乔治梅森大学

　　据吴江院校库介绍，乔治梅森大学（George Mason University，简称GMU）是美国著名的一级国家级大学，是近十年来在美国迅速崛起的一所主要的大学。学校正式成立于1972年，前身是弗吉尼亚大学的附属学院，独立后锐意拓展，在短短的40多年间就有两位诺贝尔经济学奖获得者和三位普利策奖得主先后加盟。

　　校园位于弗吉尼亚州费尔法克斯市，距离美国首都华盛顿特区仅15里，是一个安全的郊外社区，气候温和，四季分明。学生可以乘坐乔治梅森大学提供的免费班车或乘坐免费的费尔法克斯CUE巴士到达华盛顿的地铁站口。费尔法克斯经济活跃，有许多高科技产业、政府部门和服务业，优越的地理位置使学生有诸多进入世界500强企业实习和工作的机会。

　　根据2016年《美国新闻与世界报道》公布的美国大学综合排名，乔治梅森大学位居全美第135名，公立院校第68名，2012年，学校被评为后来居上大学（最有潜力大学）第2位，上海交大ARWU世界大学学术排名将乔治梅森大学列为世界151-200位，美国国内第70位，学校的法学、政治学、公共事务、工程学等专业长年位居全美前50，其它优势专业包括计算机科学、经济学、教育学等。

　　学生评价

　　好评项：

　　1.The weather in Fairfax is great, students get to experience the best of all four seasons.

　　2.Mason‘s proximity to Washington D.C. means there’s always something to do on the weekends, plus the city provides great internship and job opportunities for students.

　　3.Dining-both on and off campus-provides students with plenty of different options no matter what they‘re in the mood for.

　　4.Professors at Mason are very knowledgeable about what they teach. Many have had successful careers in the subjects they teach, and some even teach and work part-time in their field.

　　5.An extensive transportation system exists at Mason to get students pretty much where they want to go around the area. There’s a shuttle that takes students directly to the Metro, and one that circles around to area hot spots like Fair Oaks Mall.

　　6.Since Mason is a fairly new university, the classrooms have features that can‘t be found on older campuses and there is wireless Internet in a majority of the buildings on campus.

　　7.Mason is consistently ranked as one of the most diverse universities in the nation, so there’s no better place to meet students from different backgrounds and ethnicities.

　　差评项：

　　1.Mason doesn‘t have a football team and not all students attend basketball games, so there’s not as much school spirit as you see at schools with Division I football teams.

　　2.Parking

　　3.Mason doesn‘t have a Greek Row, so unless one’s involved in Greek life, getting to parties is tough.

　　4.The primary freshmen housing area, Presidents Park, is a

　　5.Students need to beware of leaving their cars parked too long in a time-restricted space. Parking Services will ticket any cars breaking the rules, no questions asked.

　　6.Campus is pretty dead on the weekends, so most students head off campus to find places to drink or party.

　　7.Off-campus housing is expensive and commuters are hard pressed to find parking spots when they get to campus. The cheapest option is to live on campus, however there are hardly any parties on campus during the weekends.