<p>MommaJ:
There is a consortium between most of the D.C. colleges. Daughter found the logistics not great for taking a class downtown and getting back to school for the next class. That is why a shuttle would be fabulous to accomodate this. Again. cities are cities, and girls travelling in them need to be cautious. It is naiive to think otherwise. A shuttle would provide convenience, safety, and a chance to meet nice young men to date!</p>
<p>If your biggest concern is if D can meet guys, I think 1) your priorities need to be adjusted or 2) your idea of college for your D is to find a husband to provide for her. hopefully your D has better ideas as to what this education will do for her.</p>
<p>I have already mentioned that the shuttle would be great for primarily getting you to class at another school downtown .Dear edcrfv: also this whole thread began because incoming female students expressed a concern about not being able to meet straight guys to date. Please read the beginning of the thread, hon. College is also about socialization, not just the books. You have to live there for 4 years, hopefully with some social life including dating.</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>a) The person who expressed concern isn’t even at the school yet, she was expressing concern based on statistics that I’ve never heard anyone complain about once they get to AU – including your daughter all of her freshman year (since it didn’t make it to the boards until now.)</p>
<p>b) There is no rivalry between GW, Georgetown and AU – like was stated, there is friendly competition. And if your daughter does believe there is such a rivalry, then perhaps violence could come from some more rowdy students and you wouldn’t want here there in the first place. </p>
<p>c) AU is not on the “outskirts” of Washington. It takes me 6 minutes to Adams Morgan which is a great nightlife scene, 10 minutes to get from Tenleytown to K St., 12 to Metro Center where I can walk to the monuments and great shopping at H&M and Forever 21. Furthermore, Tenleytown is a decent area – I love Guapos and Angelicos, as the Malt Shop and ZBurger.</p>
<p>d) As long as you personally fund the shuttle service, I have no issue. I refuse to take a tuiton increase to fund a motorized dating service. And there would be a fare increase for at least 5 more shuttles, 10 more drivers, and the gasoline and bus-stop signs required. And if you knew ANYTHING about Washington, D.C. you would know that driving is a completely unreliable way to get around. Georgetown is 15 minutes away by car (let alone bus) when there is absolutely no traffic – and with M Street and the Key Bridge right at Georgetown’s front door, it’s unnavigable on weekend nights when college students are most social. GWU is double the distance from AU that Georgetown is, and the route there cuts right through the city, making the buses subject to motorcades, route changes, and any special events held often in Washington, DC, leaving your daughter stranded late at night in an area that you deem to be dangerous. But yeah, sounds like a great idea, especially getting to a class which starts at a specific time –</p>
<p>e) Georgetown is only a mile away. You can walk or take a cab (for those of you scared of the dark in an affluent neighborhood on a busy street) to the front gates. If you think the metro takes a long time to get places – just drive through DC and suddenly the metro seems like a bullet train. You can get to GWU faster than any bus will take you on metro.</p>
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<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.”</p>
<p>a) Georgetown sits right on several buslines – infact the G2 bus heads specifically towards GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY. The D6 bus stops there as well. The DC Circulator and the D6 (which you can take from AU, to Georgetown, to GWU, kind of like a shuttle) drop you off either 1 block away from GWU’s campus, or right on GWU’s campus depending on which one you take. All of this information is from wmata.com.</p>
<p>I’m sure you finished your summer job and are sitting in your dorm waiting for school to start back up, but your new plan is full of holes.</p>
<p>Dear AU Transfer:</p>
<p>I appreciate your thoughts on this serious issue and many of your points are well taken! It is true that navigating D.c. streets on weekend nights can be difficult. I do believe however, that Georgetown is alot further than a mile from AU. I am curious what you would suggest as to taking a course at the Corcoran, GW or Georgetown and trying to get to the class and back to a subsequent class. Some classes can involve more than an hour or even two. Does the G2 and D6 run very frequently and where near AU can they be taken? Thank you again for your detailed response. Any input would be appreciated. I still think that an intercollege shuttle would make life easier for the kids and expand their social lives.</p>
<p>The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority’s website has a very useful “trip planner” function that will help any AU student easily navigate the public transportation system. And of course asking other students is another way the learn the ropes.</p>
<p>Good luck to all the newbies and the veterans for a great year!</p>
<p>But where exactly is the D6 or G2 as AUtransfer suggested? Aren’t they far, near Dupont Circle??An intercollege shuttle would be much more convenient and safer. D.C. is not a playground as some have suggested. Please read the Washington Post. Girls must be cautious, and a shuttle would ensure safety. Georgetown, Corocan and GW, just aren’t around the corner as others are suggesting.</p>
<p>I just now checked the bus schedules on the transit site, and there is absolutely no bus that takes you from AU to Georgetown University!!! The G2 and D6 are in Dupont Circle, not near AU!!Georgetown U. is well over a mile from AU. OMG, AUtransfer where are getting your false bus information?? You would need to transfer all day on buses to get down there.
The school could absolutely use an intercollege shuttle to get you out of the outskirts of the city to downtown colleges much more efficiently.</p>
<p>If the schools were really interested in increasing participation In cross matriculation they would start by easing the requirements for credit. At georgetown there are very few students using the bus system daliy to get to AU or GW because very few classes will actually count toward anything.</p>
<p>If 'red’s daughter wants to meet guys, she can always go to the strip club near the Georgetown Public Library that her mom has already pointed out to her.</p>
<p>Get over yourself 'red. It’s time for your daughter to become an adult. I don’t want to pay anymore than I am already to AU for an unnecessary shuttle. Have your daughter put on her big girl pants and learn to read a map and a bus schedule. My son who is living off-campus either walks, rides his bike or uses public transportation wherever he needs to go. Your daughter overcame so much “adversity” last year, so I’m sure that she can do this too.</p>
<p>Wow, a miracle has happened here.
Cadmom hasn’t posted in days to complain about AU, class schedules, roomies, or boyfriends.
Life is GOOD</p>
<p>(she dropped out?)</p>
<p>Maybe she’s permanently lost on the Metro?</p>
<p>On the dreaded Green and Yellow lines…</p>