American University and George Washington Campus Life

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi I'm a senior and recently got accepted to American University. My dream school used to be George Washington University and I applied Early Decision there and then got deferred to regular decision. Now I'm having trouble deciding between the two. I'm interested in majoring in something to do with Archeology, Anthropology or Languages. I know that GW has somewhat better academics and I've visited both campuses (I've visited GW twice) and I'm now concerned about the social scene at both schools. In particular, when I visited GW for a second time the students I talked to seemed aloof and almost pretentious, especially when they learned my GPA and test scores. AU was very friendly and I loved the campus itself, but I didn't get a very good feel for the social life. I'm defiantly a nerd and I got the impression that GW only really values guys like me if we can make money. Anyway, I'm feeling rather indecisive so any information or insight would be mighty helpful. </p>

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<p>which has a lower cost to you? how much lower?</p>

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<p>I don’t think it’s so obvious that GW has better academics. It’s fine to choose between them based on personal preference.</p>

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<p>I am in the same kind of boat. I was accepted to American University and should here back from GW this week.
When I visited GW and AU, everyone seemed very nice and polite.It seemed that AU was a little more free spirited than GW which was much more down to business? What are the social scenes like? </p>

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<p>@Thirsting2Serve‌ @hctut22‌ </p>

<p>AU has a better International Relations program, but GW has better academics. 100%. </p>

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<p>@hctut22‌ The social scene is as follows at American: The fraternity houses are off-campus, so you either have to have a friend in a fraternity or walk to the house (which takes 30 minutes or so). The campus is dry but a lot of people drink in the dorms. Because Tenleytown is located so far away from downtown DC, everyone is generally waiting until they are 21 to go out to the bars. Before that, it is just apartment and fraternity house parties. </p>