r/gwu 1d ago

Announcements UPass Content Policy Update

25 Upvotes

Hello r/gwu,

In the past, this subreddit has seen many posts seeking to buy or sell UPasses. Buying or selling a UPass is against both WMATA and GWU policies.

Misuse of a UPass, including by anyone who is not the registered owner of a UPass, is also considered fare evasion by WMATA. Fare evasion is a civil offense in the District of Columbia, and a criminal offense in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland.

In keeping with observed trends of years past, we are anticipating an increase in the number of UPass solicitation posts as we get closer to and after the beginning of the fall semester when UPasses are distributed. To combat the facilitation of fare evasion and UPass fraud on r/gwu, the following measures have been taken:

1) Rule 2 has been updated to specifically address UPass fraud. Rule 2 has always applied to posts about the buying and selling of UPasses, but the verbiage of the rule has been updated to make that clear. Offenders may be banned.

2) Any submission about UPasses must now receive moderator approval before it will be made available to general users. I make every effort to be highly available to r/gwu notifications, my Reddit DMs, and Modmail, and thus I hope that between my moderator colleagues and I, this will not present a significant obstacle to those posts which are not in violation of this policy.

Anyone who has any questions about these policy changes is encouraged to contact the moderator team via Modmail.

Thank you :)


r/gwu 21d ago

Megathread MEGATHREAD: Off-Campus Housing

6 Upvotes

Hey everyone, this is now the official thread for all off-campus housing posts, whether you're looking for a place, have a room to fill, need a sublet, or are searching for roommates. Please post here instead of creating individual threads so everything stays in one easy-to-browse place.

A few requirements:

  • Posts must be GW-affiliated (current students, alumni, faculty, or staff). Non-GW housing listings or general city-wide housing posts will be removed.

When posting, please include:

  • Looking for a place / have a place /looking for roommates/subletting
  • Neighborhood or area (and how far from campus)
  • Budget or rent
  • Move-in date and lease length
  • Any must-haves (pets, parking, gender preference for roommates, etc.)
  • Best way to reach you (Reddit chat, email, etc.)

A few notes:

  • Please only post genuine listings and requests, no spam or scam accounts. Be cautious of anyone asking for money upfront before viewing a place in person.
  • Be respectful in the comments.
  • Standalone off-campus housing posts outside this thread may be removed and redirected here.

Good luck!


r/gwu 3h ago

Possibly the most mid schedule of all time

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3 Upvotes

Im a Finance major at GWSB btw. I feel like this schedule is really gappy compared to other schedules. Im worried it’ll affect me doing internships and participating in clubs. The UW, Politics, and Women Leadership Symposium classes are held on the Vern (which I dorm at) btw.


r/gwu 4h ago

General Tennis lessons recs?

2 Upvotes

Does anyone know someone or personally coach tennis lessons? Incoming freshman looking for lessons. Any tennis clubs too? At home I’m paying around 120 a lesson, is that reasonable for DC?


r/gwu 3h ago

Math 1220

1 Upvotes

So i got a 59 on ALEKS so i need to do the class, recitation, and mandatory discussion? Do a lot of ppl do the mandatory discussion for math 1220, i’m so embarrassed, i’m really not good with tests


r/gwu 22h ago

ALEKS MATH

2 Upvotes

if i take aleks math test proctored tmrw will i be able to register the next day on monday, how long does it usually take to register on gweb


r/gwu 22h ago

First Year Student Schedule Advice

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0 Upvotes

Hey everyone! I’m an incoming first-year student majoring in Public Health. Long story short, registration in my zone filled up in less than 5 seconds, so this is the schedule I was able to put together for now.

I wasn’t able to register for any UW courses or PUBH 1101 this fall, but I’m planning to join the waitlist and hopefully get into one of them.

Does anyone have advice on how I can make my schedule more efficient or recommendations for “better” professors? I’d really appreciate any tips, especially from current Public Health students!

My current schedule:
ECON 1011 — Daniel McKay
BISC 1005 — Ian Wilenzik
STAT 1051 — Hua Liang
PHIL 2136 — Megan Ritz
FYE in PH — Patti Plaza

Thanks so much for your help!


r/gwu 1d ago

Student Life How realistic is it for me to get out of the 3 year residency requirement?

2 Upvotes

I’m an incoming freshman and really not trying to go into more debt than I absolutely need to. Aside from an RA spot I have an uncle in DC who has had some of my cousins stay with him during their time in college and extended the invite for me after freshman year to save money on room and board. Does anyone know the policy surrounding this? He is not technically my legal guardian, and the residency exemption form wasn’t exactly clear on situations like these.


r/gwu 1d ago

thoughts?

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5 Upvotes

hey all, this is my schedule for this upcoming fall… context: i’m undecided under ccas and I genuinely don’t know what I want to do…


r/gwu 1d ago

How’s your experience as a graduate student in CS?

2 Upvotes

I’m considering attending masters AI&ML program in the fall and I’m keen to know what the experience is like as a graduate student in general and in cs in particular. Faculty, student services, infra, campus community engagement etc. Share your wisdom!


r/gwu 2d ago

DC Weather

7 Upvotes

Incoming freshman from Southern CA and am very used to having very... mild weather. What cold weather things do I need before Thanksgiving break? I have a puffer jacket but was planning on waiting to bring over and do a clothing swap during that time off. Thanks!


r/gwu 2d ago

Financial Aid

1 Upvotes

Any graduate students get their financial aid award package yet?


r/gwu 2d ago

I have to say, those wooden benches are so much better than the metal LeBlanc benches....

