Does anyone have some pros and cons insight to these 2 schools…without cost…obviously GWU more expensive
Pros for Maryland http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/university-maryland-college-park/1743639-things-to-love-about-maryland-p1.html
While of course there are students that are very happy at GWU, I do know that if your student has any special needs (for issues that are not obviously visible- such as accommodations for ADD, depression, migraines, etc), they claim to be supportive but the reality is very different. I know of this from a good friend whose student attended and had a terrible experience…
To be fair, I don’t know how Maryland handles those types of accommodations, but I did have experience with Maryland profs going out of their way to encourage my son to complete his scholars program to get that citation (he was going to drop it because he got into QUEST and Hinman CEOs and thought it was going to be too much for him, but the profs/school really did make it possible for him to stay in scholars also without being overburdened). I also had experience with the engineering study abroad department going out of their way to find options for my son to do study abroad even though he decided late in the game that he was interested in doing this. They called me personally to directly discuss my concerns and even found scholarship money specifically for study abroad to help.