<p>Languagegirl25–the Honors Program, as a former student I can say, is heavily geared towards the social sciences/humanities/liberal arts. If you’re in the Elliott School, it’s possibly the best route to take. The classes are also capped at 15-20 students with high quality professors, including at times the renowned University Professors of GW. Yes, scholarships are awarded upon acceptance and is very selective. Research opportunities are also available. For example, a $500 grant was announced, specifically for all Honors students to research their subject of interest. However, the requirements can be overwhelming and obstructive if you don’t plan your four years or switch majors across schools.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if I should be writing this here BUTTTT is anyone interested in looking over my short answer response to “why gwu.” </p>
<p>please don’t bash me haha</p>
<p>sorry i’m sure this is listed somewhere in here but how hard is it to get in with an sat score in the 1900s rather than above 2000 if you have a unweighted gpa of 3.8??</p>
<p>Smorgasbord-
It’s not currently offered, and seemingly won’t be in the near future.
There are JD/MA combined programs.</p>
<p>Languagegirl-
Sure, apply to the honor’s program. GW does have one merit scholarship that I know of. Whether or not the program is worth the time commitment is up to you. Personally, it wasn’t worth it to me. Smaller class sizes, if you will be taking many intro classes, is a perk of the program. </p>
<p>Researchmaven-
Unfortunately, most government jobs pay back part of federal loans with a commitment to public service, not private student loans. </p>
<p>Federal? Yes, partially. Private? NO. So, I’ll be paying back student loans “for the rest of my life” indeed. Even if I ended up at GW Law with opportunities and a 4.0 GPA, $200,000 for a BA alone is absolutely ridiculous and not worth it by any stretch. I highly, highly suggest anyone who will not receive at least a 75% scholarship to GW, or similarly priced schools, seriously reevaluate their plans and the worth of an overpriced BA from any school.</p>
<p>5KRunner-
Read some of my posts. I have raved about GW’s law school. BA, not so much. The school has its perks, namely the location. Was a BA worth $200,000? Absolutely not. Has the JD program offered me opportunities? Sure. If you’re interested in international law, DC is one of the “only” places to pursue a JD within this continent. </p>
<p>Euro-
Dunner is a lecturer here in patent law. I’m not sure if he’s teaching this semester, but I’ve heard his name around. He’s very (very, very) well known.</p>
<p>Eagles-for-life-
Sure, I’ll read it. Message it to me if you’d like.</p>
<p>Question: how difficult is it to get into the integrated engineering and law program at GWU? Is it a 6 year acceleratd BS/JD program?</p>
<p>Spt.Leonidas-</p>
<p>The Integrated Engineering BA and JD program is highly competitive, and hard to get into.</p>
<p>As far as I know, it is not an accelerated program. It takes just as long as if you went to any college for a BA, then went to any school for a JD separately. The program is essentially just a BA, with guaranteed admission to the law school if you get the necessary GPA, LSAT score, and undergrad degree. </p>
<p>The benefits of the program:
- May intern at US Patent Office junior/seneior year
- Admission to JD program after you complete the BA in Integrated Engineering, IF you maintain at least a 3.25 GPA and have the required LSAT score.</p>
<p>Okay so for the Colonial Inauguration, I have a few questions: </p>
<ol>
<li>Does it cost money to actually attend the orientation (not including plane costs)?</li>
<li>If you’re going by yourself, do they give you a room to stay at or do you get a hotel?</li>
<li>I live in Arizona and it’s going to cost me a lot of money to fly out there 2 times in that summer, if I can’t afford that do I have to go?</li>
</ol>
<p>kat124, send it, I’ll read it!</p>
<p>Could you chance me? Or is this thread simply for questions about campus life/school dyamics, etc.?</p>
<p>r0kangl-</p>
<p>1) I think it’s free or a (relatively) nominal fee. Or, it used to be. You register for the session that you want to attend.
2) You get a hotel.
