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Reviews, Visits, and Rankings / Re: George Washington Preview Weekend Reviews!
« on: March 30, 2006, 11:33:56 PM »
Hey guys, I'm currently a 1L at GW and I used this site last year when I was applying. I just thought I would post my thoughts on the school in case anyone finds it helpful. I know I found it helpful to hear from current students when I was looking.
I'll just come right out and say that I'm happy here overall. It's a big school, but the building been expanding and the school will be taking over the adjacent building next year. We'll be getting another lounge as well as a cafe/coffee shop (although there are three starbucks within two blocks of the school already). The size issue also depends on your section. Mine has 86 students and we're all pretty tight knit with just about everyone getting along despite the fact that our ages range from 21 to 35. Section 11 is huge (125 or so) however. the other two sections are about the same as mine. i definitely don't know everyone in my year, but your section is kind of like a mini-class in itself. but yeah, its not a cozy atmosphere overall so that's something you'll have to consider. keep in mind, though, that most 3L's and many 2L's have jobs or internships so they're not around as much to make the building more crowded.
Other negatives include: the cost (there's no way around it - the school and dc are both expensive), sharing a locker your first year, really slow elevators, the temperature control in the main reading room in the library
Some positives: TONS of classes to choose from, lots of connections in the city, being on the same campus as the undergrads (so we can use the nice gym, attend basketball games, eat at the various options on campus, etc.), the faculty (my first semester profs included two SCOTUS clerks and all were very engaging and approachable - they have a budget to host a social event so one hosted bruch at her house, another had a wine and cheese party, and another hosted a happy hour at a bar with a $400 tab to get things started), extracurriculars (justice ginsburg spoke on campus in the fall and chief justice roberts judged a moot court competition on campus)
If anyone has any specific questions, I'll try to remember to check in later on. In case I forget, I hope to see some of you in the fall.
I'll just come right out and say that I'm happy here overall. It's a big school, but the building been expanding and the school will be taking over the adjacent building next year. We'll be getting another lounge as well as a cafe/coffee shop (although there are three starbucks within two blocks of the school already). The size issue also depends on your section. Mine has 86 students and we're all pretty tight knit with just about everyone getting along despite the fact that our ages range from 21 to 35. Section 11 is huge (125 or so) however. the other two sections are about the same as mine. i definitely don't know everyone in my year, but your section is kind of like a mini-class in itself. but yeah, its not a cozy atmosphere overall so that's something you'll have to consider. keep in mind, though, that most 3L's and many 2L's have jobs or internships so they're not around as much to make the building more crowded.
Other negatives include: the cost (there's no way around it - the school and dc are both expensive), sharing a locker your first year, really slow elevators, the temperature control in the main reading room in the library
Some positives: TONS of classes to choose from, lots of connections in the city, being on the same campus as the undergrads (so we can use the nice gym, attend basketball games, eat at the various options on campus, etc.), the faculty (my first semester profs included two SCOTUS clerks and all were very engaging and approachable - they have a budget to host a social event so one hosted bruch at her house, another had a wine and cheese party, and another hosted a happy hour at a bar with a $400 tab to get things started), extracurriculars (justice ginsburg spoke on campus in the fall and chief justice roberts judged a moot court competition on campus)
If anyone has any specific questions, I'll try to remember to check in later on. In case I forget, I hope to see some of you in the fall.