<p>Okay so I was wondering if all of the guys at AU are gay? I’m not against it or anything but it seems they all seem to be gay and considering the female to male ratio it doesnt seem bright :S</p>
<p>1) No, not all the guys at AU are gay. There is a prevalent gay population, but that’s really it. Quite frankly that stereotype exists at GWU too. </p>
<p>2) You’ll get plenty of opportunities to hook up and date. I PROMISE. You don’t notice the male to female ratio – in two of my classes last year I was one of two girls in the class. Plus, AU isn’t in the middle of nowhere, you aren’t limited to dating at the school. Very few of my friends are dating AU students – they date GW, Georgetown, Catholic or UMD students, as well as a few George Mason, UVA, and kids just here to intern for the semester or year. </p>
<p>You’re going to be fine, and Welcome Week is going to make you forget all about the male-female ratio.</p>
<p>My son is straight and has had no problem with a social life on campus. He has both straight and gay friends of both sexes.</p>
<p>“Okay so I was wondering if all of the guys at AU are gay?”</p>
<p>It’s not Yale, if that’s what you mean.</p>
<p>I have the same concern. I have not dated in high school yet and would like to in college. As funny as that sounds, I am a little concerned about the girl guy ratio at AU. I would be in the School of Communications which is mainly girls I hear.</p>
<p>The schools aren’t very segregated within the University, so just because many Communications majors are female doesn’t mean you’d never see or take classes with guys. I wouldn’t worry, especially because AU’s in a major city with PLENTY of single males and opportunities to meet them (if you didn’t find someone at AU, that is).</p>
<p>How do you meet kids at GW or Georgetown if there are no coordinated events among these schools? Why aren’t there any efforts in this direction. Daughter met few straight guys. You say that there are single guys in the city? It is an urban city in which you would not encourage girls to travel alone or in small groups around the city to meet guys in bars etc. Are there events to meet male law students in the law program there???</p>
<p>Maybe school should be for learning, not a dating service. Just a thought.</p>
<p>I feel that there should be a shuttle that runs between AU, Georgetown and GW to facilitate kids meeting each other and making it much easier to take classes at other schools. In Baltimore, for example, there is a shuttle that runs between Hopkins,Goucher, Towson, MICA, Loyola etc. so kids can participate in the social life at all the schools and take classes. FortySixth;School should obviously be for learning, but a girl should be able to date a guy once in a while as indicated by the concern about this issue expressed on this very thread. Daughter seems to think there is more rivalry between GW, Georgetown, and AU rather than camaraderie. That is such a shame because D.C. is a collegetown like Boston or Baltimore, and the kids should be able to take advantage of this instead of feeling isolated in the outskirts of Washington!!! I propose an intercollege shuttle, not just a shuttle to Tenleytown which has nothing to offer other than transferring to the subway which isn’t as safe and takes a long time to get to GW , and no subway to Georgetown. This high tuition should include an intercollege shuttle to make AU a part of the D.C.college scene for the kids sake.</p>
<p>Great idea CR !!! Would your daughter be interested in spearheading the project? in the meantime, my son and his friends find it easy to take the Metro wherever they want to go. They frequently get together with friends from the other DC schools, both at AU and at the other schools’ campuses, and all over DC as well.</p>
<p>If your D is looking for guys…has she gone to the Salsa and Sangria Fridays on the Lawn near the Capitol? Very, very popular with my son and his friends from AU and from the other DC schools. It’s where my son met his GF (and she goes to AU).</p>
<p>The metro and buses are, for the most part, very safe. I’ve ridden them at all times of the day and night, by myself and with others, and never felt unsafe. That is definitely something I can’t say for many other cities, and is likely why Baltimore uses that inter-school shuttle bus (less public transit between the schools). DC is a great college town, and there are plenty of opportunities to see people from other schools, which are also easy to get to (Georgetown is a very short bus ride away). Many campus events, like concerts, are open to students from all schools. As for rivalries, there are some to a small extent in sports, but since the schools vary widely in athletic emphasis, it’s not too pronounced (UMD and Georgetown don’t even have that much of a basketball rivalry). I’d say the atmosphere is quite civil, especially as students from different schools will often intern together during the academic year. I’ve met from great friends from other DC schools that way.</p>
<p>Just as the robin is the first sign of spring, a wacky complaint from our favorite malcontent cadmiumred is the first sign that the new school year is nigh!</p>
<p>I’m waiting for CR to complain about the gorges at Cornell being too dangerous for her son.</p>
<p>Didn’t she boast last spring of getting her D a brand new Mini Cooper so she wouldn’t have to deal with the dreaded shuttle and metro??</p>
<p>And I thought CR’s daughter was getting a fantabulous apartment off campus too. Something near the Cathedral if I remember correctly.
Maybe CR changed her mind. Or her daughter changed her mind.
Or maybe she can’t keep track of her own fictions.</p>
<p>Camiumred, I understand your concern as a parent but as your daughter becomes more comfortable living in the city I think she will see how convenient and safe the city buses are. The circulator buses are especially helpful at connecting the campuses. The red buses are new, clean, easy to follow, come often and only cost a dollar. I take the bus to foggy bottom and gw all the time. The city has a great public transportation system. I think our tution money is best used on campus and in the classroom. As far as intercollegiate activites, if your daughter is really interested in meeting people at other campuses I would suggest getting involved in an organization or club that has chapters on multiple campus. Lots of such groups coordinate big events. I know my campus ministry meets with au and gw students, so does the community service “fraternity” APO, as does debate, and music groups. Big school events and concerts are open to all dc students. I can only speak for my expierence at Georgetown and certainly there is an element of friendly competition. However i would not describe it as a heated r ivalry.</p>
<p>“Or maybe she can’t keep track of her own fictions.”</p>
<p>:p;)</p>
<p>“Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive.” Sir Walter Scott.</p>
<p>Her car became more of a nuisance as far as parking goes, and her friends transferred that she planned to share an apt. with. I was thinking that an intercollege shuttle would be great for taking classes at other schools in town as it is difficult to take a class and get back to school on time for the next class. It is a pain to have to pay for buses when an intercollege shuttle would be more economical. It would be much more reliable and efficient. The other schools are not right on a busline. You would to walk alone somewhere, and there is much crime in Georgetown from what I have seen and heard. GW is not in the safest place either. In the winter, it would be so much nicer to have an intercollege shuttle. The 3 colleges could split the cost and they should. The kids would love this and have a great time connecting with the colleges closer in town.</p>
<p>As others have said, AU students have no issues going everywhere they need to go using the excellent DC public transportation system and, yes, even walking in the very unintimidating AU, Georgetown and GW neighborhoods. With so many colleges in the area (don’t forget Gallaudet, Catholic, Howard, U. Maryland), if there were any interest in or need for a collegiate shuttle, it would have been thought of long ago. The advantages of attending college in a big city include learning to navigate public transportation and developing some street smarts, both of which can come in very handy after graduation. (Btw, I was not aware of many AU students taking classes at GW or Georgetown. Is this the case?)</p>