Take A Look At The Fancy Cars George Washington University Kids Drive

Bill Gates would fit right in at George Washington University.

The Washington D.C.' school's student newspaper, The Hatchet, readily admitsadmits it isn't hard to find Gucci in the closet of GWU students, and legend has it that freshmen receive engraved chocolates left on their pillows.

Need more proof that GW students have deep pockets?

Take a look at The Cars of George Washington University.

It's a new Tumblr account that posts photos of high-end luxury cars driven by students around the GWU campus in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of D.C.

The blog that only launched last week, on Feb. 16, but it gathered nearly two dozen photos already.

The cars' makes and models are according to the Tumblr blog. Jalopnik notes some of them carry a price tag for as much as $320,000 and $548,000.

GWU was reported to be the most expensive school in the nation back in 2007. Life must be hard driving these cars to classes.

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Correction:

A previous version of this article stated GWU had the highest cost of attendance in the nation, which was only true, according to reports, in 2007.

Comments

[JohnBryansFontaine]

07:59 AM on 03/02/2012

First drive: New $250,000 supercar challenges Ferrari

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/02/10550259-first-drive-new-250000-supercar-challenges-ferrari

[mediationpro]

12:28 PM on 02/29/2012

GW is in one of the best "walking" cities in the US. True, there is a contingent of wealthy foreign students but wealthy or not, parking is near impossible, almost always impractical and not convenient to a given classroom building. My daughter spent four happy, car-less and very gratifying years at GW. And, yes, there may be some attitude among some students, but no more than perhaps other schools where the social is over-emphasized. If a car becomes necessary, students can rent a ZipCar by the hour. They don't really need Porsches and Mercedeses to go to the mall in suburban Virginia or Maryland. My daughter walked, used ZipCars and (shudder) the Metro and in the process became more buff and better conditioned. The fascination with other peoples' wealth is an obsession that brings very little value, if any.
My daughter told me that some foreign students had very well-stocked bars and their mixology was of the highest order. Today, my daughter works for a non-profit womens' rights organization, still resides in DC and still does not have a car. Her head is on straight, she is very accomplished and not among the spoiled few with fancy cars. And some of those cars may belong to nearby Georgetown students. Try writing about the good things GW grads have done and still do every day.

-A proud GW dad of a very wonderful GW grad.

[sequins]

09:35 PM on 02/28/2012

No matter how you feel about it, the student wealth at GW is truly MIND BLOWING.

[Beccy Biermann]

08:19 PM on 02/27/2012

As a student of GW, I'd like to say (1) that just because expensive cars are parked on our campus does not mean that they're all driven by our students, and (2) that a huge number of GW kids is on scholarships, which is only possible because there are also rich kids who pay full tuition.

[Jackalheadedgod]

02:22 PM on 02/27/2012

Or a shopping mall in the gulf.

Cheers,
Jack

[thewirah]

12:17 PM on 02/27/2012

Rich kids who aren't smart or hard working enough to go into good universities?

[ny1989]

12:44 PM on 02/27/2012

GW is an excellent school. They have a fantastic reputation in IR, Law and Government. (disclaimer: I never went there)

[mediationpro]

12:32 PM on 02/29/2012

Thanks, ny1989. Read my comment at mediationpro. Thanks for the kind words about GW.

[robodawa]

07:53 PM on 02/26/2012

My friend's kid got a full ride there. Almost left because the place reeked of nouveau
rich in-your-face bragging. Hard to buy class.

[cwschmidt]

12:51 PM on 02/26/2012

Purdue has a lot of nice cars too, Maseratis, brand new Audis, BMWs and Mercedes all parked on campus, to name a few. What people don't tend to realize are they are leased by international students who care too much what other international students think of them.

[Discot Harvey]

08:10 AM on 02/26/2012

What's the point of this story? Another "hate the rich" ploy? Instead of hating them or resenting what they have, shouldn't we aspire to have it as well?

I do NOT feel guilty driving my Corvette or Porsche on the elevated interstate above the ghetto on the way to WORK.

[thewirah]

12:17 PM on 02/27/2012

Did your parents buy it for you?

[mitch1981]

02:54 PM on 02/28/2012

Corvette or Porsche? Couldn't afford a nice car?

[lecloche]

11:25 PM on 02/25/2012

Wow! Thos cars are almost as nice as the ones that the kids drive at Southern Cal.

[lilpeg]

02:41 PM on 02/24/2012

When my kid goes to college she will drive a really nice re-conditioned bike.

[Comtesse Gigi]

11:29 AM on 02/24/2012

Because expensive luxury cars are parked near or on GWU's campus, we are to assume that the student population is wealthy? Faulty logic at best. GWU is an urban campus, and thus, anyone can and will drive through. I live near the University of Pittsburgh, which is also an urban campus, and thus, I am sure I can find the same 8 or 9 cars parked on or near Pitt's campus as well. This was a pointless article because it failed in proving what it set out to prove.

[DevonTexas]

08:17 PM on 02/25/2012

my thoughts too. They could be parents, visitors, professors, alumni, or even people just parking near the campus for some non-campus related purpose. If they have student parking stickers, perhaps, then I'd accept this as possible.

[hopein2012]

12:02 AM on 02/24/2012

Who cares!!!!!! I grew up in a wealthy family and had a Mercedes at 16. We had a Rolls Royce, etc. What is the obsession with wealth. What a waste of time.

[WiscFighter]

01:14 PM on 02/24/2012

I think the people who care are those of which didnt get blessed with a wealthy family to provide them their materialistic "needs." Must me nice to not have to really work for anything at such a young age...

[hopein2012]

10:24 PM on 02/24/2012

I worked at my father's company in the summer.

[DevonTexas]

08:18 PM on 02/25/2012

yeah,. what's your obsession with your wealth?

[hopein2012]

10:31 PM on 02/25/2012

i think it is more that i feel like i have had to apologize for it my whole life.

[bubo909]

09:26 PM on 02/23/2012

All that oil money buys some nice playthings.

[t2turbo26]

03:47 PM on 02/23/2012

"GWU does have the highest cost of attendance in the nation, after all. Life must be hard driving these cars to classes."- Fact Check huffingtonpost: accoding to your own website GW isn't even the top ten most expensice colleges.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/the-10-most-expensive-col_n_1229224.html#s636174&title=Columbia_University_45290