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"I’ve had frustrations thanks to the bureaucracy that surrounds any such institution, but I’m happy I chose AU, and I would recommend it to anyone who cares about diversity, government, and high second-tier academics with more than a few shining stars. It’s quite possible to be very happy here."

"I had a great experience at American. I certainly have my criticisms of the school, but overall, I’m really glad I went there. My academic experience was good, and even better was the education that I got from the people around me. They were smart, engaged in the world, interesting, and diverse. Living in DC was incredible, and I still miss it sometimes. I had a lot of good times there, and I recommend it to anyone."

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American University, founded in 1893, is a private liberal arts institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church. There are 5 undergraduate and 6 graduate schools. In addition to regional accreditation, AU has baccalaureate program accreditation with AACSB, ACEJMC, NCS, NASDTEC, NASM, and NCATE. The library contains 1 million volumes, 1.1 million microform items, and 60,870 audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs, and subscribes to 17,400 periodicals including electronic. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interlibrary loans, database searching, Internet access, and laptop Internet portals. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gallery, radio station, TV station, language resource center, art and dance studios, graphic design and multimedia design and development labs, national center for health fitness, audiotechnology lab, broadcast newsroom, journalism center, and spectroscopy, laser physics, computational physics, and neural computing labs. The 84-acre campus is in an urban area 5 miles northwest of downtown Washington D.C. Including any residence halls, there are 37 buildings.

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Reviewed by lenamansour, student, on 2006/12/27

 

American is a great school which has small classes and super star professors. You can really get close instructions from some of the top people in their field. The student body has a lot of international students and is pretty diverse.

Pros: International, Cosmopolitan

Cons: No Real school spirit

Reviewed by blazedale, on 2007/01/29

 

This is one of the top universities in the Washington, DC area. One great thing is the location, in a vibrant and international city. Another plus is the large international student population-- you can meet and discuss politics with people from all over.