Admissions goes to Florida!

I just got back from a wonderful visit to South Florida for receptions for juniors and admitted students.  For all of you who attended it was great to meet you and here your insightful questions about the university.  (It was also great to get down to a little bit of sun.)

I went with an Admissions Director and an International Affairs Professor and we talked about "our GW's" since we all have a very different perspective of the university.

For the admitted student receptions I kept getting questions about the two campuses, so I thought I would bring it onto the blog as well.

The Foggy Bottom campus, if you haven't visited, is the campus that is a few blocks from the White House, State Department, Kennedy Center, and and definitely more urban than the Mt. Vernon Campus.  Most freshman will be living on the Foggy Bottom campus because only about 700 live on the Vern (as we like to call it).  No matter what campus you live on you can travel between the two with ease.  The Vern Express runs 24 hours a day so if you are studying in the library on Foggy Bottom you can get back home to the Vern easily.  There is also lots of classroom space on the Vern.  The class are usually identical to the sections on the Foggy Bottom campus, but have lower caps on students.  This means you can form relationships with professors, ask questions, and get to know your classmates much faster on the Vern than in a larger lecture on Foggy.

There is dining, studying, activities, and many other things happening on the Vern to make sure it is completely integrated with the other parts of GW.  Many students use it as a stepping stone into a much bigger city than they are used to.  It is nice to be able to have a home-like feeling pulling up to the Vern and walking into your building.  It is much quieter because there are less ambulances/motorcades and a lot more  green space to take advantage of.

Both campuses are great options for all students to look into!  And usually students find a balance between the two campuses.

I hope this helps clear up some questions you may have!  But if you have more please feel free to email me, I love hearing from excited prospective students!

I will leave you with some beautiful pictures I took from my hotel room...