school is very easy because it has a large class. You have no homework or project. IF YOU attend a small class size, then they give out a ton of projects like crazy. This school is very good. Bring the recorder to the lecture and record it. EXAMS are exactly what they say in the lecture. EASY SCHOOL....

I'd give a higher score, but unfortunately my experiences with the office of student financial aid taught me how disconnected some of the departments are with one another. I was told to have a dependency appeal filled out and was misinformed that I had to fill it out ASAP before my advisor would go out on vacation; turned out they already did, and I rushed to put together my documents for my appeal. I ran all over the whole campus trying to get documents from housing, CAPS, SSAC, and the police department. Housing wasn't sure about who was responsible for filling out reports, but thankfully they pulled through and got me the info I needed. CAPS would not provide me any documentation since I didn't come to them last semester for any help (I went to them several semesters ago), but they told me to try going to SSAC. The SSAC was very helpful and even provided me info about Stay Mason, which is my last hope in hopefully getting any extra aid. As for the police department, I was hoping to get a letter from one officer involved in an incident with my parents, but since he was out of town he was unable to type out a letter. I also paid $5 for a police summary that essentially said nothing about the incident. Thankfully, housing's documentation provided a detailed version of the event, so I should have never paid for that.

Overall, all that work lead to me getting denied a dependency appeal anyways. They probably figured that since the FAFSA was already filled, I may as well work with that. This would be fine had I even had a job to begin with that made enough money and tons of other scholarships to cover a whole year, but I really don't have that much to cover for even ONE semester and I don't even qualify for private student loans without a cosigner. I guess I should have parted with my parents before I even considered to fill out the FAFSA or just prepared for myself financially for college.

I do thank the SSAC and housing department very much for their help, but I'm losing hope. I've especially lost ALL faith in the OSFA; sometimes they give the wrong information or they just don't care to help. Freshman year, my parents didn't prepare for me financially at all, and my advisor was the least bit helpful, only referring to their websites rather than give in-depth explanations. Most of my freshman and sophomore year was me having to look up ALL the information on how private and federal student loans worked all by myself. It didn't help that my parents would give me the wrong information to put into FAFSA or private student loan applications, and it would take weeks for me to get it fixed because they had little to no understanding with how to fill in the information. And this summer, after breaking off with my parents, my advisor brushed off my parent's abuse in my personal statement for my dependency appeal as if it was silly. I just felt helpless and insulted and at that point I knew he was not going to be any help.

Honestly, I'd give 5-stars for housing and the SSAC for helping me out, as well as the game design department for being fairly responsive. They at least showed me to look at the positive side of things and were way more active in giving help to students when needed!

Please don't make a football stadium. School will become more expensive for us working class folks.

George Mason University is one of the best universities in the United States, with very little in the way of competition when you look at all the facts. I attended GMU a while ago, and then went on to do some graduate work, and also earned a graduate degree from another University too. Mason's proximity to multiple major universities (Georgetown, George Washington, American, Johns Hopkins, etc, etc.) and Washington DC give it access to many of the top scholars not just in the U.S., but in the world. It has numerous winners of the Nobel prize, Pulitzer prize, and many other faculty who've been recognized as the best in their fields. The diversity of the school is almost unparalleled, and gives students direct experience with other views and ways of thinking that might only be experienced through extensive travel. It has many very active international student organizations, clubs, and events that make this a very inclusive school learning experience. To those who say it's a commuter school, I'd challenge them on the purpose, experiences, and value of a university education. Few schools have such a large number of very high calibre professors and students, and offer such a rich tapestry of opportunities. Mason is grounded in the realism of our modern world and offers its students the chance to learn, be challenged, and build lasting experiences that contribute to maturing mind and perspective, while also preparing them for future professions and contributions to the world.

Iam not yet joined in this university. I have applied for it and waiting for the reply.I love this university alot eventhough i am not yet joined

Best place in Washington suburbs. Huge campus, world class facilities. Diversity at its best. Good faculty members with real life experience.

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I was expecting Mason to be great school for a commuter with a full time job like me based on it's reputation. I was very disappointed. The professors (with a few exceptions) don't care about the students at all. Choosing classes was difficult to impossible because I work full time for the government and very few of the required classes for my major are offered in the evenings or online. Dealing with staff made me even more frustrated because they're out of touch with my lifestyle and don't care about me. I am very ambitious and I feel that was DISCORAGED by many at the school, suggesting I slow down and don't try as hard. Very very disappointed, disheartened and sad about my experience at Mason.

Lovely campus. New buildings and more under construction. Be sure to stop by of you are in the area.

I completed my undergrad at Mason as a DI athlete and had a wonderful experience. As an athlete I had full academic support and was able to push myself to achieve high grades and graduate in 4 years. I'm now working on my MPA at Mason, and the graduate student support and opportunities are just as good as for undergrad students. All the professors I've had (within the college of humanities and now school of policy, government, and international affairs) have been excellent. Professors of mason have a great share of work/real world experience as well as academic experience.

