r/gwu

This is now the official thread for all room swap requests and offers. Please post your swaps here instead of creating individual posts, it'll make it way easier for people to browse and find matches in one place.

When posting your swap, please include:

• Current room/building/hall
• Room you're looking for (or open to)
• Any relevant details (floor, roommate situation, move-in date, etc.)
• Best way to reach you (Reddit chat, GroupMe, etc.)

Good luck!

some misc dorm qs.

is dorm in just a free for all? i mean it’s obvi not but i have received very little info re: move in and the first few days on campus before classes begin.

are there events for freshman or required programming that week before classes?

how do packages work that week with thousands of students sending all their shit to campus?

what is generally the distribution of how people bring their stuff for move in (ie bring w vs shop there vs order for delivery) for toiletries, clothing, dorm furniture, decor etc?

my parental units think i need a computer desktop monitor (ik this isn’t the right technical term lol) for my room. i’m an IA major and i feel this is … unnecessary. am i wrong?

thank u again to the good people of r/gwu for answering my college qs 🙏🙌

Hey!! Incoming freshmen— is there any way to see our AP scores ahead of time in our portals? I’ve seen some people on tiktok do that for their own schools but none for GW. Thanks guys!!

I had a package delivered by USPS to 2025 F st on Monday. I never received a QR code so I emailed GWU mailing services the tracking info and they told me that they never received the package and to call USPS.

USPS told me that the package was delivered to the correct location. I submitted a lost package inquiry on GWU website and I included my GWID and tracking info.

When should I make a big deal out of this? I want to go down there and talk to someone but the people that work there always have a funky attitude.

Thanks for reading

incoming freshman, mitchell single with a communal bathroom, but i saw it’s being renovated. does anyone know what’s actually changing? also, how social is mitchell? i’ve heard it’s quieter than thurston, but is it still easy to make friends as a freshman, or does everyone kinda keep to themselves and how bad are the bathrooms..

Let's talk about rule 4, all things housing, and the moderators.

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There is clearly some appetite among patrons of r/gwu to post about all things housing. Throughout the year, this subreddit sees posts for:

1. University students seeking to swap rooms with other university students.
2. University students seeking roommates for off-campus housing.
3. University students seeking information about on-campus housing.
4. Individuals unaffiliated with the university seeking housing in the area.
5. Individuals unaffiliated with the university advertising housing in the area.

...and more, I'm sure.

There are some problems with the existing setup right now.

Rule 4 states "no room swap posts: please use the master thread when making room swap posts. Failure to do so will result in the removal of your post." However, as many individuals have observed and pointed out, such a master thread does not exist. This serves as a little bit of a point of confusion, but more than anything else renders rule 4 toothless: university students seeking a room swap simply... ignore it and post anyways!

One could argue that all of this is relatively harmless; after all, r/gwu is dedicated to discussing all things related to The George Washington University by and for any member of the university community. The problem, however, is that these threads are numerous, 'clog' up the subreddit, and bury more productive threads. Importantly, none of any of these threads ever get any significant engagement; despite all of the appetite for posting about seeking roommates or room swaps or advertising off-campus housing, there's no evidence that there's anyone 'buying' what any of the people posting are 'selling.' To that effect, rule 4 is highly necessary as a means of mitigation against these fruitless posts.

It's important for me to note that I view r/gwu as more than just somewhere for people to make posts asking questions or having discussions about all things related to the university. To me, one of the most important functions of reddit (and r/gwu by extension) is to act as a repository for information. How many of you have had a question about something, related to the university or otherwise, and consulted some reddit thread that someone else posted asking your same question? I know I have. This is part of why I'm so active on the subreddit and make such an effort to share what knowledge I have in response to people sharing their problems or questions: I'm confident that someday, somebody else will have the same problem or question and that person is not unlikely to check our subreddit as a source. Similarly, I believe it's important that 'productive' threads remain visible on the subreddit's front page and not be buried by housing-related posts that get no engagement and, at best, will only serve to help OP.

I've already pointed out that rule 4 is effectively useless considering the lack of this 'master thread' that the rule says people should be posting on. However, the problem is larger than that. I opened this post listing the five main categories of housing-related posts that seem to plague the subreddit, but rule 4, as it stands, only addresses room swaps. That's a glaring blind spot, and rule 4 should be amended to restrict the other four categories I described as well. More importantly, though, a bigger problem looms: the moderators of r/gwu.

