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George Mason University鈥檚 law students agree that 鈥渢he professors are brilliant鈥� and 鈥淢ason is a hidden gem that prepares students for actual practice better than any other law school out there.鈥� However, there鈥檚 plenty more to say about the school that incites a disagreement typical of students who are being taught to argue for a living. Some contend that 鈥渙ne of the school鈥檚 strengths is the four-semester legal writing requirement鈥� while some refer disparagingly to 鈥渢he nightmare of a writing program that the school has instituted.鈥� Others synthesize the two arguments: 鈥淭he students often complain about the [legal writing] program, but most recognize that it is tremendously useful and will help them with future legal opportunities.鈥� Students are similarly divided on GMU鈥檚 pedagogical ethos: some assert that 鈥渢here is a very good blend of theory and practical knowledge conveyed鈥� in the curricula, while others maintain that 鈥渢he emphasis on economics in many ways is distracting from understanding the black letter law鈥� or that 鈥渢his is a patent law heavy school with unequal opportunities for students with social science rather than hard science backgrounds.鈥� GMU is stringent about its graduation requirements, leading some students to complain about 鈥渢oo many required courses,鈥� yet students also appreciate that 鈥渢here are many classes available to practice both courtroom advocacy and writing skills, and taking part in these classes has given me invaluable experience for litigation.鈥�
In terms of faculty, administration, and other on-campus support, students feel that GMU鈥檚 鈥渁dministration is vested in student outcomes鈥� and that 鈥渢he staff is unbelievably open to outside discussion and help providing high government contacts and networking.鈥� The university鈥檚 ten minutes away from Washington, D.C., provides a major asset to job-seeking graduates 鈥渨ith ready access to fabulous internships and other educational opportunities at a public school price.鈥� This proximity also creates a culture of working lawyers amongst its faculty: 鈥渕ost of the professors aren鈥檛 just professors. They鈥檙e also practicing attorneys or policy specialists who have major influences on their respective fields, and on the development of those fields.鈥� Students find the school鈥檚 facilities 鈥渆xtremely up to date鈥� and 鈥渙utstanding,鈥� and extol the librarians: 鈥淭he librarians are perhaps the most wonderful people on campus.鈥� There are some complaints about the law school鈥檚 relationship to the rest of the university: students claim 鈥渢he law school is like the estranged step-child to the main campus,鈥� that they 鈥渃ould use better amenities,鈥� and that they sometimes 鈥渇eel like nothing more than a cash cow to the main campus in Fairfax鈥� due to rising tuition prices in the last few years. That said, Virginia locals appreciate the 鈥渋n-state tuition rate,鈥� which is 鈥渞elatively cheap.鈥�

Even as they argue about, well, everything, GMU students seem to like each other, reporting that the school鈥檚 culture has a 鈥渄own-to-earth personality鈥� and that 鈥淕eorge Mason invites very bright and hard working students.鈥� 鈥淭here is a social scene if you want it but most prefer to keep it to the weekends,鈥� and students observe a 鈥淕reat community.鈥� They attribute this to the intimacy of the program: 鈥淕MU has small class sizes. This leads to more approachable professors and a greater camaraderie between the students. Though it is still competitive, I have not seen any animosity or heard about nefarious acts by students.鈥� This supportive social atmosphere is mirrored in the 鈥淪afe, well-lit campus,鈥� which is 鈥渕etro accessible鈥� to D.C. and the other surrounding areas. This, as well as the school鈥檚 wide offering of evening classes, makes GMU a good choice for working or commuting students: 鈥淏eing an evening student I appreciate the fact that the night courses are taught by the same faculty as the day classes.鈥�
GMU hardly conveys that liberals need not apply, but prospective students are well-advised to know that 鈥渢he school has a noticeable libertarian (not necessarily conservative) bias, but the faculty and students are accepting of other viewpoints and willing to engage in respectful debate.鈥� Some attest that 鈥渢here is no ideological diversity鈥� and that the school could use 鈥渕ore diversity of viewpoints on the faculty,鈥� but many others value the school鈥檚 鈥渃onservative perspective deriving from its focus on law and economics.鈥� In general, though, GMU鈥檚 law students feel 鈥渃amaraderie鈥� in their peer community, and like that GMU is 鈥渘ot a cutthroat environment.鈥