GWU Review

Great hospital, with great doctors nurses and everything in between

I was told by a black student that the university didnt want any more white students when I walked by him with my daughter.

A beautiful and reputable university in the US capital.

Education is luxurious in this country. Good school is mostly for the rich children.

amazing place to work for a degree... seamlessly integrated with the cultural and educational resources of the Smithsonian museums & library of congress.! top restaurants, great public transportation, walking & biking. !

A great university in the center of the nation's capital with prestigious undergraduate and graduate programs in the social sciences, law and international affairs

Well, after 2 years and over $100k, GW decided to cut the program my daughter was studying. While I understood they couldn't support the program with limited enrollment, their handling of the situation was awful. GW's offer was to teach her out with classes from a different major, but still give her a degree in the major they were dropping. Bad? Yes, but it gets worse. GW decided over a year in advance that they were cutting the program but withheld the information until 3 months into the school year. My daughter could have transferred A FULL SCHOOL YEAR before she did. The administration, including the Director of the College to the Dean of the College to the Associate Provost of the University all stuck to the company line that they handled things properly and that GW shouldn't pay any of my daughter's tuition back. Ridiculous. My only recourse is a lawsuit, which is the next step. Don't believe GW if they every tell you that they care about your child, they don't. They care about your money and their endowment. RUN AWAY. RUN FAR, FAR AWAY.

GW is an astounding university and I think it truly does deserve a 5 star rating. I am currently a student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and I truly think I am getting a quality education.

GW is ranked in the top 10 U.S. universities in many of its programs such as international affairs, international business, political science, law, public health in addition to countless other programs. It is on the rise as a university especially in engineering with the newly opened Science and Engineering Hall that GW invested $300 million dollars in to build. I am confident that in the next couple of years, GW will be recognized for the strides it has taken to solidify its reputation in engineering and many of its other fields.

Overall, I would very much so recommend going to GW. You'll be right in downtown DC in a highly energetic area surrounded by motivated intelligent people. Most students I know lead busy but fulfilling lives and will intern for companies while being involved with clubs or fraternities/sororities and keeping up good grades. GW and DC offer so many opportunities and the key is to take advantage of them. I am involved with numerous on campus organizations, am interning at a company while dedicating most of my time to studies. Most of my peers regardless of major have similar schedules. I've had an easy time finding internships both in NYC (where I'm from) and in DC. (GW was ranked #1 by Princeton Review for Best Colleges for Internships and it is clear why)
I am confident I'll be able to excel in my career with the knowledge I've gained here. The alumni I know who graduated from GW and went to my high school had job offers lined up before they even graduated with 100k+ salaries.

Academically, GW is certainly challenging and is on par with any top school but you could always find the help you need if you look for it. They are generous with financial aid and scholarships. I was accepted to many similar city schools (NYU, BU, Northeastern) but chose to go here because I got a great financial aid package and scholarship and even though some of these similar schools offered nearly identical packages, I felt at home here.

Took a friend for a test here. Very busy place, but everyone was so helpful and nice.

Worst university in the world for engineering studies

Nice campus close to the mall. Neat little hidden parka and many restaurants close by.

Haven't been there but my husband sure has ...he loved the time he spent there mean I would

The MPH program is largely focused on issues of the DC area and not on public health as a whole. Expensive. Student association fee $400 every semester....did I mention expensive? Most of the teachers work full time and only teach at GW for extra money so their focus is not on grading assignments or answering questions. I would say look elsewhere if you are truly passionate about your graduate degree....

The George Washington University (GW, GWU, or George Washington) is a private research university in Washington, D.C. It was charted in 1821 by an act of the United States Congress.

The university is organized into 14 colleges and schools, including the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, the Elliott School of International Affairs, the GW School of Business, the School of Media and Public Affairs, the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, the GW Law School and the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design. George Washington's main Foggy Bottom Campus is located in the heart of Washington, D.C., with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank located on campus and the White House and the U.S. Department of State within blocks of campus. GWU hosts numerous research centers and institutes, including the National Security Archive and the Institute for International Economic Policy. GWU has two satellite campuses: the Mount Vernon Campus, located in D.C.'s Foxhall neighborhood and the Virginia Science and Technology Campus in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is the largest institution of higher education in the District of Columbia. George Washington offers degree programs in seventy-one disciplines, enrolling an average of 11,000 undergraduate and 15,500 post-graduate students from more than 130 countries.

