<p>I just got accepted, and i was wondering if anyone had any idea how good gw's SEAS is. some people i've talked to said that if i were to go into engineering (environmental or mechanical), not to go to gwu because it wasn't their strength. is this true? are there any internships/organizations near dc that research/develop alternative energy?</p>
<p>Also- my acceptance letter online just said congrats on my admittance to gwu, but does this mean SEAS as well, or do i not know if i can go there yet? thanks</p>
<p>sooo… any thoughts?</p>
<p>apart from SMPA, the school you applied to is the school you got accepted to within GW, I believe. </p>
<p>I don’t know how good SEAS is, but I do think that GW is more known for IR, commuications, poli sci-type disciplines.</p>
<p>GreatApe - you should go to Accepted Students Day and check out SEAS. My son is in his second year there and is very happy. It is true that GW is not known for engineering and SEAS isn’t among the top ranked engineering schools; it seems to me that many of the students there, like my son, applied because they liked GW as a whole, wanted to be in DC and were not as focused on engineering as those who apply only to polytechnics and schools more known for engineering. My son is progressing well through the program and will graduate with a BS in civil and environmental engineering with a higher GPA than he might have earned at a more “prestigious” engineering school. In addition, he’s having a terrific time in DC and has enjoyed his non-engineering classes (he’s also minoring in math). SEAS does bill itself as having lots of connections for internships and employment opportunities with all kinds of industry and government agencies in the DC area.</p>
<p>The engineering department at GWU provides terrific opportunities for work with the Federal Government, such as engineering work in support of Homeland Security. There are grants available to cover full tuition to prepare for some of these opportunities.</p>
<p>but if you wanted to back out of engineering (im not positive since ive never really tried it), would these grants go away? a gw prof called my house today to talk to me about their engineering program. i wasnt there, but ill def ask him about it, and why i should go there instead of schools with better engineering reptuations (lehigh/tufts)</p>
<p>Anyone have any opinions about one path vs the other other than the obvious geographic differences?</p>