<p>I second Ignacio, gwsenior - you’re help has been great!</p>
<p>I agree GW Senior, thank you, and you will make a great lawyer! Good Luck to You.</p>
<p>No problem you guys. I hope if you decide to come to GW that you will have as amazing of an experience as I have, and help other people when it comes time for them to make the college decision!</p>
<p>And Chromosome- sorry, I have zero experience with the Asian languages department. However, I am sure if you call the Columbian college they can put you in contact with a student or a professor in that department, or arrange a meeting if you are visiting campus.</p>
<p>bosoxnm3: I absolutely intend on going to as many Nationals/Redskins games as humanly possible. You’re not alone with your sports fanaticism. =)</p>
<p>Also, awesome screen name. Red Sox all the way!!!</p>
<p>Ok, thanks gwsenior, I appreciate the speedy response!</p>
<p>Hi, I made a post elsewhere on this forum just a little while ago and then noticed this thread and was wondeirng if u can help me:</p>
<p>If I applied for a major in the College of Arts and Science (political science), but now decided I would like to study something else in the Business School instead (international business)… Is this possible? WOuld I be able to switch after a year or so?
I know its across schools so i dont know if another procedure is required or if it’s not possible at all…</p>
<p>Oh, and also, how tough was political science major in your opinion? Is it mainly a lot of reading and memorizing? Is the workload heavy??</p>
<p>thank you thank you!</p>
<p>Curi0sity: It’s not hard at all to transfer to the business school. I know several people that did it. I’d recommend transferring after your first semester if possible, because the business school has something called the First Year Development Program that you would probably want to take second semester freshman year. Use your first semester to complete your general curriculum requirements.</p>
<p>The challenge of the political science major depends almost completely on what classes you take and with which professors. However, in general I have found that tests for political sciences classes involve a lot of memorizing, but the papers involve more research and critical thinking. I had a few really hard classes, but overall the workload wasn’t too bad, especially compared to some other majors.</p>
<p>You need to have at least a “B” in Calculus and in Economics in order to transfer to the businees school. Also, check it out because you also need a certain GPA in order to transfer to The B School.</p>
<p>how well does gw prepare its students for grad school & beyond?</p>
<p>GW Senior,</p>
<p>What is the general impression of the business program? I love GW and have been accepted to the business program, but I feel that the business school is overshadowed by how much they trump up the Elliott School and all the IR majors. Do you think business students have good job and internship opportunities? Every time I talk to someone at GW they always bring up the great governmental and non-profit internships and while I agree thats great, they seem to be lacking a bit in business focused internships/coops/jobs. I mean working for a non profit and governmental groups are great, but I don’t think it’s going to help much in terms of my business career. I know they have a separate career center for business and I visited it on admitted students day, but once again I felt the majority of the internships were with non-profits and gov. groups which seemed more focused towards an IR major than a business major. Do major corporations offer internships/recruit on campus? Also, do most business students have jobs upon graduation? I’m also curious as to what you opinion of the GWork system is and how helpful the career center is on securing jobs and internships. </p>
<p>Thanks so much! I love GW, but I kinda feel that business kids may have less opportunities for jobs and internships that most on campus. (maybe i’m just being paranoid)</p>
<p>GW Senior, I have a few questions to ask:</p>
<p>1.) After visiting yesterday, I’m torn between staying in a dorm on Foggy Bottom and a dorm in Mount Vernon. I’m afraid that if I live in Mount Vernon, I’d be too isolated from the majority of freshman (heavily restricting the social life aspect). However, I do like the dorm rooms on Mount Vernon because their very spacious.</p>
<p>2.) In your opinion, what are perceived to be the easier and harder freshman classes?</p>
<p>Thank you for your time! :)</p>
<p>pinksplots: That’s an extremely broad question that’s almost impossible to answer. It all depends on what you came to GW for, how hard you worked in your classes, what kinds of internships/jobs you had, and what you go to grad school for. Speaking in very general terms though, if you are going to grad school for something related to what you studied in undergrad and got good grades, then you should be fine. My friends in grad school now who graduated from GW all seem to be doing well, if that helps any.</p>
<p>dtc: I’ve answered a lot of questions about the business program in other threads, so you might want to look those over. I’ll try to answer your concerns though (let me re-iterate though that I’m not in the business school, I just have friends who are):
It’s a fact that GW’s business school is not as strong or as well-known as Elliot. If your only goal is to go to the best business school possible and don’t care about other facets of your undergraduate experience- in all honesty, I don’t think you should come to GW.
