<p>So i keep reading up that there are a bunch of rich, snobby kids that attend GWU. Now im not wealthy at all in fact, my family struggles but the school gave me a good financial aid package. So is this true about the student body and also is GWU good for sciences mostly focusing on the medical field and health professions.</p>
<p>We are far from wealthy, and my daughter has found a group of friends from her GW freshman roommates that have similar values. They are all constantly finding fun, cheap things to do together, including very low cost spring break ideas. She has not seen this as an issue for her.</p>
<p>I can not answer your second question, but I can help with your first. I think any school is going to have a variety of classes and the more expensive private schools will most likely have a higher percentage of “rich” kids.</p>
<p>I am entering as a freshman this fall and from the time I have spent on campus(i am a part of a student org that uses GW to meet about 4 times a year) I have never felt that there were a bunch of “rich, snobby kids” with that being said I have not met every person on campus either… to me I did not feel that way but I have not stayed for extended periods of time…</p>
<p>I hope this helps and I am not rich or snobby, so if you do end up going you can be my friend :)</p>
<p>Zach</p>
<p>lmao thanks that last post made me laugh a bit</p>
<p>The perception of GW students as rich and snobby is, of course, a broad generalization. But like most such generalizations, it is grounded in a real truth. There are PLENTY of students at GW who are not rich, and I believe about 60% of the students receive financial aid. However, despite this, overwhelmingly the CULTURE at GW is one of excessive wealth and elitism. A huge group of the study body flaunts their money as indicative of their self-worth, and the girls walk the streets of DC dripping in designer goods. Of course this is not the case for all of them. Like all schools, you will be able to find people like you, with similar values and interests. But at GW, it will take some major effort to weed out the superficial types. Make SURE to visit campus before making your decision. GW is a very showy and money-conscious school, and if you are worried about fitting it, it is best to see for yourself. Good luck!</p>
<p>I am also worried about this. I have to decide between GW, Mount Holyoke, and the University of Wisconsin/Madison (I live in WI). I have heard the kids at Mount Holyoke are also rich brats. I am interested in the social sciences, probably something like anthropology. Does anyone have knowledge about these schools? I am really not rich-I have a lot of financial aid.</p>
<p>Those are really different environments, have you visited them all? My daughter will probably pick GWU for the fall and even though we don’t qualify for need based aid we are not rich or snobby at all. If she hadn’t gotten the Presidential Scholarship there is no way we would have considered sending her there. We live in a modest home, drive older not fancy cars, don’t wear designer clothes, but live comfortably. I won’t go into too many details but because of some money she inherited from her grandparents it bumps us up to look more wealthy and she/we will use that money to pay for her college. We are blessed by that gift but we aren’t dripping in wealth. So, I have some concerns also when I hear about tons of rich kids at GW and some other schools. But the more I think about it and read on this board, it sounds like GW gives out quite a bit of aid and it seems like there will be a mixture of rich/not rich, just like at all schools. I have a feeling you will find like minded friends with a similar lifestyle wherever you go, and just like out in the world, there will be many people with more money and many people with less. Good luck with your choice!</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about the snobby kids, if there are any. I doubt there are hordes of them running around DC like the stampede in Jumanji. So if you don’t want to hang with them, you should most definitely be able to avoid them. </p>
<p>I think that if you attend any large university, you’ll have so many different types of folks attending it that unless you’re a complete loner, you should be able to make good friends. In any large, impersonal place, you’re gonna have to work to find your niche.</p>