Patrick E. Mcknight

I am applying as a transfer student from Northern Virginia Community College, and it has been nothing but me chasing down administration to make sure all of the paperwork has been processed properly. Every email I have sent the admissions office so far has taken at LEAST two weeks response time, even when I send follow-up emails. They say that their response time is 48 hours, but obviously my experience is nowhere close to that. It's not the beginning of a semester, it's almost October, so to me it makes no sense that it should be taking over two weeks for a response. I called on the phone, and while the lady was nice, she couldn't provide me any specific information pertaining to MY application. Going in person is always a long wait, receptionists are rude, and my questions have been turned away before because I am not a George Mason student. Well, obviously I WANT to be a Mason student, that's why I'm here in the first place! I'm not even going to school here yet and it's already been a nightmare dealing with the administration side of the school. I feel unimportant, not prioritized in the slightest, and a nuisance for wanting to be sure. UPDATE: Tried to call several times because I was not receiving email responses. Each time I was on hold for OVER an hour and my phone either died or I had to hang up the phone because I had other things I had to do. I eventually had to go to the campus, which is not convenient for me in any capacity, just so I could be told that my transfer application was complete and went through the system... It's also been a week since admissions said they would begin notifying transfer applicants of admission, as Mason students are already registering for classes and I want to secure my spot, too. Radio silence from the admission team. Only email I have received is that my application was received... Which was almost three weeks after I submitted it, by the way. Currently on hold so I can ask when the admission letters will be administered.

Horrible!!!!! My daughter doesn't have an advisor and after many attempts to get one----nothing. English is a second language, and the history professor called her a loser. UNACCEPTABLE. Everyone is very rude.

I attended George Mason University for the Washington Journalism and Media Conference in July 2016 and it was amazing! The door rooms were great; the people were incredible; and the experience overall was one I will never forget. I'm so happy to be applying here this fall, though I am disappointed it's so far away from my home in Florida.

when you enter this campus you are like entering another world, nickname 'Mason Nation' yes it is true you will enter a 'Mason Nation'... Actually I am not an outgoing person, but since my first semester here it's turned me into an outgoing person ... In fact it does not feel like living in the US or feel like studying at the US but 'Mason Nation'

Beautiful campus, great professors, and such a diverse and friendly community. I'll be attending Mason in August of 2018!