Incredibility disappointed regarding an interview with John Mai, Director of Faculty and Staff Tech Support. Unprofessional and disorganized.

Undergraduate admissions offices are quite rude and overall unreceptive to feedback, would not go through the application process again. I recommend looking elsewhere.

I passed through the building during my tour of Washington, a magnificent building of an ancient university

The university campus is huge large & it provides quality education.

No hard feelings, at most one thrid of the professors there deserve their titles.

GWU is a respected school, but the Disability Office is terrible. The people who work there (Susan Mcmenamin and Gary Stoddard) were really mean to me about my testing accommodations. They do not even care. Avoid this place at all costs if you are a student with disabilities!

Just drove around the area for the student to see. I wasn't to impressed

Awesome cilllege. Plus the new engineering building is Bae

Just another joke of a school filled with staff pushing their own agenda. They claim to be diverse unless you don't believe what they want you to believe. This is just another example of why the rest of the world sits back and laughs at the United States.

This has become an awesome DC city campus since I was there in the late 90s!

Excellent facilities, teaching staff and education.

I am pleased to have graduated from The George Washington University. It made the difference for me and led to my success. I attended GWU part time, working full time for the Federal Government. What I learned at GWU assisted me in advancing in the Government and enabled me to qualify for numerous positions. I was able to apply what I learned to much of the work I was doing. In 1976, I received a Master of Science in Administration from the then School of Government and Business Administration. I was fortunate to be admitted to its doctoral program, and in 1983, I received my doctorate in public administration. The program was rigorous and challenging, and I continue to refer to many of the textbooks I used. The program at the doctoral level emphasized critical thinking, which continues to serve me well today. I cannot say enough about GWU and am proud to be one of its graduates. I recommend it highly.

George Washington University, or GWU or GW, is the world's leading private comprehensive university. The school is located in Washington, DC, next to the US State Department, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. It is only a few blocks from the White House. George Washington University was founded in 1821 by the Congressional Act to commemorate the founding father George Washington. After nearly 200 years of baptism, George Washington University has developed into a world-renowned comprehensive research university. The school has three campuses, located in the Valley of the Valley, Mount Vernon, and Mount Verno

A university with traditions that adhere to everything.

Please stay away from this school unless your child is mentally retarded.

Do not believe 5 star reviews here. Horrible experience for my daughter! She participated in this summer science program for college credits. She was the only pre-college student in the program. Her classmates mostly were 1st or 2nd year GWU students. Shockingly these students are severely challenged academically. Unfortunately my daughter had to be teamed with them for learning and doing experiments. Everyday in the program was a torture for her. Learning new knowledge was of course impossible. By the end of the program, she not only felt a total waste of her time but also felt a 20 points decrease in her IQ. How could these students get enrolled in GWU or even graduate from high school? It is obvious that GWU does not have high quality students!

10/10 looks like giant pee pee way better than Brunei btw anyone got an asprin?

I am a PhD student in Electrical Engineering. There are no projects active in EE therefore there is no funding in EE at all. If you have your own funding even then I wont recommend this school. Because it's hard to publish research papers, which is one of the major goals in PhD, without doing research on cutting edge on projects.

Hopefully I can achieve achievements on this campus and I can get a scholarship on this campus

George Washington University is one of the best universities in the world

I gave enough blood to clone me at least 5 times. But they are indeed a lifesaver.

Is this a democratic convention or a commencement ceremony?
Why do the speakers believe it's appropriate to disrespect our leaders and voice their political opinions on stage?
This should be a celebration or educational achievement, not another opportunity to speak out against President Trump.
Very disappointed.

While the food was descent, the service was so so. Once the cashier finally paid attention to us and we were able to order, she was very friendly. But prior to taking our order, she continued to talk to another employee and chat about non work stuff and ignore customers. The sweet potato fries and grasshopper shake were very good.

Horrible institution. Do not send your child here. A huge waste of money and time.

A very pretty campus with lots of restaurants and bars to check out. Also, it's a very close walk to the touristy parts of DC and shops at Georgetown.

It's very clean it's all good if i het sick bring me here the staff and doctor are wonderful

It's very clean it's all good if i get sick bring me here the staff and doctor are wonderful

Poor Communication On All Fronts:

Resting a handful of degrees beneath Ivy League, GWU is a lovely and relatively prestigious institution.

