<p>im wondering if there is a rivalry between these 3 universities in dc? Do students generally get along and party together or are they in their own spheres? Just wondering what the college social atmosphere is like in DC...</p>
<p>I'm sure they do, and I know that a lot of former AU and GWU students have transferred to Gtown. I'm sure they get along and socialize at clubs and stuff - though I hear Gtown students tend to have this thing where they call GWU "Georgetown-Waitlist-University."</p>
<p>My D has several friends at Georgetown. They've attended parties with her at GW and she's gone over to Georgetown for some parties. She knows several GW/Georgetown couples. There are also many students from both schools working together in the stores in Georgetown and at various government offices. Lots of opportunities to intermingle if you so desire.</p>
<p>"Georgetown-Waitlist-University"</p>
<p>Thats a cute name, but is slowly becoming less and less of a reality. most of my friends have never applied nor wanted to apply to gtown because it's just not in DC like GW is. in order to go ANYWHERE in dc without grinding your feet to non-existant you need to walk to virginia (rosslyn) or take the 30 bus to Foggy Bottom. Personally, i don't like gtown more for its campus, i have a good deal of friends there, but it wasn't i was looking for.</p>
<p>American is sort of the bastard child of the big three universities in DC, they exist up north far from us and if there was a pecking order in terms of DC schools it would be Gtown with GW following somewhat closely and then american somewhere far back and then catholic in a different time zone. GW and Gtown are the schools that probably collaborate the most.</p>
<p>Well, over the American c/o 2011 on facebook, surprisingly alot of kids turn Gton to come there. The thing about Gton is b/c of the homophobic atmosphere towards the glbt community and since it is a Catholic school afterall.
I guess GWU is in the mix. I heard that if you go to GWU, you can take classes at Gton and vice versa.</p>
<p>Yes, via the consortium. It is a pain due to the distance though.</p>
<p>I'm a freshman at GW, and there is definitely a certain atmosphere at each university. More often than not, I hear of people coming to GW from Gtown for a night out in the city. They often complain about a much too quiet campus on the weekends compared to the constantly busy Thurston freshman dorm and clubs nearby. When I hear about people going to Gtown, it's mostly for frat parties and off campus parties because the campus is really quiet. I feel like there is a definite atmosphere difference between GW and GTown, and the only way to get the feel for it is to go to both campuses for a day or two.</p>
<p>Though I haven't been to American, it is much more separated than GW and GTown are. The only people that I hear going in between those campuses are people dating from high school. </p>
<p>The nice part about GW is that it's embedded in the city, but the 5 block square is also somewhat secluded so that everything that goes on inbetween those 5 blocks is GW related and owned. The square makes you feel like you have your own part of the city to yourself. GTown has a beautiful campus, but you trade away being integrated into the city and the activities that go on there all the time.</p>
<p>grapkoski - To call AU the "bastard child" is stretching it. Although AU is off-beat, I have plenty of friends in both GW and GT. Although GW too is international, AU has a larger percentage of international students and therefore has a very unique global feel. This is one of the reasons why AU is an unusual school for a special kind of student. It is liberal, diverse and passionate and, therefore, is definately not right for some. Getting back to your "bastard child" comment, as far as AU being the bastard child in location, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I came to AU BECAUSE of its location and I DID'T go to GW because of its location. I would also disagree with your third place comment. The schools that comp each other are GW and AU.</p>
<p>A lot of people from GW go to Georgetown on the weekends, and vice-versa. The same cannot be said about American; the longer distance has a lot to do with it.</p>
<p>There is a minor rivalry between GW and Georgetown, both in terms of academics and sports. Many GW students were rejected by Georgetown, and have developed a dislike for the school. </p>
<p>In regards to sports, GW has tried to play Georgetown in basketball in the past, but Georgetown refuses to schedule them. Also, Georgetown gets all the attention locally. No one outside GW cares about GW sports, while almost all in D.C. follow Georgetown sports.</p>
<p>Originally from the DC area, so I have friends at GWU, AU, Gtown, and Catholic. There’s a lot of intermixing between schools. In terms of the whole “prestige” nonsense - Exactly why I didn’t bother applying to Georgetown. I applied to GWU and AU as a transfer student from a state school, accepted to both. However, AU offered a nice merit scholarship, and GWU doesn’t offer academic scholarships to transfers. Upon visiting both the campuses, AU was more of a traditional campus (whether that’s good or bad - your call) and the students seemed genuinely interested in their studies. When I asked students about what they liked about GWU, partying was either the first or second thing mentioned. Eh.
Ended up not attending either school, but yeah, I definitely favored AU’s student body.
Internships seemed prevalant at both schools. I got the feeling more people at AU were interested in NGO work, and GWU had a lot of government-hopefuls, but that’s only from talking to a couple people.</p>
<p>Rivalry? We joke that GWU and Georgetown are rivals. But, it’s not like there are football games (GW doesn’t have a team) or true rivalry. </p>
<p>American? I often forget they exist. They have some good programs, but are so far away from downtown that they’re easy to forget.</p>