However, I think it is a HUGE misconception that business majors don’t have opportunities for internships. There are internships and jobs for literally every career imaginable at GW. Period. GWork is an AMAZING resource; I found the (very-well paying) government job that I have now through it. While I was searching for a job I came across many other listings for business jobs, particularly in international business.
However, in full disclosure, that was back in '07 before the economy took a nosedive. Right now there are much fewer jobs for business students, from any university, period. GW does have many on-campus recruiting events and networking sessions for business students, and in the past I know many students who have found jobs through these. If the economy does bounce back, I don’t think you should have any issue getting a job, but right now it’s pretty tough to get a job at a private company. Unpaid internships during school are still plentiful though.</p>
<p>nathan: The Vern is pretty much all freshmen, and thus has a social life of its own. Plenty of people also party in Foggy Bottom; the Vern shuttle is 24 hours, so you shouldn’t worry about being isolated.
The only classes that are strictly freshman-only are University Writing and Dean’s seminars (CCAS students only), which varies WIDELY as far as being easy/hard, depending on the professor. However, most freshmen will take intro-level classes. Things like Intro to psych, sociology, and anthropology, as well as the science courses for non-science majors, are typically considered to be on the easy side. There are some intro classes that are known for being taught by “hard” professors; check out ratemyprofessors.com to get a better idea of these.</p>
<p>a couple questions–does anyone know where we are expected to stay during ci? should i be making my own plans as far as where im staying during orientaion or is it assigned?</p>
<p>also, is it recomended to get a laptop through the school? is that even an option? or should i jsut go ahead and get it myself atthe mac store?</p>
<p>GWSENIOR–Questions about merit scholarship. Will a student be awarded 15,000 USD Merit Scholarship after 30 credits hours, also maintains a 3.7 GPA? So, 30 credits hours will be earned (normally) a school year right? Is it hard to get a 3.7 GPA??</p>
<p>!!thanks!! ;)</p>
<p>Liz - students stay in Thurston and parents have the option at staying at two nearby hotels. The CI site has all the information. There is also a section about what to bring as well as parking, etc. We have friends in the area so my parents are just going to stay with them, but the students have to go to Thurston.</p>
<p>liz: You can get a computer through the school bookstore, but you don’t have to. Apple stores give student discounts anyway, so that is totally fine. </p>
<p>dailytree: IF you don’t have a need-based grant or another scholarship that is greater than $15,000, AND GW doesn’t change their policy…yes, you will be awarded the $15,000 merit scholarship if you have above a 3.7 cumulative GPA after your first year (yes, most people take 30 credits per year). This is not retro-active; it will be applied towards your sophomore year. Whether or not it is hard to maintain a 3.7 GPA completely depends on what classes you take, what professors you have, how much partying you do, what your study habits are, etc. Just work hard and do your best!</p>
<p>gw senior…
so i am getting more than 15000 in grant money from gw… does that mean that i am not eligible to receive the merit scholarship for a 3.7 gpa?</p>
<p>wideeye: That is correct. Sucks, but that’s the way it is :(</p>
<p>Thanks …</p>
<p>Moreover, GWSENIOR–after 45 credits hours, and maintain a 3.7 gpa, a student could get 25,000-45,000 scholar, is that right as well>>?? does that mean after the first semester of sophomore year, and get it on the second semester??</p>