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List your unweighted GPA, any SAT /ACT scores, and ECs. What majors are you going into?
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Stats:About 3.8w gpa
-5 AP courses, took two exams so far and got a 4 on one (psych)
-1 dual enrollment course
Ec:business major
-3 leadership positions in DECA
-key club leader
-investment club leader
-service trip to hawaii
What are my chances at ed1?
Curious if kids with Jewish backgrounds removed GWU from the college list given level of anti-Israel/anti-Jewish activities over there. Daughter went from maybe ED to not applying at all. Very clear that GWU simply not welcoming or safe environment for Jewish students anymore unfortunately. Be interesting to see how that effect enrollment numbers this year, especially current percentage of Jewish students (from ~25% to ?).
While I would have liked to have seen the administration move more swiftly in their disciplinary actions toward those responsible for the projections, I do not believe that anyone actually there would agree that GW is “simply not welcoming or safe” for Jewish students. It has had a significant Jewish population for decades, has a very active Hillel, has Jewish fraternities and a Jewish president. The recent situation was unacceptable, but I would be absolutely shocked if it had a material, long-term impact on applications or the student profile.
Anti-Semitism exposed at GWU goes beyond just the projections on the library - it’s systematic and deeply embedded. Just google it (start with Professor Sheedi + August '23 report from ASMEA, both prior to 10/7 terrorist attacks). Agree that in the long term GWU might be fine, but I’d be surprised if current year applications/yield rates are not noticeably lower. Not a chance that Jewish parents are going to send their kids if perceived as unsafe or downright hostile. To be fair, many colleges have similar problems, but GWU is among the worst offenders.