<p>I am looking for colleges in the DC area, preferably with the DC METRO subway system nearby to make getting to DC easy. GWU, and Georgetown are above my admission standards and I will have little to no chance of acceptance. American and Maryland are a reach for me. CUA looks like a candidate for getting accepted, but I am not Catholic and their code of conduct is to strict for me. They right now are who I am looking at the most though. Can anyone suggest any schools in the DC area that are not to hard to get into or are not HBCU's? I am planning on majoring in Political Science.</p>
<p>Try George Mason U in Virginia.</p>
<p>If you would be happy to start at a community college, Montgomery College has campuses with good Metro access in Rockville and Takoma Park, MD, and Northern Virginia Community College has a number of Metro-accessible locations.</p>
<p>I’d check into Towson (Baltimore suburbs) also and maybe University of Mary Washington (VA). Best of luck!</p>
<p>Towson to DC is doable entirely by public transportation. City buses run from campus to the Baltimore train station where you can pick up the MARC (commuter train) or AMTRAK.</p>
<p>Mary Washington is too far out from DC. I second GMU. It’s not a bad school, and they’re pretty generous with merit aid.</p>
<p>thanks
I actually did some research and discovered GMU last night after posting this
It seems like the best fit for DC metro colleges for me
just wish it had a football team
It sucks when you want to live in DC and almost every college there is either HBCU or insanely hard to get into</p>
<p>George Mason is a great school - just be aware that the Metro is not really walking distance to campus. You would certainly want a car. Trips to DC are very easy by Metro…only if you have a way to get to the station! (only a 10 minute drive…depending on traffic…)
Fairfax and surrounding area have much to offer, but not a “pedestrian friendly” area.</p>
<p>What momneeds said.</p>
<p>You will not be walking anywhere significant from GMU. It is in the middle of a suburban community.</p>
<p>GMu & Towson are your best bets.</p>
<p>sean1833 -</p>
<p>For public transportation connections from GMU to other locations in the DC area, plug the addresses into the Trip Planner at [Metro</a> - Home page](<a href=“http://www.wmata.com/]Metro”>http://www.wmata.com/) The CUE bus will get you from GMU to the Metro and shopping areas around Fairfax [City</a> of Fairfax - CUE Bus](<a href=“http://www.fairfaxva.gov/CUEBus/CUEBus.asp]City”>http://www.fairfaxva.gov/CUEBus/CUEBus.asp) so a car is not absolutely necessary. </p>
<p>The Dean of Admissions at GMU keeps up a very informative blog. [My</a> College Options - My College Options ? Prep Talk](<a href=“Encourage - Welcome to myOptions”>Encourage - Welcome to myOptions) You might enjoy reading through it.</p>
<p>Georgetown
GWU
American
Catholic
UMD
GMU (Conservative)
William Mary (not really in metro, but not too far)
Towson (never heard of it, but its there. Might be a community college though)</p>
<p>You could also look into schools in Baltimore.</p>
<p>Towson is actually a University in Baltimore, not DC. It’s as accessible to DC as any other school in Baltimore, which is to say, doable but annoying.</p>
<p>There is also Howard University (oops saw that you didn’t want a HBCU) and Marymount… Not sure by what you mean by “not hard to get in to.”</p>
<p>GMU is probably the easiest unless you go the NVCC-Gauranteed Admission route.</p>
<p>GMU, Catholic University and GW have Gauranteed Admissions (plus other colleges) agreements if you attend Northern Virginia Community College and get your associates.</p>
<p>[Guaranteed</a> Admissions :: Northern Virginia Community College](<a href=“http://www.nvcc.edu/about-nova/directories--offices/administrative-offices/academic/guaranteed-adm/index.html]Guaranteed”>http://www.nvcc.edu/about-nova/directories--offices/administrative-offices/academic/guaranteed-adm/index.html)</p>
<p>*GMU has shuttle service to Metro stops. Many of my friends there are “carless.”
(<a href=“http://shuttle.gmu.edu/masontometro.html[/url]”>http://shuttle.gmu.edu/masontometro.html</a>)</p>