My alma matter. Wonderful education and facilities. The dinning on campus could be better. School spirit is low but this is due to not having a football team or Greek life on campus. You will learn a lot from this school. Networking and finding a job is easy to do at mason. Our career office is amazing. They will help you find a job or internship. There is so much to do at George Mason in regards to preparing you for the future. If you want to study abroad, there are many programs to which you can apply to. The proximity to DC, Arlington and Reston is perfect for part time internships. For parents thinking this school is a good choice for there kid: they will get a decent job afterwards with little student debt if they work hard and intern while in school. For potential students: you will find a great education here but not a great 'party school' experience. There are parties here, but you have to look around for it. It won't be in your face like other state schools.

Horrible!!!!! My daughter doesn't have an advisor and after many attempts to get one----nothing. English is a second language, and the history professor called her a loser. UNACCEPTABLE. Everyone is very rude.

Excellent security facilities and beautiful classrooms

The George Mason University is better than I expected going in. Many Norther Virginia High School students don t really want to go to this school because they think it is not that good and they do not want to stay home. This is a great place to learn especially is you are on a budget. Stay at home and commute, it is a great way to save money while getting a good quality education at a university. This school is great and although there is not much on campus culture, there are many things that make the school amazing. This was not my first choice school, but I am content with the decision I made.

The school has been a complete cluster since COVID. Before then, they were decent.

Very quiet, Covid-19 has most of the campus shut down.

Good morning, I will say it in Spanish. They would have to end the nuclear wars. It would be a way for other countries to end terrorism as well.

Dorms seemed very small, but very nice campus and lovely town!

Great school. The teachers are great. In fact, some of the best teachers I ve ever had, teach here. Reason I took away some stars is that when it comes paying tuition is it s very inconvenient for students. Only accepts cash or check like a pawn shop. Due date is on the 1s day of school.

I wish I had read some of the reviews prior to letting my son attend. The faculty is extremely biased , and the preferential treatment extremely obvious. It seems that the faculty does not have the best interest of the students at heart. I am ashamed to call GMU my alma mater

GMU is a giant disappointment. The disabilities department is a joke and the administration of the entire school could not care less about the needs of the students. I would NOT recommend it.

I would not listen to the overly optimistic. This school has too many problems right now. The student body suffers from extreme group think and incredibly stupid. It is a wonder on how they even got in to college. The professors know what they are talking about but sometimes they are not ready for teaching what they know. The administration is very unorganized and very out of touch except for a few of the offices. Many of the activities on campus are not well advertised for students and most of us don't know when things are until the day off. The food is mediocre and the dorms are decent. If you have another choice, I wouldn't go to George Mason at all unless it's for graduate school because that is where it excels at for sure.

Virginia is hosting an institution that the Kochs practically control. ... the most heavily libertarian staffed institution of higher education in the country.

Great campus and even better food. I wish I went here. It looks beautiful and it is very close to DC

Covid vaccines being given there and being run very smoothly.

COVID-mitigated tours are open for prospective students and 1 guest. Good efforts by all however room for improvement to format, tour route, and communication prior to visit from University staff. Tours don't go into any buildings (even with a chaperone guide?!) so use restrooms before arriving on campus.

Worst University ever. The staff of admission office from the director to the coordinators are not cooperative. Also, they treat people very bad and do not answer their questions when needed. Most of the time they answer with automated e-mails. Probably they do that because this area have many international students and they care more about money. Worst Experience ever. Do not encourage to be part with this university. I have dealt with many Universities never seen University as bad as this one. They do everything and will do anything to take money from you.

When I first arrived at GMU, everything seemed normal and cool. I was excited about starting my graduate program at the Fairfax campus but after one semester there I now know better. This was one of the worst experiences in my life and I am almost 30. I was stalked by someone from the school for over a year. I have such bad PTSD as a result that I start shaking uncontrollably when I think about it.

I like Mason. I've been here about 2 years and the Campus has a lot of cool events and diversity. There are a lot of options for food but it can get bland as the quality is just okay. I've heard great things about the economics and law programs. I'm in the IT program and the classes are just okay. The dorms are nice if you don't live in the commons. Commonwealth and Dominion are a step up from the commons but still not the best. Hampton Roads was nice. There is plenty to do in Fairfax and lots of opportunity with the nations capitol close by. The school provides free shuttle access to the metro which is great!

Great, especially the economics and psychology departments. Full of enthusiastic professors. They are also rapidly expanding and one of the top rated "up and coming" universities in the nation.

Very gud facilities having gud placements we have all engineering branches we have sport facilities also

I was here for two years after my time at Nova CC. I was with the Schar School of Policy and Government. It was a fantastic experience I wouldn't trade for anything. The professors are all experts in their fields with PhD's. Everyone in my classes were respectful and engaging. For a social life it was average, you have to make your own friends by joining clubs or living in dorms with your door open. Be polite and talk to people. Infrastructure wise there is a huge effort by the university to modernize. With the Peterson Medical building, Nguyen Engineering Building, Fenwick library, exploratory building, and the new Robinson building that is being built in the middle of campus, it's gonna be great.

For now the construction may put people off but it will become a great school for students and graduate students alike. 4/5 would do it again. Not really but still.

Computer science is the best program in GMU trust me!

Great university that brings great events and culture to the community.

GMU ~ I love the ease of stress on students. This happens b/c the "system" of counselors, administrators, IT and many others were always there for support! Thank you GMU faculty, students & alumni.
Shareef Class of 2009

Terrible. It's a decent school, and the professors aren't bad, the quality of education is good. But the students should be a little friendlier. It's decent at best. Go to UVA and Virginia Tech. This school isn't worth it.