Some of you may have noticed that the moderators of r/gwu are quiet, to say the least. I believe I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen any activity from a moderator's account or any instances of moderator powers being actively used on the subreddit. In fact, around three days ago u/Jonahdog posted this thread drawing attention to the unclear guidance posed by the current incarnation of rule 4. The lack of any kind of response by or guidance from a moderator is a deafening silence. I, myself, have at times messaged the general r/gwu moderator inbox and never received any signs of life in response. Many of these accounts have not interacted with r/gwu in years. Some of these moderator accounts have had no activity anywhere on reddit in years.

I do not know whether or not the moderators are monitoring this subreddit anymore. That being said, the lack of any action on housing posts that violate rule 4 (unclear though it may be), the lack of any guidance in response to multiple people expressing being confused by rule 4, the lack of response to messages to the moderator inbox, and the lack of activity not just on this subreddit but across reddit as a whole by many of the moderators, altogether, do not inspire confidence.

I believe we need to see:

1. "Rule 4" reform.
2. More visible moderators.
3. More active management of the subreddit.

... so that's my manifesto.

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I am making this post because I want us to talk about all of these things as a subreddit community. I would love to hear anyone's thoughts on any of these points that I have raised and any suggestions anyone has on how to tackle these issues and move forward. Any input?

Thanks,

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First year student in Mitchell Hall this year. I want to know how strict the RAs are in general and how seriously they take room rules and inspections.

Also how big of a deal is having an air fryer in the room? Do RAs actually write people up for it or does it usually get ignored unless there’s an issue?

Looking for a male freshman willing to switch out of Foggy Bottom to the Vern. Compensation. DM me.

are beds loftable in thurston, and if so, how high? i was wondering if i could fit the desk underneath or if i’m dreaming😭

Hello! I have a family member visiting but they do not have a gov issued ID because they are a minor, will security at the front desk allow them to sign in?

Thoughts on bringing a bike/electric bike to get around? I hope to land a job that is 14mins away by bike but 53mins by metro?

why did i get thurston hall single for this fall when it wasnt in the options? thurston was my last choice in foggy and I was told that I’d get my first or second choice when I came on tour. did this happen to anyone else?

Ugh. We’ve been trying to get this problem resolved for weeks now. Daughter’s ssn was off by a number in their system so her fafsa didn’t register. We spent a week talking to financial aid trying to track and solve the problem. Then thanks to this sub we went to admissions and they gave us a request form to get it fixed and we put that in.

It’s been over a week and we don’t know where to check to be sure the fix went through. Daughter emailed some questions to financial aid on Friday and they got back to us today that her ssn is still wrong.

How do we even get this fixed? And then I know they need time to process and then review the fafsa. We have an extension till 7/14 but I know this financial aid process takes time, and we need time on our end to figure out what we can do to make this happen given the eventual financial aid offer.

Anyone know where else to bring this issue to? I have daughter calling admissions and some contact email they gave her for transfer students.

This is so frustrating.

So I’m trying to plan ahead for the general biology class at George Washington, but I can’t seem to find the lecture. All I see is that Dr. John Manubay is the teacher for the laboratory, but I can’t seem to find the lecture. Would anyone please be willing to help! Thank you so much

Hi! I’m a freshman, and I was planning to take Chem I for the Fall 2026 semester. I heard chem in GWU is terrible, so I was wondering if there’s any tips or recommendations anyone can give me in order to get a decent grade?

Also, I heard that some students would rather take chem in a community college. Can someone elaborate on how to do that? (I’m an international student, so I’m really confused on how things work in the U.S.) Is it like being enrolled in both the university and the cc or how does that work?

Thanks!

Anyone who has a dakota triple or knows anyone who has a dakota triple know if there's any empty triples there or who would I have to contact to switch to dakota triple?? Me n my friends really want to do a 3:3 swap but housing and CCs have been really unhelpful and there are barely any people in the room swap portal

I was looking at the room layouts online and mostly for FSK the size seriously differs from room to room.
(I’m in a triple)

I was thinking of lofting my bed to conserve space but was wondering - is it possible for me to loft it enough to put my desk under it? Do I personally need to bring anything to loft my bed or do they provide ALL the equipment? And do I have to ask for permission??

I wanted to ask here before emailing because they take so long to respond 😭
If anyone has any insight I’d really appreciate it!