<p>Has anyone participated in this program or know anything more about it than what's on GW's website?</p>
<p>Also, is this a particularly difficult program to get into? I was sent an email encouraging me to apply to the program, does this increase my chances of getting in to both GW and the WLP?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>The women's leadership program is at the Mount Vernon Campus so if you are in it you must live at the Mount Vernon Campus. When we toured the Mount Vernon Campus last year, our tour guide was a member of the Women's Leadership Program, and she said she liked it.</p>
<p>My guess is that the Mt. Vernon campus is a harder housing sell than Foggy Bottom, and this program is an attempt to lure students to the hinterlands.</p>
<p>mt vernon is actually very nice...new dorms, bigger rooms, and its quieter, which can be very good during finals week. there is the obnoxious shuttle ride, but that is the trade-off. the dorms kinda make up for it...2 people in a room that would house at least 4 in thurston.</p>
<p>Gadad is correct, the vern campus is a harder sell, mostly due to the shuttle commute. But as a bonus for living on the vern campus, next year, some of the beds there will be priced significantly lower than most on the foggy bottom campus. I believe by at least $1500 less per year....although I also think that these beds/rooms will be offered first to students eligible for financial aid. A brand new residence hall is being built there which will include a new dining and theatre facility. Plus the dean of freshmen students also lives on the vern (he's terrific) ....if you're looking for a bit of a more traditional campus style setting...the Mt. Vernon campus at GW is an excellent alternative.</p>
<p>Thank you for all the information about the Mount Vernon campus! I've actually visited and enjoyed the smaller, more isolated campus but it is nice also having the foggy bottom campus just a shuttle ride away.</p>
<p>I think I was trying to gear my question more toward the WLP program and I'm wondering how selective the program is. I know there are statistics about what percentage of students GW lets in to the university but are there numbers for the WLP? (Also, this may be more difficult to answer but what is the selection process? Does GW accept the students and then the people who have filled out WLP applications go to the program to choose who they accept or does the WLP pick who they want and GW just accepts them into the college?)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>My suggestion that it seems like an incentive to get students to live at the Mt. Vernon campus was based on an assumption that you could probably get into the program just by indicating your interest. But either way, GW definitely would admit students to the university first, and the WLP would be one of various residential options.</p>
<p>My D applied to the WLP program. When she got her acceptance packet it included a letter stating that she had been accepted into the program. She did not end up entering the progran, however, becuase she was also accepted in Honors and could not enroll in both. My D choose to enroll in Honors instead, since it is a four year program and WLP is a one year program. She lives in the same dorm as the WLP girls (my D choose to live on the Vern) and has some close friends in the program. She might be able to give you more infor or put you in touch with a friend in the program. IF you want to PM me I can put you in contact with her.</p>
<p>There were some special opportunities for people in the WLP program - behind the scenes stuff that would really let you benefit from the fact that GW is in D.C.</p>