Marymount University

Education is wonderful, very small classes, professors are personal and very helpful/friendly. Education is the light of it all here!! Also the location is amazing, in a great place right next to the national capital! the school is small but you get your moneys worth because it is safe and the education is wonderful...make the best out of it!!

3rd Year Female -- Class 2012

Surrounding City: A+, Social Life: F

While Marymount definitely has some flaws, it makes up for them in other areas. The politics program is filled with intelligent, challenging professors. I have only had one or two teachers that gave me issues or annoyed me. Being in DC gave me great opportunity to take on one internship my spring semester of my freshman year, which opened an opportunity for another internship that following summer. While a lot of students are from the area, there still is a very diverse campus, we have students from all but two states, and over 70 countries. When getting involved with clubs, it is very lax. They post their meetings everywhere on campus fliers and in the weekly email, "The Bark." You are welcome to show up when you please, to very welcome and warm crowds. If one of the 30 or so clubs don't fit or phase you, students are encouraged to create there own. A very simple process, that only takes 7 members or so to be recognized by the University.

The new residence hall, Ostapenko, is absolutely beautiful. It provides a great experience in an apartment style living. While the summer options in the main dining hall are not always great and varied, the school year brings so many options and selection for meals. Sushi is awesome, the staff is friendly. If you don't see something you like you are always more then encouraged to ask for it. After personally meeting the main chef, I felt welcome to ask for any thing I was not satisfied with.

1st Year Female -- Class 2014

Campus Aesthetics: A+, Education Quality: B-

I was a bit of a non-traditional student, but I had a great experience.
Academics: The history program at Marymount is phenomenal. And I am not saying this just because I was a good student--on the contrary, there were times when I struggled through some very tough courses. I got my first ever "C" at Marymount and was devastated---but it was an insanely hare class and I was not surprised, just disappointed that I was not as prepared as I thought I was to conquer it. However, after that incident, I learned quickly how to better budget my time and my study habits got better almost overnight. I graduated Cum Laude and was incredibly proud of all the effort that I put in to get there.

The program itself was challenging because it was very reading and writing intensive. The professors were engaging and encouraging, but were tough and did not take any excuses. The classes were all great--except American history ones---but that is because I have little interest in US History and focused mainly on Euro History.

I was able to obtain an internship that pertained to what I was I was interested in doing after graduation, which was to work in higher education.

Social Life:
I did not live on campus but went to so many events on campus, such as the annual Portfolio in Motion Fashion Show, Springfest, the comedians at Bernie's (eatery on campus), and lectures on campus. My favorite moment on campus was running into (literally) Carolina Herera before she went to the Fashion Show on campus.

Off campus, just 3 miles away, is Ballston and Clarendon, which have great places for live music, bars, and restaurants. There was always something catered to the college crowd on certain nights. Of course, DC is just a stones throw away.Overall: I had a wonderful college experience, met some amazing people, and some not so great. There were times when I wish the class wasn't so small so I could hide, but I learned so much in my classes that going into grad school I was 100% prepared because the information we covered in my first semester of grad school was stuff that I learned while I was in undergrad.

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000