What is not lovely about it is communicating with anyone. When placing a phone call, expect long waits with several mechanical menus of options to surf through before selecting an option for live humans.

The employees are pleasant enough when you get them on the phone -
in a rather Stepford manner - but lack any sort of actual knowledge. They know just enough to direct you to a website or an email, but when asked pointed questions about applications, requirements, etc. they casually curl up and admit defeat before weakly providing yet another email or number to call.

I spent approximately 3 hours on the phone being shunted from department to department, desperately trying to figure out how to log onto a Student Portal to apply for classes. A call into Admissions would be directed to IT, then transferred back to Admissions, then to Registrars, then to the Department I was applying to and back again, with no one actually knowing who to send me to and all employees politely divesting themselves of any responsibility to get to the heart of the issue. Instead they would calmly yet firmly indicate, "That's not really my department. Here, I'll transfer you to someone who might know something about it."

Occasionally, I would run into a dead end of a voicemail, and with no ability to select a new option, would need to dial in again to begin the process all over.

Overall, an extremely frustrating experience. Somewhat like calling your cable company and waiting in line at the Secretary of State/ DMV all rolled into one.

Hey man who was in the future, please notify the sender

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Clinical Research program director was excellent at teaching bureaucracy. Diversity and competency is subjective here. If the director doesn t want you in program your homework will not be considered legitimate work but will take your tuition and spend little time on your presence. Comments or lack of will be hidden quickly at the end of the term so you can t use in defense - I did not share that an MD was reviewing my assignments before submitting, who also didn t understand the grading. Strangely enough her dissertation was on organizational justice. Organizational justice starts with self. Academic integrity member at GW- Really?! Consider going to program that is not for profit, especially if you are online. And, with someone not overextended and can focus on class work and their students. We suffer from variances in how we identify, train, develop, and assess professional competency - Jim Kremidas, executive director, Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP)

Very great institution and citadel of learning right in the heart of Washington DC! The environment is lit up with beautiful greenery and lots of attractions and fun spots. It's a nice time being here. Lovely people everywhere with the most amazing gestures I've ever seen. Great facilities too!

Nice campus. They are very difficult when trying to organize a public event. You are much better off using a different university.

Someone please tell me more about this campus, I'm on my way to the USA for a Youth leadership Conference that will held on this Campus

Every single department here is a joke. No quality in providing students with basic necessities, out of textbooks for virtually almost every class before the beginning of the semester, you have to request anything at least three times to get it done (simply changing your SSN is done by a human which gets "lost" in the system sending in my SSN three whole times), overall waste of money for education and campus life.

Advisers not helpful either, registration is locked until registration day, you get informed all holds have been lifted from your acocunt just to find out as soon as the registration server opens, that they haven't removed the holds :). Overall lack of responsibility and incompetence at the most basic level of service to students that are paying well over $65,000 a year on this joke.

Awesome place for people who pursues social science studies

Excellent.The university campus is huge large & it provides quality education.Great university in the heart of Washington DC.Solid reputation and great location .

You would be lucky if you get a chance to study at GWU especially business School.I really apprdciate my professors and great support team .

I was delivering supplies from the Red Cross to a certain Laboratory in this hospital and was helped efficiently through the process of getting there :)

Also, the parking attendant at the "Hospital Entrance" was awesome and let me know that our staff are free to park there and do our business!

There's no question George Washington University MFA , and all its entity, are 5 , state of the art- Medical Facility, very good customer service and , Dictators.

I landed a wonderful fellowship and cardiovascular engineering lab research opportunity in my freshmen year alone. I recommend joining the engineering school just because there is room for lab participation, but do not expect great academic standards from ANY of your classes. Although I had a great freshman year, the university can do a much better job working in the interests of the students, not just its financial gains.

Been working down here a good little while and they have a great campus

If you are not local, the communication is crap. The online services are impossible to navigate through. Every other month it seems I have a new person I need to talk to and no one ever actually helps. Every person leaves out vital information I need to finish my degree. I've dealt with them for 8 months with only supposedly one class needed to finish my degree. "Oops. We told you the wrong one. Noe you have to take another one." To put it lightly, I am very frustrated.

This university is not a place for education, but instead indoctrination. Their forced views hold no room for understanding nor acceptance of differences. When grades are issued for how well you agree with an opinion rather then the understanding of the subject matter, selective bias will occur.