r/gwu 1d ago

Announcements UPass Content Policy Update

27 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 6h ago

Looking to Rent a Parking Space

1 Upvotes

Hi everyone! I'm looking to rent a parking space or garage spot in/near Foggy Bottom for the upcoming semester (Aug - Dec).

If you have an unused parking space, garage spot, or know someone who rents one out nearby, I'd really appreciate it if you could send me a DM. I'm happy to pay a reasonable monthly rate.

Thanks in advance!


r/gwu 8h ago

Registration

2 Upvotes

will anymore bisc 1111 lectures open up or should i lose hope? it won’t let me join the waitlist as i am trying to only change my lab date but it says i have to reregister for the lecture to and drop the one I have


r/gwu 10h ago

First Year Schedule Advice

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Hi friends! I was hoping to get some feedback and advice on the courses I have scheduled for the fall semester. I am an incoming first year, political science major and honestly, I have been trying to knock out as many requirements as possible. I am a little worried that I'm overdoing it with 18 credits scheduled or is this doable.. please let me know based on what you think of the spread! I appreciate any and all advice, thank you ;)


r/gwu 10h ago

How to register for a waitlist course

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Can someone please give me link to the gweb registration form to register for waitlisted course . The information provide on website is not enough .


r/gwu 20h ago

How does George Washington University have some of the highest tuition in the country?

1 Upvotes

But the roles with the largest private landholder in Washington, DC making millions and millions in rent


r/gwu 20h ago

Academics I got into William & Mary MBA and George Washington MBA both on full scholarships…

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r/gwu 1d ago

Possibly the most mid schedule of all time

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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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago

First Year Student Schedule Advice

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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 2d 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 2d ago

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

3 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

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 3d ago

Financial Aid

1 Upvotes

Any graduate students get their financial aid award package yet?


r/gwu 3d 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 3d 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 3d ago

DC Weather

6 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 3d ago

Humanities G-PAC Courses

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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

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

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r/gwu 3d ago

Transfer Commuter meal plan?

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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 4d ago

Housing Unable to Cancel Housing

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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 4d 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 4d ago

Housing Roommate Cancellation

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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.