<p>S. needs a few more colleges - only a few on his mental list at this point. Has been reading about GWU. Is there an actual campus, or is it blended right into the city around it? Is the Mt. Vernon campus only for residences and sports facilities? If so, what is the commute to the Foggy Bottom campus like? Is the area safe?
Also, are there any campus running clubs, or where can people go running?
Sorry to ask so many questions. We will head down there for a visit, but not until February.
Thanks</p>
<p>The main campus is blended right into the city in a great area. The campus is just a few blocks from the White House. The Mt. Vernon campus is what you stated and there are classes which are given there but most opt to take classes at the main campus.</p>
<p>I stayed at GWU one summer when I was interning in DC and felt very safe on the campus and in the surrounding area. As the poster above mentions, it's only a few blocks from the White House in one direction, and is a few blocks from the National Mall in the other -- touristy areas tend to be fairly safe. :)</p>
<p>Thanks -
wish we were visiting sooner</p>
<p>My sister lived down the road from the White House her freshman year, and next to (literally, RIGHT NEXT TO!!) the World Bank her junior year.</p>
<p>(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)</p>
<p>Lots of her friends had jobs/internships at the White House and Capitol Hill. And yeah, most people live in Foggy Bottom. And LOTS of people go jogging in the city, especially since the area around campus is very safe. I don't know about individual facilities, though.</p>
<p>Its great for DC (which is a VERY fun city), but the community itself isn't very strong like most urban schools.</p>
<p>My D, a freshman at GW, is finding a strong sense of community. GW has done a great deal in the last few years to provide an opportunity for small group interaction through it's Deans Seminars, Freshman Writing Seminars, Shakespeare Scholars, Science Scholars, Women's Leadership Scholars, Presidential Arts Scholars and University Honors programs. It also had organized Freshman housing along thematic interest lines, with residents working together on progects related to the theme. So far she has had a fairly easy transition with lots of opportunity for interaction with her professors and her peers. People also seem to be getting excited about the coming basketball season.</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
<p>Be forewarned about the expense..GWU talks about how they have a plan where the tuition will not increase in the four years you are there...that said, they are one of the most expensive schools in the country. My son was accepted there but they did not come up with any merit money and he chose another school for that, and various other reasons...
we did love GW tour though and were impressed with the students we met.</p>
<p>We have been reading about the expense... was surprised to see the tuition figures, even compared to the other two private universities S is interested in. :(</p>
<p>Research, college is "community". Of course she'll find some friends. But GW doesn't have close to the community of most top schools. I lived at GW for a summer with probably 50 GW students and they endlessly talked about the lack of community at GW. They had groups of friends who went out in the city, but the school itself offered very little in terms of social atmosphere.</p>