3) You don’t have to go. Plenty of people don’t have go. Or, you could register for the last week (international student week, essentially), move into the dorms early, and thus only fly there once.</p>
<p>student206-</p>
<p>Sure, I can chance you… stats?</p>
<p>r0kang31 - From my research the freshman orientation of $250 covers the CI costs and they will have the students stay in dorms on campus.</p>
<p>GPA: 92.46 (My school does it out of 100)
ACT:21 ( I know this is extremelet terrible, I explain in my Additional info as to why this is so bad)</p>
<p>High School Transcript ( I heard colleges mostly look at your Jr. and Sr. Grades/Classes)
Junior Yr
AP English Language & Comp. 87
Honors US History 93
Algebra II 90
Chemistry 95
Honors French V 95
Photography 89
Craft Design 87
Ceramics 91
Peer Leadership 96 (It’s an outreach program for freshmen that I was selected for)</p>
<p>Senior Yr Classes
Pre-Calculus
Honors Medicine & Literature
Study Hall
Human Anatomy & Physiology
AP Biology
AP Biology
Hi-Tops( It’s a full yr health course about teen studies ex. pregnancies, STI, bullying, harrasment, sex, school dynamics)
AP French VI</p>
<p>Extracurriculars
Student Council VP of the class of 2011 freshmen yr and sophmore yr, President of the class of 2011 jr. yr, secretary of the whole school Senior yr.
Peer Leader for the Peer Leadership Program
VP of the French national honor society
President of the Environmental Actions Club
Volunteer: Teacher’s Aid for 7 years for a 1st grade teacher in Sunday School
the French national honor society and I collected money to send to our colleagues in Haiti who planned on building an All Girls Orphanage in Port au Prince</p>
<p>College App
Essay: Wrote an amazing college essay on going to work with my father
Letters of Rec. I strongly believe that my two letters will be excellent; the teachers that wrote them are my Chemistry teacher and my french teacher who I have had for the past 4 years as a teacher
Guidance Couns. letter: my guidance counselor knows me extremely well, he and I have a good relationship so I know that his letter won’t be a typical generic guidance counselor letter</p>
<p>Background
Father’s Occupation:Truck Driver
Mother’s Occupation: Lab Clerk
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Misc. fluent in Spanish and French</p>
<p>Sorry, I forgot more infor</p>
<p>As for Volunteering, I am also a tutor, once a week for French National honor society</p>
<p>I also work to help my parents with expenses, I’ve been working as a server in a restaurant for about 5 months now, Plus I use to go to work with my father for the past two years every Saturdary and days that I have off from school</p>
<p>I interviewed with GWU and I felt that I did incredibly well. I made a strong connection with my interviewer, she also had horrible test scores
I also made my GWU application Early Decision II</p>
<p>student206, you are SOoo in!</p>
<p>Regarding CI:</p>
<p>To confirm what MomofBlue said about CI</p>
<p>The student cost is $250 and comes out of the $800 enrollment deposit.
Students are housed in the dorms. (Summer 2010 it was Thurston)</p>
<p>Parents pay a fee and stay in area hotels. </p>
<p>While students don’t have to go, many find it helpful and enjoyable.</p>
<p>Parents, don’t expect to see your student (except in passing) during CI. Your programs are separate. </p>
<p>One of the practical benefits of CI is the instruction on picking classes and how to register for classes before the on-line “free for all” occurs in early July. Students in Elliott actually meet with their advisor during CI to work on their schedule. (Not sure how it works with CCAS, SEAS, etc but assume it’s similar).</p>
<p>Do you really need to be politically inclined to go here (or to Georgetown for that matter)? They seem like great schools and I have family in the area which would be nice, but I don’t plan on getting a degree in anything affiliated with politics. If I wanted to do anything like History, English, Biology, etc., would I still receive a good education as an undergrad?</p>
<p>is that sarcassm? Or were you serious? I seriously want to know how I can improve my chances</p>
<p>I think you have a shot, the only disadvantage is your ACT score but you said you explained why it was so low :)</p>
<p>Anyway, so yeah the only thing I have to pay for is my flight out there and back? Do they pay for food and everything?</p>