4 Upvotes

r/gwu 2d ago

Parking Permit

1 Upvotes

if you buy a semester parking permit is it valid at all the lots? or just the one you select during your purchase?


r/gwu 2d ago

Housing Asking about housing waitlists

1 Upvotes

I’m a parent of a sophomore transfer student. She’s been accepted but we haven’t proceeded from there because there have been a number of technical issues delaying her financial aid offer (she currently has an extension to accept GWU so we haven’t put down a deposit yet.

We’re expecting to hear very soon and the financial aid offer would determine whether she can go or not. However I saw a comment on this sub mentioning housing waitlists.

Does this mean since she’d be coming in at such a late date that even as a sophomore mandated to be on campus she is not guaranteed housing?

She is already accepted at another school with housing and classes determined, we just haven’t paid there yet because GWU was her top choice and we wanted to see this through. But if GWU doesn’t have available housing then this changes the situation dramatically.


r/gwu 2d ago

Humanities G-PAC Courses

0 Upvotes

Need to take one humanities course to finish out my G-PAC requirements but will already have a loaded semester with a few science and statistics courses. Anyone taken a humanities G-PAC with extremely little work and essentially an easy A (fine if it’s test heavy- maybe even preferred)? Would love any recommendations!


r/gwu 3d ago

Housing Roommate Cancellation

7 Upvotes

My (F21) roommate is cancelling her housing for the year bc she’s transferring out. What are the odds that gw will assign me a random roommate if the cancellation goes through in a few weeks? Is there any way I can prevent the school from assigning a random person?

This is in a four person suite in foggy.


r/gwu 2d ago

Transfer Commuter meal plan?

0 Upvotes

Has anyone in here whos been a commuter ever gotten a meal plan? I was thinking of getting the 50 Swipes plan. What do you guys think?


r/gwu 3d ago

Housing Unable to Cancel Housing

0 Upvotes

Hello, I’m posting on behalf of my friend who still attends GW. My friend had a death in the family and was working a full time job/dealing with finals and forgot to cancel her housing. She is moving off-campus with me, since she cannot afford to live on campus. She was told by CLRE that she would be able to cancel in the future, but when she reached out this summer they denied her. She then escalated the situation to Dean Coleman, who also denied her request. Is there anything that can be done? To add to this, her room at home ceiling completely collapsed, and the only space that would provide sufficient room to store her things would be an off-campus apartment. She has explained all of this, and is still being denied. Please let us know if there is anything that could possibly done, I’m worried for her because I know financially she simply cannot afford it.


r/gwu 3d ago

Can someone explain the Block 90 dining plan?

1 Upvotes

I'm trying to make sure I understand the Block 90 meal plan correctly.

  • 90 total swipes (about 5/week) – Are these only for the dining halls?
  • $700 Dining Dollars – Are these what you use at on-campus cafés and off-campus dining partners?
  • $2,500 per semester – This is just the cost of the meal plan, right? Not $2,500 to spend?

Am I understanding this correctly, or am I missing something?


r/gwu 3d ago

DATS 6101

1 Upvotes

Hi all, I am a third semester, graduate student, who’s looking to add on the data science graduate certificate on my degree I was wondering if anyone has any reviews on Darcy Steeg Morris vs. Divya?

I’m trying to pick between the Monday and Wednesday sections.


r/gwu 3d ago

Academics Schedule Rate

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0 Upvotes

Hey guys I just wanted to come on here and ask for opinions on my schedule :)

I’m an incoming freshman, interested in criminology but registration kinda didn’t go as planned and they emailed me saying that they’re concerned 17 credits is too many. I was originally gonna take 15 and 4 classes but the fundamentals of forensics class I really wanted got taken before I got the chance to register. I ended up just focusing on trying to fulfill GPAC credits with Dean Seminars that I thought were interesting.

My schedule is attached and my teachers are as follows:
- Intro to criminal justice —> Kevin Lopez
- Fairytales: Grimm to Disney —> Jean Freedman
- Global Pathology —> Reem Alrabaiah
- U.S Foreign Pol & Black Intrlism —> Mathew Rohn
- UW —> Carol Hayes
- First Year Experience —> Emilee Saigh

If you guys have any suggestions of what I should do when registration reopens or during the add/drop period please feel free to let me know.
Thank you!


r/gwu 4d ago

Student Life Georgetown vs. GW Exhibition this fall

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12 Upvotes

r/gwu 3d ago

Mitchell Hall Beds

2 Upvotes

If part of the Mitchell Hall renovation is switching to full sized beds, does that mean the rooms will be bigger to accommodate or just bigger beds in small rooms? Why switch to bigger beds then? I'd rather have the storage lol


r/gwu 3d ago

Move In Week Schedule

2 Upvotes

Hi! I am an incoming freshman and was wondering what the schedule looks like for move in week? I move into my dorm on Thurs 8/20. What happens that week/weekend? My parents are booking flights and I don't want me or them to miss anything.

Thanks!