<p>How difficult is it to meet students from Georgetown, American, and other universities in and around DC? Is it hard to sustain these relationships?</p>
<p>What is it that you’re looking for in meeting students from other schools?</p>
<p>It’s easy to go all 4 years without mingling among schools. Jobs, internships, partying, social groups, etc. can help you meet them.</p>
<p>And, with the DC Consortium of schools, you might be able to take a class or 2 at the other schools.</p>
<p>Why not meet people at your own school?</p>
<p>You usually meet some of them at clubs or if you go to sporting events. Or if you happen to have a friend at one of these schools. But the GW community is huge so you’ll meet plenty of people on campus.</p>
<p>gwgrad: FYI–there is some value in meeting and interacting with students who are at a different university than your own. This seems to happen in DC more than in most other cities, whether that is out in the city socially, at internships, or (more rarely) through taking classes through the consortium. It is particularly an issue for underrepresented minority students who want to interact with/meet/date within their race, as there are relatively few African Americans (particularly men) at GW, AU, Catholic, and (to a lesser extent) Georgetown, so interacting with Howard students is a huge advantage for black students at those predominantly white institutions.</p>
<p>There is just about every niche, culture, or special interest among at least some GW students. Sure, it’s good to branch out, but it’s good to look within your own school.</p>