Chances for admission?

Colleges and Universities A-Z George Washington University
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<p>Hey everyone! Just wondering what my chances for admission as a first-year applicant are! I'll try to make this as quick and to the point as possible:</p>

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<li><p>Junior, female, white, OOS</p></li>
<li><p>4.0 GPA uneighted, 4.6 GPA weighted (prob gonna go up b/c of the APs I took this yr)</p></li>
<li><p>1880 SAT (only took it once so far w/ virtually no studying, taking it again in June along w/ subject tests in May)</p></li>
<li><p>29 ACT (took it once w/ virtually no studying, taking it again in June)</p></li>
<li><p>Leadership: President of forensics and debate club, editor-in-chief of yearbook, business manager/marketing director of newspaper</p></li>
<li><p>ECs: School newspaper 3 yrs, yearbook 3 yrs, Forensics and debate 2 yrs, NHS 2 yrs, Science NHS 2 yrs, Math NHS 2 yrs, Quill & Scroll Intl. Honorary Society 2 yrs, Model UN 1 yr, Open Studio 1 yr, Junior Exec Board 1 yr, Journalism Club 1 yr</p></li>
<li><p>Had a job last summer at a pool, when season ended got a new job at locally owned small business doing customer service/retail (just quit), will have same job as last summer starting in May</p></li>
<li><p>Will graduate with five or six APs, four of the same foreign language, and all honors/AP core classes (along with various electives)</p></li>
<li><p>Senior year taking two APs, French IV, doing an internship, and then taking journalism & publications!</p></li>
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<p>That's pretty much covering all the bases, please lemme know what you guys think about my chances! Thanks!</p>

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<p>Annyooonnnneeee?</p>

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<p>Well if you were to apply early, I think you would absolutely get in. Regular decision is much less predictable. </p>

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<p>Your chances are really good - especially if you apply early as stated above. If you are hoping for merit aid, however, you’d definitely need to get that SAT score up and then I wouldn’t recommend applying early. I don’t think they give out merit aid during the early decision rounds (although need base should be the same.) The key to GW, as I’ve found over the last 2 years researching it, is to demonstrate interest and show how you will fit within the GW community. The “Why GW” essay is VERY important and don’t just talk about how much you love DC, talk about how being at GW within the city is important to you. If you haven’t visited yet, definitely do and ask to sit in on a class - that’s very helpful when writing your essay. Also, we found Twitter to be a gold mine if info. Follow the Dean of Student Affairs as well as a couple of on campus organizations you might be interested in joining. Then you can use info that’t you’ve learned from there to add to you essays and sound like you have really researched. Let them know how you will be an asset to them. Here’s a couple of links to articles that were written about the decision making process at GW specifically. They really give you a bird’s eye view into what goes into their process. Good Luck!</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/inside-the-admissions-process-at-george-washington-university/2014/03/22/f86b85fa-aee6-11e3-a49e-76adc9210f19_story.html”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/inside-the-admissions-process-at-george-washington-university/2014/03/22/f86b85fa-aee6-11e3-a49e-76adc9210f19_story.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/the-committee-excerpts-from-inside-the-inner-sanctum-of-gw-admissions/2014/03/22/d49b6ab2-b127-11e3-95e8-39bef8e9a48b_story.html”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/the-committee-excerpts-from-inside-the-inner-sanctum-of-gw-admissions/2014/03/22/d49b6ab2-b127-11e3-95e8-39bef8e9a48b_story.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Wow, thank you so much for all the advice! That’s so helpful and I will definitely follow your recommendations on what to do! Thanks again :)</p>

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<p>Hi there! I honestly think that you have really good chances of getting in (both ED and RD)!
I got in this year RD (admitted to the Honors Program as well), and I had a 3.8 GPA and 2010 SATs. Some of our extracurriculars are similar but I honestly have to say that you probably have more than I did. Also your overall profile, academics and ECs, seems really strong so congrats on that!! :smiley:
Like @Mbmama‌ said, I also think that if you want to get some merit aid you should probably raise you SAT score a little. (I personally got a 10k scholarship)
But overall, if you show in your essays your interest in the school and why you would be a good addition to their student body, you should be good.
Another little tip: in your essays try to be specific! For example, in the “Why GW?” essay I mentioned that the fact that the university organises events like the “Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week” fits perfectly with my own passion for volunteering. Things like that. At the time I was writing the essay I had honestly no idea what this awareness week was, but I looked on their website to find characteristics of the university that I could bring up and tie to my own CV.
Hope this helps and if you want to know anything else let me know :)</p>

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<p>That is soo helpful! I’m taking the SAT and ACT again next month so we’ll see if I can raise either of them a little bit! That’s really great information so thanks so much! </p>