geographical diversity?????

Colleges & Universities A-Z George Washington University
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<p>I wouldn't recommend public universities as an OOS student to my S2 (HS junior now) since I read enough posts that in many state universities, most kids stay close to other kids from the same HS (at least initially), and it can get rather isolating/lonely (at least initially) to be an OOS student </p>

<p>In general, I assume that private universities have a bit more diversity in terms of where the students are from. Even so, many private universities may still draw most students from nearby states and region, unless it's something like Harvard et. al with universal appeal within USA and all over the world.</p>

<p>S1 is a freshman in U of Chicago, and I was glad to get a report from him that he already made friends from many fly-over states. (we live in NJ)</p>

<p>How is it at GWU? I would like S2 to also go to a school with good geographical diversity.</p>

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<p>While it seems like there are plenty of kids from NJ/NY/CT/MD at GW, there are also a lot from around the US and World. My daughter’s freshman roommates were from Seattle, Denver and upstate NY, and her friends are from all over.</p>

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<p>Agree with lightmom. D has friends from Washington state, Massachusetts, Florida, and California. The freshman class profile lists how many enrolled from each state: [Freshman</a> Class Profile - The George Washington University](<a href=“http://www.gwu.edu/apply/undergraduateadmissions/beforeapplying/freshmanclassprofile]Freshman”>http://www.gwu.edu/apply/undergraduateadmissions/beforeapplying/freshmanclassprofile)</p>

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<p>there is representation from every state except for north dakota</p>

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<p>while there are representatives from almost every state and many countries, the majority of kids are still from new jersey, pennsylvania, boston area, florida, and california.</p>

<p>obviously theres people from everywhere, but those areas seem to be very popular</p>